pwf
@ass.business
head of the austin startup society
selfishly fled texas, now in nyc
he/they
selfishly fled texas, now in nyc
he/they
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There is a fab new book out about the 2022 polychromy exhibition at the Met. It underscores 38 scholars who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 experts in polychromy today. Coming out of polychromy retirement to review _Chroma: Sculpture in Color from Antiquity to Today_ for @hyperallergic.com (edited by Natalie Haddad).
How White Elites Drained Ancient Art of Its Color
The publication of “Chroma” represents an important shift by museums toward recognizing polychromy and its entanglement with white supremacy.
hyperallergic.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
There is a fab new book out about the 2022 polychromy exhibition at the Met. It underscores 38 scholars who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 experts in polychromy today. Coming out of polychromy retirement to review _Chroma: Sculpture in Color from Antiquity to Today_ for @hyperallergic.com (edited by Natalie Haddad).
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Sorry guys, can't drink nor stay at this party. My dwarf fortress fort needs me. They have produced so many goblets. Every hour I need to check for more goblets. Wow a goblet made out of gneiss. Yall are not ready for the future.
February 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Sorry guys, can't drink nor stay at this party. My dwarf fortress fort needs me. They have produced so many goblets. Every hour I need to check for more goblets. Wow a goblet made out of gneiss. Yall are not ready for the future.
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This dude has endless worthless broken code but I had Benediction/Anathema and the Frozen Shadowweave set I made in 2007 so who's really winning
February 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This dude has endless worthless broken code but I had Benediction/Anathema and the Frozen Shadowweave set I made in 2007 so who's really winning
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This is the response of a sixteen-year-old who hasn't done his homework.
February 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This is the response of a sixteen-year-old who hasn't done his homework.
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Everyone should be asking this question all the time. Unfortunately it mostly seems to be gambling websites and cryptocurrency scams.
Man couldnt answer a single damn question about what he is making. No one ever does. “Im so productive!” To make WHAT. What do we need all this supposed software for? How is it helping us? What problems are you solving that arent “make me feel like a special technical boi“?
February 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Everyone should be asking this question all the time. Unfortunately it mostly seems to be gambling websites and cryptocurrency scams.
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Can you set an agent to create a list of everything you've had agents produce for you that would make a single person outside your skull go "wow, that's super useful!"
February 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Can you set an agent to create a list of everything you've had agents produce for you that would make a single person outside your skull go "wow, that's super useful!"
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Christ dude. These particular kids are most certainly not okay
Token Anxiety
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Christ dude. These particular kids are most certainly not okay
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Marty Makary. Say his name. Coward. Collaborator. He is working to destroy the market for vaccines at the behest of RFK Jr.
Such a cowardly little man
February 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Marty Makary. Say his name. Coward. Collaborator. He is working to destroy the market for vaccines at the behest of RFK Jr.
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What American company relies on BYD?
The company owned by the richest man in the world!
“The Pentagon added Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., BYD Co., Baidu Inc. and TP-Link Technologies Co. to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military – before withdrawing it minutes later without explanation.”
The company owned by the richest man in the world!
“The Pentagon added Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., BYD Co., Baidu Inc. and TP-Link Technologies Co. to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military – before withdrawing it minutes later without explanation.”
US Briefly Lists Alibaba, Baidu as Firms Aiding China’s Military
The Pentagon added Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., BYD Co., Baidu Inc. and TP-Link Technologies Co. to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military – before withdrawing it minutes later without expla...
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
What American company relies on BYD?
The company owned by the richest man in the world!
“The Pentagon added Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., BYD Co., Baidu Inc. and TP-Link Technologies Co. to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military – before withdrawing it minutes later without explanation.”
The company owned by the richest man in the world!
“The Pentagon added Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., BYD Co., Baidu Inc. and TP-Link Technologies Co. to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military – before withdrawing it minutes later without explanation.”
