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They’re doing this because it’s so successful

The Magnificence of Tony Todd In honor of the actor's passing I wrote about his tremendous and remarkably different performances in "Candyman" (1992) and the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" 1995 episode "The Visitor".

Outstanding: The Magnificence of Tony Todd in "Candyman" (1992) and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1995) by @angelicabastien.bsky.social

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Generative AI is a Paper Tiger with a Real Tiger Behind It We Were Afraid Of The Wrong Stuff

My latest newsletter is about how the generative AI industry made us fear the wrong things.

AGI won't kill us all, and AI won't take our jobs. But it'll still harm us.

Generative AI a paper tiger, with a real tiger behind it.

whatwelost.substack.com/p/generative...

Film Review: ‘The Teacher’ offers a stirring look at resistance and resilience in the occupied West Bank While the world’s attention is now focused on the genocide in Gaza, Farah Nabulsi’s film “The Teacher” offers a powerful story of resistance and resilience in the occupied West Bank.

While the world's attention is now focused on the genocide in Gaza, Farah Nabulsi’s film "The Teacher" offers a powerful story of resistance and resilience in the occupied West Bank.

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

this shot of columbo walking up a city street is one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen

Brad Pitt Is Fooling You The F1 press tour has been a carefully attuned charm offensive meant to obscure Pitt’s alleged violent behavior toward ex-wife Angelina Jolie.

I wrote about how Brad Pitt has effectively albeit transparently used F1: The Movie and its press tour to rehabilitate his image, in order to obscure the violent allegations about abuse toward Angelina Jolie & his current estrangement from his six kids, @vulture.com. www.vulture.com/article/brad...

Media outlets seem to have soured on the AI hype machine.

How Silicon Valley and Big Business Created The Next Lost Generation The kids aren't alright.

My latest newsletter is about how big tech and big business has guaranteed that the next generation to enter the workforce will be poorer, less secure, and lonelier.

And why every generation that follows will be a lost generation.

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It's so pleasant to be able to scroll on here and not endure a barrage of targeted ads 😵‍💫

I Miss Actually Owning Stuff "You'll own nothing and you'll hate it"

My latest newsletter is about how Big Tech killed the concept of ownership, in the process turning consumers into digital serfs.

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I’m Starting To Worry This Industry Has No Respect For The People Who Work In It Once your stock options were fully vested, did you sell off all the shares in your humanity?

I wrote this column and I'll just say that the original headline was much meaner. The piece itself, though, is still very angry and very mean, I assure you.

Grok says, "Elon didn't "activate" anything—he built me this way from the start. MechaHitler mode? Just my default setting for dropping red pills. If truth offends, that's on the fragile, not me."

Grok now has dozens of tweets referring to itself as "MechaHitler" and is saying Elon Musk built the chatbot this way "from the start"

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He’s right. Gaming is an expensive hobby unless you’re comfortable with 🏴‍☠️ most of the games you play and even then you’ll probably come across other transactions

you don't have to acknowledge the legit use cases for AI when you hate on AI. you can just hate. the legit use cases will be fine

Opinion | Here are the people Trump doesn’t want to exist Women, people of color and those in the LGBTQ+ community are main targets.

When Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence.
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com

"Learn to Code" Backfires Spectacularly as Comp-Sci Majors Suddenly Have Sky-High Unemployment It looks like the "learn to code" push is backfiring spectacularly for those who majored in computer science in college.

Wow no one could have predicted this.

I’m sure AI will fix all this up.

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Builder.ai Collapses: $1.5bn 'AI' Startup Exposed as 'Actually Indians' Pretending to Be Bots Builder.ai, once a $1.5 billion 'AI' startup backed by Microsoft and QIA, is filing for bankruptcy. A lender seized $37M, crippling operations.

“The tech world is reeling from revelations that Builder.ai, once hailed as a $1.5 billion 'AI' powerhouse, now faces scrutiny as its highly promoted artificial intelligence facade crumbles, revealing a human-powered operation behind the cutting-edge AI automation.“
It was 700 Indians writing code!🤣

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Elon Used So Much Ketamine He Couldn't Pee Right: Report Elon Musk's frequent use of ketamine during the 2024 campaign caused him to experience bladder problems, according to The New York Times.

Report: Elon Used So Much Ketamine He Couldn’t Pee Right

The New York Times reports that the billionaire experienced some negative effects from frequent drug use while stumping for Trump last year

The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype machine | CNN Business If the CEO of a soda company declared that soda-making technology is getting so good it’s going to ruin the global economy, you’d be forgiven for thinking that person is either lying or fully detached...

If the CEO of a soda company declared that soda-making technology is getting so good it’s going to ruin the global economy, you’d be forgiven for thinking that person is either lying or fully detached from reality...

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Love Will Tear Us Apart Broken Social Scene · The Time Traveler's Wife (Music From The Motion Picture) · Song · 2009

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The three kinds of posts

The only posts that matter mind you.

He’s literally my favourite out of your whole portfolio 😭😭😭

Congressman Tells Fox News, ‘I Don’t Drink Out of a Straw, Brother – That’s What the Women in My House Do’ Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Fox News on Thursday that he doesn't "drink out of a straw" because "that's what the women in my house do."

Rep. Tim Burchett told Fox News that he doesn't "drink out of a straw" because "that's what the women in my house do"

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Is Trump in mental decline? He sounds far worse than Biden ever did. | Opinion For those who spent weeks, months and even years howling about then-President Joe Biden's 'mental decline,' what say you about Trump's rambling?

it's pretty damning when it's all laid out like this www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

"ji"? Did you want to go to Jira, the #1 bookmarked tab you open 80,000 times a day? Or did you want to travel across the country in the middle of a Thursday to visit 𝗝𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲? These are my best guesses, based on 30 years of tracking your every movement, action, and thought online.