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This totally passed me by but then my only experience of using QR codes was forced upon me during the first few years of the pandemic at restaurants or bars.
January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This totally passed me by but then my only experience of using QR codes was forced upon me during the first few years of the pandemic at restaurants or bars.
Oh horrific, would not do this.
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Oh horrific, would not do this.
How are people meant to be scanning these QR codes that are on viewable on their mobile device, are they meant to be using a second phone :D
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
How are people meant to be scanning these QR codes that are on viewable on their mobile device, are they meant to be using a second phone :D
It gets worse
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You should read about Loud Mosley was interviewed by Alex Karp. Absolutely wild stuff.
Also, the company that has won the Palantir training contract for the National Health Service is run by Tony Blair's son
Also, the company that has won the Palantir training contract for the National Health Service is run by Tony Blair's son
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
It gets worse
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Here's another statement from the Venezuelan government referring to the "missiles" that hit the substations
mppee.gob.ve?p=103285
mppee.gob.ve?p=103285
Resistencia frente a la devastación: CORPOELEC recupera servicio eléctrico tras ataque a subestaciones – MPPEE
mppee.gob.ve
January 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Here's another statement from the Venezuelan government referring to the "missiles" that hit the substations
mppee.gob.ve?p=103285
mppee.gob.ve?p=103285
Running a thousand simulations makes it sound like they built the Matrix so that they could arrive at what sounds like an absolutely terrible meal.
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Running a thousand simulations makes it sound like they built the Matrix so that they could arrive at what sounds like an absolutely terrible meal.
How does a QR code solve the Gestapo problem?
January 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
How does a QR code solve the Gestapo problem?
Yeah, that’s the problem here.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Yeah, that’s the problem here.
This will really help people while they are showered in broken glass as their windows are smashed and they are dragged from their cars in the street and brutally beaten.
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This will really help people while they are showered in broken glass as their windows are smashed and they are dragged from their cars in the street and brutally beaten.
So a fishing expedition to net angry federal employees.
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
So a fishing expedition to net angry federal employees.
All this reporting seems to be based on a tweet by “PoliticsUK” on Twitter, and even that says that grok will still undress men. Seems like a weird thing to stake victory on.
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
All this reporting seems to be based on a tweet by “PoliticsUK” on Twitter, and even that says that grok will still undress men. Seems like a weird thing to stake victory on.
It will be fine so long as all programming languages are frozen and no new ones are ever created.
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
It will be fine so long as all programming languages are frozen and no new ones are ever created.
Will a social media ban be in place of the UK government actually taking on twitter though?
January 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Will a social media ban be in place of the UK government actually taking on twitter though?
Was thinking earlier about him and Scott Adams and how two guys who started off making funny observations about offices turned into such hate crazed maniacs.
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Was thinking earlier about him and Scott Adams and how two guys who started off making funny observations about offices turned into such hate crazed maniacs.
"1,800 on-the-ground agents and 150 supervisors. Early analysis by the organization suggests that around 80 per cent of the staff identified remain employed by DHS”
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
"1,800 on-the-ground agents and 150 supervisors. Early analysis by the organization suggests that around 80 per cent of the staff identified remain employed by DHS”
Garfield for me.
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Garfield for me.
Yeah, big “if true” caveat to all of this but with the internet shut down and comms cut all we have to fall back on is estimates. I’ve seen reports of crowds of civilians being hit with barrages of live fire so thousands doesn’t sound unrealistic sadly.
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Yeah, big “if true” caveat to all of this but with the internet shut down and comms cut all we have to fall back on is estimates. I’ve seen reports of crowds of civilians being hit with barrages of live fire so thousands doesn’t sound unrealistic sadly.