Kairon
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Nintendo Junkie; Netflix Addict; Jane Austen Fanboy: Not necessarily in that order! He/Him, but Singular They/Them has been English since the 14th century!
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We answer the question: are AI data centers making power bills go up for the rest of us. Yes. But of course it’s more complicated than that. Listen:
Has your power bill gone up a lot recently? If so, the reason might be AI data centers and the infrastructure needed to bring them power. On our latest episode, we go to Ohio to figure out which part of the electricity system is most to blame for high prices.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We answer the question: are AI data centers making power bills go up for the rest of us. Yes. But of course it’s more complicated than that. Listen:
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An industry is 100% white: nothing to see here
An industry becomes 99% white: grab the rocket launchers, file the lawsuits, make up the imaginary white men who are being discriminated against otherwise we will all die
An industry becomes 99% white: grab the rocket launchers, file the lawsuits, make up the imaginary white men who are being discriminated against otherwise we will all die
@startribune.com finally stands up for the truly forgotten! White men! Can't make this shit up
www.startribune.com/2026-reading...
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Opinion | You can’t be diverse if you exclude white men
Those year-end book lists that claim to be all about diversity often seem to miss this one major demographic, Annie Holmquist writes.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An industry is 100% white: nothing to see here
An industry becomes 99% white: grab the rocket launchers, file the lawsuits, make up the imaginary white men who are being discriminated against otherwise we will all die
An industry becomes 99% white: grab the rocket launchers, file the lawsuits, make up the imaginary white men who are being discriminated against otherwise we will all die
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I often come back to a quote from the late great Michael Brooks: “Be ruthless with systems, be kind to people."
A reminder of where power lies, where most criticism should be directed, and the importance of building solidarity with others.
A reminder of where power lies, where most criticism should be directed, and the importance of building solidarity with others.
December 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I often come back to a quote from the late great Michael Brooks: “Be ruthless with systems, be kind to people."
A reminder of where power lies, where most criticism should be directed, and the importance of building solidarity with others.
A reminder of where power lies, where most criticism should be directed, and the importance of building solidarity with others.
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I’m happy. This simple policy will save me a whole lot of sanity. It’s a bummer for the anonymous folks who genuinely want to engage and argue, but until we get some sensible policy I can’t be bothered to spend my time debating what very well may be a machine
December 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I’m happy. This simple policy will save me a whole lot of sanity. It’s a bummer for the anonymous folks who genuinely want to engage and argue, but until we get some sensible policy I can’t be bothered to spend my time debating what very well may be a machine
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The “yelling at strangers” phase of the Internet was fun while it lasted. But with the advance of AI, that age is coming to an end. Do not engage in the era of “yelling at robots on the internet.” No good can come of it.
December 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The “yelling at strangers” phase of the Internet was fun while it lasted. But with the advance of AI, that age is coming to an end. Do not engage in the era of “yelling at robots on the internet.” No good can come of it.
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Welp. I guess "Wrath of Man" (2021), Jason Statham vehicle, was my Christmas movie this year.
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Welp. I guess "Wrath of Man" (2021), Jason Statham vehicle, was my Christmas movie this year.
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
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vance is a genuine lunatic
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
vance is a genuine lunatic
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Several pissed off peeps have rocked up in this thread. In the past, I entertained angry anonymous posters because I’m a glutton for discourse, and I knew they were real.
Now, new policy: I will only actively disagree with people on the internet who are named and known.
Now, new policy: I will only actively disagree with people on the internet who are named and known.
Friendly neighborhood biologist here again. I’ve been seeing lots of post on how simple biological sex is. Since sex in society is such a hot-button issue these days, we should be able to find the basis of biological sex in law, right? Let’s do it! Let’s find the basis of sex, round 2! 🧵
Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes right now. Lots of folks make biological sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread]
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December 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Several pissed off peeps have rocked up in this thread. In the past, I entertained angry anonymous posters because I’m a glutton for discourse, and I knew they were real.
Now, new policy: I will only actively disagree with people on the internet who are named and known.
Now, new policy: I will only actively disagree with people on the internet who are named and known.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Donate now to power Tiny Desk concerts, local reporting and more: n.pr/4pCcFIx
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Sparks of Hope for $6 is legitimately insane. You can’t get anything Mario related for less than $30 on most days. And Sparks of Hope is actually very good. If you haven’t played it yet, go get it.
Ubisoft hosting new Nintendo Switch sale, features lowest prices ever for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Immortals Fenyx Rising, more https://nintendoeverything.com/ubisoft-switch-sale-mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope/
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sparks of Hope for $6 is legitimately insane. You can’t get anything Mario related for less than $30 on most days. And Sparks of Hope is actually very good. If you haven’t played it yet, go get it.
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Everybody say "Thank You Sam Reich!" 🤑
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everybody say "Thank You Sam Reich!" 🤑
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This data is saying that the video game industry is going to "recover" in the next 5 years
But *actually*, it says that MOBILE revenue will recover, while PC and console games will fully stagnate
so that's fun!
www.gamesindustry.biz/boston-consu...
But *actually*, it says that MOBILE revenue will recover, while PC and console games will fully stagnate
so that's fun!
www.gamesindustry.biz/boston-consu...
Boston Consulting: Games market to recover from pandemic slump in 2026, revenue to hit $350m by 2030
Mobile in-app purchases are behind a massive 37% of that, too
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This data is saying that the video game industry is going to "recover" in the next 5 years
But *actually*, it says that MOBILE revenue will recover, while PC and console games will fully stagnate
so that's fun!
www.gamesindustry.biz/boston-consu...
