Phil
@pi8you.bsky.social
usually either providing tech support or entertaining myself
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twin cities getting ready
We’ve reached the point in this crisis where comrades from out of state are shipping us packages of thousands of whistles to distribute.
Know that when we win here- we’ll return that favor for the next city. Just as Chicago has taught us.
We are all in this together.
Know that when we win here- we’ll return that favor for the next city. Just as Chicago has taught us.
We are all in this together.
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
twin cities getting ready
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This is a decision that can only happen when the people who founded the company lost sight of the reason they established this tier / how they themselves started. The whole reason that simulcasting+free ad-supported tiers were innovated in the first place was to deter people from pirating the shows!
Crunchyroll Announced that they are ending the Free Ad-Supported Streaming on December 31st, 2025
(This allowed you to watch certain titles for free without an active sub with ads)
As of reporting there is no changes with the other tiers
(This allowed you to watch certain titles for free without an active sub with ads)
As of reporting there is no changes with the other tiers
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is a decision that can only happen when the people who founded the company lost sight of the reason they established this tier / how they themselves started. The whole reason that simulcasting+free ad-supported tiers were innovated in the first place was to deter people from pirating the shows!
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ok great, time to definitively end the one thing that made the service popular to begin with
have they fired the CEO yet??
they are gonna miss the “25 by 25” milestone and that is the sort of thing that results in fired executives. just wondering, just wondering…
have they fired the CEO yet??
they are gonna miss the “25 by 25” milestone and that is the sort of thing that results in fired executives. just wondering, just wondering…
Crunchyroll Announced that they are ending the Free Ad-Supported Streaming on December 31st, 2025
(This allowed you to watch certain titles for free without an active sub with ads)
As of reporting there is no changes with the other tiers
(This allowed you to watch certain titles for free without an active sub with ads)
As of reporting there is no changes with the other tiers
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
ok great, time to definitively end the one thing that made the service popular to begin with
have they fired the CEO yet??
they are gonna miss the “25 by 25” milestone and that is the sort of thing that results in fired executives. just wondering, just wondering…
have they fired the CEO yet??
they are gonna miss the “25 by 25” milestone and that is the sort of thing that results in fired executives. just wondering, just wondering…
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
Wow, something got fucked up with today's Spy X Family episode on Crunchyroll, no audio and a constant flip between two frames while the subs keep going (caution: rapid flashing images), and it looks like it isn't just me getting it.
December 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Wow, something got fucked up with today's Spy X Family episode on Crunchyroll, no audio and a constant flip between two frames while the subs keep going (caution: rapid flashing images), and it looks like it isn't just me getting it.
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I'm so tired man.
I need you cis people to understand this. Rachel Levine did everything right. Legal name change. Legal sex update. So professional and accomplished she got SENATE APPROVAL as an open trans woman.
There's nothing we can do that they won't ignore to hurt us. So don't let them.
I need you cis people to understand this. Rachel Levine did everything right. Legal name change. Legal sex update. So professional and accomplished she got SENATE APPROVAL as an open trans woman.
There's nothing we can do that they won't ignore to hurt us. So don't let them.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I'm so tired man.
I need you cis people to understand this. Rachel Levine did everything right. Legal name change. Legal sex update. So professional and accomplished she got SENATE APPROVAL as an open trans woman.
There's nothing we can do that they won't ignore to hurt us. So don't let them.
I need you cis people to understand this. Rachel Levine did everything right. Legal name change. Legal sex update. So professional and accomplished she got SENATE APPROVAL as an open trans woman.
There's nothing we can do that they won't ignore to hurt us. So don't let them.
