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I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.

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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · Oct 16

Weekly reminder

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah, that’s a good point. On a business level it doesn’t even make sense

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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 8h

it's also a private market story. openai and anthropic are private companies, they have a lot of investors- including indirect retail investors, who invest through funding vehicles- but they don't have to make disclosures and if the bubble bursts, those investors will have a lot more trouble suing

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 10h

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 10h

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 8h

It’s brutal

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 8h

Anyway, the Dubai Financial Services Authority published a consultation on its crypto rules. If that’s your kink. dfsaen.thomsonreuters.com/sites/defaul...

dfsaen.thomsonreuters.com

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 8h

For my sins I’ve had to read up on the state of crypto regs recently and it would be really helpful if there was at a common naming convention for the various token types.

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 9h

Yeah, that really should be taken much more seriously as a warning shot

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 9h

I think the bigger worry really should be how the GOP handles losing. My money is on “not well”

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 9h

As an aside - I cannot wait to see how poorly that tech reporter jabrnoni, who thought an early version of ChatGPT fell with with him, handled the erotic features

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 9h

Oh, I still think she probably wins but she’s trying her hardest not to

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 9h

I admire her dedication to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 9h

I think the bigger issue is if the GOP will accept the results

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 9h

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

Between this and the IP violations, Microsoft has really hitched its wagon to a perpetual lawsuit machine

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

I like the idea that he cracked the secret that China is intentionally not buying US soybeans.

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny

Reuters @reuters.com · 10h

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

Hey, I had Flutie fever

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 10h

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday.

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

C-GZPT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Flight status, tracking, and historical data for C-GZPT including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.

www.flightaware.com

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, that’s a pretty big win

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve never really cared much about college football but it seems like whole playoff thing really has taken the stakes out of the regular season.

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 12h

Neat

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 12h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 12h

These people are not going to magically become normal if they lose an election

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 12h

We all want Doris back and he’s great that he can practice wirh the team. but rushing back for the autumn internationals without even any club match time under his belt seems dubious www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/...

Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 12h

Thank Christ

Rugby News + @rugbynewsplus.bsky.social · 15h

Leinster to play home European pool games at the Aviva Stadium - The Irish Times (✍️@IrishTimesRugby) #Leinster #AvivaStadium #EuropeanRugby

Leinster to play home European pool games at the Aviva Stadium - The Irish Times

Leinster to play home European pool games at the Aviva Stadium The Irish Times

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