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Problematic Otter

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Real Genius really warped my idea of what college would be like

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Problematic Otter @problematicotter.bsky.social · Jul 23

I've started a Youtube channel for uploading my mixes; I'll still post to Soundcloud as well. I'm going to be posting one old mix per week until Youtube catches up to Soundcloud, then I'll post to both simultaneously.

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Welcome to my Youtube page, where I post mixes I've made. I suppose I should make that sound more exciting to get people interested, but if you don't like the sets then you probably aren't reading thi...

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 9h

It’s funny how the old media depiction of Nazis was always that they’re evil but dignified gentleman and now they’re openly just like “Hello. I’m the Anime Pedophile”

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defending nat’l champion 6-0 #1 ohio state buckeyes enthusiast @tacoenthusiast.swifties.social · 1h

Well that’s a title

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h

The UK and Canada will join the EU in a plan to use part of the nearly $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets held by G7 nations to boost financial support for Ukraine. The mechanism would allow issuing loans without formally seizing the assets, securing long-term financing for Ukraine.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2h

It’s incredible that the VT State Senator wrapped up in this hasn’t resigned yet — every major GOP leader in the state has called for his resignation. Fixing democracy requires restoring shame to public life. And accountability. Lots of accountability. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/v...

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 5h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 3h

Dwyer also invoked a white supremacist coded message in the group. When a member asked what their hotel room number was, Dwyer responded with 1488.

The number 1488 is code for the 14-word white supremacist slogan, "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children," and 88 for HH, shorthand for Heil Hitler.

When the group discussed linking an opponent in the Young Republicans to a white supremacist groups, others in the chat said it would backfire and cause the Kansas Young Republicans to join them.

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Problematic Otter @problematicotter.bsky.social · 10h

Setting aside all the other ethical issues with this - and we shouldn't set it aside, the article didn't - I cannot fathom giving my government ID over to this fucking company. I might as well reply to Telegram scammers with my Social Security number.

404 Media @404media.co · 15h

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on X Tuesday that ChatGPT is officially getting into the fuckable chatbots game, with “erotica for verified adults” rolling out in December.

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ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10h

The moment when he starts giving his canned response and she goes “that’s such bullshit” lmao I have no idea who these ladies are but they rock

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 10h

I'm not the first person to raise this but one of the fascinating things about American politics and political reporting is how much a follow-up question short circuits the brains of the politicians (and is a shocking thrill to the audience)

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11h

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Pregame Empire @pregameempire.bsky.social · 11h

Cmon man that is not a real name

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Waldo Jaquith, but Spooky @waldo.net · 12h

It turns out that what Todd Gilbert meant by "that escalated quickly" is that he was unwilling to support a grand jury investigation into the origins of the Trump/Russia case. I'm surprised and impressed that Gilbert took this stand. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 11h

I know it's easy to write off Ed as a pure hater from his posts on this website, but if you actually read his reporting or watch his longer form interviews it becomes very clear that he knows more about LLMs and generative AI than Sam Altman does

Matt Cowgill @mattcowgill.bsky.social · 1d

are there AI critics or sceptics out there worth reading? (Not Ed Zitron types who just do a whole THIS IS VERY BAD shouty, largely substance-free schtick)

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Problematic Otter @problematicotter.bsky.social · 10h

It was a solid movie

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Zach 🐷🤠 @zrau.bsky.social · 11h

I turned on Liberty/New Mexico State and of course the Flames were able to finish because I was watching.

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 10h

Damn, folks. This left-wing political correctness on campus at (*checks notes*) … er, Indiana University? — is out of control.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 11h

Financial journalism takes many forms

But in all seriousness, we now have three publicly-traded tech firms that have all agreed to join Sam Altman’s No IT Loads Refused Cash Dump, all promising to do things on insane timelines that they - as executives of giant hardware manufacturers - all must know are impossible to meet.

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Sean Highkin @highkin.bsky.social · 11h

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Problematic Otter @problematicotter.bsky.social · 10h

I think if there was literally anyone else in charge, the chance for a bailout would be 0.

(I don't think it happens with this group, either, but I understand why it seems plausible.)

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Skip, the Online Raccoon @badposter.lol · 21h

screenshot of a yearbook

Michael Haddad
Interests: sports, robotics
Goal: none
Favorite Memory:
shovel

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d

The Lamar-East Texas A&M 'Bad Beats' segment was an instant classic on SportsCenter with SVP. 🏈📺🎙️💸😂

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BYCTOM @byctom.bsky.social · 22h

this is the most like a mike tyson's punch out guy i have ever seen anyone look

Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick making an intense face as he prepares to throw the ball

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14h

Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
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A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished.

This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too.

You only care about professional developers.

Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers.

You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin.

20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.

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Evan @evan7257.bsky.social · 1d

Texas troops were sent to Chicago on a lie. Bring them home, Abbott. | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

Texas troops were sent to Chicago on a lie. Bring them home, Abbott. | Editorial

A court order makes it clear the Texas National Guard was sent to Illinois on a lie. Gov. Greg Abbott should use this as an excuse to bring them home, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board.

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charles (young QB agnostic) mcdonald @fourverts.bsky.social · 16h

red dead redemption subreddit filled with d’angelo tributes. what a career.

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