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The Ring “Search Party” ad is probably the most tone deaf I’ve seen in years given the context of rising racism in the United States.
Doorbell cameras can be accessed by the authorities but don’t worry it’ll only be used to find lost puppies. 😉
Doorbell cameras can be accessed by the authorities but don’t worry it’ll only be used to find lost puppies. 😉
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The Ring “Search Party” ad is probably the most tone deaf I’ve seen in years given the context of rising racism in the United States.
Doorbell cameras can be accessed by the authorities but don’t worry it’ll only be used to find lost puppies. 😉
Doorbell cameras can be accessed by the authorities but don’t worry it’ll only be used to find lost puppies. 😉
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College econ lessons that stuck with me for life:
1. Opportunity Cost: The cost of an action is the alternative you sacrifice. Working late costs dinner with your family.
2. Sunk Cost Fallacy: Don't persist just because you’ve already invested effort. If a Netflix series sucks, just stop watching.
1. Opportunity Cost: The cost of an action is the alternative you sacrifice. Working late costs dinner with your family.
2. Sunk Cost Fallacy: Don't persist just because you’ve already invested effort. If a Netflix series sucks, just stop watching.
January 30, 2026 at 2:52 AM
College econ lessons that stuck with me for life:
1. Opportunity Cost: The cost of an action is the alternative you sacrifice. Working late costs dinner with your family.
2. Sunk Cost Fallacy: Don't persist just because you’ve already invested effort. If a Netflix series sucks, just stop watching.
1. Opportunity Cost: The cost of an action is the alternative you sacrifice. Working late costs dinner with your family.
2. Sunk Cost Fallacy: Don't persist just because you’ve already invested effort. If a Netflix series sucks, just stop watching.
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The fricking NRA is now the voice of reason. That’s how far off the deep end the U.S. government and conservative enablers of Trump have gone.
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The fricking NRA is now the voice of reason. That’s how far off the deep end the U.S. government and conservative enablers of Trump have gone.
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The head of Google AI was asked if they plan to introduce ads into Gemini since Open AI is doing so for ChatGPT. Tremendous shade in his response.
They don't have any plans to do so but he did say “maybe they [OpenAI] feel they need to make more revenue”
They don't have any plans to do so but he did say “maybe they [OpenAI] feel they need to make more revenue”
Google's AI boss: No plans for ads in Gemini
During our convo in Davos, Demis Hassabis and I chatted about ads in AI, Google's new deal with Apple, humanoids, and Gemini 4.
sources.news
January 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The head of Google AI was asked if they plan to introduce ads into Gemini since Open AI is doing so for ChatGPT. Tremendous shade in his response.
They don't have any plans to do so but he did say “maybe they [OpenAI] feel they need to make more revenue”
They don't have any plans to do so but he did say “maybe they [OpenAI] feel they need to make more revenue”
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This is rather bleak. The top paid app in the Chinese app store is "Are You Dead?"
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
‘Are You Dead?’ is now the top paid App Store app in China - 9to5Mac
It may sound morbid, but China’s new top paid App Store app—Are You Dead?—is spiking in popularity among iPhone users who live alone.
9to5mac.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is rather bleak. The top paid app in the Chinese app store is "Are You Dead?"
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
It's a very basic concept. The app requires you to check in every two days by clicking a large button to let people know you're still alive.
It's for people living alone to let loved ones know they aren't dead. Yet
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Stack Overflow’s monthly question volume peaked during the height of the COVID pandemic and has been in decline ever since. The steepest decline happening after ChatGPT launched in late 2022.
This was once a key part of every developer’s toolbox and the site is now effectively dead. End of an era.
This was once a key part of every developer’s toolbox and the site is now effectively dead. End of an era.
January 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Stack Overflow’s monthly question volume peaked during the height of the COVID pandemic and has been in decline ever since. The steepest decline happening after ChatGPT launched in late 2022.
