Cat → PaxU

found exactly the one use of “evil recoils in the presence of Christ” I am willing to sign off on, HOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

Father Larry did not come here to fuck around

I sometimes read old gaming magazines and stumbled upon this "babe of the year" section from Playstation: The Official Magazine.

If I was the editor I would have gently suggested this writer be put down like a rabid dog

Who up wandering around like Théoden King muttering hauntedly "how did it come to this"?

Nothing makes the Icestapo look weaker than backing away from a dancing frog.

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg raised her fist as she and about 160 other Global Sumud Flotilla participants arrived in Greece to roaring cheers. Crowds welcomed them after their release from illegal Israeli detention.

Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

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Actually it raises the question of whether news outlets covering this blatantly dishonest ad campaign trying to gin up publicity for an obviously unworkable concept are incredibly gullible or actually in on the grift.

To wit: pull my finger, it's got AI in it

Great command of the language on display here

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

First they shut down the government. Then they tampered with federal workers’ emails to shift the blame. This is corruption in broad daylight.

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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you do not have my sword

Kickstarter United needs our support in this crucial time! Check their website out to read more about how to help them take action towards more fair working conditions.

"The Royals Loved The Show" is such a perfect description of... everything these days

we need evidence of two things: first, that trump can distinguish fantasy from reality and second, that trump is actually president

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social I'm an epidemiologist. Sewage systems are sexy. Dosco Jones @doscojones.bsky.social I'm an engineer. Sewage systems are sexy.

I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.

I can't believe the Church of "Heaven Turns Your Skin White" would do this

so cool and good

be fucking serious for 2 seconds.

So fucking glad I moved.

Compute Costs - At least $456.9 Billion Over Five Years Let’s run through this one more time: OpenAI has committed to spending $300 billion on compute through 2030 with Oracle. OpenAI has said it plans to spend an additional $100 billion on backup compute over the next four years. It’s unclear whether this figure includes the commitments stated previously, or are something distinct. Based on the wording of the coverage I’ve read, I’m inclined to think it’s a separate commitment — which is not good! OpenAI has agreed to buy $11.9 billion, $4 billion and $6.5bn in compute from CoreWeave over the next five years. Per The Information, OpenAI expects to spend at least $13 billion in 2027 and $28 billion in 2028 on compute with Microsoft. This also matches up with The Information’s reporting — though I actually think it’s going to be higher, as OpenAI fudges its numbers and “rounds” them (see the diagram).

OpenAI Will Need To Raise At Least $500 Billion Just To Fund Its Operations, And Another $432.5 Billion Or More To Fulfil Its Obligations - Which Is More Than The Available Capital Of The Top 10 Private Equity Firms and US Venture Capital Combined So, I am repeating myself a little, but I really, really do not trust OpenAI’s revenue projections, and think they are at best unrealistic or, at worst, a deliberate attempt to mislead investors using the media. Nevertheless, even if OpenAI is in a position where it is making $200 billion by the year 2030, it will need to have raised at least $500 Billion to get there, and when you add its obligations — including those given to NVIDIA — it will have to raise (or have partners raise) another $400 or so billion. This is more than the projected available supply of US venture capital at the end of 2025 ($164 billion), and the combined available capital of the top 10 private equity funds ($477 billion), as well as the $50 billion of available direct lending capital from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs (about $35 billion across two closes).

Tomorrow's premium newsletter: on analysis of their partnerships and projections, I estimate that OpenAI needs ~$1 trillion over the next 4 years, with at least $500bn needed for company operations.

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this is why we need to bring back shame

there need to be consequences for being a huge asshole, there need to be standards for how you behave in a decent society

the rules cannot be set by the worst of us

a lot of ppl asking "why doesn't someone intervene" and it's mostly just that you really, really don't want to catch a charge for assaulting a LEO. this is sort of the bed americans made for themselves with decades of "tough on crime" politics

This is why we call you Nazis, JD, because you KEEP DOING NAZI SHIT

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is in select theaters October 2.

America 2025. Please Don’t Offend The White Supremacists

I haven’t seen a lot of cis people I usually see pushing for calls, etc. doing so about these rules provisions, which would devastate trans people nationally.

Calls need to be made to all electeds and a firm stance taken ASAP, with ten times the fervor of the Kimmel/D+ event

Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Trans Bathroom Bill Into Law With $125,000 Fines The legislation covers government-owned buildings, public schools, prisons, and domestic violence shelters.

Via @them.us: Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a sweeping trans bathroom ban with fines up to $125,000 into law on Monday. Abbott shared a video of himself signing the bill in a September 22 X post, writing, “I sign a law banning men in women’s restrooms. It is a common sense public safety issue.”

The Greatest Show on Earth by Nightwish on the Endless Forms Most Beautiful album clocks in at 24 minutes long and I can only hope goes down as one of the impressive songs ever made.

Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.

Turning the military on citizens.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?