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The point, though, is that the AI will be utterly indifferent to her husband, which she (I presume) wasn't. Whether she gets questions right doesn't matter for hell next to that.
the idea that a bunch of public writing and interviews are enough to create a virtual facsimile of your dead spouse is appalling. that's a very curated and edited version of someone. a small piece of a larger, complex picture.
October 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The point, though, is that the AI will be utterly indifferent to her husband, which she (I presume) wasn't. Whether she gets questions right doesn't matter for hell next to that.
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really annoying that Canada doesn't even have to burn down the White House because he's doing it himself
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
really annoying that Canada doesn't even have to burn down the White House because he's doing it himself
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this feels like something from a feminist satire of manhood
imagine your partner of 55 years saying he can't tell the difference between you and your clanker imposter
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
this feels like something from a feminist satire of manhood
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Britain sends small number of troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire
Britain sends small number of troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire
Defence secretary says UK will play ‘anchor role’ in US-led civil military coordination centre
British troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US.
The defence secretary, John Healey, announced the deployment of a small number of planning officers, including a senior commander, at an event on Monday night. He said the UK would play an “anchor role”. Ten days ago the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, said the UK had “no plans” to send soldiers to Gaza. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Britain sends small number of troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire
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Fourth-century AD bear mosaic from the co-rule of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (AD 161–169), Bulla Regia, Africa Proconsularis, Tunisia; courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #MosaicMonday
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Fourth-century AD bear mosaic from the co-rule of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (AD 161–169), Bulla Regia, Africa Proconsularis, Tunisia; courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #MosaicMonday
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Covenant House Vancouver has a donation matching campaign on now.
Over the last 5 years, they have helped over 500 youth find stable housing + they help over 160 youth every day with shelter, support, and safe space for youth to be themselves.
This month's @covenanthousebc.bsky.social guest post:
Over the last 5 years, they have helped over 500 youth find stable housing + they help over 160 youth every day with shelter, support, and safe space for youth to be themselves.
This month's @covenanthousebc.bsky.social guest post:
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October 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Covenant House Vancouver has a donation matching campaign on now.
Over the last 5 years, they have helped over 500 youth find stable housing + they help over 160 youth every day with shelter, support, and safe space for youth to be themselves.
This month's @covenanthousebc.bsky.social guest post:
Over the last 5 years, they have helped over 500 youth find stable housing + they help over 160 youth every day with shelter, support, and safe space for youth to be themselves.
This month's @covenanthousebc.bsky.social guest post:
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the other thing i’ll say here is i am a bit frustrated with the narrative of online radicalization that treats it as akin to brainwashing. it lets individuals, families and communities off the hook for the choices they make and the environments they foster
this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
October 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
the other thing i’ll say here is i am a bit frustrated with the narrative of online radicalization that treats it as akin to brainwashing. it lets individuals, families and communities off the hook for the choices they make and the environments they foster
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Starting a 2025 Q4 thread of not-evil* jobs in tech or using tech skills, which I'll reply to add to as I find new cool things over time
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Starting a 2025 Q4 thread of not-evil* jobs in tech or using tech skills, which I'll reply to add to as I find new cool things over time
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
*or minimally evil, as this is often the best we can hope for in these troubled times. Assessments based on nothing but my own vibes
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I guess I just feel like it should be a bigger deal that Penske Media owns the Golden Globes and ALSO Rolling Stone, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, GoldDerby, and Deadline, plus 20% of Vox Media
Scoop: Jay Penske, who owns the Golden Globes, is pitching far-right podcasters with a proposal that they spend upwards of $75,000 to boost their chances of winning this year's inaugural podcasting award.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
Penske and the Podcasters
Jay Penske’s Golden Globes are debuting a “Best Podcast” award—and documents obtained by Status show he’s trying to sell pricey packages that could boost the chances of right-wing extremists winning t...
www.status.news
October 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I guess I just feel like it should be a bigger deal that Penske Media owns the Golden Globes and ALSO Rolling Stone, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Indiewire, GoldDerby, and Deadline, plus 20% of Vox Media
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this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
October 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
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“The survivor of a US strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime in the nation”
How is he alive if his boat was “full of fentanyl.”🙄
How is he alive if his boat was “full of fentanyl.”🙄
Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime
He was released by authorities in the South American nation.
