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the bad guys are winning aren't they?
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Otis Redding - Cigarettes And Coffee
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songs to listen to while waiting for the sun to rise ... (an ongoing thread)
Otis Redding "Cigarettes and Coffee"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQww...
Otis Redding "Cigarettes and Coffee"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQww...
I used to think that I would be ready when the time comes but as each day passes and as I grow older, I find myself less and less sure ...
‘Of course I’m scared’: people confront their final days – in pictures
‘Of course I’m scared’: people confront their final days – in pictures
Sibylle Fendt’s intimate photographs of terminally ill patients and their carers were inspired by the death of her own husband – a period in which she experienced pain, tenderness and love
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:54 AM
I used to think that I would be ready when the time comes but as each day passes and as I grow older, I find myself less and less sure ...
Tech tubers (aside from Luke Miani) are cowards.
MKBHD, Quinn Nelson, Linus, all of them are a bunch of fucking cowards
MKBHD, Quinn Nelson, Linus, all of them are a bunch of fucking cowards
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Tech tubers (aside from Luke Miani) are cowards.
MKBHD, Quinn Nelson, Linus, all of them are a bunch of fucking cowards
MKBHD, Quinn Nelson, Linus, all of them are a bunch of fucking cowards
listening to Bowie's Low album in your 40s is a completely different experience than listening to it in your 20s or 30s ...
Always Crashing in the Same Car and A New Career in a New Town just hit that much harder ...
Always Crashing in the Same Car and A New Career in a New Town just hit that much harder ...
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 AM
listening to Bowie's Low album in your 40s is a completely different experience than listening to it in your 20s or 30s ...
Always Crashing in the Same Car and A New Career in a New Town just hit that much harder ...
Always Crashing in the Same Car and A New Career in a New Town just hit that much harder ...
I don't trust people who do not like DK Bananza
I recognize that you exist and I accept you have different tastes from mine
but I don't trust you
I recognize that you exist and I accept you have different tastes from mine
but I don't trust you
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I don't trust people who do not like DK Bananza
I recognize that you exist and I accept you have different tastes from mine
but I don't trust you
I recognize that you exist and I accept you have different tastes from mine
but I don't trust you
The Stranger Things finale has reaffirmed my belief that I should never invest in any fantasy show ever again ...
also DnD is fucking stupid
also DnD is fucking stupid
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The Stranger Things finale has reaffirmed my belief that I should never invest in any fantasy show ever again ...
also DnD is fucking stupid
also DnD is fucking stupid
every month, a Steam Deck bro is inspired to make a video on why he thinks the Steam Deck is better than the Switch 2 instead of not giving a fuck ...
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
every month, a Steam Deck bro is inspired to make a video on why he thinks the Steam Deck is better than the Switch 2 instead of not giving a fuck ...
This should be the default position of any decent person
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This should be the default position of any decent person
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As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies at 71
"The Wire" actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. died on Tuesday at age 71.
www.thebanner.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
Everytime I rewatch The Wire, I realize I have more in common with Zig than I would like to admit. James Ransone played him perfectly. What a loss to his family and to the world ...
James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide
James Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire, has died in Los Angeles.
Information from the Los Angeles medical examiner indicated Ransone, 46, died on Friday from suicide. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Everytime I rewatch The Wire, I realize I have more in common with Zig than I would like to admit. James Ransone played him perfectly. What a loss to his family and to the world ...
I've been thinking about this a bit too much but I'm convinced that the #Community movie should start with the death of Jeff Winger, which becomes the reason for the rest of the characters to return to Greendale. Jeff will still play a huge role in the movie (flashbacks and stuff), but he has to die
December 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I've been thinking about this a bit too much but I'm convinced that the #Community movie should start with the death of Jeff Winger, which becomes the reason for the rest of the characters to return to Greendale. Jeff will still play a huge role in the movie (flashbacks and stuff), but he has to die
I'm guessing the reason why the CGI in the first few episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry was so bad was because they spent all their money on the final four episodes because man - what a wonderful finale ... RICH!!!!!!
December 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I'm guessing the reason why the CGI in the first few episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry was so bad was because they spent all their money on the final four episodes because man - what a wonderful finale ... RICH!!!!!!
Finished playing #Dispatch and I have thoughts.
Overall I liked it. Art and voice acting are great and makes up for a lot of the negatives … but not all of it …
For now I’ll just say it’s really annoying playing this game on the Steam Deck … the controls are unintuitive in the dispatching part …
Overall I liked it. Art and voice acting are great and makes up for a lot of the negatives … but not all of it …
For now I’ll just say it’s really annoying playing this game on the Steam Deck … the controls are unintuitive in the dispatching part …
December 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Finished playing #Dispatch and I have thoughts.
Overall I liked it. Art and voice acting are great and makes up for a lot of the negatives … but not all of it …
For now I’ll just say it’s really annoying playing this game on the Steam Deck … the controls are unintuitive in the dispatching part …
Overall I liked it. Art and voice acting are great and makes up for a lot of the negatives … but not all of it …
For now I’ll just say it’s really annoying playing this game on the Steam Deck … the controls are unintuitive in the dispatching part …
I was not a fan of the latest Knives Out movie ... it felt needlessly long and I really did not care about the reveal in the end ... starts out strong ... peters out in the middle ... dead on arrival in the end ...
just my opinion
just my opinion
December 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I was not a fan of the latest Knives Out movie ... it felt needlessly long and I really did not care about the reveal in the end ... starts out strong ... peters out in the middle ... dead on arrival in the end ...
just my opinion
just my opinion
Stranger Things is about how great the 80s ... rose colored glasses from people who never lived through it
Welcome to Derry indulges a bit in nostalgia but it doesn't shy away from issues from the time period (issues we're still facing right now!) making it the better show ... in my opinion
Welcome to Derry indulges a bit in nostalgia but it doesn't shy away from issues from the time period (issues we're still facing right now!) making it the better show ... in my opinion
Honestly, it's wild that both It: Welcome to Derry and Stranger Things, already similar shows in terms of their Stephen King kids-on-bike style, both did very similar one-long-take action sequences, and I have to be honest... I think IT Welcome to Derry did it better.
