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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2h

Fun fact: the dictionary app on your computer doesn't track your search terms.

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2h

"if the Trump administration succeeds in politicizing the BLS, TIPS won’t be protected against inflation. They’ll only be protected against inflation the administration is willing to admit is happening." Welcome to Venezuela @pkrugman.bsky.social - Ingots We Trust open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Ingots We Trust

Are soaring gold prices telling us something important?

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2h

Carbon removal is also done by plants. If you generate too much carbon that all the vegetation in the world is not enough, then burn less fuel and/or tax heavily those that do www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/07/1...

The Trump administration may cut funding for two major direct-air-capture plants

At least tens of millions of dollars are on the line for big carbon removal projects in Louisiana and Texas.

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2h

For example, Hellboy is not real. His creator is. So people want to know about Mike Mignola so much that there's even a documentary youtu.be/g49WEZsklow?...

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2h

Hollywood gossip has always been a feature for the business, not a bug. If Ava Gardner is unbelievably beautiful, people want to know of her crazy personal life (go read the great book) and feel some kind of comfort/sympathy/schadenfreude. Cartoons don't deliver that, so voice actors become famous.

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2h

The uncanny valley is a thing. Pixar has had the technology to create realistic movies for a while, but they sell cartoons. AI avatars will have their niche, but Hollywood appeal is real-life human travails -> They want to replace women with AI, by @lyz.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lyz/p/yo...

They want to replace women with AI

The 5-year anniversary of MYAM

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2h

The uncanny valley is a thing. Pixar has had the technology to create realistic movies for a while, but they sell cartoons. AI avatars will have their niche, but Hollywood appeal is real-life human travails -> They want to replace women with AI, by @lyz.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lyz/p/yo...

They want to replace women with AI

The 5-year anniversary of MYAM

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 3h

The problem with politics is that you celebrate before the fact. Milei spent a long time voicing (very creative) insults against the Left and Argentinian politicians in general. Then, when faced with the reality of governing a democracy with little patience, he confirms that it wasn't that easy.

The Economist @economist.com · 3h

The president’s economic team has decamped to Washington, trying desperately to confirm American support

The Argentine peso, and Javier Milei, are in trouble

The president’s economic team has decamped to Washington, trying desperately to confirm American support

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Ellis Rosen @ellisjrosen.bsky.social · 3h

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 4h

I hadn’t listened to @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev in a while. It’s totally worth it. His opinions on the economics of the “electric stack” are on point overcast.fm/+ABCcqQVwgb8

Manufacturing’s Future, The Electric Tech Stack, and Automation — "Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg

In this episode of Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg cover the transformation of global manufacturing, the rise of the electric tech stack, the landscape of jobs and economic policy, and the sta...

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 4h

The MAGA people making a fuss now about Bad Bunny must not be football fans. Otherwise, they would remember that the Super Bowl halftime show has featured Colombian-born (Shakira) and Venezuelan-born (Dudamel) artists. Benito is US-born, so suck it up.

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 6h

Fun fact: although “exotic”, Capybaras can be raised in farms without deforestation overcast.fm/+AAYs-4IIAYA

When cartels start to diversify — The Indicator from Planet Money

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 16h

love that we had a whole national reckoning over the media's coverage of Biden's advanced age and none of the scolds who High Horsed us can be bothered to spend even a minute reflecting on the fact that Trump has basically become Mr. Burns in the "Spruce Moose" episode of THE SIMPSONS

CNN @cnn.com · 17h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, Angelina was completely right. (I also read this comment elsewhere)

Screenshot of the movie Hackers, when Angelina Jolie’s character says that “RISC architecture is going to change everything “

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshot of the day: Localization. The Quick Pallet Maker desktop software is available in 9 different languages, including simplified Chinese.

A screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker in simplified Chinese

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re driving a Dacia, you better be listening to Dasha

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 1d

“Aaaaaaaaand nobody gives a shit🤣”—My son

#Pinks #ProudBlue #CharlieKirk

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

Why Aren’t We Partying Like It’s 1999? by @pkrugman.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Why Aren’t We Partying Like It’s 1999?

Fear, not hope, permeates today’s technology hype

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生田目和剛(Nabatame Kazutaka) @nabatamekazutaka.bsky.social · 1d

In front of Mishima Station
(2022)

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Álvaro Montoro @alvaromontoro.com · 2d

Everyone who confuses correlation with causation ends up dead.

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshots of the day: Warehouse items in Quick Pallet Maker. These screenshots show the different packaging components in the QPM desktop application, that are available through the Standard Cases and Pallets window.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application showing two lists of standard box sizes. The top list is for English unit boxes (inches and pounds) and the bottom list is for metric unit boxes (mm and kg).

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application showing a list of standard pallet sizes. At the bottom of the window there is a drawing of the selected pallet.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application showing a list of standard container sizes. At the bottom of the window there is a drawing of the selected container.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker software application showing a list of saved SKUs. Below that list there is another list with the available pallet configurations for each SKU.

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2d

There's a Banned Books section at @powells.bsky.social www.powells.com/books/banned...

Banned Books | Powell's Books

The Legendary Independent Bookstore

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2d

Screenshot of the day: Palletizing robot settings. Quick Pallet Maker can export the coordinates for the boxes on pallets for input with a machine that loads them automatically. This image shows the settings that include the loading order and x,y origin placement.

Screenshot of the Quick Pallet Maker packaging software application, showing the settings for the pallet robot export option.

Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 2d

NFL team owners are the most conservative bunch, who love making money, seeing their assets increase in price, and keeping left-leaning and racial politics out of the games. No idea why the Trump admin is picking a fight with them, besides kakistocracy www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...

Kristi Noem Warns ICE Will Be “All Over” 2026 Super Bowl, Slams NFL for Naming Bad Bunny Halftime Headliner

Earlier this week, Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski said agents would be in attendance during the big game.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 3d

"Fire all the pastry chefs from my bakery! I have obtained a case of Twinkies!"

Ya know, movie moguls have never been known for their brains but this particular stunt is foolish even by their low standards.

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Tomas Sancio @tsancio.bsky.social · 4d

Movies never killed theater. AI won't kill movies, either. But there will be discussions, of course.