This was once a key part of every developer’s toolbox and the site is now effectively dead. End of an era.
This was once a key part of every developer’s toolbox and the site is now effectively dead. End of an era.
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One lesson Democrats should take away from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is that they should be as unapologetic about policies that help people as Republicans are about those that harm people (e.g ICE, no gun control, cutting healthcare subsidies, government layoffs, research funding cuts, etc).
December 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One lesson Democrats should take away from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is that they should be as unapologetic about policies that help people as Republicans are about those that harm people (e.g ICE, no gun control, cutting healthcare subsidies, government layoffs, research funding cuts, etc).
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To the people who voted for Trump and now say this isn’t what they voted for.
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
To the people who voted for Trump and now say this isn’t what they voted for.
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How it started vs How it’s going (vibe coding edition)
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
How it started vs How it’s going (vibe coding edition)
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When you ask Fortune 500 CEOs if they will share metrics on the benefits of RTO or AI adoption.
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
When you ask Fortune 500 CEOs if they will share metrics on the benefits of RTO or AI adoption.
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I guess someone heard from Tylenol’s lawyers.
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I guess someone heard from Tylenol’s lawyers.
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Glad to see our president is focused on the right priorities as 40M people are about to lose SNAP tomorrow. You may not have food stamps but the president just added some sweet looking marble to the Lincoln Bathroom.
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Glad to see our president is focused on the right priorities as 40M people are about to lose SNAP tomorrow. You may not have food stamps but the president just added some sweet looking marble to the Lincoln Bathroom.
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I burn my life to make a sunrise I know I'll never see. - Luthen Rael in Andor
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I burn my life to make a sunrise I know I'll never see. - Luthen Rael in Andor
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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Seattle in the Fall
📸Susan Kapp
📸Susan Kapp
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Seattle in the Fall
📸Susan Kapp
📸Susan Kapp
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The DOJ settling with Trump for a quarter of a billion dollars for investigating his crimes will truly be the icing on the cake on this trash timeline.
October 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The DOJ settling with Trump for a quarter of a billion dollars for investigating his crimes will truly be the icing on the cake on this trash timeline.
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It’s hard to imagine anything more performative and pointless than protesting at Kamala Harris’ book tour.
This is the epitome of virtue signaling instead of actually trying to help a cause.
This is the epitome of virtue signaling instead of actually trying to help a cause.
October 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
It’s hard to imagine anything more performative and pointless than protesting at Kamala Harris’ book tour.
This is the epitome of virtue signaling instead of actually trying to help a cause.
This is the epitome of virtue signaling instead of actually trying to help a cause.
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Kamala Harris predicted a lot of what is unfolding today during her campaign and yet so much of the coverage at the time was as if she was taking crazy pills.
September 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Kamala Harris predicted a lot of what is unfolding today during her campaign and yet so much of the coverage at the time was as if she was taking crazy pills.
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What companies mean when they say they’ve stopped hiring due to AI productivity gains.
September 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What companies mean when they say they’ve stopped hiring due to AI productivity gains.
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Nothing says, "Hey international companies, bring your manufacturing to the US" like arresting 475 workers at a Hyundai (70% of whom are South Korean).
September 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Nothing says, "Hey international companies, bring your manufacturing to the US" like arresting 475 workers at a Hyundai (70% of whom are South Korean).
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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Using Gatorade to water plants because “it has electrolytes” is actually not as dumb as ending childhood vaccine mandates. One is dumb while the other is maliciously stupid, willfully negligent and harms kids.
We are officially dumber than Idiocracy.
#Brawndo
We are officially dumber than Idiocracy.
#Brawndo
September 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Using Gatorade to water plants because “it has electrolytes” is actually not as dumb as ending childhood vaccine mandates. One is dumb while the other is maliciously stupid, willfully negligent and harms kids.
We are officially dumber than Idiocracy.
#Brawndo
We are officially dumber than Idiocracy.
#Brawndo