December 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Stranger Things is about how great the 80s ... rose colored glasses from people who never lived through it
Welcome to Derry indulges a bit in nostalgia but it doesn't shy away from issues from the time period (issues we're still facing right now!) making it the better show ... in my opinion
Welcome to Derry indulges a bit in nostalgia but it doesn't shy away from issues from the time period (issues we're still facing right now!) making it the better show ... in my opinion
and I said
"What about, Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
she said
"I think I, remember the film,
and as I recall, it's kinda racist,
I can't believe you actually liked it"
"What about, Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
she said
"I think I, remember the film,
and as I recall, it's kinda racist,
I can't believe you actually liked it"
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
and I said
"What about, Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
she said
"I think I, remember the film,
and as I recall, it's kinda racist,
I can't believe you actually liked it"
"What about, Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
she said
"I think I, remember the film,
and as I recall, it's kinda racist,
I can't believe you actually liked it"
as a drama guy in high school ... mad respect for the dude
incredible quote lol
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
as a drama guy in high school ... mad respect for the dude
stranger things season 5 part 1 is pretty bad ...
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
stranger things season 5 part 1 is pretty bad ...
my bet on why Valve banned this is because of the Christian imagery ... Valve don't want to attract any more controversies because they're cowards ...
Our launch trailer, btw! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYew...
HORSES Launch Date Trailer
YouTube video by Santa Ragione
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November 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
my bet on why Valve banned this is because of the Christian imagery ... Valve don't want to attract any more controversies because they're cowards ...
last steam deck related post then I'll shut up until the price reveal:
- predicted price - $650-700 for base specs with controller
that said, I think $800-1000 is a fair price. Valve needs to pay for RND, their design team, etc ... also, it's a console, no one's forcing you to buy one
- predicted price - $650-700 for base specs with controller
that said, I think $800-1000 is a fair price. Valve needs to pay for RND, their design team, etc ... also, it's a console, no one's forcing you to buy one
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
last steam deck related post then I'll shut up until the price reveal:
- predicted price - $650-700 for base specs with controller
that said, I think $800-1000 is a fair price. Valve needs to pay for RND, their design team, etc ... also, it's a console, no one's forcing you to buy one
- predicted price - $650-700 for base specs with controller
that said, I think $800-1000 is a fair price. Valve needs to pay for RND, their design team, etc ... also, it's a console, no one's forcing you to buy one
Completely uncontroversial opinion that is not meant to discredit all the valid criticisms of LLMs (ethics of training data, energy use and effect on climate change, etc …) Simon himself acknowledges them. The replies to his original post were insane
At the risk of starting the flame war to end all flame wars...
Modern LLMs (GPT-5.1, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3) produce excellent code and can be a significant productivity boost to software engineers who take the time to learn how to effectively apply them - especially if used with coding agent tools
Modern LLMs (GPT-5.1, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3) produce excellent code and can be a significant productivity boost to software engineers who take the time to learn how to effectively apply them - especially if used with coding agent tools
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Completely uncontroversial opinion that is not meant to discredit all the valid criticisms of LLMs (ethics of training data, energy use and effect on climate change, etc …) Simon himself acknowledges them. The replies to his original post were insane
the replies to this simple post acknowledging how different people have different experiences with LLMs are truly insane ... it's not even controversial to state that a significant number (not all!) of software engineers have found uses for LLMs and increased their productivity ...
I think that may be the core division here: if you are an author or an artist the cons of generative AI very likely outweigh the pros for you
If you are a software developer the opposite is true
If you are a software developer the opposite is true
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
the replies to this simple post acknowledging how different people have different experiences with LLMs are truly insane ... it's not even controversial to state that a significant number (not all!) of software engineers have found uses for LLMs and increased their productivity ...
people panicking about the Steam Machine price are funny. we all know you're going to buy it whatever price Valve puts on it and you'll all act like it's the second coming of Jesus
(source: Switch 2)
(source: Switch 2)
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
people panicking about the Steam Machine price are funny. we all know you're going to buy it whatever price Valve puts on it and you'll all act like it's the second coming of Jesus
(source: Switch 2)
(source: Switch 2)
man, the latest Valve announcement has brought out all the annoying Valve fanboys. I'm happy you guys are getting a new console (which I'll probably buy .. used) but none of the things they announced will "CHANGE GAMING FOREVER" ... Steam Deck was more exciting and that's gathering dust on my desk
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
man, the latest Valve announcement has brought out all the annoying Valve fanboys. I'm happy you guys are getting a new console (which I'll probably buy .. used) but none of the things they announced will "CHANGE GAMING FOREVER" ... Steam Deck was more exciting and that's gathering dust on my desk
I honestly thought I'd be more excited for this ... but I barely play with my Steam Deck nowadays ... and SteamOS is ... well I'm not a fan of it ...that said, I'll probably buy a Steam Box in misguided belief to support Linux and open source stuff as much as possible
Welcome to fam, ya'll!
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
(Growing our @steampowered.com Hardware Family in early 2026)
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
(Growing our @steampowered.com Hardware Family in early 2026)
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I honestly thought I'd be more excited for this ... but I barely play with my Steam Deck nowadays ... and SteamOS is ... well I'm not a fan of it ...that said, I'll probably buy a Steam Box in misguided belief to support Linux and open source stuff as much as possible
pure poetry
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
pure poetry