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Block has started informing employees that they may be affected by layoffs that will cut up to 10% of its 11,000 employees after performance reviews are completed.
We’re now entering the 4th year of mass layoffs in tech and if anything it seems to be accelerating not slowing down. 😕
We’re now entering the 4th year of mass layoffs in tech and if anything it seems to be accelerating not slowing down. 😕
Dorsey’s Block cutting up to 10% of staff in efficiency push | Fortune
The company had fewer than 11,000 employees as of late-November, an executive said at the time.
fortune.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Block has started informing employees that they may be affected by layoffs that will cut up to 10% of its 11,000 employees after performance reviews are completed.
We’re now entering the 4th year of mass layoffs in tech and if anything it seems to be accelerating not slowing down. 😕
We’re now entering the 4th year of mass layoffs in tech and if anything it seems to be accelerating not slowing down. 😕
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“Triple-tap” here means the IDF bombed the journalists at the hospital and then bombed emergency responders not once but TWICE:
There is simply no moral argument for allowing war criminals to compete at the Olympics.
February 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
“Triple-tap” here means the IDF bombed the journalists at the hospital and then bombed emergency responders not once but TWICE:
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Given the current trajectory, a job in the tech industry may eventually require the use of generative AI tools, no different than being forced to learn and use a computer, email, or coffee maker if it's determined to maximize profits.
Unfortunately, quality takes a back seat to profit.
Unfortunately, quality takes a back seat to profit.
February 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Given the current trajectory, a job in the tech industry may eventually require the use of generative AI tools, no different than being forced to learn and use a computer, email, or coffee maker if it's determined to maximize profits.
Unfortunately, quality takes a back seat to profit.
Unfortunately, quality takes a back seat to profit.
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
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dawg the pedophiles are unionizing
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
dawg the pedophiles are unionizing
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I just saw a post where someone said they wish Ronald Reagan was alive today to see that trickle down economics didn't work.
I laughed and laughed and laughed...
I laughed and laughed and laughed...
February 4, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I just saw a post where someone said they wish Ronald Reagan was alive today to see that trickle down economics didn't work.
I laughed and laughed and laughed...
I laughed and laughed and laughed...
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you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
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Let's build a technology so powerful it can end civilization, but don't worry, we'll run it in a sandbox we vibe coded so it can't read your email.
February 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Let's build a technology so powerful it can end civilization, but don't worry, we'll run it in a sandbox we vibe coded so it can't read your email.
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My “Just because Nvidia isn’t going to invest $100B in OpenAI doesn’t mean they won’t be able to pay us for the data centers we’re taking out loans to build” T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM
My “Just because Nvidia isn’t going to invest $100B in OpenAI doesn’t mean they won’t be able to pay us for the data centers we’re taking out loans to build” T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
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QAnon was right about everything except who was doing it.
January 31, 2026 at 1:38 PM
QAnon was right about everything except who was doing it.
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How it started vs How it’s going
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
How it started vs How it’s going
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A great reality check.
The good news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for you to build an app.
The bad news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for everyone else to build an app.
The good news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for you to build an app.
The bad news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for everyone else to build an app.
January 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A great reality check.
The good news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for you to build an app.
The bad news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for everyone else to build an app.
The good news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for you to build an app.
The bad news: Vibe coding makes it super easy for everyone else to build an app.
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Here's the thing: As a young boy, at some point you find out that the world hates "weak, but kind" much, much more than it hates "capable, but evil," because it figures the second one can be reformed into something useful to society.
1/3
1/3
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Here's the thing: As a young boy, at some point you find out that the world hates "weak, but kind" much, much more than it hates "capable, but evil," because it figures the second one can be reformed into something useful to society.
1/3
1/3
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My toxic trait is any time a shared URL has a tracking ID I change it
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
January 9, 2026 at 4:59 AM
My toxic trait is any time a shared URL has a tracking ID I change it
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
For example, youtube videos using the share button will have ?si=$ID appended to the URL
Whenever I share those links the $ID is either truncated, gibberish, or maybe I replace it with "lolfart" just to mess with the metrics
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X has decided to limit access to using Grok to create deepfake porn and CSAM to paying subscribers.
