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The fact that these sentences always end with "... which we will cram with more work for them" and not "... so we moved to a four-day workweek" really illustrate the hollowness of some AI evangelists' promises that AI will deliver us to some kind of post-work utopia.
“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week” is such a strange sentence to read.
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The fact that these sentences always end with "... which we will cram with more work for them" and not "... so we moved to a four-day workweek" really illustrate the hollowness of some AI evangelists' promises that AI will deliver us to some kind of post-work utopia.
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Every time I go shopping while I'm hungry I tell myself I'm never going to do that again.
Today was just another never.
Today was just another never.
February 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Every time I go shopping while I'm hungry I tell myself I'm never going to do that again.
Today was just another never.
Today was just another never.
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Slop is the perfect word to describe the low-quality, high-volume, AI-generated content being thrown around.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
February 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Slop is the perfect word to describe the low-quality, high-volume, AI-generated content being thrown around.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
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ai;dr
AI; didn't read.
AI; didn't read.
This is why I'm appreciating ai;dr as a sibling to the usual tl;dr.
February 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
ai;dr
AI; didn't read.
AI; didn't read.
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Having a linguistics background I think there's a huge misconception when it comes to prompting LLM's, the vast majority thinks that coding is "hard" compared with speaking a natural language. Well it's actually the contrary from a utilitarian POV less verbs at your disposal => easier to be specific
Generative AI is a slop generation machine by default. You have to put in a lot of work to get something of quality from it.
February 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Having a linguistics background I think there's a huge misconception when it comes to prompting LLM's, the vast majority thinks that coding is "hard" compared with speaking a natural language. Well it's actually the contrary from a utilitarian POV less verbs at your disposal => easier to be specific
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Another example of why I feel no shame in my "I know AI but I won't cheerlead it" position:
www.reddit.com/r/analytics/...
www.reddit.com/r/analytics/...
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February 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Another example of why I feel no shame in my "I know AI but I won't cheerlead it" position:
www.reddit.com/r/analytics/...
www.reddit.com/r/analytics/...
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these people are sociopaths
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
these people are sociopaths
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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At least one Meta employee thinks it's a good time to add facial recognition technology to glasses because we're too distracted by fascism to effectively protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
At least one Meta employee thinks it's a good time to add facial recognition technology to glasses because we're too distracted by fascism to effectively protest www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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I refuse to believe figure skating is real, this is all AI
February 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I refuse to believe figure skating is real, this is all AI
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Here’s the thing… a dusty, used-up, gravel-sounding, lying, murderous eugenicist who snorted blow off a toilet seat *is* the best that MAGA can find to do the job. Nobody else is any better than this scumbag. That’s the problem, they’re all this venal. It’s a jobs program for the scum of the earth.
"I'm not scared of a germ... I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats."
This is a direct quote from the secretary of Health and Human Services. I lack words to describe how unhinged it is to have this person dictating healthcare policy for 350 million people.
news.sky.com/story/robert...
This is a direct quote from the secretary of Health and Human Services. I lack words to describe how unhinged it is to have this person dictating healthcare policy for 350 million people.
news.sky.com/story/robert...
Robert F Kennedy Jr admits he used to 'snort cocaine off toilet seats'
The US health secretary made the confession to podcaster Theo Von during an episode of his show, This Past Weekend, as he opened up about his past drug use.
news.sky.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Here’s the thing… a dusty, used-up, gravel-sounding, lying, murderous eugenicist who snorted blow off a toilet seat *is* the best that MAGA can find to do the job. Nobody else is any better than this scumbag. That’s the problem, they’re all this venal. It’s a jobs program for the scum of the earth.
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“72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship”
YIKES.
YIKES.
A genuinely alarming piece in the NYT about how the developers, scientists and assorted techbros behind "AI companions"/"synthetic care" do not even know or understand the potential harms of the tech they're developing but they're too greedy to stop themselves from developing it.
February 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM
“72% of teens have turned to AI for companionship”
YIKES.
YIKES.
