Albee
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“It’s rogue. It’s powerful. It would rather be watching TV.”
And so would we—especially with Murderbot hitting screens in May.
Anyone else as excited as we are? We can’t wait for @marthawells.com to share her thoughts with us in August!
Check out the new trailer:
And so would we—especially with Murderbot hitting screens in May.
Anyone else as excited as we are? We can’t wait for @marthawells.com to share her thoughts with us in August!
Check out the new trailer:
Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
It's rogue. It's powerful. It would rather be watching TV.Based on the award-winning, best-selling series by Martha Wells, Murderbot follows a rogue security...
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April 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“It’s rogue. It’s powerful. It would rather be watching TV.”
And so would we—especially with Murderbot hitting screens in May.
Anyone else as excited as we are? We can’t wait for @marthawells.com to share her thoughts with us in August!
Check out the new trailer:
And so would we—especially with Murderbot hitting screens in May.
Anyone else as excited as we are? We can’t wait for @marthawells.com to share her thoughts with us in August!
Check out the new trailer:
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So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
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in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video
PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
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January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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1995: Let’s be up until 230 at a party and carousing and then get up at 5 to go to the parade, that’s awesome
2024: Really midnight in New York is the canonical NYE so we only have to stay awake until 9 p.m.
2024: Really midnight in New York is the canonical NYE so we only have to stay awake until 9 p.m.
December 31, 2024 at 4:34 PM
1995: Let’s be up until 230 at a party and carousing and then get up at 5 to go to the parade, that’s awesome
2024: Really midnight in New York is the canonical NYE so we only have to stay awake until 9 p.m.
2024: Really midnight in New York is the canonical NYE so we only have to stay awake until 9 p.m.
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My resolution this year (and every year) is to be a more available, supportive friend as well as an increasingly looming, formidable enemy.
December 31, 2024 at 4:11 PM
My resolution this year (and every year) is to be a more available, supportive friend as well as an increasingly looming, formidable enemy.
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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December 23, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan
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god please let the AI bubble burst soon, i know it's going to take half the economy with it i'm just sick of every tech product i use begging me to try their shitty fucking AI content generation
December 12, 2024 at 1:36 PM
god please let the AI bubble burst soon, i know it's going to take half the economy with it i'm just sick of every tech product i use begging me to try their shitty fucking AI content generation
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“Barsh and his colleagues discovered cat skin cells from which orange fur sprouts express 13 times as much RNA from a gene called Arhgap36, compared with skin cells from cats with no orange hair.”
Me: Well, obviously.
#cats #pets #catlover #orangecats
www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-o...
Me: Well, obviously.
#cats #pets #catlover #orangecats
www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-o...
The Secret of Orange Cats Finally Uncovered After 60-Year Search
After 60 years of searching, geneticists have finally identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats.
www.sciencealert.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:31 AM
“Barsh and his colleagues discovered cat skin cells from which orange fur sprouts express 13 times as much RNA from a gene called Arhgap36, compared with skin cells from cats with no orange hair.”
Me: Well, obviously.
#cats #pets #catlover #orangecats
www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-o...
Me: Well, obviously.
#cats #pets #catlover #orangecats
www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-o...
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Here's the first-ever picture of a star outside our galaxy
www.sciencefocus.com/news/star-ou...
www.sciencefocus.com/news/star-ou...
Here's the first-ever picture of a star outside our galaxy
For the first time ever, scientists have captured an image of a star outside our own galaxy.
www.sciencefocus.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Here's the first-ever picture of a star outside our galaxy
www.sciencefocus.com/news/star-ou...
www.sciencefocus.com/news/star-ou...
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On this day in 1988, "Mystery Science Theater 3000" debuted on KTMA-TV in Minneapolis. MST3K's first eppy covered "Invaders from the Deep."
November 24, 2024 at 4:47 PM
On this day in 1988, "Mystery Science Theater 3000" debuted on KTMA-TV in Minneapolis. MST3K's first eppy covered "Invaders from the Deep."
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Amidst cutbacks at the New York Times, it appears the Oxford comma has been laid off.
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Amidst cutbacks at the New York Times, it appears the Oxford comma has been laid off.
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Voting Hillary 2016 and Voting Kamala 2024
November 4, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Voting Hillary 2016 and Voting Kamala 2024
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October 30, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start:
go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
September 29, 2024 at 3:27 PM
PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start:
go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off
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Have you played timeguessr yet? This is like crack for historians timeguessr.com
TimeGuessr
TimeGuessr - the game that tests both your geography and history knowledge. Guess the right time and location of a historical photo.
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August 7, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Have you played timeguessr yet? This is like crack for historians timeguessr.com
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D&D night on the Enterprise:
Picard: You see the barrow open and a quartet of spirits shamble forth.
Data: How many, sir?
Picard: Data, I said... There! Are! Four! Wights!
Picard: You see the barrow open and a quartet of spirits shamble forth.
Data: How many, sir?
Picard: Data, I said... There! Are! Four! Wights!
July 18, 2023 at 2:36 PM
D&D night on the Enterprise:
Picard: You see the barrow open and a quartet of spirits shamble forth.
Data: How many, sir?
Picard: Data, I said... There! Are! Four! Wights!
Picard: You see the barrow open and a quartet of spirits shamble forth.
Data: How many, sir?
Picard: Data, I said... There! Are! Four! Wights!
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Getting some renovations, so I decided to upgrade a plain purple "accent wall" that I had in my office. Now it's a nebula, and I love it so much. The photo doesn't do it justice. Marvelous mural made by Liah Bean! liahbean.substack.com
July 23, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Getting some renovations, so I decided to upgrade a plain purple "accent wall" that I had in my office. Now it's a nebula, and I love it so much. The photo doesn't do it justice. Marvelous mural made by Liah Bean! liahbean.substack.com