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À chaque fois que je vois un article sortir non-ironiquement un nouveau mot en -ing, je pense à ça
January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
À chaque fois que je vois un article sortir non-ironiquement un nouveau mot en -ing, je pense à ça
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As far as scientific papers go? This is the most "I fucking know why there's so few studies and why there's so little funding, but dammit let me make it clear this is a problem" I've seen a lit review be.
Said paper being, "Reevaluting Tear Gas Toxicity and Safety"
Said paper being, "Reevaluting Tear Gas Toxicity and Safety"
Reevaluating tear gas toxicity and safety
Tear gases, or chemical demonstration control agents (DCA), were originally created as weapons that could severely disable or kill enemy troops. Though banned in war, these chemicals are still used...
www.tandfonline.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
As far as scientific papers go? This is the most "I fucking know why there's so few studies and why there's so little funding, but dammit let me make it clear this is a problem" I've seen a lit review be.
Said paper being, "Reevaluting Tear Gas Toxicity and Safety"
Said paper being, "Reevaluting Tear Gas Toxicity and Safety"
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Bandcamp and Games Workshop have both banned use of generative AI today.
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Bandcamp and Games Workshop have both banned use of generative AI today.
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OMFG wtf is wrong with this country?
«The Guano Islands Act […] enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits in the name of the United States.»
«The Guano Islands Act […] enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits in the name of the United States.»
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
OMFG wtf is wrong with this country?
«The Guano Islands Act […] enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits in the name of the United States.»
«The Guano Islands Act […] enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits in the name of the United States.»
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Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
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Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art"
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art"
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
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Norway has iirc an isp level block list for CSAM, maybe it’s time to nuke X from orbit.
I am honestly more positive about blocking sites than age verification. It has a lot of the same issues regarding free speech, but privacy wise it’s very different.
I am honestly more positive about blocking sites than age verification. It has a lot of the same issues regarding free speech, but privacy wise it’s very different.
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Norway has iirc an isp level block list for CSAM, maybe it’s time to nuke X from orbit.
I am honestly more positive about blocking sites than age verification. It has a lot of the same issues regarding free speech, but privacy wise it’s very different.
I am honestly more positive about blocking sites than age verification. It has a lot of the same issues regarding free speech, but privacy wise it’s very different.
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There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
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Want to improve your art fast? Find a character, or characters, or whatever, doesn’t matter as long as it’s something you’re REALLY obsessed with. Draw that thing over and over again.
Trust me, it works.
Trust me, it works.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Want to improve your art fast? Find a character, or characters, or whatever, doesn’t matter as long as it’s something you’re REALLY obsessed with. Draw that thing over and over again.
Trust me, it works.
Trust me, it works.
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Generation II box management homebrew running on N64, connected to my Crystal save via Transfer Pak
January 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Generation II box management homebrew running on N64, connected to my Crystal save via Transfer Pak
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So how's the gaming industry? Ah.
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
So how's the gaming industry? Ah.
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Real Plumber Plays SUPER MARIO BROS. For The First Time
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Real Plumber Plays SUPER MARIO BROS. For The First Time
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Anyway, "guy who runs Fortnite company says shutting down child pornography generator is 'censorship' " is a pretty wild headline to share with your friends who are players or parents of Fortnite players
January 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Anyway, "guy who runs Fortnite company says shutting down child pornography generator is 'censorship' " is a pretty wild headline to share with your friends who are players or parents of Fortnite players
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It’s impossible to regex HTML.
It also created the most famous StackOverflow post in history.
Regular Expressions are a Chomsky Type-3 Grammar.
Perfect for linear patterns…but no ability to “count”.
HTML is a Chomsky Type-2 Grammar. AKA, it relies on nesting.
It also created the most famous StackOverflow post in history.
Regular Expressions are a Chomsky Type-3 Grammar.
Perfect for linear patterns…but no ability to “count”.
HTML is a Chomsky Type-2 Grammar. AKA, it relies on nesting.
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
It’s impossible to regex HTML.
It also created the most famous StackOverflow post in history.
Regular Expressions are a Chomsky Type-3 Grammar.
Perfect for linear patterns…but no ability to “count”.
HTML is a Chomsky Type-2 Grammar. AKA, it relies on nesting.
It also created the most famous StackOverflow post in history.
Regular Expressions are a Chomsky Type-3 Grammar.
Perfect for linear patterns…but no ability to “count”.
HTML is a Chomsky Type-2 Grammar. AKA, it relies on nesting.
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the AI features discord are proposing in this survey are insane. tell 'em how you feel.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:09 AM
the AI features discord are proposing in this survey are insane. tell 'em how you feel.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Olimar after spending 20 minutes walking back to the onion:
THE BATTERY IS OURS 😍
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Olimar after spending 20 minutes walking back to the onion:
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few things i enjoy more than linkedin weirdos getting owned this bad
January 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
few things i enjoy more than linkedin weirdos getting owned this bad
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Oh there's an empty place in my boooones
That calls out for something unknown~
That calls out for something unknown~
January 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Oh there's an empty place in my boooones
That calls out for something unknown~
That calls out for something unknown~
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I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I often hear Americans & rich brits justify buying oversized, polluting vehicles by claiming they need them because they live in the "countryside".
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
I call bullshit, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15⬇
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I made a t-shirt last night after I read that Satya Nadella post about how mean we're being by calling AI slop slop.
I'm sad I couldn't get it here in time for the CES keynotes tomorrow.
I'm sad I couldn't get it here in time for the CES keynotes tomorrow.
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I made a t-shirt last night after I read that Satya Nadella post about how mean we're being by calling AI slop slop.
I'm sad I couldn't get it here in time for the CES keynotes tomorrow.
I'm sad I couldn't get it here in time for the CES keynotes tomorrow.
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Downside of long dev times is that you cannot anticipate big tech will throw all of people's RAM into the furnace
January 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Downside of long dev times is that you cannot anticipate big tech will throw all of people's RAM into the furnace
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Au passage on apprend que la CNIL avait réclamé une amende contre le requérant. Quelle audace. La CNIL est passée d'inutile à nocive.
www.clubic.com/actualite-59...
C’est Bibi 😊
C’est Bibi 😊
La CNIL n'avait pas répondu à la saisine d'un citoyen : le Conseil d'État désavoue la Commission
Le Conseil d'État a sanctionné le silence de la CNIL face à une plainte déposée par un requérant contre l'ANSSI, sur la question des cookies et du transfert des données vers les États-Unis.
www.clubic.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Au passage on apprend que la CNIL avait réclamé une amende contre le requérant. Quelle audace. La CNIL est passée d'inutile à nocive.