Well, he *is* large, so maybe he does contain multitudes?
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Well, he *is* large, so maybe he does contain multitudes?
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My favorite ludicrous New Yorker style is that they print initialisms in full caps but acronyms (initialisms pronounced as words) in small caps, so in the days of CD-ROMs, they'd write the word like this:
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
My favorite ludicrous New Yorker style is that they print initialisms in full caps but acronyms (initialisms pronounced as words) in small caps, so in the days of CD-ROMs, they'd write the word like this:
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As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As many have been saying for a while, sure seems like the “who could AI replace” question has the opposite answer to what the bosses expect
The silver medalist instances appear to all be from one day five months ago when we were putting butthole in book titles
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November 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The silver medalist instances appear to all be from one day five months ago when we were putting butthole in book titles
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@profanity.accountant what's my damage
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
@profanity.accountant what's my damage
Poetry in motion
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Poetry in motion
Aragorn's "show no mercy" line in The Two Towers is Peter Jackson and Co.'s worst sin in the LotR adaptation.
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Aragorn's "show no mercy" line in The Two Towers is Peter Jackson and Co.'s worst sin in the LotR adaptation.
That had to have been worse than any Lloris howler.
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
That had to have been worse than any Lloris howler.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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Now "browsing" means Netflix compiles your recent watch history and feeds you more of the exact same thing. Or Amazon analyzes your buy history and gives you a list of 15 books with basically the same title. You rarely stumble upon something new or different by chance. It's eroding our curiosity.
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Now "browsing" means Netflix compiles your recent watch history and feeds you more of the exact same thing. Or Amazon analyzes your buy history and gives you a list of 15 books with basically the same title. You rarely stumble upon something new or different by chance. It's eroding our curiosity.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Some say it's extortion, while others say it's something that's also extortion but with different words.
This ridiculous sentence is written like a bothsides-ish balancing statement, but it isn’t one. When the mob is in charge, paying the protection money they extort from you is a cost of doing business. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Some say it's extortion, while others say it's something that's also extortion but with different words.
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
Still trying to figure out the purpose of the F1 sprint races (aside, of course, from the expectation of more money from boosting Saturday attendance and tv viewers).
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Still trying to figure out the purpose of the F1 sprint races (aside, of course, from the expectation of more money from boosting Saturday attendance and tv viewers).
How many days until we find out which friend of Hernández has been hanging out at Mar a Lago and investing in Trump crypto?
Breaking News: President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who was convicted in a sweeping drug case last year.
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, who prosecutors said partnered with cocaine traffickers as Honduras’s president and is serving a 45-year sentence.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How many days until we find out which friend of Hernández has been hanging out at Mar a Lago and investing in Trump crypto?
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If anyone is looking to give gifts to a stranger, my wife is looking for people to help purchase board games to gift her first grade students for the holidays. You can see her list here: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If anyone is looking to give gifts to a stranger, my wife is looking for people to help purchase board games to gift her first grade students for the holidays. You can see her list here: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Just back from a postprandial constitutional, how's everyone?
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Just back from a postprandial constitutional, how's everyone?
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Wim Wenders already made his Japanese Public Toilet movie.
This would clearly be Werner Herzog’s variation on the theme.
A pity we will never get to see one from Fassbinder. I can only imagine!
This would clearly be Werner Herzog’s variation on the theme.
A pity we will never get to see one from Fassbinder. I can only imagine!
Bear attacks man in public toilet in Japan
Incident north of Tokyo comes after a record 13 deaths from bear attacks in Japan since the start of April
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Wim Wenders already made his Japanese Public Toilet movie.
This would clearly be Werner Herzog’s variation on the theme.
A pity we will never get to see one from Fassbinder. I can only imagine!
This would clearly be Werner Herzog’s variation on the theme.
A pity we will never get to see one from Fassbinder. I can only imagine!
Just made these for the four of us as a post-Thanksgiving meal that would have been our Thanksgiving meal had we hosted. Everyone absolutely loved these potatoes and couldn't stop raving about them.
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Just made these for the four of us as a post-Thanksgiving meal that would have been our Thanksgiving meal had we hosted. Everyone absolutely loved these potatoes and couldn't stop raving about them.
Party McPartyFace or GTFO
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Party McPartyFace or GTFO
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We in the United States are, at this hour of the clock, governed by bullies and trolls.
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We in the United States are, at this hour of the clock, governed by bullies and trolls.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If anyone is looking to give gifts to a stranger, my wife is looking for people to help purchase board games to gift her first grade students for the holidays. You can see her list here: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If anyone is looking to give gifts to a stranger, my wife is looking for people to help purchase board games to gift her first grade students for the holidays. You can see her list here: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I guess 11 years ago today was the last time I was at the San Diego Zoo
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I guess 11 years ago today was the last time I was at the San Diego Zoo