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@brianhicks.bsky.social

Programmer and maker and general tinkerer. https://bytes.zone

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Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.

M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months

13.02.2026 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2677    ๐Ÿ” 510    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 96

So apparently we know what is in souls now? Andโ€ฆย it is Markdown? Bad times, metaphysically.

13.02.2026 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash Flock off

Turns out public outrage matters.

13.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 115    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

still deeply weird to me to generate text with a graphics card. Like, I get it, but it just *feels* like the wrong tool for the job.

13.02.2026 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.

love that hacking is now (checks notes) "tell a computer to rob a bank in a text file" cybernews.com/security/win...

11.02.2026 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every time the price of bitcoin drops again, you can ask yourself these two questions:

1) like rain, why doesn't it drop a little more
2) like a cat, how did it get up there in the first place

05.02.2026 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FAQs for This Weekendโ€™s Bad Bunny Concert Featuring Football What time is kickoff? The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. f...

Q: Why will football be featured during the Bad Bunny concert?*

A: The Bad Bunny concert is fantastic exposure for the NFL and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put the game of American football in front of fans of the biggest musical artist in the world.

05.02.2026 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 432    ๐Ÿ” 137    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.

Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

02.02.2026 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26172    ๐Ÿ” 8272    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 854    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1173

DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.

CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?

DR: No, notโ€” listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.

C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patientโ€™s name?

DR: Now look

02.02.2026 03:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8703    ๐Ÿ” 1793    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35

If you're a Ruby dev especially, go grab something! graceful.dev

30.01.2026 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah yes, Spain, famously English-speaking. ๐Ÿ˜†

30.01.2026 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One thing I wanted to do this year was find more community, and more joy in social stuff. Soย I joined a pinball league!

One thing I didn't plan for here was that I'm *really bad* at pinball. ๐Ÿ˜†

30.01.2026 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the japanese word for egg is tamago, which can be literally translated as Orb Child

28.01.2026 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A reminder โ€” there are *millions* of social sites on the internet, like Storygraph for your reading and Ravelry for your knitting, etc. Itโ€™s only the biggest, run by the extremist fascists, that do these terrible things. Donโ€™t define the internet by a handful of apps run by 5 sociopaths.

28.01.2026 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 558    ๐Ÿ” 108    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

80% of all nfl coaches / coaching candidates are named Mike McMacMikeMichael

26.01.2026 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1782    ๐Ÿ” 159    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

I wish this too would pass sooner

25.01.2026 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I regret to inform you that you are now on a bus to Maryland

25.01.2026 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In a country THAT Catholic and West African syncretic, y'all gonna go out into the streets, protest *For* Bolsonaro, and get literally struck by Actual Lightning???

Change your life; change it right now.

25.01.2026 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I don't want to live in a world where we forget how to be kind to each other and that seems to be the goal of those who want to control us.

25.01.2026 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 233    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I know itโ€™s controversial but I will always side with โ€œwhy should we change the idealistic symbols, theyโ€™re the ones who suck.โ€

25.01.2026 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2816    ๐Ÿ” 506    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

22.01.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6332    ๐Ÿ” 2226    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 38

*frantically googling*

moral arc bent wrong how to fix

wikihow diy moral arc fix

moral arc technician near me

19.01.2026 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1995    ๐Ÿ” 491    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Yes, collectively it's called the "Beasts of Burden Suite." It's six games. Donkey Kong is the flagship. Then Reindeer Kong. Hm? Yes, not actually a reindeer. Then Mule Kong, then Lllama Kong. Also monkeys, yes. Then Bactrian Camel Kong. That's correct, also monkey. Then Elephant Kong. Yes I'll hold

19.01.2026 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 268    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Tried gochujang for the first time today. Gonna be putting this on everything now tyvm

18.01.2026 02:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, hereโ€™s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: โ†’

15.01.2026 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10090    ๐Ÿ” 3410    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 67    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73
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Surprise $5M gift will grant some St. Charles Community College students a free 4-year degree A new scholarshipโ€”backed by a nearly $5 million donationโ€”will allow St. Charles Community College graduates to go on to obtain degrees at four-year colleges, potentially providing opportunities to stu...

The gift is the largest in the collegeโ€™s history.

15.01.2026 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The world is terrible but the kids (of St. Paul, MN) are alright.

14.01.2026 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 500    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds

13.01.2026 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9021    ๐Ÿ” 3419    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 64    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59

saaaaame

13.01.2026 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œAs the prophecy foretold, your car will be ready for pickup Monday through Friday 7am to โ€ฆโ€

13.01.2026 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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