Matt Butler
@butlermatt.me
Amazon really needs to stop asking me to review products that are over 3 days late arriving.
I've already started cancelling my existing subscription orders and will be dropping prime entirely as soon as my next parcels arrive or are refunded.
I've already started cancelling my existing subscription orders and will be dropping prime entirely as soon as my next parcels arrive or are refunded.
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Amazon really needs to stop asking me to review products that are over 3 days late arriving.
I've already started cancelling my existing subscription orders and will be dropping prime entirely as soon as my next parcels arrive or are refunded.
I've already started cancelling my existing subscription orders and will be dropping prime entirely as soon as my next parcels arrive or are refunded.
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There's a post over on Twitter that I've been laughing to myself about. Some right-wing guy is celebrating that a school took down "All-Gender" bathroom signs and replaced them with "Single Occupancy Restroom" signs. And like... it's the same thing, man. You're celebrating a pointless relabeling.
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There's a post over on Twitter that I've been laughing to myself about. Some right-wing guy is celebrating that a school took down "All-Gender" bathroom signs and replaced them with "Single Occupancy Restroom" signs. And like... it's the same thing, man. You're celebrating a pointless relabeling.
AI, (and large language models as a whole) is legitimately making the web worse. First scraping data and stealing traffic and then making things up and treating it as fact. Never use AI results. Ever.
I LOATHE AI. I just searched for the exact date when six Democratic lawmakers released their video about illegal orders.
Google AI just gave me the following:
The video was first posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2025
That's not a date. Tuesday was Nov. 25.
Google AI just gave me the following:
The video was first posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2025
That's not a date. Tuesday was Nov. 25.
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
AI, (and large language models as a whole) is legitimately making the web worse. First scraping data and stealing traffic and then making things up and treating it as fact. Never use AI results. Ever.
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This reminds me of that brief moment in 2016 when brands would call out Trump for gross stuff involving their products. For instance, Tic Tacs responding to the Access Hollywood tape or Skittles pushing back on Don Jr. comparing refugees to poisoned Skittles
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This reminds me of that brief moment in 2016 when brands would call out Trump for gross stuff involving their products. For instance, Tic Tacs responding to the Access Hollywood tape or Skittles pushing back on Don Jr. comparing refugees to poisoned Skittles
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"Ottawa U.S. Embassy spokesperson Ariel Pollock" has now been required to issue a comment on our foolishness.
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"Ottawa U.S. Embassy spokesperson Ariel Pollock" has now been required to issue a comment on our foolishness.
Holy shit.
I'm so glad to be getting out of tech and into a field where I can't be terminally online anymore. The discourse has become so disgusting.
I'm so glad to be getting out of tech and into a field where I can't be terminally online anymore. The discourse has become so disgusting.
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Holy shit.
I'm so glad to be getting out of tech and into a field where I can't be terminally online anymore. The discourse has become so disgusting.
I'm so glad to be getting out of tech and into a field where I can't be terminally online anymore. The discourse has become so disgusting.
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
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Huh. I wonder which Canadian billionaire it will turn out to be.
November 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Huh. I wonder which Canadian billionaire it will turn out to be.
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Absurdist literature isn’t really my thing but I guess I can see the appeal for some
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Absurdist literature isn’t really my thing but I guess I can see the appeal for some
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Canada for President!
Canada 2028!
Canada 2028!
Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Canada for President!
Canada 2028!
Canada 2028!
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Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"
Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing all the Republicans blame the Texans for not spending more, the same way Republicans blame Canada for the 25-35% drop in Canadian visitors to the US.
Texans can no longer afford the state fair in Donald Trump's economy. Or they fear the secret police. Or both. Either way, this represents nearly a 20% DROP in attendance over last year.
Republicans have managed to kill a huge revenue source for the state and hundreds of businesses.
Republicans have managed to kill a huge revenue source for the state and hundreds of businesses.
State Fair of Texas sees 400,000 drop in attendance compared to 2024, with cost cited as key factor by families
The 2025 State Fair of Texas drew about 2 million visitors, roughly 400,000 fewer than last year, as many families cited affordability concerns.
www.cbsnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing all the Republicans blame the Texans for not spending more, the same way Republicans blame Canada for the 25-35% drop in Canadian visitors to the US.
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Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?
Who could have foreseen this?
Who could have foreseen this?
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?
Who could have foreseen this?
Who could have foreseen this?
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
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The fact that this totally bonkers sentence is 100% true absolutely breaks my brain
Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets a question from former Biggest Loser trainer Cara Castronuova, a Jan. 6 defendant advocate who now works for the MyPillow Guy's network.
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The fact that this totally bonkers sentence is 100% true absolutely breaks my brain
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So subtle, in fact, that this may be the work of the Moriarty of Ohio Nazis.
October 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
So subtle, in fact, that this may be the work of the Moriarty of Ohio Nazis.
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Nick Offerman’s life is a circus. It’s also a rousing manifesto against AI
We talked!
Gift 🔗
We talked!
Gift 🔗
Nick Offerman’s life is a circus. It’s also a rousing manifesto against AI.
His busy schedule includes a new book that is “guide to tools and tomfoolery,” plus a Netflix miniseries about a presidential assassination
www.chicagotribune.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Nick Offerman’s life is a circus. It’s also a rousing manifesto against AI
We talked!
Gift 🔗
We talked!
Gift 🔗
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President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.
Canadian Visits To U.S. By Car Fell 35% In September—9th Consecutive Month Of Drastic Declines
President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.
www.forbes.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.
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"Why are you dressed up like a die?"
I thought you said you were into rollplay
I thought you said you were into rollplay
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"Why are you dressed up like a die?"
I thought you said you were into rollplay
I thought you said you were into rollplay
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A much-deserved win for someone who has put her life on the line for democracy in Venezuela.
BREAKING
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
October 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A much-deserved win for someone who has put her life on the line for democracy in Venezuela.