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People seem to be reacting to this clickbaity headline without reading the article, because this is not unusual or concerning. It applies only to work phones supplied by the employer. Many workplaces legally *must* keep records of employee communications.
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
Warning — what happens on your Android phone, doesn’t stay on your Android phone. Not if it's a work phone.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
People seem to be reacting to this clickbaity headline without reading the article, because this is not unusual or concerning. It applies only to work phones supplied by the employer. Many workplaces legally *must* keep records of employee communications.
I am pretty skeptical that what’s happening right now is a big divergence from what global politics were like previously.
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I am pretty skeptical that what’s happening right now is a big divergence from what global politics were like previously.
Watched Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Incredible looking movie; the set design, costumes, etc. are amazing. But I’m not sure it works that well as a story.
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Watched Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Incredible looking movie; the set design, costumes, etc. are amazing. But I’m not sure it works that well as a story.
Like all "AI is going to steal everyone's job" articles, this is just nonsense. If this is true (and it's not), about 17 million workers in the US would be on the verge of being unemployed, *more than triple* the current rate, and I'm sorry, this is just obviously not going to happen.
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Like all "AI is going to steal everyone's job" articles, this is just nonsense. If this is true (and it's not), about 17 million workers in the US would be on the verge of being unemployed, *more than triple* the current rate, and I'm sorry, this is just obviously not going to happen.
Decided to start a replay of Arkham City the other day, and that game still looks great. Another entry in my long-running "Video games have looked fine since the PS3 days" series. Basically anything designed for 1080p TVs instead of CRTs still looks good.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Decided to start a replay of Arkham City the other day, and that game still looks great. Another entry in my long-running "Video games have looked fine since the PS3 days" series. Basically anything designed for 1080p TVs instead of CRTs still looks good.
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Automated text generation has existed for decades. "Dead internet" is from 2016. Markov chain text generation dates to at least 1984. The incentives to algorithmicly generate web text have been around since before 2010. Huge swaths of the internet have been case for seo/advertising slop for decades.
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Automated text generation has existed for decades. "Dead internet" is from 2016. Markov chain text generation dates to at least 1984. The incentives to algorithmicly generate web text have been around since before 2010. Huge swaths of the internet have been case for seo/advertising slop for decades.
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Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
These aren't pedestrians, it shouldn't be legal for them to be on a sidewalk. Governments have got to start cracking down on this stuff. Heavy fines on any company that tries to pull this kind of thing.
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
These aren't pedestrians, it shouldn't be legal for them to be on a sidewalk. Governments have got to start cracking down on this stuff. Heavy fines on any company that tries to pull this kind of thing.
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i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
I finished Dispatch. Looks fantastic, but it's honestly barely a game. It's mostly a long series of barely-interactive cut scenes, and I just don't think the writing is good enough to justify that.
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I finished Dispatch. Looks fantastic, but it's honestly barely a game. It's mostly a long series of barely-interactive cut scenes, and I just don't think the writing is good enough to justify that.
Imogen Dragons is this anything send tweet
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Imogen Dragons is this anything send tweet
Pleased to see how many people are mentioning Lexx in the replies.
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Pleased to see how many people are mentioning Lexx in the replies.
The idea that songs created by generative models are letting more people write music makes about as much sense as claiming that taxis let more people run marathons. Showing up at the destination doesn't mean you did the work.
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The idea that songs created by generative models are letting more people write music makes about as much sense as claiming that taxis let more people run marathons. Showing up at the destination doesn't mean you did the work.
This is middle-aged dad-bait and I will not fall for it.
...
"The Light Before We Land" by The Delgados
"And You're Wondering How a Top Floor Could Replace Heaven" by City of Caterpillar
"Teen Age Riot" by Sonic Youth
"Worms of the Senses" by Refused
"Neighbourhood #1" by The Arcade Fire
...
"The Light Before We Land" by The Delgados
"And You're Wondering How a Top Floor Could Replace Heaven" by City of Caterpillar
"Teen Age Riot" by Sonic Youth
"Worms of the Senses" by Refused
"Neighbourhood #1" by The Arcade Fire
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is middle-aged dad-bait and I will not fall for it.
...
"The Light Before We Land" by The Delgados
"And You're Wondering How a Top Floor Could Replace Heaven" by City of Caterpillar
"Teen Age Riot" by Sonic Youth
"Worms of the Senses" by Refused
"Neighbourhood #1" by The Arcade Fire
...
