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10K Word Premium: OpenAI is another unprofitable, desperate AI startup building products on its own models, spending $2.60 to make $1. Sora 2 is a reckless attempt to grow ChatGPT that costs them at least $5 per generated video. They need to raise $20bn+ before EoY.
www.wheresyoured.at/sora2-openai/
www.wheresyoured.at/sora2-openai/
OpenAI Is Just Another Boring, Desperate AI Startup
What is OpenAI?
I realize you might say "a foundation model lab" or "the company that runs ChatGPT," but that doesn't really give the full picture of everything it’s promised, or claimed, or leaked t...
www.wheresyoured.at
October 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
10K Word Premium: OpenAI is another unprofitable, desperate AI startup building products on its own models, spending $2.60 to make $1. Sora 2 is a reckless attempt to grow ChatGPT that costs them at least $5 per generated video. They need to raise $20bn+ before EoY.
www.wheresyoured.at/sora2-openai/
www.wheresyoured.at/sora2-openai/
This brings back so many memories of dial up, and the fact that bonding just worked. Amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ25...
September 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This brings back so many memories of dial up, and the fact that bonding just worked. Amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ25...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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If the victims weren't carrying IDs when ICE kidnapped them, DHS might not even know who they are. If the victims' families are afraid to come forward, it could take days, weeks or longer.
Kristi Noem still can't confirm who was killed during the shooting at the ICE facility today and can't even confirm that the victim's family has been contacted
September 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
If the victims weren't carrying IDs when ICE kidnapped them, DHS might not even know who they are. If the victims' families are afraid to come forward, it could take days, weeks or longer.
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Would y'all mind showing up and doing your job, please??
Just a little, even.
Just a little, even.
September 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Would y'all mind showing up and doing your job, please??
Just a little, even.
Just a little, even.
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Post now deleted, more or less confirming it was a DM. Great opsec!
September 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Post now deleted, more or less confirming it was a DM. Great opsec!
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This is it, essentially. The core of it. The goal of ICE detention in the mass deportation system is to make people give up their case without fighting; to have an officer say “if you want to see a judge and plead your case, you’re going to be jailed for months and months, so why not give up now?”
Advocates say the Trump administration’s goal is clear: make the pre-deportation process so punitive that targets give up and leave voluntarily. The administration and its allies see the detention policy as a corrective to decades of catch-and-release policies www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Trump’s new detention policy targets millions of immigrants. Judges keep saying it’s illegal.
The administration says the sweeping detentions are a key prong of Trump’s deportation strategy.
www.politico.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This is it, essentially. The core of it. The goal of ICE detention in the mass deportation system is to make people give up their case without fighting; to have an officer say “if you want to see a judge and plead your case, you’re going to be jailed for months and months, so why not give up now?”
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This was always the goal and don’t forget that this happened because of the Democrats/Joe Biden. TikTok was in zero danger of being banned and the ban was non existent until Biden/Dems worked w Gallagher to revive it because people were using the app to speak out about Israel’s genocide.
The United States will have control over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
US will complete TikTok deal ‘in coming days’ and control its algorithm, White House says | CNN Business
The United States will have control over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday.
www.cnn.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This was always the goal and don’t forget that this happened because of the Democrats/Joe Biden. TikTok was in zero danger of being banned and the ban was non existent until Biden/Dems worked w Gallagher to revive it because people were using the app to speak out about Israel’s genocide.
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ByteDance is the only other significant AI customer at Oracle. They’re going to try and feed TikTok’s revenue into Oracle, not realizing the problem is that TikTok is also unprofitable. Have fun with all of that!
Karoline Leavitt confirms Oracle will handle TikTok's data and security, and says the US is "100% confident" a deal is done and it "just needs to be signed" (Ben Berkowitz/Axios)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
ByteDance is the only other significant AI customer at Oracle. They’re going to try and feed TikTok’s revenue into Oracle, not realizing the problem is that TikTok is also unprofitable. Have fun with all of that!
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How long will it be until some poor suffering .net dev has to ask me to formally state in an email if .net was affected by this weekends npm kerfuffle because their corporate compliance team is making them ask?
And which US bank will they work for?
And which US bank will they work for?
September 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
How long will it be until some poor suffering .net dev has to ask me to formally state in an email if .net was affected by this weekends npm kerfuffle because their corporate compliance team is making them ask?
And which US bank will they work for?
And which US bank will they work for?
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Managed to capture this single lightning strike as a storm moved out to sea this evening. Captured in Vaucluse at around 6.35pm.
Media licensing available via Severe Weather Australia
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September 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Managed to capture this single lightning strike as a storm moved out to sea this evening. Captured in Vaucluse at around 6.35pm.
Media licensing available via Severe Weather Australia
Media licensing available via Severe Weather Australia
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I can't even tell what is or isn't real anymore.
September 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I can't even tell what is or isn't real anymore.
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I’m not sure about you, but I’d rethink my religion if my religious broadcasting station could afford a $500 million dollar contract.
I’d think to myself about how that money isn’t helping my community.
I may just be dumb though.
I’d think to myself about how that money isn’t helping my community.
I may just be dumb though.
August 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m not sure about you, but I’d rethink my religion if my religious broadcasting station could afford a $500 million dollar contract.
