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Ol' Tim Room Tone
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· Nov 6
[Extremely Middle Management Voice]
So, uh… folks, I think all of you got my memo, but just to get everyone up to speed: Top management announced that we're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine. And, yeah, the machine is bleeding to death. So.
So, uh… folks, I think all of you got my memo, but just to get everyone up to speed: Top management announced that we're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine. And, yeah, the machine is bleeding to death. So.
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Just remembered this classic yet again (stick with it til the chorus, trust me) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNG...
Toto - Africa (Vocals 1 Step Out of Key & Off Beat)
YouTube video by Pluffnub
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Just remembered this classic yet again (stick with it til the chorus, trust me) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNG...
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well…uh…I’d do the…uh
A revolutionary new paradigm for understanding addiction.
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine? by Hanna Pickard, illustrated by Marco Venniro, is now available (3 March UK pub).
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
well…uh…I’d do the…uh
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“you won’t get away with this”
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“you won’t get away with this”
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Bad week 2026 day 1 - z axis
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Bad week 2026 day 1 - z axis
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now that i’ve seen lord of the rings, i can truly appreciate all the memes
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
now that i’ve seen lord of the rings, i can truly appreciate all the memes
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the reason they don’t bother to manufacture the consent beforehand is that everyone just sort of does it for them post-facto now
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
the reason they don’t bother to manufacture the consent beforehand is that everyone just sort of does it for them post-facto now
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Hate it when I wake up in a wider gyre than the one I went to sleep in
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Hate it when I wake up in a wider gyre than the one I went to sleep in
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"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
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To be clear, these weren’t ticket sales because Netflix set up the contracts of the actors so they wouldn’t have to pay them for theater screenings. We can tiptoe around the wording however you want, but this was the studio continuing to profit off a bunch of former child stars with predatory terms.
January 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
To be clear, these weren’t ticket sales because Netflix set up the contracts of the actors so they wouldn’t have to pay them for theater screenings. We can tiptoe around the wording however you want, but this was the studio continuing to profit off a bunch of former child stars with predatory terms.
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ground bird
(rerun)
(rerun)
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
ground bird
(rerun)
(rerun)
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I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Users on X raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Musk's Grok tool.
cnb.cx
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
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Is there any precedent for powerful people claiming that a nonsentient process has a personality behind it that only they and their fellow experts can understand and speak for and it knows everything and can do anything and wants to help and also it will destroy us if we dont give it what it wants
January 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Is there any precedent for powerful people claiming that a nonsentient process has a personality behind it that only they and their fellow experts can understand and speak for and it knows everything and can do anything and wants to help and also it will destroy us if we dont give it what it wants
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Audiobooks are listening. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Ebooks are reading.
Audiobooks are reading.
Graphic novels are reading.
Pulp reading is reading.
Adults reading YA is reading.
It's all good, my friends. Don't let anyone tell you different.
Audiobooks are reading.
Graphic novels are reading.
Pulp reading is reading.
Adults reading YA is reading.
It's all good, my friends. Don't let anyone tell you different.
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Audiobooks are listening. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
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seems conspicuous that programmer commentary on genAI is split between
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
seems conspicuous that programmer commentary on genAI is split between
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
"oh yeah i use claude all the time now. the 10× programmer is real and he's me. i am a god"
and
"yeah my coworkers use claude all the time. they keep committing crap that doesn't work and now i spend half my time fixing it"
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I’ll see yall next year ✨
December 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’ll see yall next year ✨
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Spanky with the good advice
December 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Spanky with the good advice
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Mr. Bean Podcast
(rerun)
(rerun)
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Mr. Bean Podcast
(rerun)
(rerun)
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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i think what gets overlooked is that part of the humor and charm of edits like these is that you're perfectly aware that someone sat down and spent their own time making it. they chose to do something cool or silly or stupid or genius, regardless of the results
that human element elevates the work
that human element elevates the work
Who needs AI when we had stuff like this? I’ll take photoshop edits over the slop any day
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
i think what gets overlooked is that part of the humor and charm of edits like these is that you're perfectly aware that someone sat down and spent their own time making it. they chose to do something cool or silly or stupid or genius, regardless of the results
that human element elevates the work
that human element elevates the work
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Daftwerk.
Ruin two bands continued:
Tool & The Gang.
Tool & The Gang.
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Fleetwood Mac Sabbath
Fleetwood Mac Sabbath
December 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Daftwerk.
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