Aloof Wife Haden Plouffe
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Composer, pianist, musicologist, 4-time Terrifier 3 Attendee
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Pls commission me I write pretty music
Composer, pianist, musicologist, 4-time Terrifier 3 Attendee
https://www.youtube.com/@hadenplouffe3976
https://buttondown.com/HaydnPuff
Pls commission me I write pretty music
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The Gracious Gift of Tears
On the impossible Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a 2019 character action game by developer FromSoftware, set in Sengoku-era Japan. You play as a recently one-...
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New blog new blog it's about how Sekiro made me transgender !!
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Oh my god
November 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Oh my god
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The "Larry Summers complained to Jeffrey Epstein that MeToo went too far" and "Olivia Nuzzi committed crimes on behalf of the fascist she masturbated with while reporting on him" are the same story: American elites have no ideology other than "I should be untouchable." Society is run by empty husks
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The "Larry Summers complained to Jeffrey Epstein that MeToo went too far" and "Olivia Nuzzi committed crimes on behalf of the fascist she masturbated with while reporting on him" are the same story: American elites have no ideology other than "I should be untouchable." Society is run by empty husks
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they wanted to fire her for being trans, they found a legal excuse and took it. simple as
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
they wanted to fire her for being trans, they found a legal excuse and took it. simple as
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I can’t describe it but “Strong Floor, No Ceiling” is the worst fucking slogan I’ve ever seen by far. You can’t even riff on it. There are zero angles
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I can’t describe it but “Strong Floor, No Ceiling” is the worst fucking slogan I’ve ever seen by far. You can’t even riff on it. There are zero angles
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i’ve been laughing at my own joke for 6 minutes so far
November 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
i’ve been laughing at my own joke for 6 minutes so far
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Karoline leavitt on hot ones-
Leavitt: ok now this is spicy
Sean: we just started
Leavitt: what do you call this one
Sean: water
Leavitt: ok now this is spicy
Sean: we just started
Leavitt: what do you call this one
Sean: water
November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Karoline leavitt on hot ones-
Leavitt: ok now this is spicy
Sean: we just started
Leavitt: what do you call this one
Sean: water
Leavitt: ok now this is spicy
Sean: we just started
Leavitt: what do you call this one
Sean: water
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Great way to describe standing in a deep hole I guess
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Great way to describe standing in a deep hole I guess
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As someone who works on the interaction layer of software: it's this.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
As someone who works on the interaction layer of software: it's this.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
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I love the gap between the official online groyper run info organs posting genAI pics of him as “warhammer fascist battle pope” while the actual guy looks like “ET sick in a creek”
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I love the gap between the official online groyper run info organs posting genAI pics of him as “warhammer fascist battle pope” while the actual guy looks like “ET sick in a creek”
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I hadn’t seen any lizards bust in from outside to steal cat food in so long that I started thinking perhaps they forgot how. Nope! An old friend from a year ago let itself inside today
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I hadn’t seen any lizards bust in from outside to steal cat food in so long that I started thinking perhaps they forgot how. Nope! An old friend from a year ago let itself inside today
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RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
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As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
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i couldn't *not* do it once i thought of it
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
i couldn't *not* do it once i thought of it
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You can choose to be exploratory about art. Letting algorithms dictate what you read, watch and listen to isn't inevitable, it's just *easy*.
November 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
You can choose to be exploratory about art. Letting algorithms dictate what you read, watch and listen to isn't inevitable, it's just *easy*.
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This is an excellent excellent interview!!
I really like Team Cherry detailing their approach to Act 3, how the narrative and Hornet's character arc are so intriniscally tied to the player's own experience, creating some really satisfying ludonarrative harmony.
I really like Team Cherry detailing their approach to Act 3, how the narrative and Hornet's character arc are so intriniscally tied to the player's own experience, creating some really satisfying ludonarrative harmony.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is an excellent excellent interview!!
I really like Team Cherry detailing their approach to Act 3, how the narrative and Hornet's character arc are so intriniscally tied to the player's own experience, creating some really satisfying ludonarrative harmony.
I really like Team Cherry detailing their approach to Act 3, how the narrative and Hornet's character arc are so intriniscally tied to the player's own experience, creating some really satisfying ludonarrative harmony.
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I GOT A MASSIVE WORLD RECORD!!
FIRST EVER SUB 3:10 IN SILKSONG TRUE ENDING ACHIEVED. DEATHLESS RUN!! REALLY PROUD OF THIS ONE WOOOOOO
the fact that silksong is out and i get to play it every day is such a joy
FIRST EVER SUB 3:10 IN SILKSONG TRUE ENDING ACHIEVED. DEATHLESS RUN!! REALLY PROUD OF THIS ONE WOOOOOO
the fact that silksong is out and i get to play it every day is such a joy
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I GOT A MASSIVE WORLD RECORD!!
FIRST EVER SUB 3:10 IN SILKSONG TRUE ENDING ACHIEVED. DEATHLESS RUN!! REALLY PROUD OF THIS ONE WOOOOOO
the fact that silksong is out and i get to play it every day is such a joy
FIRST EVER SUB 3:10 IN SILKSONG TRUE ENDING ACHIEVED. DEATHLESS RUN!! REALLY PROUD OF THIS ONE WOOOOOO
the fact that silksong is out and i get to play it every day is such a joy
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this reminds me of a friend who thought he was middle class so he donated his car to a charity that helps poor people and a month later, he saw his car at his neighbor's house
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
this reminds me of a friend who thought he was middle class so he donated his car to a charity that helps poor people and a month later, he saw his car at his neighbor's house
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We got to make using AI to figure out personal gifts a social crime. Most gifts suck to begin with but now you’ve literally taken the thought out of it’s the thought that counts
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We got to make using AI to figure out personal gifts a social crime. Most gifts suck to begin with but now you’ve literally taken the thought out of it’s the thought that counts
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The reason people don't like conservative students is that whenever they're inconvenienced or annoyed they throw a tantrum and call in national media to terrorize their peers.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The reason people don't like conservative students is that whenever they're inconvenienced or annoyed they throw a tantrum and call in national media to terrorize their peers.