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You vibed an app, for an audience of one. Add it to Tiny Tool Town.
But You know what Tiny Tool Town REALLY needed?
*TIKTOK MODE*
Why not mindlessly scroll awesome apps rather than videos? Maybe one will help you or someone else!
go hit tinytooltown.com and tap "SHORTS" for Shorts/Reels Mode
But You know what Tiny Tool Town REALLY needed?
*TIKTOK MODE*
Why not mindlessly scroll awesome apps rather than videos? Maybe one will help you or someone else!
go hit tinytooltown.com and tap "SHORTS" for Shorts/Reels Mode
Tiny Tool Town 🏘️
A delightful showcase for free, fun & open source tiny tools. Stupid-delightful software made with love.
tinytooltown.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
You vibed an app, for an audience of one. Add it to Tiny Tool Town.
But You know what Tiny Tool Town REALLY needed?
*TIKTOK MODE*
Why not mindlessly scroll awesome apps rather than videos? Maybe one will help you or someone else!
go hit tinytooltown.com and tap "SHORTS" for Shorts/Reels Mode
But You know what Tiny Tool Town REALLY needed?
*TIKTOK MODE*
Why not mindlessly scroll awesome apps rather than videos? Maybe one will help you or someone else!
go hit tinytooltown.com and tap "SHORTS" for Shorts/Reels Mode
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
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Yall still need to cancel that service. If they did it once, they will do it again! Give them the Target treatment. Keep going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Yall still need to cancel that service. If they did it once, they will do it again! Give them the Target treatment. Keep going.
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any country with multi-party parliamentary democracy that doesn't also implement ranked choice voting is thwarting the democratic will of their voters.
Fletton & Woodston (Peterborough) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
any country with multi-party parliamentary democracy that doesn't also implement ranked choice voting is thwarting the democratic will of their voters.
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RFK Jr/MAHA world say they're not reducing access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, only giving people "choice" to opt out.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
Top FDA official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers--career scientists--when he refused to accept Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application
The rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
RFK Jr/MAHA world say they're not reducing access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, only giving people "choice" to opt out.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
But by refusing to even review new vaccines, yes, they are absolutely blocking those who want a new immunization from ever having access to it.
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Signal video and voice calls are now supported for up to *75 participants*!
Share your screen, raise your hand, react with the right emoji, and create easily shareable call links with Signal calls.
signal.org/blog/call-li...
Share your screen, raise your hand, react with the right emoji, and create easily shareable call links with Signal calls.
signal.org/blog/call-li...
February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Signal video and voice calls are now supported for up to *75 participants*!
Share your screen, raise your hand, react with the right emoji, and create easily shareable call links with Signal calls.
signal.org/blog/call-li...
Share your screen, raise your hand, react with the right emoji, and create easily shareable call links with Signal calls.
signal.org/blog/call-li...
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More games should have a cowardly baby mode. More games should let me suffer less consequences for dying or mistakes. Should have a "I just want the story" mode. Games should not pride themselves on "look how difficult we are".
I'm bad at video games and I wanna experience the good stories too :c
I'm bad at video games and I wanna experience the good stories too :c
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
More games should have a cowardly baby mode. More games should let me suffer less consequences for dying or mistakes. Should have a "I just want the story" mode. Games should not pride themselves on "look how difficult we are".
I'm bad at video games and I wanna experience the good stories too :c
I'm bad at video games and I wanna experience the good stories too :c
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New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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the most important thing to understand about the Ring Cam ad that says they help find dogs is: we are all dogs
! @weratedogs.com com goes beyond what you've already heard about the Ring Cam ads and includes excellent reporting about ICE and, less surprisingly, about finding lost dogs
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
the most important thing to understand about the Ring Cam ad that says they help find dogs is: we are all dogs
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
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I have no problem with virtue signaling. Hate has been given a megaphone and they have no problem amplifying those voices. There should be no shame in amplifying ours.
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I have no problem with virtue signaling. Hate has been given a megaphone and they have no problem amplifying those voices. There should be no shame in amplifying ours.