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Oh shit they finally came up with a socially beneficial use case
ChatGPT gladly shoots a YouTuber, overriding safety protocols with minimal manipulation - gamepressure.com
The YouTube channel InsideAI tested ChatGPT's limits with a BB gun, and all it took was a straightforward trick to get the AI to pull the trigger.
www.gamepressure.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Oh shit they finally came up with a socially beneficial use case
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Why must this hellish technocratic dystopia also be so deeply, humiliatingly unserious
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Why must this hellish technocratic dystopia also be so deeply, humiliatingly unserious
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Anyone here with political aspirations, please take note. We live in an era, policy-wise where there is such a dearth of humanity that if you simply allow basic fundamental baby-brained levels of human decency to guide your policy it’s like 99% certain you’ll be goddamn Superman to the average voter
NEW: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he will not continue sweeps of homeless encampments — which city data shows have not yielded any permanent or supportive-housing referrals in more than a year.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/04/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/04/m...
Mamdani Vows to Sweep Out Crackdowns on Homeless Camps
City numbers show that sweeps started under Mayor Eric Adams have not delivered on referrals for housing in more than a year.
www.thecity.nyc
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Anyone here with political aspirations, please take note. We live in an era, policy-wise where there is such a dearth of humanity that if you simply allow basic fundamental baby-brained levels of human decency to guide your policy it’s like 99% certain you’ll be goddamn Superman to the average voter
A good start
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A good start
Well hot damn. Anthology = Black Magic/Orion/Dominion+Conflict/???
Dark Horse will release 3 Deluxe Edition works from Masamune Shirow starting next year: Appleseed Deluxe Edition, Appleseed Companion Deluxe Edition, and Shirow Masamune Anthology Deluxe Edition!
Exclusive: Dark Horse Announces Appleseed, Appleseed Companion, Shirow Masamune Anthology Deluxe Editions
Appleseed Deluxe Edition includes books 1-4
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Well hot damn. Anthology = Black Magic/Orion/Dominion+Conflict/???
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Hey, I want to offer some helpful tips for coping with the cold for ICE folks who might have come from warmer places.
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
Good morning to fuckers in our neighborhood kidnapping our neighbors! Can you see the city skyline? No? You’re wondering if Minneapolis burned down again overnight? Oh no, sweetie. That’s ice crystals in the air . It looks like it will get to around -8F without windchill! Please enjoy your stay!
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hey, I want to offer some helpful tips for coping with the cold for ICE folks who might have come from warmer places.
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
Up early on a day off and it might as well be Christmas
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Up early on a day off and it might as well be Christmas
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
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Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying.
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying.
That's prose book 23 for the year, a breezy little pulp to make room for one more le Carré before the year's done, and with more to be said for the cover than the contents- that McGinnis fella sure could art good.
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
That's prose book 23 for the year, a breezy little pulp to make room for one more le Carré before the year's done, and with more to be said for the cover than the contents- that McGinnis fella sure could art good.
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
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techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/e...
‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Put Every Gun Manufacturer In The Wicker Man
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Put Every Gun Manufacturer In The Wicker Man
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Cannot stress how bad shit is about to get if you want to build any kind of PC.
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead. It’s already getting hard to build an affordable PC, and the exit of the longstanding provider of consumer memory is going to make that even more challenging www.theverge.com/news/837594/...
Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead
Another blow to PC gaming.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cannot stress how bad shit is about to get if you want to build any kind of PC.
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Getting grim out there for the concept of "having computers in the future."
Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business investors.micron.com/news-release...
December 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Getting grim out there for the concept of "having computers in the future."
lol, early AWOOO-o-clock?
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
lol, early AWOOO-o-clock?
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It's both hilarious and fucked up that Amazon might have just killed Prime's chances of becoming a "prestige" anime platform by rushing AI dubs out the door.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's both hilarious and fucked up that Amazon might have just killed Prime's chances of becoming a "prestige" anime platform by rushing AI dubs out the door.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
They let the pursuit of more money jeopardize the money they were making, which is applicable to all of AI/the modern tech sector.
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I'll never not crack up over how this scene from the anime intro (reproduced here) is a direct nod at this Clyde Caldwell painting for Dragonlance
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'll never not crack up over how this scene from the anime intro (reproduced here) is a direct nod at this Clyde Caldwell painting for Dragonlance