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"The Rich People's Feelings Meter indicates that rich people are feeling great! That's all that matters! Who cares if a few disposable little girls were disposed of? You're rich, you shouldn't be malfunctioning like this."

happy international day of women and girls in stem

the people who spread the “female brains are bad at math and spatial reasoning” lies should be tried at the Hague

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

"This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction."

Baron wasn't on the right side of history either w.r.t. Felicia Sonmez, but this is very well stated and I agree with a lot of it.

awww these purr-buckets sure do need a helping hand! Glad I saw this post. I hope they get everything they need ❤️

who the hell called them "podcast hosts with whom I've developed an unhealthy parasocial relationship" and not

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earbuds.

You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test

Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)

Good tech.

Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)

Bad tech.

This gave me a badly-needed smile today! :-D

a google search for a bunch of AI products, but the word AI is replaced with "pants", featuring hits like "Create Your Own App with pants" and "Build pants-powered-tools with Retool pants"

a google search of a bunch of youtube video results, but the word AI is replaced with "pants", featuring hits like "I Tested 100+ pants Tools, These 11 Will Make you Rich in 2026"

I made a Chrome extension that replaces all instances of the word "AI" with "pants"

ooooooof amen (to that second sentence)
g'luck, mate; it's super difficult. :(

We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.

wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

That's wonderful! Congratulations!

My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.

See? We just need to talk to each other.

The amber bead contains a prehistoric scream. I wear it to job interviews. "Interesting necklace," the hiring manager notes. "Family heirloom." I squeeze it. The scream leaks out—subsonic, primal. Her pupils dilate. Ancient fear responses activate. "You're hired," she whispers, not knowing why. --- *Enjoyed today's story? Share your thoughts and follow us for more tiny daily tales.* #JobInterview #Career #Amber #Jewelry #Magic #Psychology #Fear #Ancient Your daily treat from TinyTalesDaily.com

Man 1 walking behind me in Tottenham: Feels end of days.
Man 2: Yes.
Man 1: So I might as well tell you.
Man 2: What?
Man 1: (inhales) That I love you.
Long pause.
Man 1: You don’t feel the same.
Man 2: Of course I do you silly sausage I’m just trying not to cry.

What a big handsome goofball of a dog! I love him from this pic alone.

we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff

I love informative narrative threads like this!

A fun little game!
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They checked each others' rental contracts. Both were valid.

"This isn't supposed to be possible," the wizard said.

"Impossibles are your domain," the princess said, "but here we are."

They looked at the tower.

"Do you want a-" said the wizard.

"Apprentice?"

"-roommate?"

"Yes," both said.

All this about the Vanity Fair pictures is almost enough to make me turn off my "make america kittens again" browser extension

There are so many good phrases in here! Russian goes hard, and I love the Turkish one for its implication that the busybody is like that all the time.

I told a friend, "If a trans woman ever says to you that she has a funny story to tell you about her childhood, brace yourself for some of the most traumatic shit you've ever heard in your life. She will then smile like nothing happened."

Seems about right. Great system ya have there. Shame if something were ta ... happen to it.

That pose! I love this image.

OMG! It won! What a brilliant book!

Little girl (to me) on my way home: Excuse me.
Me: Yes?
Little girl: I mean you need to say, 'Excuse me.'
Me: I do?
Little girl: Yes. Because you stepped on my shadow.
Me: Oh! Excuse me.
Little girl: Thank you. It's okay, she's fine.