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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 5h

We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 3h

in the annals of silicon valley startup pivots, "ok, fine, you can fuck the superintelligence" is one of the very funniest

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

ALTMAN, 10 months ago: "I'm proud that we don't do sexbots to juice profits."

www.reddit.com/r/artificial...

From the artificial community on Reddit: Sam Altman, 10 months ago: I'm proud that we don't do sexbots to juice profits

Explore this post and more from the artificial community

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 2h

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 2h

Who’s going to this thing? Want to stand around awkwardly with me??

(Note the song they used for this post - Kim Mitchell, Patio Lanterns!!)

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 6h

Can confirm

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Jake Goldsbie @jakegoldsbie.bsky.social · 14h

This is possibly the all-time funniest real answer to an interview question

Cheryl Hines clarifying her mutant husband only had a bit of his brain eaten by an actual worm

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spookillumi @illumi.meme · 13h

If you’re new to Bluesky, the only thing you need to know is that we go by prison rules so you have to go find the biggest account that you can and kill them to gain respect

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 6h

Why are people talking about new followers and starter packs, what’d I miss

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 12h

Bluesky 2023 when we had to reskeet ourselves 50 times a day so the other 9 people had something to read when they logged in

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 10h

bluesky got me hooked by showing me posts by people I like and follow on purpose

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Martin John @martinjohn.bsky.social · 15h

This meme made me laugh.

A meme with a character from Watchmen whose name I can’t remember, saying:

It is 1982. I am one year old. Tron bombs at the box office
It is 2010. I am
twenty-nine years old.
Tron bombs at the box office
It is 2025. I am
fourty-four years old.
Tron bombs at the box office

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Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier this year, after receiving emails from people in the throes of AI psychosis, I stayed in touch with one man as he journeyed to recovery.

I'm grateful to James that he was willing to go on record. He wanted people to know: humanlike chatbots are dangerous.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkGk...

He Lost His Mind Using ChatGPT. Then It Told Him to Contact Me.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

www.youtube.com

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 18h

Reminds me of when Andreessen Horowitz started putting out content and it was the most unreadable shit I’d ever come across

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 20h

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 20h

Elite sports-fan hateration makes this guy much more approachable

Now that’s evangelization!

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 23h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 20h

Relatable

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trick van treat @derek.bike · 22h

you know bluesky is for 38-year-olds because the website takes a little nap in the early afternoon

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 20h

Can confirm

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Crockett Houghton @crocketthoughton.bsky.social · 22h

Folks, I am currently in Canada, I just tried real maple syrup and I have to say: It’s true. Don’t let big syrup deceive you. The Canadians were right. Maple syrup is unbeatable.

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 20h

In this week’s newsletter: The most powerful women in banking!

Plus, my weekly roundup of journalism jobs

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The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Welcome to the Cutting Room Floor, a newsletter where I round up all my personal finance articles, put out exclusive content and interviews, and flag my favorite job listings in the media & marketing ...

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to my alma mater @mcgill.ca, #1 for the 21st year in a row!

Montreal bagels for everybody! 🥯

mcgill.ca/x/iD6

McGill tops Maclean’s rankings — again - McGill Reporter

McGill University has once again secured the top spot in Maclean’s annual ranking of Canadian medical doctoral universities

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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 1d

Pass

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...