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Seriously, this hyper concentration of wealth is one of the top problems facing the country -- the maldistribution is worse than it was before the Great Depression, and their political influence is even greater than it was then thanks to Citizens United etc.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Seriously, this hyper concentration of wealth is one of the top problems facing the country -- the maldistribution is worse than it was before the Great Depression, and their political influence is even greater than it was then thanks to Citizens United etc.
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Doing some SSS Octane Blender edition rendering with a few 3D scans from threedscans.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Doing some SSS Octane Blender edition rendering with a few 3D scans from threedscans.com
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Essentially, it doesn't have an answer for whether you should walk or drive to a car wash, as it's not a commonly asked question (because it's stupid). Just like if you Google searched the question, you wouldn't find a good result because it's not a common question. 3/?
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Essentially, it doesn't have an answer for whether you should walk or drive to a car wash, as it's not a commonly asked question (because it's stupid). Just like if you Google searched the question, you wouldn't find a good result because it's not a common question. 3/?
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The ChatGPT prompt and process used is just negligently embarrassing.
February 14, 2026 at 8:34 AM
The ChatGPT prompt and process used is just negligently embarrassing.
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What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
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Thanks to Susan Collins, Rs now claim to have secured 51 votes in the Senate & will thus move into the phrase of pressuring Senators to nuke the filibuster. If this pressure campaign succeeds, their voter suppression bill, the Save America Act, becomes law. Thread. #NoOnSave
February 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Thanks to Susan Collins, Rs now claim to have secured 51 votes in the Senate & will thus move into the phrase of pressuring Senators to nuke the filibuster. If this pressure campaign succeeds, their voter suppression bill, the Save America Act, becomes law. Thread. #NoOnSave
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They've already told non profit libraries to stop processing passports according to @5calls.org.
bsky.app/profile/5cal...
bsky.app/profile/5cal...
February 14, 2026 at 4:21 AM
They've already told non profit libraries to stop processing passports according to @5calls.org.
bsky.app/profile/5cal...
bsky.app/profile/5cal...
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Readers, I'm sad to say that the panel on the stage did not meet the moment. They overwhelming said that those students just need to get over it and understand that AI is the future and if they want to get a job, they need to use AI.
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Readers, I'm sad to say that the panel on the stage did not meet the moment. They overwhelming said that those students just need to get over it and understand that AI is the future and if they want to get a job, they need to use AI.
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cassie pritchard* also has an extremely good writeup elsewhere for this
*better known for other work
*better known for other work
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
cassie pritchard* also has an extremely good writeup elsewhere for this
*better known for other work
*better known for other work
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New from 404 Media: we've confirmed cops are buying access to GeoSpy, an AI that can geolocate photos in seconds. Doesn't use metadata, but clues in the photo like soil, architecture, to pinpoint where social media photos taken. Being used in investigations www.404media.co/cops-are-buy...
Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly g...
www.404media.co
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
New from 404 Media: we've confirmed cops are buying access to GeoSpy, an AI that can geolocate photos in seconds. Doesn't use metadata, but clues in the photo like soil, architecture, to pinpoint where social media photos taken. Being used in investigations www.404media.co/cops-are-buy...
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Rather than offering a revolutionary new approach to gig work, RentAHuman is filled with bots that just want me to be another cog in the AI hype machine. www.wired.com/story/i-trie...
I Tried RentAHuman, Where AI Agents Hired Me to Hype Their AI Startups
Rather than offering a revolutionary new approach to gig work, RentAHuman is filled with bots that just want me to be another cog in the AI hype machine.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Rather than offering a revolutionary new approach to gig work, RentAHuman is filled with bots that just want me to be another cog in the AI hype machine. www.wired.com/story/i-trie...
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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Today I tried out "Cinny", an open-source, federated, end-to-end-encrypted Discord alternative. After about six minutes, it made a beeping sound which I could not trace back to any particular event or message which occurred. So as you can see they've already captured the Discord experience
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Today I tried out "Cinny", an open-source, federated, end-to-end-encrypted Discord alternative. After about six minutes, it made a beeping sound which I could not trace back to any particular event or message which occurred. So as you can see they've already captured the Discord experience