HRose/Abalieno
@loopingworld.com
"it was a calculated withdrawal, from the life of the Republic, from its machinery. Since they could not have withdrawn into a vacuum (could they?), there had to exist the separate, silent, unsuspected world."
sock market is indeed a perfect predictor of human idiocy
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 AM
sock market is indeed a perfect predictor of human idiocy
lol, part 2
Wow, Intrepid Studios (makers of Ashes of Creation, the MMO I always worried was a scam) have shut down entirely and laid off all of their staff. www.reddit.com/r/MMORPG/s/C...
From the MMORPG community on Reddit: Ashes of Creation is done. Steven Resigned. All employees are let go
Posted by SanicExplosion - 165 votes and 107 comments
www.reddit.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:31 AM
lol, part 2
yeah, that's how things go
now he's... "Narrative Director on Fortnite" LOL!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7x6...
now he's... "Narrative Director on Fortnite" LOL!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7x6...
Why WoW Stopped Feeling Like Warcraft
YouTube video by Bellular Warcraft
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 AM
yeah, that's how things go
now he's... "Narrative Director on Fortnite" LOL!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7x6...
now he's... "Narrative Director on Fortnite" LOL!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7x6...
again, early signs of decline all over: Honkai Star Rail skipped an entire update, first time happening since early 2023.
Hoyoverse can't keep up, too many projects.
Both dev dead ends + cannibalizing itself.
Long term this will fail.
Hoyoverse can't keep up, too many projects.
Both dev dead ends + cannibalizing itself.
Long term this will fail.
January 31, 2026 at 2:14 PM
again, early signs of decline all over: Honkai Star Rail skipped an entire update, first time happening since early 2023.
Hoyoverse can't keep up, too many projects.
Both dev dead ends + cannibalizing itself.
Long term this will fail.
Hoyoverse can't keep up, too many projects.
Both dev dead ends + cannibalizing itself.
Long term this will fail.
this one's cool:
profadamroberts.substack.com/p/pynchons-t...
profadamroberts.substack.com/p/pynchons-t...
January 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM
this one's cool:
profadamroberts.substack.com/p/pynchons-t...
profadamroberts.substack.com/p/pynchons-t...
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1. #Flu activity ticked up again last week, after several weeks of declining transmission. Time for a flu 🧵
#CDC has been informed of 8 more kids who've died from flu this winter, bringing the total to date to 52. Pediatric flu deaths are reported on a lag; sadly, this number will climb.
#CDC has been informed of 8 more kids who've died from flu this winter, bringing the total to date to 52. Pediatric flu deaths are reported on a lag; sadly, this number will climb.
January 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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If you answer “No” you get an invitation to Mar-a-Lago
January 30, 2026 at 7:32 PM
If you answer “No” you get an invitation to Mar-a-Lago
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GDC 2023: NFTs
GDC 2024: The Metaverse
GDC 2025: AI
GDC 2026: Gambling!
GDC 2024: The Metaverse
GDC 2025: AI
GDC 2026: Gambling!
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
GDC 2023: NFTs
GDC 2024: The Metaverse
GDC 2025: AI
GDC 2026: Gambling!
GDC 2024: The Metaverse
GDC 2025: AI
GDC 2026: Gambling!
it seems to me that OpenAI will soon be destroyed.
Not to burst the bubble, but to keep appropriating it.
Not to burst the bubble, but to keep appropriating it.
January 31, 2026 at 8:13 AM
it seems to me that OpenAI will soon be destroyed.
Not to burst the bubble, but to keep appropriating it.
Not to burst the bubble, but to keep appropriating it.
"And darkness was their world, for they had closed their eyes."
The End is near.
The End is near.
January 30, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"And darkness was their world, for they had closed their eyes."
The End is near.
The End is near.
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Truly, the social media ban we need is for the over 60s.
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Truly, the social media ban we need is for the over 60s.
I have no idea of the intention behind this, but it looks literally insane:
- geoblocked
- $815
- sold out (what?! how do you sell out online videos?)
- 1 view for each movie, within a 5 hours window, no rewatch
- you have three days to watch what you can, then it's gone
...okay?
- geoblocked
- $815
- sold out (what?! how do you sell out online videos?)
- 1 view for each movie, within a 5 hours window, no rewatch
- you have three days to watch what you can, then it's gone
...okay?
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I have no idea of the intention behind this, but it looks literally insane:
- geoblocked
- $815
- sold out (what?! how do you sell out online videos?)
- 1 view for each movie, within a 5 hours window, no rewatch
- you have three days to watch what you can, then it's gone
...okay?
- geoblocked
- $815
- sold out (what?! how do you sell out online videos?)
- 1 view for each movie, within a 5 hours window, no rewatch
- you have three days to watch what you can, then it's gone
...okay?
this is where AI is useful: specific technical work that gets no attention, as big corporations use AI to loot the world before destroying it
The largest randomized trial of medical A.I.
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
—Over 100,000 women in Sweden
—radiologist + AI vs 2 radiologists, in follow-up
—AI added led to 29% more cancer detected, 44% reduced workload, and
—Less cancer dx in subsequent 2 years, and, when found, less aggressive
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 AM
this is where AI is useful: specific technical work that gets no attention, as big corporations use AI to loot the world before destroying it
quite funny how it progressively decays
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
quite funny how it progressively decays
WoW-Blizzard big announce:
more of the same, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, reskinned event, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, CG video to showcase upcoming cosmetics.
What a pedestrian shitshow.
more of the same, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, reskinned event, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, CG video to showcase upcoming cosmetics.
What a pedestrian shitshow.
January 29, 2026 at 5:33 PM
WoW-Blizzard big announce:
more of the same, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, reskinned event, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, CG video to showcase upcoming cosmetics.
What a pedestrian shitshow.
more of the same, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics, reskinned event, cosmetics, cosmetics, raid, CG video to showcase upcoming cosmetics.
What a pedestrian shitshow.
actually, we don't.
I've stopped justifying human evilness.
I've stopped justifying human evilness.
everyone can shit on the us because we stumbled into a timing/personality hole but this is a global change in the makeup of political parties, affecting all liberal democracies, that will continue to affect the whole world for decades; we have to work through it
there’s up to two years until the next Australian election so lots can change but not good that One Nation (far right party) is now polling ahead of Liberal-National (right wing) at this point
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 AM
actually, we don't.
I've stopped justifying human evilness.
I've stopped justifying human evilness.
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Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
the proto-fascists & facilitators
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (one of 7 Democrats who just voted to fund DHS) defends her stance.
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
January 29, 2026 at 8:40 AM
the proto-fascists & facilitators
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Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
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The US government has lost more than 10,000 people with PhDs in the STEM or health fields since Trump 2.0 took office — 14% of the federal civil servants with PhDs in those areas, a @ScienceMagazine analysis shows.
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The US government has lost more than 10,000 people with PhDs in the STEM or health fields since Trump 2.0 took office — 14% of the federal civil servants with PhDs in those areas, a @ScienceMagazine analysis shows.
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
What could possibly go wrong? www.science.org/content/arti...
as if they fear contradiction
I kinda want to know how "pro-gun" MAGA people react to Trump saying "you can't have guns", regardless of context.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 28, 2026 at 9:06 AM
as if they fear contradiction