I’d think to myself about how that money isn’t helping my community.
I may just be dumb though.
I’d think to myself about how that money isn’t helping my community.
I may just be dumb though.
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A lot of media has normalised to a level of "oh so we're doing [thing] now," a willingness to publish whatever someone says and to let the reader decide its validity, as if the journalist is simply there to convey statements rather than any analysis of any kind
One of the biggest cultural issues we have is that no major media or journalistic institutions have been reinforcing norms of what things *should* look like. That corruption isn’t normal, that cronyism isn’t normal, that lies and scandals should be punished, that incompetence is disqualifying.
August 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A lot of media has normalised to a level of "oh so we're doing [thing] now," a willingness to publish whatever someone says and to let the reader decide its validity, as if the journalist is simply there to convey statements rather than any analysis of any kind
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Two things can be true:
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
August 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Two things can be true:
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings
2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
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Next week's bestseller 😃
May 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Next week's bestseller 😃
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The encoding ladder for a 1440p60 Twitch stream will be:
1440p60 7.5mbps HEVC
1080p60 6mbps AVC/H264
+ a couple lower res/bitrate H264 transcodes
So it might seem a bit misleading that the bitrate is "only" 7.5mbps for 1440p, as it's a much better codec!
1440p60 7.5mbps HEVC
1080p60 6mbps AVC/H264
+ a couple lower res/bitrate H264 transcodes
So it might seem a bit misleading that the bitrate is "only" 7.5mbps for 1440p, as it's a much better codec!
May 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The encoding ladder for a 1440p60 Twitch stream will be:
1440p60 7.5mbps HEVC
1080p60 6mbps AVC/H264
+ a couple lower res/bitrate H264 transcodes
So it might seem a bit misleading that the bitrate is "only" 7.5mbps for 1440p, as it's a much better codec!
1440p60 7.5mbps HEVC
1080p60 6mbps AVC/H264
+ a couple lower res/bitrate H264 transcodes
So it might seem a bit misleading that the bitrate is "only" 7.5mbps for 1440p, as it's a much better codec!
Whoa I've been wondering when this was going to finally happen.
ICYMI: Twitch will soon be rolling out Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting to partners and affiliates. This will allow you to auto-config settings, get higher quality transcodes (& always get them) & lower latency to your viewers! Plus 1440p60 streaming out the gate, too!
May 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Whoa I've been wondering when this was going to finally happen.
From earlier tonight at 8:38PM CDT, East Bound 435 at K-7 looking back to the North at the shelf cloud as the storm approaches Kansas City. #kswx
May 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
From earlier tonight at 8:38PM CDT, East Bound 435 at K-7 looking back to the North at the shelf cloud as the storm approaches Kansas City. #kswx
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Thank all that’s sane.
JUST IN: The Trump administration lost a bid to lift a judge's order barring it from swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own including Libya and El Salvador without first hearing their concerns about their safety reut.rs/3H0rZhe
JUST IN: The Trump administration lost a bid to lift a judge's order barring it from swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own including Libya and El Salvador without first hearing their concerns about their safety reut.rs/3H0rZhe
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to swiftly deport migrants to third countries
The Trump administration lost a bid on Friday to lift a judge's order barring it from swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own including Libya and El Salvador without first hearing their concerns about their safety.
reut.rs
May 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Thank all that’s sane.
JUST IN: The Trump administration lost a bid to lift a judge's order barring it from swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own including Libya and El Salvador without first hearing their concerns about their safety reut.rs/3H0rZhe
JUST IN: The Trump administration lost a bid to lift a judge's order barring it from swiftly deporting migrants to countries other than their own including Libya and El Salvador without first hearing their concerns about their safety reut.rs/3H0rZhe
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Rather incredible structure and lightning on this tornado producing supercell NE of Post Texas. Watch live via: www.youtube.com/@DanielShawA...
April 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Rather incredible structure and lightning on this tornado producing supercell NE of Post Texas. Watch live via: www.youtube.com/@DanielShawA...
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Golf ball sized hail falling NW of San Angelo, Texas. @NWSSanAngelo #txwx Watch live via: www.youtube.com/@DanielShawA...
April 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Golf ball sized hail falling NW of San Angelo, Texas. @NWSSanAngelo #txwx Watch live via: www.youtube.com/@DanielShawA...
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Finally implemented the new setup for the additional front facing camera. The angle has worked out well. I wasn't able to capture the tornado from the drivers seat, but the top camera managed to capture the weak tornado to the right. Captured between Barnhart and Sterling City in Texas today.
April 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Finally implemented the new setup for the additional front facing camera. The angle has worked out well. I wasn't able to capture the tornado from the drivers seat, but the top camera managed to capture the weak tornado to the right. Captured between Barnhart and Sterling City in Texas today.
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Tornado warned storm ongoing. This was the 5 mins ago SE of Fort Stockton, Texas Watch live via: www.youtube.com/@DanielShawA... @NWSMidland #txwx
April 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Tornado warned storm ongoing. This was the 5 mins ago SE of Fort Stockton, Texas Watch live via: www.youtube.com/@DanielShawA... @NWSMidland #txwx