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My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
I’m not on twitter/x anymore but I still have a threads account & it is so full of AI slop & disinformation - like an online national enquirer. I don’t understand why valid companies or brands are on there and not here. There may be junk here but it’s not force fed & easy to block.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I’m not on twitter/x anymore but I still have a threads account & it is so full of AI slop & disinformation - like an online national enquirer. I don’t understand why valid companies or brands are on there and not here. There may be junk here but it’s not force fed & easy to block.
What a phenomenal talent Steve Cropper was - coauthor of Green Onions, Sitting On The Dock of The Bay, Midnight Hour
Steve Cropper - The AMAZING Story Behind "Green Onions"
YouTube video by Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum
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December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What a phenomenal talent Steve Cropper was - coauthor of Green Onions, Sitting On The Dock of The Bay, Midnight Hour
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Yeesh. Look at the thousands of kids who died before vaccines were available: 1,822 deaths from diptheria; >4,000 from pertussis (whooping cough); 400 from measles; 3,292 from polio; 472 from tetanus; 24 from rubella.
Is this what we're going back to?
Is this what we're going back to?
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Yeesh. Look at the thousands of kids who died before vaccines were available: 1,822 deaths from diptheria; >4,000 from pertussis (whooping cough); 400 from measles; 3,292 from polio; 472 from tetanus; 24 from rubella.
Is this what we're going back to?
Is this what we're going back to?
Brilliant & very much worth 35 minutes of your time - Cory Doctorow nails the corrupt marriage of technology & politics
Future Knowledge | Enshittification
The internet wasn’t ruined by accident—it was ruined on purpose. In this episode, Cory Doctorow joins us to break down enshittification, his term for the slow, deliberate process that transformed a...
futureknowledge.transistor.fm
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Brilliant & very much worth 35 minutes of your time - Cory Doctorow nails the corrupt marriage of technology & politics
This is a letter to the editor after the death of the great Tom Stoppard. From: www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This is a letter to the editor after the death of the great Tom Stoppard. From: www.thetimes.com/comment/lett...
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BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
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“Paths of Glory”.
December 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“Paths of Glory”.
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New at Media Nation: A New York Times gift-link bacchanalia, from the hazards of AI to an aging Trump to chatty cats. dankennedy.net/2025/11/30/a...
A New York Times gift-link bacchanalia, from the hazards of AI to an aging Trump to chatty cats
Here we go again. It’s the last day of the month, and I haven’t shared all of my gift links to The New York Times. Use ’em or lose ’em. These should continue to work for some time to co…
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November 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New at Media Nation: A New York Times gift-link bacchanalia, from the hazards of AI to an aging Trump to chatty cats. dankennedy.net/2025/11/30/a...
Does this sound familiar? "many of them committed genocide out of what they perversely believed to be professional obligation"
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At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo
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November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Does this sound familiar? "many of them committed genocide out of what they perversely believed to be professional obligation"
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This cast! www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
The only mistake is not hiring Daveed Diggs to play Lafayette.
The only mistake is not hiring Daveed Diggs to play Lafayette.
Paul Giamatti Can’t Leave John Adams Alone: Who Plays Who in Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’
Laura Linney is among the huge A-list cast, but she’s not playing Giamatti’s wife Abigal Adams this time — Claire Danes is.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This cast! www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t...
The only mistake is not hiring Daveed Diggs to play Lafayette.
The only mistake is not hiring Daveed Diggs to play Lafayette.
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70 years young 🥂
Happy Birthday to William Michael Albert Broad aka Billy Idol, born on this day in 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Generation X (Billy Idol)- Save My Life (Live At The Marquee)
#punk #punks #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #punkrock #billyIdol #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Happy Birthday to William Michael Albert Broad aka Billy Idol, born on this day in 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Generation X (Billy Idol)- Save My Life (Live At The Marquee)
#punk #punks #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #punkrock #billyIdol #history #punkrockhistory #otd
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
70 years young 🥂
Happy Birthday to William Michael Albert Broad aka Billy Idol, born on this day in 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Generation X (Billy Idol)- Save My Life (Live At The Marquee)
#punk #punks #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #punkrock #billyIdol #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Happy Birthday to William Michael Albert Broad aka Billy Idol, born on this day in 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Generation X (Billy Idol)- Save My Life (Live At The Marquee)
#punk #punks #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #punkrock #billyIdol #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Ok bring that back right damn now what the fuck
Ben & Jerry's Roasted & Toasted (2015-2016): This Wal-Mart exclusive consisted of *dark* chocolate ice cream loaded with fudge chunks, fudge-covered roasted almonds, and a toasted marshmallow swirl.
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Ok bring that back right damn now what the fuck
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47 years ago
Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders and Sid Vicious backstage
at the New York Palladium, November 1978.
Photo by Eileen Polk
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #oldschoolpunk #newyorkcity #palladium #history #punkrockhistory
Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders and Sid Vicious backstage
at the New York Palladium, November 1978.
Photo by Eileen Polk
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #oldschoolpunk #newyorkcity #palladium #history #punkrockhistory
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
47 years ago
Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders and Sid Vicious backstage
at the New York Palladium, November 1978.
Photo by Eileen Polk
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #oldschoolpunk #newyorkcity #palladium #history #punkrockhistory
Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders and Sid Vicious backstage
at the New York Palladium, November 1978.
Photo by Eileen Polk
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #oldschoolpunk #newyorkcity #palladium #history #punkrockhistory
Debbie Downer on Black Friday
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Irresistible Deals Put Them in Debt. Now They’re Trying to Manage Their Overspending.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Debbie Downer on Black Friday
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"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable Asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable Asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong."
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
~George Washington to Francis Adrian van der Kemp, May 28, 1788.
Image: Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, 1804. Public domain.
Ralph Nader, or someone like him, needs to do an “Unsafe At Any Speed” but with passenger jet safety
Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix on.ft.com/48nFbqC
Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix
Update to address potential problems caused by solar radiation could affect 6,000 aircraft
on.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Ralph Nader, or someone like him, needs to do an “Unsafe At Any Speed” but with passenger jet safety
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Grocery-store coffee prices rose 41% in a year, a surge the U.S. hasn’t seen in decades.
Coffee hasn't been this expensive in decades—see how much prices have risen since 1985 in one chart
Grocery-store coffee prices rose 41% in a year, a surge the U.S. hasn’t seen in decades.
cnb.cx
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Grocery-store coffee prices rose 41% in a year, a surge the U.S. hasn’t seen in decades.
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
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A Thanksgiving TV Classic
WKRP Turkey Drop
WKRP Turkey Drop
WKRP Turkey Drop
YouTube video by Brian Henigin
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November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A Thanksgiving TV Classic
WKRP Turkey Drop
WKRP Turkey Drop
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Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
From the Wayback machine, the late great NPR Morning Edition host Bob Edwards hosted a Fantasy Thanksgiving with 4 star chefs Julia Child, Maida Heatter, Paul Prudhomme and Wolfgang Puck. Link includes recipes - Happy Thanksgiving
Bob Edwards' Thanksgiving Fantasy Feast
Being the host that he is, Bob Edwards continues the Morning Edition tradition of bringing together the creme de la creme of cookery for a fantasy holiday feast. This year's celebrity chef potluck fea...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From the Wayback machine, the late great NPR Morning Edition host Bob Edwards hosted a Fantasy Thanksgiving with 4 star chefs Julia Child, Maida Heatter, Paul Prudhomme and Wolfgang Puck. Link includes recipes - Happy Thanksgiving