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Has there ever been a technology in which the builders have cathected as much simultaneous Eros & Thanatos as AI?
Nuclear contained as much (indeed more) Thanatos, but not nearly as much Eros. The Internet, as antidote to the Bomb, was the reverse.
But AI strikes me as a unique double peak.
Nuclear contained as much (indeed more) Thanatos, but not nearly as much Eros. The Internet, as antidote to the Bomb, was the reverse.
But AI strikes me as a unique double peak.
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Has there ever been a technology in which the builders have cathected as much simultaneous Eros & Thanatos as AI?
Nuclear contained as much (indeed more) Thanatos, but not nearly as much Eros. The Internet, as antidote to the Bomb, was the reverse.
But AI strikes me as a unique double peak.
Nuclear contained as much (indeed more) Thanatos, but not nearly as much Eros. The Internet, as antidote to the Bomb, was the reverse.
But AI strikes me as a unique double peak.
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"What if the golden calf could sing about Christ?"
'American Idol' comes to Jesus: How the show is embracing faith-based music and building a new audience
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'American Idol' Comes to Jesus, Finds Rebirth in Faith-Based Music
'American Idol' is turning to faith music, creating new stars and building a new audience.
www.rollingstone.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"What if the golden calf could sing about Christ?"
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…I honestly thought this was a joke.
Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
Trump just announced his own Hunger Games
In case you needed a reminder that we're living in a fascist hellscape.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
…I honestly thought this was a joke.
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The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
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the "Kubrick Stare" is one of Stanley Kubrick's most recognizable directorial techniques, a method of shot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that the character in question is at the peak of their derangement
December 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
the "Kubrick Stare" is one of Stanley Kubrick's most recognizable directorial techniques, a method of shot composition where a character stares at the camera with a forward tilt, to convey to the audience that the character in question is at the peak of their derangement
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Please bear witness to my humanity and take some small portion of it for yourself. Return the favor to someone else later when you can.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Please bear witness to my humanity and take some small portion of it for yourself. Return the favor to someone else later when you can.
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orbooks.com/catalog/we-h...
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A podcast asked me to record a voice note about my prediction for 2026 and here it is.
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A podcast asked me to record a voice note about my prediction for 2026 and here it is.
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none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
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if I see another academic describe LLMs - a tech owned by a small elite of white billionaires, built from extracting data from humans and minerals from the earth, and refined by the labor of underpaid workers in the global south - as an ‘important tool for decolonization’ I may simply just explode
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
if I see another academic describe LLMs - a tech owned by a small elite of white billionaires, built from extracting data from humans and minerals from the earth, and refined by the labor of underpaid workers in the global south - as an ‘important tool for decolonization’ I may simply just explode
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perhaps "everyone is 12" gave people too much credit
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
perhaps "everyone is 12" gave people too much credit
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
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it's almost as if Japanese animation had been a part of American popular culture for decades at that point
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
it's almost as if Japanese animation had been a part of American popular culture for decades at that point
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lol
This was the official objection, from Maxwell Rice, a former Republican candidate for #IL09, who filed objections to several candidates this cycle
The hearing was this morning at 9 a.m.
The hearing was this morning at 9 a.m.
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
lol
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You can also get fucked up on Harlock whisky or Tetsuro wine or Maetel beer if that's more your speed.
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You can also get fucked up on Harlock whisky or Tetsuro wine or Maetel beer if that's more your speed.
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Imagine getting fucked up on the Maetel liquor
Deux bouteilles de Whisky estampillées Galaxy Express 999 seront prochainement disponibles à la vente (via un système de loterie étant donné les faibles quantités disponibles). 1/3
#LeijiMatsumoto #松本零士 #Leijiverse #Albator #Harlock #ハーロック #Arcadia #アルカディア #Maetel #メーテル #GalaxyExpress999 #銀河鉄道999
#LeijiMatsumoto #松本零士 #Leijiverse #Albator #Harlock #ハーロック #Arcadia #アルカディア #Maetel #メーテル #GalaxyExpress999 #銀河鉄道999
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Imagine getting fucked up on the Maetel liquor
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repost if you’ve had your coffee now and you
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
repost if you’ve had your coffee now and you
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I was just trying to play some Pokemon Snap...
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I was just trying to play some Pokemon Snap...
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Saw a new poetry collection by Shuji Terayama with this cover and guffawed. Then I learned why a famed anime director curated his work.
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Saw a new poetry collection by Shuji Terayama with this cover and guffawed. Then I learned why a famed anime director curated his work.
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Spot Alan Moore in his 6th form Northampton Grammar School photo, taken two days before he was expelled
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Spot Alan Moore in his 6th form Northampton Grammar School photo, taken two days before he was expelled
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Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Vinland Saga, Pet Anime
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
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look i think if your bomb ends up being uxo in lebanon it belongs to lebanon now
November 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
look i think if your bomb ends up being uxo in lebanon it belongs to lebanon now
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There’s a YouTube channel that just repeatedly posts quiet, somber mood music with a still image of a moody, desolate street. From what I can tell, most of them are nearly identical. They have titles like “you need to sleep” and “it’s late, go to bed”
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
There’s a YouTube channel that just repeatedly posts quiet, somber mood music with a still image of a moody, desolate street. From what I can tell, most of them are nearly identical. They have titles like “you need to sleep” and “it’s late, go to bed”
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BWAHAHAHAHAHA
I remain convinced that Amazon did not get permission to do this and as soon as the licensor got back into the office, some strongly worded emails were SENT
I remain convinced that Amazon did not get permission to do this and as soon as the licensor got back into the office, some strongly worded emails were SENT
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
I remain convinced that Amazon did not get permission to do this and as soon as the licensor got back into the office, some strongly worded emails were SENT
I remain convinced that Amazon did not get permission to do this and as soon as the licensor got back into the office, some strongly worded emails were SENT
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The reason why this hurts so much is because every dubbing studio in the Los Angeles area has been hit with at least one wave of layoffs or a significant reduction in the amount of contractors that have been hired.
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The reason why this hurts so much is because every dubbing studio in the Los Angeles area has been hit with at least one wave of layoffs or a significant reduction in the amount of contractors that have been hired.
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
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