But *actually*, it says that MOBILE revenue will recover, while PC and console games will fully stagnate
so that's fun!
www.gamesindustry.biz/boston-consu...
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Something that’s been giving me so much peace is the idea that we all have limited tokens of attention, so when we give strangers and trolls our attention, we’re giving them our limited tokens, depriving our actual friends.
Being good to our real friends means cutting out the people pleading.
Being good to our real friends means cutting out the people pleading.
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Something that’s been giving me so much peace is the idea that we all have limited tokens of attention, so when we give strangers and trolls our attention, we’re giving them our limited tokens, depriving our actual friends.
Being good to our real friends means cutting out the people pleading.
Being good to our real friends means cutting out the people pleading.
Welp. I guess "Wrath of Man" (2021), Jason Statham vehicle, was my Christmas movie this year.
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Welp. I guess "Wrath of Man" (2021), Jason Statham vehicle, was my Christmas movie this year.
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
I actually like Jason Statham in things, though I don't watch a lot if his stuff, and this might be only the second Guy Ritchie movie I've seen?
I was surprised to enjoy every second of it!
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I was thinking about bumper stickers and what they mean politically. It's pretty hard to find whimsical and silly bumper stickers and believe the person is MAGA. All of the MAGA indicators are either religious or hyper-aggressive.
Anger is their neutral state.
Anger is their neutral state.
Indiana State Senator wishes you a Merry Christmas by… posting images of himself assaulting Santa Claus.
Are the fascists okay?
Are the fascists okay?
December 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I was thinking about bumper stickers and what they mean politically. It's pretty hard to find whimsical and silly bumper stickers and believe the person is MAGA. All of the MAGA indicators are either religious or hyper-aggressive.
Anger is their neutral state.
Anger is their neutral state.
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Definitely not saying you can't enjoy things for younger audiences, just that you can't have a healthy media diet if that's all you engage with.
December 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Definitely not saying you can't enjoy things for younger audiences, just that you can't have a healthy media diet if that's all you engage with.
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As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year:
A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As many of us begin Christmas meal prep, allow me to share the advice that my ER nurse sister puts in the chat every year:
A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
A dropped knife has no handle. Jump away. Let it fall. You can pick it up and wash it.
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We were delighted to be able to contribute high quality real hardware NES game capture from @jusdberube.bsky.social and video editing from @jtsknight92.bsky.social.
An incredible story, told as it has never been told before. If you don't already support @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social you should!
An incredible story, told as it has never been told before. If you don't already support @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social you should!
Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
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December 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We were delighted to be able to contribute high quality real hardware NES game capture from @jusdberube.bsky.social and video editing from @jtsknight92.bsky.social.
An incredible story, told as it has never been told before. If you don't already support @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social you should!
An incredible story, told as it has never been told before. If you don't already support @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social you should!
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Nice to know that somebody else knows Jet Jaguar exists!
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Nice to know that somebody else knows Jet Jaguar exists!
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I was there for that. I had the old "taco" 3DS. Got it at launch! Man, it had nothing at launch. And those GBA games were RUSHED out the door.
Idk I think it's funny we're having "They don't make them like they used to" posts about the 3DS when I remember the launch of that being so awful Nintendo cooked up a weird early adopter apology package of GBA games that didn't run too well
December 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I was there for that. I had the old "taco" 3DS. Got it at launch! Man, it had nothing at launch. And those GBA games were RUSHED out the door.
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My iPad Mini's battery was dead, so I plugged it in only to discover, hours later, that it was also unplugged from the WALL so here's a preliminary sketch of that Beatrice piece I was talking about yesterday.
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My iPad Mini's battery was dead, so I plugged it in only to discover, hours later, that it was also unplugged from the WALL so here's a preliminary sketch of that Beatrice piece I was talking about yesterday.
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I think doing the review for this was legit traumatizing. If you've never done a pre-release review you have no idea what it's like to be absolutely terrified of being the outlier review only for people to tear you to shreds when you're the only one that didn't like it.
The physical Nintendo Switch 2 Edition release of Shuten Order, which is slated to come in North America & Europe next spring, will appear in Japan on April 23:
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19268-shuten-order-nintendo-switch-2-edition-physical-release-date-confirmed-on-april-23-in-japan
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19268-shuten-order-nintendo-switch-2-edition-physical-release-date-confirmed-on-april-23-in-japan
December 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I think doing the review for this was legit traumatizing. If you've never done a pre-release review you have no idea what it's like to be absolutely terrified of being the outlier review only for people to tear you to shreds when you're the only one that didn't like it.
Gumdrops! 4-Player Split-Screen! Mouse Controls! GAMESHARE!!!!
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December 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Gumdrops! 4-Player Split-Screen! Mouse Controls! GAMESHARE!!!!
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Omg I forgot I was supposed to get bread for Christmas so I sprinted to the store but it closed 20 minutes earlier so I just had to sprint back home and start making bread like my life depended on it. I used to bake bread all the time but haven’t for a long time everyone pray for this loaf
December 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Omg I forgot I was supposed to get bread for Christmas so I sprinted to the store but it closed 20 minutes earlier so I just had to sprint back home and start making bread like my life depended on it. I used to bake bread all the time but haven’t for a long time everyone pray for this loaf