www.politico.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“The survivor of a US strike on a submersible vessel accused by the Trump administration of transporting drugs in the Caribbean was released by authorities in Ecuador after prosecutors said they had no evidence he committed a crime in the nation”
How is he alive if his boat was “full of fentanyl.”🙄
How is he alive if his boat was “full of fentanyl.”🙄
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for years, experts have warned of the dangers of running out of internet juice, the special juice that powers the internet. warnings that have mostly gone unheeded. until today
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
for years, experts have warned of the dangers of running out of internet juice, the special juice that powers the internet. warnings that have mostly gone unheeded. until today
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Trump: You get that visual allegory of my second term? Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin dystopian just like you asked.
October 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump: You get that visual allegory of my second term? Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin dystopian just like you asked.
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If this AWS outage doesn't get you thinking how going exclusively digital for IDs, Payments etc. is one of the reasons you should be avoiding it. I don't know how the average consumer will see it. Everyone saw it with Crowd strike last year too. We need change, now.
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
If this AWS outage doesn't get you thinking how going exclusively digital for IDs, Payments etc. is one of the reasons you should be avoiding it. I don't know how the average consumer will see it. Everyone saw it with Crowd strike last year too. We need change, now.
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Nostalgia loop: it’s time for Sony to get Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield back in their Spidey suits | Ben Child
Nostalgia loop: it’s time for Sony to get Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield back in their Spidey suits | Ben Child
Even if it ends up another multiversal tangle of familiar faces and recycled heartstrings, a film with the old Spider-Men might be Sony’s best hope of a box office hit, writes Ben Child
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nostalgia loop: it’s time for Sony to get Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield back in their Spidey suits | Ben Child
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pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
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Speaker of the House holding a formal presser to announce that Jesus is the king of everyone in the USA should be getting more attention
Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."
October 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Speaker of the House holding a formal presser to announce that Jesus is the king of everyone in the USA should be getting more attention
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This problem's getting bigger. Colombia just recalled their ambassador to the US. youtu.be/idqOsqURThc
October 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This problem's getting bigger. Colombia just recalled their ambassador to the US. youtu.be/idqOsqURThc
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So we are supposed to believe that Trump had proof that the survivors of his latest attack were narco terrorists, but then he let them go home?
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
So we are supposed to believe that Trump had proof that the survivors of his latest attack were narco terrorists, but then he let them go home?
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The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
www.stereogum.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The main achievement of the tech industry has been increasing the flow of money from people who make or do things to people who already have more money than they could spend in a hundred lifetimes
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Y'day, I was asked: Would you vote Green over a tactical vote to prevent Reform/Tory? That was last election's question. Today, we need to stop the right shift of almost all other parties. They think that's where voters are. Time to crowd on the (centre) left, wave & shout: "Hello! We're over here!"
October 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Y'day, I was asked: Would you vote Green over a tactical vote to prevent Reform/Tory? That was last election's question. Today, we need to stop the right shift of almost all other parties. They think that's where voters are. Time to crowd on the (centre) left, wave & shout: "Hello! We're over here!"
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Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight
Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight
Sight of 84% of people with form of age-related macular degeneration restored after being fitted with device
An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incurable sight loss to see again, opening up a potential “new era” in tackling blindness.
Doctors who implanted the sim card-shaped prosthetic device say it has helped many of the 38 elderly patients in the trial regain their ability to read letters, numbers and words. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Experts hail ‘remarkable’ success of electronic implant in restoring sight
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Karan Gokani’s sweet treats for Diwali – recipes
Karan Gokani’s sweet treats for Diwali – recipes
These ladoos are sweet, nutty morsels of dough perfect for sharing, while a quick Indian take on a bread pudding should be an instant hit
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Karan Gokani’s sweet treats for Diwali – recipes
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AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost
AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who have voiced concern over a new era of “poverty porn”.
“All over the place, people are using it,” said Noah Arnold, who works at Fairpicture, a Swiss-based organisation focused on promoting ethical imagery in global development. “Some are actively using AI imagery, and others, we know that they’re experimenting at least.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies