turzaak
@turzaak.bsky.social
Mechanical Engineer who knows too much EE (and now CS) for their own good.
I build robots.*
*robots may or may not be apocalyptic in nature
I build robots.*
*robots may or may not be apocalyptic in nature
Suddenly, the Torment Nexus sounds reasonable.
Again,
December 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Suddenly, the Torment Nexus sounds reasonable.
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Ngl I still use IG and occasionally threads because it still organically shows me things like Kazuha performing Jungkook’s part in Standing Next to You in a velour suit. Whereas everyone on this site is 38 and doesn’t understand a word I just said.
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Ngl I still use IG and occasionally threads because it still organically shows me things like Kazuha performing Jungkook’s part in Standing Next to You in a velour suit. Whereas everyone on this site is 38 and doesn’t understand a word I just said.
Thanks I hate it. <affectionate>
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thanks I hate it. <affectionate>
The older I get, the more I believe A Christmas Carol is just perpetually relevant and perpetually misunderstood by culture at large.
December 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The older I get, the more I believe A Christmas Carol is just perpetually relevant and perpetually misunderstood by culture at large.
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IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
How much are you going to pay doctors?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Half the amount that everyone currently pays could provide universal healthcare. Private health companies don’t need to exist. Eliminate them. And use your collective buying power and economies of scale to get it done. Every cent of their profit is healthcare denied.
December 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE
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you could make an anime out of this
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
you could make an anime out of this
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This story is amazing and if, God forbid, journalism collapses, someone should absolutely hire the entire WSJ tech newsroom as their red team, but especially Katherine
If I haven't responded to your email, it's because I was first convincing an AI vending machine that it exists in the basement of Moscow State University in 1962 and then executing a boardroom coup against its AI CEO.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This story is amazing and if, God forbid, journalism collapses, someone should absolutely hire the entire WSJ tech newsroom as their red team, but especially Katherine
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randomly thinking about the shinzo abe assassination, that guy hated him so much he basically created a unique one use only weapon to kill him; that's the kind of shit that only happens in epic mythology and for final bosses
November 7, 2024 at 7:30 PM
randomly thinking about the shinzo abe assassination, that guy hated him so much he basically created a unique one use only weapon to kill him; that's the kind of shit that only happens in epic mythology and for final bosses
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Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
December 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
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Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not now, haunted Victorian shoes
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"Wind broke time" is the perfect way to close out 2025 (no alt text but it's a screenshot of groups.google.com/a/list.nist.... )
December 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Wind broke time" is the perfect way to close out 2025 (no alt text but it's a screenshot of groups.google.com/a/list.nist.... )
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Advice to all writers from my most fucked up character.
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Advice to all writers from my most fucked up character.
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You start to get cynical & bitter & then you find out one of your state's snow plows this year is named Clearopathra & you remember there is no limit to human brilliance
December 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
You start to get cynical & bitter & then you find out one of your state's snow plows this year is named Clearopathra & you remember there is no limit to human brilliance
I do enjoy some good policy wonkery.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I do enjoy some good policy wonkery.
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Here in Delaware we have a statue of Thomas Garrett, a white man found guilty of obstructing the recapture of fugitives from slavery – ordered to pay damages to the point of ruin for it.
We don't, to my knowledge, have any statues celebrating the judges or jury members who found him guilty.
We don't, to my knowledge, have any statues celebrating the judges or jury members who found him guilty.
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Here in Delaware we have a statue of Thomas Garrett, a white man found guilty of obstructing the recapture of fugitives from slavery – ordered to pay damages to the point of ruin for it.
We don't, to my knowledge, have any statues celebrating the judges or jury members who found him guilty.
We don't, to my knowledge, have any statues celebrating the judges or jury members who found him guilty.
In some cases, fire is, in fact, bad.
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In some cases, fire is, in fact, bad.
Well, I needed an excuse to make that TomboyX order. If me buying compression tops and fucks with these fuckers' heads makes it easier for a trans kid to get a binder, then I'm opening my goddamn wallet.
In addition to this administration trying to kill kids, and they're also coming for our binders? OUR BINDERS.
December 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Well, I needed an excuse to make that TomboyX order. If me buying compression tops and fucks with these fuckers' heads makes it easier for a trans kid to get a binder, then I'm opening my goddamn wallet.
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I love the fucking internet, part 972964386: "One Night In Bangkok" arranged and performed as a 16th century chanson. youtu.be/i3jHv0GZB9U?...
One Night in Bangkok but it's a 16th century chanson
YouTube video by Jonasquin
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I love the fucking internet, part 972964386: "One Night In Bangkok" arranged and performed as a 16th century chanson. youtu.be/i3jHv0GZB9U?...
Honestly, the weirdest part is that the oil is actually in the country *nextdoor*.
well, nice to be able to skip the “this war isn’t for oil, how dare you” phase of things this time around
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Honestly, the weirdest part is that the oil is actually in the country *nextdoor*.
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This headline got me all exited that Elizabeth Warren was going to fight The Batman.
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This headline got me all exited that Elizabeth Warren was going to fight The Batman.
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This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
What are the decent Spotify alternatives these days?
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
What are the decent Spotify alternatives these days?
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The Massachusetts church in question here is Saint Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, and the "ICE was here" sign comes from their reverend, Rev. Stephen Josoma.
It's not enough for AltNPS to not cite a source. They can't even give the reverend himself the credit he deserves!
It's not enough for AltNPS to not cite a source. They can't even give the reverend himself the credit he deserves!
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Massachusetts church in question here is Saint Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, and the "ICE was here" sign comes from their reverend, Rev. Stephen Josoma.
It's not enough for AltNPS to not cite a source. They can't even give the reverend himself the credit he deserves!
It's not enough for AltNPS to not cite a source. They can't even give the reverend himself the credit he deserves!
So things like this have been on the runway for at least 2 years. It's just finally getting turned on.
But the industry has been planning on the AI lines for quite some time. Now they can just bring those online and take the current ones down for retooling without a drop in production.
But the industry has been planning on the AI lines for quite some time. Now they can just bring those online and take the current ones down for retooling without a drop in production.
This is like if Tyson stopped selling consumer chicken. RAM is about to cost as much as a brand new pc. The cost of everything from tablets, to phones, to laptops will skyrocket. All because AI data centers are consuming all the available RAM they can get.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
Crucial memory will soon be a memory itself as Micron abandons consumers in favor of AI data centers
The RAM crisis is just getting started.
www.pcgamer.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
So things like this have been on the runway for at least 2 years. It's just finally getting turned on.
But the industry has been planning on the AI lines for quite some time. Now they can just bring those online and take the current ones down for retooling without a drop in production.
But the industry has been planning on the AI lines for quite some time. Now they can just bring those online and take the current ones down for retooling without a drop in production.