This article makes it sound like a response to the outcry but this just sounds like a business move to monetize creating illegal content.
This article makes it sound like a response to the outcry but this just sounds like a business move to monetize creating illegal content.
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM
X has decided to limit access to using Grok to create deepfake porn and CSAM to paying subscribers.
This article makes it sound like a response to the outcry but this just sounds like a business move to monetize creating illegal content.
This article makes it sound like a response to the outcry but this just sounds like a business move to monetize creating illegal content.
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Casey Newton followed up on the viral “Desperation Score” food delivery hoax.
He got in touch with the original Reddit poster who shared an Uber Eats ID and an 18-page document about the alleged internal workings at Uber Eats. Both turned out to be AI generated.
This is trolling in the age of LLMs
He got in touch with the original Reddit poster who shared an Uber Eats ID and an 18-page document about the alleged internal workings at Uber Eats. Both turned out to be AI generated.
This is trolling in the age of LLMs
Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit
A “whistleblower” tried to corroborate his viral post with AI-generated evidence. This is how I caught him. PLUS: Grok's image-generation crisis, and the rapture over Claude Opus 4.5
www.platformer.news
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Casey Newton followed up on the viral “Desperation Score” food delivery hoax.
He got in touch with the original Reddit poster who shared an Uber Eats ID and an 18-page document about the alleged internal workings at Uber Eats. Both turned out to be AI generated.
This is trolling in the age of LLMs
He got in touch with the original Reddit poster who shared an Uber Eats ID and an 18-page document about the alleged internal workings at Uber Eats. Both turned out to be AI generated.
This is trolling in the age of LLMs
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hello, good morning
i just witnessed someone use the acronym “bdsm” to mean “business development, sales, and marketing” and i have never been so glad to have my camera off
i just witnessed someone use the acronym “bdsm” to mean “business development, sales, and marketing” and i have never been so glad to have my camera off
December 12, 2023 at 5:36 PM
hello, good morning
i just witnessed someone use the acronym “bdsm” to mean “business development, sales, and marketing” and i have never been so glad to have my camera off
i just witnessed someone use the acronym “bdsm” to mean “business development, sales, and marketing” and i have never been so glad to have my camera off
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Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
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"It costs nothing to be kind!"
I'm sorry but what are you talking about, it's the most expensive and dangerous thing in the world. That's why people who remain kind in all circumstances are such heroes, they're giving of themselves and voluntarily making themselves vulnerable.
I'm sorry but what are you talking about, it's the most expensive and dangerous thing in the world. That's why people who remain kind in all circumstances are such heroes, they're giving of themselves and voluntarily making themselves vulnerable.
October 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"It costs nothing to be kind!"
I'm sorry but what are you talking about, it's the most expensive and dangerous thing in the world. That's why people who remain kind in all circumstances are such heroes, they're giving of themselves and voluntarily making themselves vulnerable.
I'm sorry but what are you talking about, it's the most expensive and dangerous thing in the world. That's why people who remain kind in all circumstances are such heroes, they're giving of themselves and voluntarily making themselves vulnerable.
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every AI ad is like
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
September 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
every AI ad is like
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
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In general, your favorite entertainers care WAY more about money than you think. Yes, including the leftists, environmentalists, punk rockers and raging anti-capitalists. There's a reason movie stars do TV ads and launch gin brands. These are, above all else, hyper-efficient moneymaking machines.
October 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
In general, your favorite entertainers care WAY more about money than you think. Yes, including the leftists, environmentalists, punk rockers and raging anti-capitalists. There's a reason movie stars do TV ads and launch gin brands. These are, above all else, hyper-efficient moneymaking machines.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
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The answer to this dumb question is NO
Now, five years after the collapse of her public image, it might be time to revisit DeGeneres’ case. Was her cancellation a product of a fleeting era when people spoke earnestly about “safe spaces” and “microaggressions” – a time when the left, not the right, was doing the canceling?
Ellen DeGeneres says she was ‘kicked out of show business.’ Is it time to welcome her back? | CNN
Five years after reports of a toxic workplace on her popular talk show derailed her career, Ellen DeGeneres is living quietly in England – and weighing a comeback.
www.cnn.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The answer to this dumb question is NO