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Mikko Honkakorpi
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High-tech lowlife. Alpha male on beta blockers.
Digital Media Professional. Entrepreneur, explorer, thinker.
I hate this less than the alternative. Which is not a praise.

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Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory”
Larry Ellison pledged $40B, but "he didn’t raise the price," Warner chair says.
arstechnica.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Whatever could go wrong? Could be worse though. At least it's not X.

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health, Wants Access to Your Medical Records
OpenAI's biggest play into the burgeoning health AI market is here.
gizmodo.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
How low can you go?

The United States is rapidly approaching a boiling point, and its leadership is once again stoking the flames.

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“We executed one of you”: MAGA cheers ICE killing of a mother of three
This video on circulating on Threads captures a moment at a Minneapolis protest that is difficult to watch and impossible to dismiss.
boingboing.net
January 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
A quick look at Grok's safety guidelines on its public GitHub confirms they were last updated two months ago.

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Grok assumes users seeking images of underage girls have “good intent”
Expert explains how simple it could be to tweak Grok to block CSAM outputs.
arstechnica.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“No one should find AI-created sexual images of themselves online—especially children. X must change this. If they don’t, my bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act will soon require them to.”

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Here's When Elon Musk Will Finally Have to Reckon With His Nonconsensual Porn Generator
It would be deeply embarrassing if the law has to go into effect before X acts.
gizmodo.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I haven't seen much talk about Denmark still acquiring a lot of U.S.-made weapon systems. Given the current political rift, I'd wager this too is on the table amongst both parties. Or is the Grønland situation just for looks, and why?

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US approves $45 Million Hellfire missile sale for Denmark's MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
The U.S. approved a possible $45 million Hellfire missile sale to Denmark for AGM-114R missiles supporting MH-60R Seahawk helicopter operations.
armyrecognition.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism https://theonion.com/dhs-warns-any-action-by-americans-will-be-treated-as-domestic-terrorism/
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Tiiättekö miten tommonen kielimalli mitä sanotaan VÄÄRIN tekoälyksi toimii? Sille neuroverkkoa simuloivalle algoritmille opetetaan ensin jotakin ja sit se osaa todennäköisyyksien pohjalta vastata siihen mitä on opetettu. Eli Grokille on opetettu lapsipornoa. Olette sellaisen tyypin somessa.
January 9, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Pikkuveli oli jostain syystä kaivanut esiin ~40 vuotta vanhat legot. Istuin seuraksi ja tein seimiasetelman.
December 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Joku lisäpalkkio kuuluisi tälle toimittajalle, kuka ikinä onkaan. Täydellinen vastaus Jani Mäkelän "kiinalaisten hybridioperaatio"-sönkötykseen.

Tätä medialta kaivattaisiin niin paljon enemmän.
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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#OTD in 1943, a organization called the American Foundation for Expulsion of Japanese is created in Los Angeles. Among the stated goals of the group is the "Expulsion of every person born in the Empire of Japan or Islands adjacent to the empire from California and the United States."
🗃 #skystorians
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Frustrated Gunman Can’t Believe How Far He Has To Drive To Find Nearest Planned Parenthood Clinic https://theonion.com/frustrated-gunman-can-t-believe-how-far-he-has-to-drive-1819578452/
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Meanwhile in the US
December 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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The mood in Sweden, across the political spectrum:

"For Trump, European Democracy is the Largest Threat" - DN

"Trump's New Strategy Drags the World to Hell" - Aftonbladet

"The 'Donroe Doctrine' is a Threat to Europe" - SvD
December 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Putin: "We've taken Kupyansk"

Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
December 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Using the First Amendment to lie to folks in the name of their Jesus may be a SCOTUS holiday gift to liars

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Lying to pregnant people likely to become constitutionally protected speech
Good news for liars: the Supreme Court may soon rule that anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” have a constitutional right to deceive vulnerable women, so long as they do it in the name of God.
boingboing.net
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
OpenAI will run up a bill of $620 billion per year on data center costs.

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OpenAI Is Just $200 Billion Away From Still Losing Money, HSBC Says
Just one more funding round, bro, I swear just one more funding round will fix it.
gizmodo.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Fox Business credulously reports that Saudi Arabia is pushing its investment into the US "to $1 trillion." The entire size of the Saudi economy is $1 trillion. How stupid are these people and/or how stupid do they think their viewers are?
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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The ongoing debates never fail to entertain.

Personally, I don't think there are easy answers to a lot of AI-related impacts, but I do appreciate the debates.

#AI #food #creativity #innovation #uniqueness #garbage 🧪💙
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Hold on for just a sec - this really is the auditor of OpenAI? They specialize in wildlife organizations with $300K median annual revenue?
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Without resources to burn like Google, Apple, Samsung, or Amazon, which also recently dipped its toes into the smart glasses world with a pair of delivery driver-focused glasses, hanging in won’t be an easy task.

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We're Already Barrelling Toward a Smart Glasses Bubble
Can all the smart glasses upstarts survive the impending AR explosion?
gizmodo.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A hegemonic power is generally expected to perform one or all of three main roles: first, as the dominant military power that ensures peace and stability; second, as the central economic actor within the global system; and third, as a cultural and ideational leader

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What Southeast Asian history tells us about a multipolar order | Aeon Essays
As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come
aeon.co
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM