mat olson
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blogging at virtualvector.xyz • writer and creative technologist at large • hire me • ITP ‘24 • totally sincere hater • he/him •
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ben smith’s take from last year when the nuzzi/rfk story first broke aged like cheese on a dashboard
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
ben smith’s take from last year when the nuzzi/rfk story first broke aged like cheese on a dashboard
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Nine-month-old AI company you've never heard of that revealed its first product last month wants to be valued as much as Ford
Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is in talks with potential investors to raise about $5B and is aiming for a valuation of at least $50B (The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nine-month-old AI company you've never heard of that revealed its first product last month wants to be valued as much as Ford
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I don't adhere to the idea that The Game Awards drive any meaningful understanding of the industry and I also don't adhere to the idea that they're completely meaningless but instead I adhere to a secret third thing that's very specific to me and the only correct belief.
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I don't adhere to the idea that The Game Awards drive any meaningful understanding of the industry and I also don't adhere to the idea that they're completely meaningless but instead I adhere to a secret third thing that's very specific to me and the only correct belief.
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whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
whenever the sun sets at 4:45 pm i open a window, lean out and yell "WRONG" as loud as i can. that usually buys me another hour or two of sunlight
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RIP and pour one out for a real one, Becky "Burger" Heineman. 71 games over 40 years, just incredible. A bunch of the projects she led were deeply weird on the inside or surface, too: Mindshadow? Thief of Fate? (Weirdest Bard's Tale). Myth 3? (Weirdest Myth). And of course: TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN
Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
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November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
RIP and pour one out for a real one, Becky "Burger" Heineman. 71 games over 40 years, just incredible. A bunch of the projects she led were deeply weird on the inside or surface, too: Mindshadow? Thief of Fate? (Weirdest Bard's Tale). Myth 3? (Weirdest Myth). And of course: TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN
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a funny thing about starting an industry newsletter and then changing it to a personal, introspective blog is that I can still see exactly who opened the email blast.
👋 hi original virtual vector followers, hope you're even halfway as fed up with AI as I am
👋 hi original virtual vector followers, hope you're even halfway as fed up with AI as I am
I wrote about Michael Clayton for my blog that used to be a newsletter about VR. No I'm not totally sure why I did either, but it felt good
A trip to the cinema
You did this, and now you have the indignity to act so scared of what you've done?
www.virtualvector.xyz
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a funny thing about starting an industry newsletter and then changing it to a personal, introspective blog is that I can still see exactly who opened the email blast.
👋 hi original virtual vector followers, hope you're even halfway as fed up with AI as I am
👋 hi original virtual vector followers, hope you're even halfway as fed up with AI as I am
I wrote about Michael Clayton for my blog that used to be a newsletter about VR. No I'm not totally sure why I did either, but it felt good
A trip to the cinema
You did this, and now you have the indignity to act so scared of what you've done?
www.virtualvector.xyz
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I wrote about Michael Clayton for my blog that used to be a newsletter about VR. No I'm not totally sure why I did either, but it felt good
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math textbook covers for some reason:
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
math textbook covers for some reason:
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What’s balder that being bald? 🎤
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What’s balder that being bald? 🎤
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fuck yea
NEW: Chi Ossé, an ally of Mamdani, has filed paperwork to challenge Jeffries from the left.
Chi Ossé files paperwork to challenge Hakeem Jeffries from the left
The NYC City Council member said in a statement that Democratic leadership is "failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump."
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
fuck yea
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Me when I get myself a paper clip
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Me when I get myself a paper clip
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lord knows i try not to be a bitter person, but after spending my career writing about surveillance i truly can’t help feeling contempt for everyone gaslighting me saying stuff like this would never happen
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
lord knows i try not to be a bitter person, but after spending my career writing about surveillance i truly can’t help feeling contempt for everyone gaslighting me saying stuff like this would never happen
i haven't finished "we had it coming" yet but i'm pretty sure* luke doesn't try to elicit sympathy from his readers for a time he broke every principle under the sun all to fuck a weird gross old pervert. why not buy his book instead
*don't spoil me
*don't spoil me
Ah crap I should've written a bad book instead of a good one if I wanted a ton of attention.
Fuck it I'm going back to using commas.
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i haven't finished "we had it coming" yet but i'm pretty sure* luke doesn't try to elicit sympathy from his readers for a time he broke every principle under the sun all to fuck a weird gross old pervert. why not buy his book instead
*don't spoil me
*don't spoil me
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We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
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‘dear rax, the VP at my day job is an AI true believer and it fills me with despair — is hope lost?’
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
‘dear rax, the VP at my day job is an AI true believer and it fills me with despair — is hope lost?’
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
www.patreon.com/posts/143594...
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very funny the center/right media apparatus is labeling her and zohran mamdani like this so if they succeed with ease these people will have to act like they didn’t try to spread mass hysteria over this stuff
Everyone has lost their minds
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
very funny the center/right media apparatus is labeling her and zohran mamdani like this so if they succeed with ease these people will have to act like they didn’t try to spread mass hysteria over this stuff
book editor, after having played in several simon & schuster-mandated full-contact football games without a helmet: i was skeptical of her before... but now that i read this passage about the worm again, i do believe we have our generation's great prose stylist here with us today
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
book editor, after having played in several simon & schuster-mandated full-contact football games without a helmet: i was skeptical of her before... but now that i read this passage about the worm again, i do believe we have our generation's great prose stylist here with us today
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MICHAEL CLAYTON > JAY KELLY
My crackpot opinion is that, if the title of your movie is just the first and last name of your fictional protagonist, it has to be an unusual or intrinsically interesting name.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
MICHAEL CLAYTON > JAY KELLY
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hello this is officer deltoid peachtree of the DP Guardian Force. we got word that a female or female presenting individual is drinking dr pepper 10 on the premises
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
hello this is officer deltoid peachtree of the DP Guardian Force. we got word that a female or female presenting individual is drinking dr pepper 10 on the premises
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November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK