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This is the same argument pro-gun people make. "What if there is an emergency and I need to defend myself?". In reality you are much, much safer overall without the dangerous thing being easily accessible.
February 11, 2026 at 8:59 AM
This is the same argument pro-gun people make. "What if there is an emergency and I need to defend myself?". In reality you are much, much safer overall without the dangerous thing being easily accessible.
I actually wish I had this in my car because it would make it easier for me to stay within the limits. Easier than having to constantly make sure I am not creeping over.
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM
I actually wish I had this in my car because it would make it easier for me to stay within the limits. Easier than having to constantly make sure I am not creeping over.
'AI job losses' are not a thing.
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
'AI job losses' are not a thing.
Do you live in a service? Do you eat service?
Ultimately everything is material consumption. Services and finance are merely an abstraction from the material economy.
Outsourcing your manufacturing to another country doesn't matter because it's the same planet.
Ultimately everything is material consumption. Services and finance are merely an abstraction from the material economy.
Outsourcing your manufacturing to another country doesn't matter because it's the same planet.
February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Do you live in a service? Do you eat service?
Ultimately everything is material consumption. Services and finance are merely an abstraction from the material economy.
Outsourcing your manufacturing to another country doesn't matter because it's the same planet.
Ultimately everything is material consumption. Services and finance are merely an abstraction from the material economy.
Outsourcing your manufacturing to another country doesn't matter because it's the same planet.
We're just meat to these people.
February 10, 2026 at 9:32 AM
We're just meat to these people.
Reminder that as far as billionaires are concerned we are just meat. If people need to be seriously injured or die on the operating table to make the line go up then they consider that a price worth paying.
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Reminder that as far as billionaires are concerned we are just meat. If people need to be seriously injured or die on the operating table to make the line go up then they consider that a price worth paying.
What you are missing is the fact that this is enabled by misogyny. Epstein's circle views the female sex as objects for the amusement of men. In their eyes boys would be too close to being actual people.
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
What you are missing is the fact that this is enabled by misogyny. Epstein's circle views the female sex as objects for the amusement of men. In their eyes boys would be too close to being actual people.
Kids can't access the prom anymore? They've gone too far.
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Kids can't access the prom anymore? They've gone too far.
This sounds like a threat.
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
This sounds like a threat.
Who's gonna break it to US conservatives that Shakira, Coldplay and U2 aren't American?
February 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Who's gonna break it to US conservatives that Shakira, Coldplay and U2 aren't American?
The good news is population growth will top out around the middle of the century. The bad news is that the growth of the economy will mean we are using double the resources by then.
Given that degrowth is basically blasphemy amongst most world leaders I'm not holding out hope of avoiding a crisis.
Given that degrowth is basically blasphemy amongst most world leaders I'm not holding out hope of avoiding a crisis.
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
The good news is population growth will top out around the middle of the century. The bad news is that the growth of the economy will mean we are using double the resources by then.
Given that degrowth is basically blasphemy amongst most world leaders I'm not holding out hope of avoiding a crisis.
Given that degrowth is basically blasphemy amongst most world leaders I'm not holding out hope of avoiding a crisis.
Kind of want to see it because my brain is trying to figure out what surreal pornography looks like and I want to find out if any of my guesses are remotely on point.
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Kind of want to see it because my brain is trying to figure out what surreal pornography looks like and I want to find out if any of my guesses are remotely on point.
Damn, Bezos was not particularly selective about the intelligence of the people he kept.
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Damn, Bezos was not particularly selective about the intelligence of the people he kept.
I think the dumbest thing about crypto is that it's a technological regression from fiat. We removed the artificial limit on money supply created by decoupling it from gold. Why would you want to go back to strangling the economy with finite money and artificially restricting credit?
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I think the dumbest thing about crypto is that it's a technological regression from fiat. We removed the artificial limit on money supply created by decoupling it from gold. Why would you want to go back to strangling the economy with finite money and artificially restricting credit?
What could go wrong?
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
What could go wrong?
Is it wrong to have hope that Labour Together can be purged or neutralised and a real Labour government can enact some meaningful action before the next GE? This seems very unlikely at this point but giving into despair on 2028 doesn't seem sensible.
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Is it wrong to have hope that Labour Together can be purged or neutralised and a real Labour government can enact some meaningful action before the next GE? This seems very unlikely at this point but giving into despair on 2028 doesn't seem sensible.
Hope the door gives him a concussion on the way out.
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff
Exit of Mandelson protégé comes as Keir Starmer seeks to stave off leadership speculation
giftarticle.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Hope the door gives him a concussion on the way out.
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
There are already a couple of animated shows set in D&D lore so a live action show would be an obvious thing to make as a commercial venture. I'd be surprised if they weren't already planning at least one since I assume Amazon and Netflix like money.
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
There are already a couple of animated shows set in D&D lore so a live action show would be an obvious thing to make as a commercial venture. I'd be surprised if they weren't already planning at least one since I assume Amazon and Netflix like money.
Although don't get me wrong, there are more interesting readings of Christian mythology. Lucifer as a rebellion against authority is at least somewhat interesting.
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Although don't get me wrong, there are more interesting readings of Christian mythology. Lucifer as a rebellion against authority is at least somewhat interesting.
I feel like the popular characterisation of Satan is a lack of imagination in Christian mythology. Many other regions mythos don't have any clear villains because the people who made the stories understood that the true evil was in how one could treat your fellow humans.
February 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I feel like the popular characterisation of Satan is a lack of imagination in Christian mythology. Many other regions mythos don't have any clear villains because the people who made the stories understood that the true evil was in how one could treat your fellow humans.
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And a month ago mandelson and the ceo of Palantir were in Laura K like it was normal
This is the man whose company Peter Mandelson's lobbying firm represents.
Keir Starmer visited its HQ last year, at the request of Mandelson, shortly before it was handed a £240m Government contract
Keir Starmer visited its HQ last year, at the request of Mandelson, shortly before it was handed a £240m Government contract
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
And a month ago mandelson and the ceo of Palantir were in Laura K like it was normal
Innumeracy is a serious problem and we shouldn't be mocking Goodwin's learning disability.
February 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Innumeracy is a serious problem and we shouldn't be mocking Goodwin's learning disability.
It's giving FTX superbowl ad vibes.
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It's giving FTX superbowl ad vibes.