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📢 ISO OF LARIAN WORKERS 📢
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
December 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 ISO OF LARIAN WORKERS 📢
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
I HIGHLY doubt everyone at Larian is OK with Gen A/I.
If you work (or worked) for Larian, my DMs are open to you.
I’m a journalist and I’m happy to talk about and/or publish anonymously your thoughts on this.
If so, I’ll do a full piece about this.
🔁 RTs Appreciated! 🔁
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'only 17 per cent of staff have been guaranteed the living wage' and yet the 'the interim CEO, Jeremy Silver, told the strike organisers that they ‘don’t live in a real world’?'
Pathetic. The British Library is a wonder of the modern world - why can't its management act like it?
Pathetic. The British Library is a wonder of the modern world - why can't its management act like it?
British Library staff asked for a decent pay. Instead they got ‘a few money-saving present ideas’, such as ‘consider not giving presents this holiday season’. They are on strike this week. I wrote about it for @lrb.co.uk. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...
Anna Aslanyan | On the Picket Line
On Monday morning, more than a hundred people formed a picket line outside one of the entrances to the British Library...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
'only 17 per cent of staff have been guaranteed the living wage' and yet the 'the interim CEO, Jeremy Silver, told the strike organisers that they ‘don’t live in a real world’?'
Pathetic. The British Library is a wonder of the modern world - why can't its management act like it?
Pathetic. The British Library is a wonder of the modern world - why can't its management act like it?
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The Jólakötturinn, or the Yule Cat is a monstrously large creature from Icelandic folklore that is said to roam the snowy countryside during Christmas, with a particular appetite for anyone who has not received new clothes before Christmas Eve or who did not wear them.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Jólakötturinn, or the Yule Cat is a monstrously large creature from Icelandic folklore that is said to roam the snowy countryside during Christmas, with a particular appetite for anyone who has not received new clothes before Christmas Eve or who did not wear them.
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*guffawing american* that could mean anything
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
*guffawing american* that could mean anything
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I'm reposting this not for doomerism purposes but because she talks about some ways that you can identify AI images, which people who follow me may or may not already know about
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I'm reposting this not for doomerism purposes but because she talks about some ways that you can identify AI images, which people who follow me may or may not already know about
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If you get your groceries anywhere other than Walmart, Trump and his cronies have ensured you're paying a higher price for your Lays, Gatorade, and Pepsi
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you get your groceries anywhere other than Walmart, Trump and his cronies have ensured you're paying a higher price for your Lays, Gatorade, and Pepsi
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Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
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Hey you! Stop playing Fortnite!
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hey you! Stop playing Fortnite!
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This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
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RAM is expensive right now, but RAMming your car into an AI data center is free*
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
RAM is expensive right now, but RAMming your car into an AI data center is free*
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
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"ohhhhhhh I thought you said big neutrals"
—Gandalf the Beige
—Gandalf the Beige
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"ohhhhhhh I thought you said big neutrals"
—Gandalf the Beige
—Gandalf the Beige
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one of the funnier aspects to the AI backlash is the fact that they're negatively polarizing much of the tech enthusiast demographic against them by making hobbyist PC building functionally unaffordable
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
one of the funnier aspects to the AI backlash is the fact that they're negatively polarizing much of the tech enthusiast demographic against them by making hobbyist PC building functionally unaffordable
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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Realized it’s been a while since I posted my Bronze Age Fellowship of the Ring so here the lads are again
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Realized it’s been a while since I posted my Bronze Age Fellowship of the Ring so here the lads are again
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I'm levelling up yet again today, and, as is tradition, I'd ask for some sharing of my art. :)
Photos of your pets in comments are also very welcome!
Photos of your pets in comments are also very welcome!
December 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm levelling up yet again today, and, as is tradition, I'd ask for some sharing of my art. :)
Photos of your pets in comments are also very welcome!
Photos of your pets in comments are also very welcome!
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When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
Me to same owl handler: "Owls are super wise, right? They read loads of highbrow Russian literature and stuff, don't they?"
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
Owl handler: "No, they actually have very tiny brains, due to the hugeness of their eyes. In reality they are one of the thickest animals you could ever meet."
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When I volunteered at the Austin Nature & Science Center 300 years ago, this was phrased to me as "their heads are full of optic nerves & murder. There's no room for anything else."
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"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
support fill the dishes — My Grandfather's Cat
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
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we ought to tame bears the way we did dogs. then create a sort of ethical bear-pug the size of a man
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
we ought to tame bears the way we did dogs. then create a sort of ethical bear-pug the size of a man
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Good morning everyone 2D Gorillaz nonbinary everything is good in the world
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Good morning everyone 2D Gorillaz nonbinary everything is good in the world
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There’s an urgent need for blood in the aftermath of the Brown University shooting
If you can give, please do
If you can’t, please spread the word
Its terrifying to think how bad this shooting might be if they need an urgent call for blood, but the more people donating the more lives we can save
If you can give, please do
If you can’t, please spread the word
Its terrifying to think how bad this shooting might be if they need an urgent call for blood, but the more people donating the more lives we can save
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
There’s an urgent need for blood in the aftermath of the Brown University shooting
If you can give, please do
If you can’t, please spread the word
Its terrifying to think how bad this shooting might be if they need an urgent call for blood, but the more people donating the more lives we can save
If you can give, please do
If you can’t, please spread the word
Its terrifying to think how bad this shooting might be if they need an urgent call for blood, but the more people donating the more lives we can save