Dork Academia otter
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In the War on Empathy, I am choosing to fight on the side of empathy. Opinions are my own & definitely do not reflect those of my workplace.
Given the bad faith actors on here, unless I know you or we share a mutual, I will probably block you. Sorry.
Given the bad faith actors on here, unless I know you or we share a mutual, I will probably block you. Sorry.
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I should warn my followers that most of the ALL CAPS thing I poast in the next days are things I want to say IRL but for the sake of peace cannot
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AI could never in a million years achieve this level of magnificent playful and charming weirdness. Human creativity is a treasure.
Reminded this evening of the first (AND STILL GREATEST) TikTok I ever saw 😃
Tik Tok Mr. Sandman Cat
YouTube video by TehWaffal
youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
AI could never in a million years achieve this level of magnificent playful and charming weirdness. Human creativity is a treasure.
Meet the Beet-Les.
They Might Be Beats: good-good band name too-also!
Whatever stress your Thanksgiving may bring, at least you're not this woman on Threads who is now frantically searching for an open store so she can buy green beans that aren't beets.
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Meet the Beet-Les.
“NO TIME TO EXPLAIN, GET IN THE D*CK”
If I’m spending $100k on personal vehicle it should be a giant penis.
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“NO TIME TO EXPLAIN, GET IN THE D*CK”
Okay I absolutely do not trust these not to drown you
Human washing machine pods are going on sale to the general public in Japan, could be in homes soon.
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Soon, you could have a pod that washes your body for you in your home bathroom.
soranews24.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Okay I absolutely do not trust these not to drown you
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Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not wanting to disappoint you so much that it lies is the last quality I want in a computer.
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Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Please enjoy my teenager’s charcu-turkey
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The turkey wing ark clam is native to the Americas over a broad range from N. Carolina to Brazil, and has invaded the coasts of Europe! A very adaptable filter feeder, attaching itself to hard substrate with byssal threads. They sometimes hitchhike into aquaria on live rock this way! (321)
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The turkey wing ark clam is native to the Americas over a broad range from N. Carolina to Brazil, and has invaded the coasts of Europe! A very adaptable filter feeder, attaching itself to hard substrate with byssal threads. They sometimes hitchhike into aquaria on live rock this way! (321)
I am a college professor and there’s a fair chance I could be stripped of tenure and fired for calling a student “stupid”
It's easy to be numb because it's par for the course nowadays, but repeatedly calling a reporter who asks a reasonable question "stupid" is conduct unbecoming for a small-town mayor, let alone the President of the United States.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
The press exists to play a watchdog role, not be a supplicant.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I am a college professor and there’s a fair chance I could be stripped of tenure and fired for calling a student “stupid”
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Well, this sucks. Maybe I only read stuff written before 2022
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Well, this sucks. Maybe I only read stuff written before 2022
If you don’t know, you’ll laugh when you find out
The escape vehicle had a giant “S” on each door, the hood, and the trunk. It fled the scene with overwhelming haste. Eye witnesses said of the scene “wow, look at that S car go”
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you don’t know, you’ll laugh when you find out
Some guy, meeting a lesbian couple with kids: “so which one of you is the wire mother and which one of you is the cloth mother?”
everyone hammered at the dinner table and wire mother isn't having any of cloth mother's bullshit
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Some guy, meeting a lesbian couple with kids: “so which one of you is the wire mother and which one of you is the cloth mother?”
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Where were the reviewers on this? I’d have never let something that sloppy pass
Is this another case of “money talks” or “Important People get a pass”?
Is this another case of “money talks” or “Important People get a pass”?
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Where were the reviewers on this? I’d have never let something that sloppy pass
Is this another case of “money talks” or “Important People get a pass”?
Is this another case of “money talks” or “Important People get a pass”?
🚨raw milk discourse! This is not a drill🚨
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🚨raw milk discourse! This is not a drill🚨
Quiet.
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Quiet.
Another case of some jerk who would rather poop on other people’s enjoyment than just keep their mouths shut
If I weren’t so anti-bullying, I’d say there are people who needed to be shoved into lockers more back in high school
If I weren’t so anti-bullying, I’d say there are people who needed to be shoved into lockers more back in high school
JD Vance: "How many of you really like turkey?"
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Another case of some jerk who would rather poop on other people’s enjoyment than just keep their mouths shut
If I weren’t so anti-bullying, I’d say there are people who needed to be shoved into lockers more back in high school
If I weren’t so anti-bullying, I’d say there are people who needed to be shoved into lockers more back in high school
All right fine maybe it’ll work this time (post something random or you’ll have an awful December
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
All right fine maybe it’ll work this time (post something random or you’ll have an awful December
So, what does AI Thanksgiving dinner taste like? Slop?
Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So, what does AI Thanksgiving dinner taste like? Slop?
Time is a flat circle
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Time is a flat circle
We have 70, 80, or if we’re lucky, 90 years on this earth. We should get to have “work life balance” tip towards life.
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We have 70, 80, or if we’re lucky, 90 years on this earth. We should get to have “work life balance” tip towards life.
Damnsight better than talking politics
Thanksgiving Conversation Devolves Into Just Stating Things Dog Is Currently Doing https://theonion.com/thanksgiving-conversation-devolves-into-just-stating-th-1840069525/
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Damnsight better than talking politics
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Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
This is just what being an anxious person is
November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is just what being an anxious person is