I’ve turned three little bowls this week, all from wood that someone decided wasn’t fit for firewood. And they’re right; logs with interesting grain tend not to split well, and spalted wood is in the process of rotting. #woodworking #woodturning
December 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I’ve turned three little bowls this week, all from wood that someone decided wasn’t fit for firewood. And they’re right; logs with interesting grain tend not to split well, and spalted wood is in the process of rotting. #woodworking #woodturning
A nice visual metaphor for tech companies laying people off because the genAI sales people told them genAI could do all the jobs.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A nice visual metaphor for tech companies laying people off because the genAI sales people told them genAI could do all the jobs.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Is there, like, a special Hobby Lobby for rich people where you buy shit like this?
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Is there, like, a special Hobby Lobby for rich people where you buy shit like this?
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
Turned a nice little bowl today. #woodworking
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Turned a nice little bowl today. #woodworking
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my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
Searched YouTube music (don’t judge) for “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and among the search results was a podcast about the Dyatlov pass incident.
Huh.
Okay, I guess I can see that.
Huh.
Okay, I guess I can see that.
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Searched YouTube music (don’t judge) for “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and among the search results was a podcast about the Dyatlov pass incident.
Huh.
Okay, I guess I can see that.
Huh.
Okay, I guess I can see that.
A filled donut is basically a breakfast burrito.
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A filled donut is basically a breakfast burrito.
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"I'm not in denial about [AI]. I'm in open rebellion."
Amen.
Amen.
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"I'm not in denial about [AI]. I'm in open rebellion."
Amen.
Amen.
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
Who knew Laurie Anderson had thoughts about genAI?
December 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Who knew Laurie Anderson had thoughts about genAI?
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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This is lore-accurate. Clerics are only proficient with bludgeoning weapons.
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is lore-accurate. Clerics are only proficient with bludgeoning weapons.
It’s college application season, and it’s reminding me of the time I lost my freaking mind in the middle of a pile of applications and turned in a personal statement done entirely in rhyming couplets. Thank the gods it was in the days of typewriters.
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It’s college application season, and it’s reminding me of the time I lost my freaking mind in the middle of a pile of applications and turned in a personal statement done entirely in rhyming couplets. Thank the gods it was in the days of typewriters.
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
My wife and I have been using IKEA nightstands for years, ands I’ve been designing replacements in my head for years. Finally committed pencil to graph paper over the summer. Started them about a month ago, and finally brought them up from the workshop today. #woodworking
November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My wife and I have been using IKEA nightstands for years, ands I’ve been designing replacements in my head for years. Finally committed pencil to graph paper over the summer. Started them about a month ago, and finally brought them up from the workshop today. #woodworking
For those wondering why ICE is leaving Chicago and heading to Charlotte, it’s because winter in Chicago is hard, and they don’t like to do things that are hard. That’s also why they’re kidnapping law abiding citizens instead of going after criminals.
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
For those wondering why ICE is leaving Chicago and heading to Charlotte, it’s because winter in Chicago is hard, and they don’t like to do things that are hard. That’s also why they’re kidnapping law abiding citizens instead of going after criminals.
Thinking about genAI this morning.
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thinking about genAI this morning.
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The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
I finished the resin printing workstation ventilation, including a vent hood where my wife can clean her prints without worrying about the alcohol fumes. #woodworking #maker
October 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I finished the resin printing workstation ventilation, including a vent hood where my wife can clean her prints without worrying about the alcohol fumes. #woodworking #maker
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"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”
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October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. “No one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”
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