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· Jan 8
2026 reading thread
i am one of the few people that can claim megalopolis in imax with the live actor segment on opening night
February 12, 2026 at 5:18 AM
i am one of the few people that can claim megalopolis in imax with the live actor segment on opening night
if any of the people who made theee models or even like 10% more of the general public knew anything about programmer ethics we wouldn’t have to deal with obviously fake shit like this
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
if any of the people who made theee models or even like 10% more of the general public knew anything about programmer ethics we wouldn’t have to deal with obviously fake shit like this
this would go so hard if knightfall mattered at all to the status quo
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
this would go so hard if knightfall mattered at all to the status quo
joining a tenants union
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 AM
joining a tenants union
getting to the bottom of this
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
getting to the bottom of this
apotheosis of the gig economy. burning endless amounts of venture capital to create enough of a barrier for the end consumer to lose any sense of empathy for service workers while outsourcing the work to someone that can be paid slave wages. every time.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
apotheosis of the gig economy. burning endless amounts of venture capital to create enough of a barrier for the end consumer to lose any sense of empathy for service workers while outsourcing the work to someone that can be paid slave wages. every time.
think its about time I reread watchmensch
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
think its about time I reread watchmensch
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Assorted Crisis Events issue 8 was so devastating I had to take a Bob Dylan walk after
February 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Assorted Crisis Events issue 8 was so devastating I had to take a Bob Dylan walk after
knightfall is an underwhelming slog but at least you get the occasional masterfully composed page
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
knightfall is an underwhelming slog but at least you get the occasional masterfully composed page
lol
“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
February 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
lol
between the latest issue of Assorted Crisis Events and the (many) ongoing gimmicks in Absolute Martian Manhunter, it's really exciting how Deniz Camp and his artists engage with the comic as a physical, tactile object. The exact types of innovation that an age of e-reading desperately needed.
February 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
between the latest issue of Assorted Crisis Events and the (many) ongoing gimmicks in Absolute Martian Manhunter, it's really exciting how Deniz Camp and his artists engage with the comic as a physical, tactile object. The exact types of innovation that an age of e-reading desperately needed.
"we should run the government like a business" says the CEO nosediving a business that runs like a business
February 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"we should run the government like a business" says the CEO nosediving a business that runs like a business
did they actually ban dril
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
did they actually ban dril
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I think it’s reasonable to say everyone that works at Adobe should be in prison
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I think it’s reasonable to say everyone that works at Adobe should be in prison
smiling friends you have done it again
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
smiling friends you have done it again
Im gonna start responding to every bit of news regardless of context with “you know MGS2 predicted this” to see what percentage of people know what happens in MGS2
February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Im gonna start responding to every bit of news regardless of context with “you know MGS2 predicted this” to see what percentage of people know what happens in MGS2
design school curriculum should include conflict mitigation to prepare students for when a manager inevitably flips the entire project plan a week before delivery
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
design school curriculum should include conflict mitigation to prepare students for when a manager inevitably flips the entire project plan a week before delivery
smiling friends you have done it again
January 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
smiling friends you have done it again
yeah man sure fuck it why not
January 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM
yeah man sure fuck it why not
incredible that this guy ate chicken so wrong that he had to see a doctor and his immediate reaction was "wow this is so kafkaesque"
The head of product at "X" and guy most responsible for all the horrible algorithm and feature decisions just got KO'd by a piece of fried chicken.
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
incredible that this guy ate chicken so wrong that he had to see a doctor and his immediate reaction was "wow this is so kafkaesque"
the computer is evil. we never should have invited the computer inside the home
January 20, 2026 at 12:05 AM
the computer is evil. we never should have invited the computer inside the home
smiling friends you have done it again
January 19, 2026 at 11:31 PM
smiling friends you have done it again
its great that every game wiki runs on the most user hostile platform imaginable
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
its great that every game wiki runs on the most user hostile platform imaginable