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once again we are all tapping the sign
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again we are all tapping the sign
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Jesus, I thought nothing could get me on board with this, but
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Jesus, I thought nothing could get me on board with this, but
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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
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“If you didn’t want your photo digitally altered and turned into sexual content you shouldn’t have posted it online” is just the social media version of “if you didn’t want to be raped you shouldn’t have worn a short skirt.”
If you’re participating in this “trend” you’re a predator.
If you’re participating in this “trend” you’re a predator.
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 AM
“If you didn’t want your photo digitally altered and turned into sexual content you shouldn’t have posted it online” is just the social media version of “if you didn’t want to be raped you shouldn’t have worn a short skirt.”
If you’re participating in this “trend” you’re a predator.
If you’re participating in this “trend” you’re a predator.
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Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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Can I just underscore that this is equally true for all those "someone asked the chatbot why it gave a bad answer and it revealed its secret programming!!!!" stories y'all like to circulate
No. It *generated a plausible sounding response to the question you gave it*, please be smarter about this
No. It *generated a plausible sounding response to the question you gave it*, please be smarter about this
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Can I just underscore that this is equally true for all those "someone asked the chatbot why it gave a bad answer and it revealed its secret programming!!!!" stories y'all like to circulate
No. It *generated a plausible sounding response to the question you gave it*, please be smarter about this
No. It *generated a plausible sounding response to the question you gave it*, please be smarter about this
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Starting the year off right.
January 1, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Starting the year off right.
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"Geek culture isn’t suddenly left wing... it always was. You just grew up to be intolerant. You became the villain in the stories you used to love."
August 10, 2024 at 11:22 PM
"Geek culture isn’t suddenly left wing... it always was. You just grew up to be intolerant. You became the villain in the stories you used to love."
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
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See you all next year!
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
See you all next year!
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The Sikh religion and wider culture will unambiguously:
- feed you when you are hungry
- give you clothes/blankets when you are cold
- shelter you when you are homeless
- organise a doctor when you are sick
Their selfless generosity is legion.
Brian Tamaki is really out-of-line and dangerous.
- feed you when you are hungry
- give you clothes/blankets when you are cold
- shelter you when you are homeless
- organise a doctor when you are sick
Their selfless generosity is legion.
Brian Tamaki is really out-of-line and dangerous.
December 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Sikh religion and wider culture will unambiguously:
- feed you when you are hungry
- give you clothes/blankets when you are cold
- shelter you when you are homeless
- organise a doctor when you are sick
Their selfless generosity is legion.
Brian Tamaki is really out-of-line and dangerous.
- feed you when you are hungry
- give you clothes/blankets when you are cold
- shelter you when you are homeless
- organise a doctor when you are sick
Their selfless generosity is legion.
Brian Tamaki is really out-of-line and dangerous.
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Wonder if anyone at WINZ ever thinks about how wrong it is to make people constantly degrade themselves to get borderline poverty "support", especially when they are getting income support for mental health issues.
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Wonder if anyone at WINZ ever thinks about how wrong it is to make people constantly degrade themselves to get borderline poverty "support", especially when they are getting income support for mental health issues.
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Could I politely suggest that looking down on the less fortunate to prop up one's own self worth isn't something we should be encouraging with policy approaches.
Absolutely fuck all the way off with this shit. What a ghoulish thing to say.
December 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Could I politely suggest that looking down on the less fortunate to prop up one's own self worth isn't something we should be encouraging with policy approaches.
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“In November, he had pleaded guilty to charges of possessing objectionable publications, namely child sexual exploitation and bestiality material, knowing or having reasonable…”
This apparently does not merit jail time. The way out society protects white men. Amazing.
This apparently does not merit jail time. The way out society protects white men. Amazing.
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“In November, he had pleaded guilty to charges of possessing objectionable publications, namely child sexual exploitation and bestiality material, knowing or having reasonable…”
This apparently does not merit jail time. The way out society protects white men. Amazing.
This apparently does not merit jail time. The way out society protects white men. Amazing.
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BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
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Every major medical body in the country has come out opposing this ban. The message is clear: if the govt won’t support our trans kids, we’ll do it ourselves.
This one’s important e hoa mā - a few of our orgs are collaborating on this fund to ensure that no trans young person in Aotearoa misses out on lifesaving care. Alternative treatment pathways exist but are expensive and we need your help.
givealittle.co.nz/cause/we-got...
givealittle.co.nz/cause/we-got...
Support Rangatahi and Whānau Affected by the Ban on Puberty Blockers
Raising funds to support rangatahi directly affected by the New Zealand Government’s decision to ban new prescriptions of puberty blockers.
givealittle.co.nz
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Every major medical body in the country has come out opposing this ban. The message is clear: if the govt won’t support our trans kids, we’ll do it ourselves.
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Fuck you, Epic. I don't want to have the fucking Harry Potter game even if it's free.
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Fuck you, Epic. I don't want to have the fucking Harry Potter game even if it's free.
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We're 80% of the way to our goal! Let's keep this going!
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We're 80% of the way to our goal! Let's keep this going!
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
Remember, all proceeds go to PATHA to support their court challenge against the puberty blocker ban. In exchange, you get some amazing TTRPGs from some awesome designers!
Let's get to that goal and help trans kids: itch.io/b/3421/ban-t...
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The gods are silent. Rivellon bleeds. New powers stir.
Built by the team who brought you Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to bring you an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxzy...
Built by the team who brought you Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to bring you an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxzy...
Divinity - Cinematic Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Larian Studios
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The gods are silent. Rivellon bleeds. New powers stir.
Built by the team who brought you Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to bring you an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxzy...
Built by the team who brought you Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to bring you an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxzy...
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Please update (again) immediately.
Researchers have found two new vulnerabilities in React Server Components while attempting to exploit the patches last week.
These are new issues, separate from the critical CVE last week. The patch for React2Shell remains effective for the Remote Code Execution exploit.
These are new issues, separate from the critical CVE last week. The patch for React2Shell remains effective for the Remote Code Execution exploit.
December 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Please update (again) immediately.
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The organized opposition to the UK even running a *study* on puberty blockers is such a blatant admission that they never cared about science and it was always about moral offence.
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The organized opposition to the UK even running a *study* on puberty blockers is such a blatant admission that they never cared about science and it was always about moral offence.
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I was just thinking — if these sorts of age gates become routine, they will be an EXCEPTIONAL phishing strategy.
We'll see websites compromised with official-looking data harvesters added in the same way that cryptominers were for ages.
We'll see websites compromised with official-looking data harvesters added in the same way that cryptominers were for ages.
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I was just thinking — if these sorts of age gates become routine, they will be an EXCEPTIONAL phishing strategy.
We'll see websites compromised with official-looking data harvesters added in the same way that cryptominers were for ages.
We'll see websites compromised with official-looking data harvesters added in the same way that cryptominers were for ages.