James Heslin
@program9.com
I play games, make things, and sit around. Still taking COVID precautions and wish you would too. BLM, free Palestine, end Direct Provision, protect trans kids.
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There’s no getting around the fact that generative AI resides on a foundation of theft and counterfeiting on a previously unimaginable scale.
December 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There’s no getting around the fact that generative AI resides on a foundation of theft and counterfeiting on a previously unimaginable scale.
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Arguments that any technology "can't be put back in the bottle" are always the stupidest thing I've ever heard
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
December 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Arguments that any technology "can't be put back in the bottle" are always the stupidest thing I've ever heard
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
We put asbestos back in the bottle
We put lead paint back in the bottle
We put leaded gas back in the bottle
Why can't we put AI back in as well? Just demolish the data centers!
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December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Things can feel hopeless but this year, people fought back. Here's how the town of Ypsilanti, Michigan is taking on the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
December 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Things can feel hopeless but this year, people fought back. Here's how the town of Ypsilanti, Michigan is taking on the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
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this is just basic psychological self defense.
ads - not all ads, but many ads - want to make you FEEL BAD.
they want to create in you a feeling of loss, a feeling of absence, that they can promise to fill with their product.
don’t let them! turn that shit off the moment it comes on.
ads - not all ads, but many ads - want to make you FEEL BAD.
they want to create in you a feeling of loss, a feeling of absence, that they can promise to fill with their product.
don’t let them! turn that shit off the moment it comes on.
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
this is just basic psychological self defense.
ads - not all ads, but many ads - want to make you FEEL BAD.
they want to create in you a feeling of loss, a feeling of absence, that they can promise to fill with their product.
don’t let them! turn that shit off the moment it comes on.
ads - not all ads, but many ads - want to make you FEEL BAD.
they want to create in you a feeling of loss, a feeling of absence, that they can promise to fill with their product.
don’t let them! turn that shit off the moment it comes on.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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#WATCH | Palestinian children in Gaza raise the Palestinian flag above buildings destroyed by Israeli occupation bombardment, reflecting resilience despite harsh conditions.
(QudsNen)
(QudsNen)
December 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#WATCH | Palestinian children in Gaza raise the Palestinian flag above buildings destroyed by Israeli occupation bombardment, reflecting resilience despite harsh conditions.
(QudsNen)
(QudsNen)
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💥When he heard the gunshot, it was still Christmas Eve!!!🎄
🎅 It's Almost Christmas @aceattorney.capcomusa.com !!!
🎅 It's Almost Christmas @aceattorney.capcomusa.com !!!
December 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥When he heard the gunshot, it was still Christmas Eve!!!🎄
🎅 It's Almost Christmas @aceattorney.capcomusa.com !!!
🎅 It's Almost Christmas @aceattorney.capcomusa.com !!!
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Annnddd… there it is
TII will be buying the 12 properties in Dartmouth Square
The homes sell anywhere from €1.35 - €2+ million without the incentive of a JR
In the end it was about money… nobody was surprised
TII will be buying the 12 properties in Dartmouth Square
The homes sell anywhere from €1.35 - €2+ million without the incentive of a JR
In the end it was about money… nobody was surprised
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Annnddd… there it is
TII will be buying the 12 properties in Dartmouth Square
The homes sell anywhere from €1.35 - €2+ million without the incentive of a JR
In the end it was about money… nobody was surprised
TII will be buying the 12 properties in Dartmouth Square
The homes sell anywhere from €1.35 - €2+ million without the incentive of a JR
In the end it was about money… nobody was surprised
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Gamers. It’s time
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Gamers. It’s time
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look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
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If you stopped wearing masks, you can start again anytime! At *least* while you’re traveling! Don’t ruin your holidays with covid or flu.
it’s an amazing time to wear a well-fitted face mask, preferably an N95
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If you stopped wearing masks, you can start again anytime! At *least* while you’re traveling! Don’t ruin your holidays with covid or flu.
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This is a wonderful summation of the beauty and value of human made art ❤️
December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is a wonderful summation of the beauty and value of human made art ❤️
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I am beginning to think the Irish government wants to see race riots
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I am beginning to think the Irish government wants to see race riots
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They would literally rather see anything than accept responsibility
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They would literally rather see anything than accept responsibility
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i've been thinking recently about why i have a reflexive dislike of the 'comedy needs balance' line, and i think it's because political comedy is the act of saying "hey, you're not mad, the world really does look like THIS", and that doesn't need "balancing" because *the rest of society* does that
December 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
i've been thinking recently about why i have a reflexive dislike of the 'comedy needs balance' line, and i think it's because political comedy is the act of saying "hey, you're not mad, the world really does look like THIS", and that doesn't need "balancing" because *the rest of society* does that
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RRC will not be taking a break this christmas! come join our beginner/intermediate xrd bracket this saturday, open to everyone with <150ms to germany!
challonge.com/RookieRC31
challonge.com/RookieRC31
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
RRC will not be taking a break this christmas! come join our beginner/intermediate xrd bracket this saturday, open to everyone with <150ms to germany!
challonge.com/RookieRC31
challonge.com/RookieRC31
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This kind of legal action against universities will chill the free speech of all who advocate for the rights of minoritised peoples. This was the bill’s intent. Lobbyists are already using it to shut down speech they don’t like.
Unless universities stand up strongly for ALL freedom of expression…
Unless universities stand up strongly for ALL freedom of expression…
Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
This kind of legal action against universities will chill the free speech of all who advocate for the rights of minoritised peoples. This was the bill’s intent. Lobbyists are already using it to shut down speech they don’t like.
Unless universities stand up strongly for ALL freedom of expression…
Unless universities stand up strongly for ALL freedom of expression…
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On David Walliams: The Daily Mail reveals that “showbusiness reporters at The Sun were told to drop negative stories about Walliams because both that newspaper and HarperCollins are owned by Rupert Murdoch's NewsUK, even sharing offices near London Bridge.”
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December 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
On David Walliams: The Daily Mail reveals that “showbusiness reporters at The Sun were told to drop negative stories about Walliams because both that newspaper and HarperCollins are owned by Rupert Murdoch's NewsUK, even sharing offices near London Bridge.”
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€50 would help Hammam and his family buy a tent - please donate or share
chuffed.org/project/1580...
chuffed.org/project/1580...
December 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
€50 would help Hammam and his family buy a tent - please donate or share
chuffed.org/project/1580...
chuffed.org/project/1580...
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.