"The Light Before We Land" by The Delgados
"And You're Wondering How a Top Floor Could Replace Heaven" by City of Caterpillar
"Teen Age Riot" by Sonic Youth
"Worms of the Senses" by Refused
"Neighbourhood #1" by The Arcade Fire
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The more that gerrymandering tries to squeeze more seats out a fixed pool of voters by lowering expected margins of victory, the more vulnerable it becomes to a wave in which the expectations are upset. There are self-interested reasons why many Republican incumbents haven't wanted to redistrict.
This race is close and, given how much Democrats outperformed the polls a few weeks ago, a win is actually possible.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
But even a narrow loss in a gerrymandered district Trump won by 22 points last year would be a sign of significant progress.
Emerson poll | 11/22-11/24 LV
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The more that gerrymandering tries to squeeze more seats out a fixed pool of voters by lowering expected margins of victory, the more vulnerable it becomes to a wave in which the expectations are upset. There are self-interested reasons why many Republican incumbents haven't wanted to redistrict.
So, uhhhh . . . The Name of the Rose is 500 pages of monks arguing about medieval religious orders? The more of this book I read, the more it feels like it was just an excuse for Eco to write down lists of things he knows. I've seen people praising this book for years, I was expecting a lot more.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
So, uhhhh . . . The Name of the Rose is 500 pages of monks arguing about medieval religious orders? The more of this book I read, the more it feels like it was just an excuse for Eco to write down lists of things he knows. I've seen people praising this book for years, I was expecting a lot more.
You could write a really good and interesting history of the Internet by cataloguing the evolution of cooking blogs over the past 15-ish years.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
You could write a really good and interesting history of the Internet by cataloguing the evolution of cooking blogs over the past 15-ish years.
Man, there are so many viral posts about complex topics where, if you take 30 seconds to look up who the author is, it's immediately apparent you're dealing with someone who has no idea what they're talking about. Folks have got to engage the critical faculties a bit before hitting "retweet".
Okay let’s start with the extremely punchy headline. Fraud! Wow okay. Machine intelligence! Huh what’s the about! Who is this author?
I’m not saying people outside complex domains can’t comment on them but I can say the CEO of a Sri Lankan pet relocation company isn’t a domain expert on NVIDIA.
I’m not saying people outside complex domains can’t comment on them but I can say the CEO of a Sri Lankan pet relocation company isn’t a domain expert on NVIDIA.
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Man, there are so many viral posts about complex topics where, if you take 30 seconds to look up who the author is, it's immediately apparent you're dealing with someone who has no idea what they're talking about. Folks have got to engage the critical faculties a bit before hitting "retweet".
CBS News once Bari Weiss is done with it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
CBS News once Bari Weiss is done with it.
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
Asking whether a statistical model can be "conscious" makes as much sense as asking whether Excel could develop diabetes. Math does not have biological functions.
Is ChatGPT Conscious?
Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something.
nymag.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Asking whether a statistical model can be "conscious" makes as much sense as asking whether Excel could develop diabetes. Math does not have biological functions.
I've been playing Dispatch, the Telltale-style superhero game, and the one thing that really does not come across in the marketing material is how horny this game is. The amount of nudity and sex jokes in this game is, like, way more than any other game I've played.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I've been playing Dispatch, the Telltale-style superhero game, and the one thing that really does not come across in the marketing material is how horny this game is. The amount of nudity and sex jokes in this game is, like, way more than any other game I've played.
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Farthest Frontier rolling out one of those excellent "only in games" patch notes.
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Farthest Frontier rolling out one of those excellent "only in games" patch notes.
I guess since we're all ranking the Star Wars movies I may as well post mine:
1. First Contact
2. Beyond
3. Wrath of Khan
4. Into Darkness
5. The Undiscovered Country
6. The Voyage Home
7. The Search for Spock
8. Insurrection
9. Generations
10. Nemesis
11. The Final Frontier
12. Section 31
1. First Contact
2. Beyond
3. Wrath of Khan
4. Into Darkness
5. The Undiscovered Country
6. The Voyage Home
7. The Search for Spock
8. Insurrection
9. Generations
10. Nemesis
11. The Final Frontier
12. Section 31
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I guess since we're all ranking the Star Wars movies I may as well post mine:
1. First Contact
2. Beyond
3. Wrath of Khan
4. Into Darkness
5. The Undiscovered Country
6. The Voyage Home
7. The Search for Spock
8. Insurrection
9. Generations
10. Nemesis
11. The Final Frontier
12. Section 31
1. First Contact
2. Beyond
3. Wrath of Khan
4. Into Darkness
5. The Undiscovered Country
6. The Voyage Home
7. The Search for Spock
8. Insurrection
9. Generations
10. Nemesis
11. The Final Frontier
12. Section 31