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Their calling me " Big Short "
Damn I feel like Margin Call
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Their calling me " Big Short "
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This week’s main Better Offline episode is the audio of my panel with Cory Doctorow at the Seattle Public Library, where we talked about Enshittification and The Rot Economy. Whitney Beltràn moderated.
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Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron on Enshittification and the Rot Economy
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 11/12/2025 · 58m
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November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This week’s main Better Offline episode is the audio of my panel with Cory Doctorow at the Seattle Public Library, where we talked about Enshittification and The Rot Economy. Whitney Beltràn moderated.
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
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Forbes estimates OpenAI is blowing $15m a day on Sora. Sure, why not? I bet OpenAI’s inference costs are absolutely horrifying
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Here’s How Much Cash OpenAI Is Burning On AI Video App Sora. What It Means
Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power the AI slop factory.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Forbes estimates OpenAI is blowing $15m a day on Sora. Sure, why not? I bet OpenAI’s inference costs are absolutely horrifying
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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In a podcast interview, Jennifer Lawrence discussed filming intimate scenes and highlighted how some women face backlash or career consequences for setting boundaries.
❗Saying no should never be punished, and those who think otherwise contribute to the problem.
❗Saying no should never be punished, and those who think otherwise contribute to the problem.
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In a podcast interview, Jennifer Lawrence discussed filming intimate scenes and highlighted how some women face backlash or career consequences for setting boundaries.
❗Saying no should never be punished, and those who think otherwise contribute to the problem.
❗Saying no should never be punished, and those who think otherwise contribute to the problem.
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AI boosters are beginning to crash out
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
AI boosters are beginning to crash out
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My AI coding experience:
Best case: generated garbage that will work with effort put in to fix it.
Worst case: generated garbage that will never work that effort is required to prove to those that want you to use the "fix" that it will never work.
Not really worth billions of I'm being honest.
Best case: generated garbage that will work with effort put in to fix it.
Worst case: generated garbage that will never work that effort is required to prove to those that want you to use the "fix" that it will never work.
Not really worth billions of I'm being honest.
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My AI coding experience:
Best case: generated garbage that will work with effort put in to fix it.
Worst case: generated garbage that will never work that effort is required to prove to those that want you to use the "fix" that it will never work.
Not really worth billions of I'm being honest.
Best case: generated garbage that will work with effort put in to fix it.
Worst case: generated garbage that will never work that effort is required to prove to those that want you to use the "fix" that it will never work.
Not really worth billions of I'm being honest.
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Funny* isn't that the Media complain about the 15% payrise for Train Drivers over 3 years, or the 22% payrise for Doctors over 3 years.
But they ignore the 76% payrise for CEO's over the last 5 years, or the 38% payrise for Bankers in 1 year.
*Disgusting
But they ignore the 76% payrise for CEO's over the last 5 years, or the 38% payrise for Bankers in 1 year.
*Disgusting
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Funny* isn't that the Media complain about the 15% payrise for Train Drivers over 3 years, or the 22% payrise for Doctors over 3 years.
But they ignore the 76% payrise for CEO's over the last 5 years, or the 38% payrise for Bankers in 1 year.
*Disgusting
But they ignore the 76% payrise for CEO's over the last 5 years, or the 38% payrise for Bankers in 1 year.
*Disgusting
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November 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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In her new interview for The Guardian, Margaret Atwood talks about her upcoming memoir Book of Lives, the rise of censorship, and the state of democracy today.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In her new interview for The Guardian, Margaret Atwood talks about her upcoming memoir Book of Lives, the rise of censorship, and the state of democracy today.
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Sudan’s civil war has raged for two years, leaving cities and communities torn apart. Now, satellite images reveal a horrifying massacre in El Fasher, one of the key cities in the Darfur region, after it was captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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November 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Sudan’s civil war has raged for two years, leaving cities and communities torn apart. Now, satellite images reveal a horrifying massacre in El Fasher, one of the key cities in the Darfur region, after it was captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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JPMorgan Chase filed a report after Jeffrey Epstein’s death, saying that over a billion dollars had flowed through his accounts in suspicious transactions.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
JPMorgan Chase filed a report after Jeffrey Epstein’s death, saying that over a billion dollars had flowed through his accounts in suspicious transactions.
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This is what you say when it’s obvious that something is real and there’s productivity coming out of it
GOLDMAN SACHS CEO: INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IS REAL, THERE'S REAL PRODUCTIVITY COMING OUT OF IT
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is what you say when it’s obvious that something is real and there’s productivity coming out of it
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Trump just reinstalled a Confederate statue in Washington, D.C.
Yes, in 2025.
The Trump administration brought back the 11-foot bronze statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
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Yes, in 2025.
The Trump administration brought back the 11-foot bronze statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Trump just reinstalled a Confederate statue in Washington, D.C.
Yes, in 2025.
The Trump administration brought back the 11-foot bronze statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
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Yes, in 2025.
The Trump administration brought back the 11-foot bronze statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery.
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Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests
Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests
Result would pave the way for the Netherlands’ first out gay prime minister and end far-right populist Geert Wilders’ time in power
The liberal-progressive D66 party was on track to become the largest in the Dutch parliament, according to an exit poll, after a snap general election in which Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party was seen losing a third of its seats.
The poll, with a one- to two-seat margin of error, gave the centrist party an estimated 27 MPs in the 150-seat assembly, possibly clearing a path for its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, to become the Netherlands’ youngest and first out gay prime minister. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Centrist D66 party set to win most seats in Dutch election, exit poll suggests
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The Israeli government’s ongoing genocide in Gaza could not have been sustained without external support — mostly through military aid, trade, and other forms of cooperation.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The Israeli government’s ongoing genocide in Gaza could not have been sustained without external support — mostly through military aid, trade, and other forms of cooperation.
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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Ireland's new "I oppose bad things" President is making the Far Right rage.
Lets keep them boiling.
Lets keep them boiling.
October 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Ireland's new "I oppose bad things" President is making the Far Right rage.
Lets keep them boiling.
Lets keep them boiling.
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When the bubble bursts I am going on the warpath
October 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When the bubble bursts I am going on the warpath