Todd
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I wish these were "Nature is healing" stories but they aren't.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I wish these were "Nature is healing" stories but they aren't.
www.msn.com/en-us/weathe...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.msn.com/en-us/weathe...
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
AVMPI department at the Smithsonian, established in 2022
blog.library.si.edu/blog/2022/10...
blog.library.si.edu/blog/2022/10...
Introducing the Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative – Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
blog.library.si.edu
December 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
AVMPI department at the Smithsonian, established in 2022
blog.library.si.edu/blog/2022/10...
blog.library.si.edu/blog/2022/10...
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Because if you care about securely owning a movie that you love--as opposed to "owning" it only until a license agreement over which you have no control expires without warning--you need a DVD or Blu-ray. The hardware may be yesterday; the concern is very much of this moment.
Why do (us) old people want to burden Gen Z with our nostalgia for an antique piece of hardware in the first place?
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Because if you care about securely owning a movie that you love--as opposed to "owning" it only until a license agreement over which you have no control expires without warning--you need a DVD or Blu-ray. The hardware may be yesterday; the concern is very much of this moment.
I have made many old people angry with my innocuous question. Bluesky fulfilling its promise of being Twitter's successor.
bsky.app/profile/todd...
bsky.app/profile/todd...
Why do (us) old people want to burden Gen Z with our nostalgia for an antique piece of hardware in the first place?
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I have made many old people angry with my innocuous question. Bluesky fulfilling its promise of being Twitter's successor.
bsky.app/profile/todd...
bsky.app/profile/todd...
Why do (us) old people want to burden Gen Z with our nostalgia for an antique piece of hardware in the first place?
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Why do (us) old people want to burden Gen Z with our nostalgia for an antique piece of hardware in the first place?
Umm, the Army does not fight in the open ocean and littoral waters, that's the Navy and Marines. Stop letting AI writes things and blindly publish them, WSJ.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
U.S. Army Changes Tools and Tactics to Prepare for the Next Pacific War
A “terrifying” era of warfare has arrived, forcing America to rethink how it prepares for great-power conflict with China.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Umm, the Army does not fight in the open ocean and littoral waters, that's the Navy and Marines. Stop letting AI writes things and blindly publish them, WSJ.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
"You can't paint everything black, it'll be too dark inside."
"Yeah, a little black is Ok but not EVERYTHING. C'mon."
NOT A HOTEL:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyLf...
"Yeah, a little black is Ok but not EVERYTHING. C'mon."
NOT A HOTEL:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyLf...
ROOM TOUR | IRORI | NOT A HOTEL KITAKARUIZAWA
YouTube video by NOT A HOTEL
m.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"You can't paint everything black, it'll be too dark inside."
"Yeah, a little black is Ok but not EVERYTHING. C'mon."
NOT A HOTEL:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyLf...
"Yeah, a little black is Ok but not EVERYTHING. C'mon."
NOT A HOTEL:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyLf...
*Returning
Returning to their neighborhoods after being gentrified out
Returning to their neighborhoods after being gentrified out
December 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
*Returning
Returning to their neighborhoods after being gentrified out
Returning to their neighborhoods after being gentrified out
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Brabus is determined to be the Hello Kitty of cars. Now they're doing Bentleys in addition to Mercedes, Porsches, RVs, dune buggies and boats.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2v...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2v...
BRABUS 900 SUPERBLACK: The Hybrid Bentley That Should Not Be This Fast
YouTube video by DPCcars
m.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Brabus is determined to be the Hello Kitty of cars. Now they're doing Bentleys in addition to Mercedes, Porsches, RVs, dune buggies and boats.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2v...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2v...
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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Global EV sales jump 21% in 2025 as Europe surges and the US stalls
Global EV sales jump 21% in 2025 as Europe surges and the US stalls
EV and battery supply chain research specialists Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reports that 2.0 million electric vehicles were sold globally in November 2025, bringing global EV sales to 18.5 million units year-to-date. That’s a 21% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
more…
electrek.co
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Global EV sales jump 21% in 2025 as Europe surges and the US stalls
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It SHOULD happen again.
We don't want this kind of creeper surveilance in our lives.
We don't want this kind of creeper surveilance in our lives.
Glassholes were driven from polite society. It could happen again.
Google unveils plans to try again with smart glasses in 2026
It is a significant turnaround for the tech giant after its first attempt - Google Glass - was pulled in 2015.
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:42 AM
It SHOULD happen again.
We don't want this kind of creeper surveilance in our lives.
We don't want this kind of creeper surveilance in our lives.
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I have written an elegy to Six-Seven, which is dead, or at least dying. It is not a meme—memes are the purview of greedy adulthood attention thirst—but a case of Childlore. Though irritating, it should have been left alone.
‘Six-Seven’ Is Over
Grown-ups killed it.
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I have written an elegy to Six-Seven, which is dead, or at least dying. It is not a meme—memes are the purview of greedy adulthood attention thirst—but a case of Childlore. Though irritating, it should have been left alone.
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Part of the deal is that Disney+ will allow users to watch Sora-generated videos. This means we'll be paying to watch AI slop?? 😭
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Part of the deal is that Disney+ will allow users to watch Sora-generated videos. This means we'll be paying to watch AI slop?? 😭
Ford's 2026 F1 launch party - FOR A RACECAR THAT GETS 51% OF ITS HORSEPOWER FROM THE BATTERY - is in three weeks. 😂
electrek.co/2025/12/11/f...
electrek.co/2025/12/11/f...
Ford and SK On kill massive $11.4B US battery joint venture, split factories between them
In a massive shakeup for the US electric vehicle supply chain, Ford and South Korean battery giant SK On announced...
electrek.co
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ford's 2026 F1 launch party - FOR A RACECAR THAT GETS 51% OF ITS HORSEPOWER FROM THE BATTERY - is in three weeks. 😂
electrek.co/2025/12/11/f...
electrek.co/2025/12/11/f...
Did they ask Walt's frozen head if it was Ok with this? Doesn't feel like it.
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Did they ask Walt's frozen head if it was Ok with this? Doesn't feel like it.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
Don't even get me started with the plans for "dirigible docking" at 30 Rock, Empire State, etc. which included a scheduled but never completed attempt by the **Hindenburg**.
2. The building is "30 Rock" in a grotesque display of the Rockefeller family's obscene wealth at the hight of the Great Depression.
3. The original photo is now owned by China and it's one of Xi's most prized possessions in his "fallen America" collection.
None of this bodes well for AI.
3. The original photo is now owned by China and it's one of Xi's most prized possessions in his "fallen America" collection.
None of this bodes well for AI.
December 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Don't even get me started with the plans for "dirigible docking" at 30 Rock, Empire State, etc. which included a scheduled but never completed attempt by the **Hindenburg**.