Is it just me or does this chatbot look a little.. menacing?
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is it just me or does this chatbot look a little.. menacing?
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“After that extra-contaminated water leaves Amazon’s data center, it then gets dumped and sprayed across local farmland in Oregon.”
Eewwww
Eewwww
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“After that extra-contaminated water leaves Amazon’s data center, it then gets dumped and sprayed across local farmland in Oregon.”
Eewwww
Eewwww
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90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year's theme is digital abuse.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls without access to legal protection.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.
Vaguely aware, but don’t have the bandwidth to actually understand it right now
I want to be able to mark emails neither read nor unread, but another, secret third thing.
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Vaguely aware, but don’t have the bandwidth to actually understand it right now
No data centres here please
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
No data centres here please
Some Canadians need this reminder too
Friend of mine fell and broke his wrist while on holiday in New York last week. Had to have an x-ray and got bandaged up. His hospital bill was £7550. Just in case anyone was starting to buy into the current UK effort to privatise our healthcare and forgot how good we have it.
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Some Canadians need this reminder too
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Russians begin pulling their cash out of the banks as the economy continues to spiral.
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
Russian Depositors Flee As Economy Spirals
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Russians begin pulling their cash out of the banks as the economy continues to spiral.
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
youtu.be/A-S2N5ZxlZg
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I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I'm going insane because people constantly recommend using AI for things and it is always, ALWAYS worse than repeatedly bashing my head on a brick.
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
It's like you have an actual problem & all anyone recommends is "have you tried talking to my cousin? He drinks bleach & doesn't wash his pants"
“Blast someone for being fascist without insulting their weight” 👏👏👏
Really makes me angry when y’all resort to moralising with ppl who we have very justified reasons to condemn. blast someone for being fascist without insulting their weight. You can call someone a Nazi without judging them for having kids by multiple parents. Bigotry is unrelated to addiction.
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Blast someone for being fascist without insulting their weight” 👏👏👏
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On Holodomor Remembrance Day, Ukrainians light a candle at 4 pm
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On Holodomor Remembrance Day, Ukrainians light a candle at 4 pm
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
Interesting - obviously the laws are different here, so I don’t know if it’s relevant
👀
Louisiana citizens have filed suit against the state over carbon capture laws* it says are unconstitutional, alleging they give private companies the power to take private property from residents:
www.wbrz.com/news/save-my...
Louisiana citizens have filed suit against the state over carbon capture laws* it says are unconstitutional, alleging they give private companies the power to take private property from residents:
www.wbrz.com/news/save-my...
Save My Louisiana sues state, claims carbon capture laws violate state constitution
Nonprofit organization Save My Louisiana filed suit against the state over carbon capture laws it says are unconstitutional, alleging they give private companies the power to take private property fro...
www.wbrz.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Interesting - obviously the laws are different here, so I don’t know if it’s relevant
Yup, AI is still a bad idea
Research from the corporate accountability nonprofit Ekō has shown how easy it is for teen users to use Sora 2 to create videos depicting self-harm, sexual violence, and school shootings.
Teens Can Use OpenAI's Sora 2 to Generate Images of School Shooters and Sexual Violence
OpenAI's Sora 2 presents new harms for teenagers, according to researchers who say it serves up videos of self-harm, racist memes, and drug use
www.rollingstone.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yup, AI is still a bad idea
Stay safe out there #yxe it’s really icy and there are accidents everywhere
“Man, what are all these idiots doing out here on the road with freezing rain?” - Me, and idiot on the road, observing the biggest pileup I’ve ever seen in #yxe
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Stay safe out there #yxe it’s really icy and there are accidents everywhere
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And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
"A Regina police officer has pleaded guilty to using police databases to pursue intimate and personal relationships with women. [...] It's not clear how many people Semenchuk may have contacted."
Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women | CBC News
Sergeant Robert Eric Semenchuck remains suspended with pay, as required under the province's Police Act. He has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
Not excusing what he did, but this sentence seems insane (in the context of the massive amount of corruption happening in the US right now)
Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel was convicted in 2023 after a trial that included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former US attorney general Jeff Sessions
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Not excusing what he did, but this sentence seems insane (in the context of the massive amount of corruption happening in the US right now)
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November 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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This is how I feel about mercury in retrograde - like, I don’t believe in that kind of stuff. But also, when my tv, phone and car all have problems in the same week, I check if it’s because mercury is in retrograde
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is how I feel about mercury in retrograde - like, I don’t believe in that kind of stuff. But also, when my tv, phone and car all have problems in the same week, I check if it’s because mercury is in retrograde
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Will say again. If this was London or Paris, it would not be tolerated. But we expect Ukrainians to put up with this horror every night. Indeed, we in the west are getting inured to it. It should enrage us.
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Will say again. If this was London or Paris, it would not be tolerated. But we expect Ukrainians to put up with this horror every night. Indeed, we in the west are getting inured to it. It should enrage us.
For the most part I’m grateful the internet didn’t exist when I was a kid, but this! this would have been useful back then!!
it has come to my attention that some of yall do not know how tampons work so! a short thread
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For the most part I’m grateful the internet didn’t exist when I was a kid, but this! this would have been useful back then!!
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I'm really proud of what we've done this year at DRTI, all while raisin kids and havin babies. Hope you will support our work, and a big thank you to those of you who already do!!
just a quick plug for some of our recent work at Don't Rock the Inbox - we'd really love to have your support as a free or paying subscriber (makes a great gift!):
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Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'm really proud of what we've done this year at DRTI, all while raisin kids and havin babies. Hope you will support our work, and a big thank you to those of you who already do!!
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.