Gammi

A digital doodle of Remus, leaning suggestively on a stool with a 'dunce' cap on (like in Working Through Intrusive Thoughts). He says "Come on, Teach, mark me,' while holding out a ruler.

remus has been yelling this line repeatedly in my head for weeks now, so fine, FINE, I'VE DRAWN IT. hope he's happy now #sanderssides

so much of tech innovation is trying to repackage blatantly abhorrent ideas into forms you don't think so hard about

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

Two sequential doodles of Logan, looking tired. He's rubbing his forehead with his hand. "Can you Please just..," he clenches his fist, "lock the fuck in?" In his other hand he holds up a note card reading '-ock in'.

dumb lil doodle while i chip away at bigger stuff #sanderssides

"FALSEHOOD!?" Logan yells, now actually angry, pointing at Janus with one hand. Thomas looks at him with mild concern, while Roman hides a snort behind his fist.

"Roman!" Logan pleads, "Even you have to realize that that's not right. Right?!" Roman shrugs, smiling. "Oh, you know I'm no good with numbers, Logan - 2 options, 50/50. Sounds like airtight math to me!" Thomas says nothing but shoots Janus a disapproving glare.

"Oh, fine! Waste your 5 dollars or whatever. See if I care," Logan says as he sinks down. "Which I don't." Thomas looks at Roman. "That was a little mean, guys." "Yeah...," Roman admits, with the tiniest hint of regret. "Funny, though." Thomas asks: "So I suppose I am buying that lottery ticket?"

"What? Oh, hah, no," Janus says smiling, waving away the possibility. "Logan was absolutely right about that, it's a terrible way to spend your money."

(3/3) not getting in a FALSEHOOD bothered me so much that a few days later i drew it anyways. so now its a 'choose your own logan freak-out' #sanderssides

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A British grandmother with a valid visa detained by ICE for 6 weeks.

"So why did ICE detain her, and keep her locked up for so long? ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone. 'Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that,' Karen says."

Precies.

De leugens van Rutte bleven altijd onbestraft, net als die van Yesilgōz. Terwijl die leugens grote maatschappelijke schade veroorzaakten (toeslagenschandaal, haatklimaat tegen vluchtelingen).

Voor partijen als de VVD gelden andere (of: geen) regels bij veel media en in de politiek

a windows 11 menu showing "convert to adobe pdf", "ask copilot", and 4 more options that take time to load

windows 11 update: for the first time in my life, simply right clicking a file has a load time. unreal

Wow Signal

iconic shot of Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on the podium

Notice reading: "Important: If you're located in the UK, you may be part of an experiment where your information will be processed by an age-assurance vendor, Persona. The information you submit will be temporarily stored for up to 7 days, then deleted. For ID document verification, all details are blurred except your photo and date of birth, so only what's truly needed for age verification is used."

Discord advises UK users that they "may be part of an experiment" where instead of their age verification data never leaving their phone, it will now actually leave their phone
www.eurogamer.net/discord-advi...

THis is actually a really good illustration of why LLMs are just...kind of not that good at a lot of the things they're sold as being good at: The thing doesn't fucking understand or know what the question is, it's doing pattern recognition and that breaks down on a long enough timescale.

"Discord is partnering with dedicated age assurance vendors"

Ok so you're giving our information to some random motherfucker right from the get go?

vendorS even. Multiple.

Sorry man I don't want to give my identity to some american face ID scanner so they can train an AI to blow up more kids

Ok a final sweet one and then ill stop spamming these:

Carlos: [...] I do not know how long it will take me to pursue this knowledge.
But I do know two things.
Cecil: What is that?
Carlos: I love you.
Cecil: I love you, too. What’s the other thing?
Carlos: You just said it.
- Welcome to Night Vale

Dirk: I didn't lie! I think you of all people know what a lie looks like by now. < the final line, but that's probably not as impactful without context

Todd: You lied to me.
Dirk: I didn't lie! I just didn't tell you the whole truth because I didn't understand it.
Todd: You're a liar. And you ruined my life, just to have a friend. You deserve to be alone, Dirk.
- Dirk Gentlys hollistic detective agency
many fun quotes in dghda but none as Dramatic

"I don't care about the job! I did fine! I had a good life, but what I needed then was—a friend. And you abandoned me. And I will *never* forgive you for that." - Bojack Horseman

might be a biiit too serious 😅 but its the first I thought for having that gasp-factor

It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

Google with AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.

A short, 3-panel comic. Virgil is drawn on a purple background, hands in his hoodies pockets, smiling slightly, saying: "You know, if you don't look at The Task [capitalized], the consequences of ignoring it can't get you." The tails of his text bubbles are lightning shaped.

Thomas replies, hands pressed together, somewhat pleading: "Virgil, buddy - and I say this with love - That... has never been true. For anyone. Ever. Not even once." He's got the slightest hint of bags under his eyes.

The background darkens. Virgil shrugs and leans in, grimacing. "...Maybe you just haven't tried hard enough."

#sanderssides thanks virge, very helpful

One thing I’ve noticed editing a million podcasts is how often people will use “etc” or “and so on” when in fact their list of examples has completely run out and there is no etcetera

fuck. shit. goddamnit. this would've been the perfect moment to work in a FALSEHOOD and i didn't even consider it. im an imbecile

Thank you!!

"But- I- BUT THAT'S WRONG!" Logan yells, now actually angry, gesturing with both hands. Thomas looks at him with mild concern, while Roman hides a snorting laugh behind his fist.

"Roman! Even you have to realise that that's not right. Right?!" Logan says, desperately. "Oh, you know I'm no good with numbers, Logan," Roman shrugs, "2 options, 50/50, sounds like airtight math to me!" Thomas says nothing but shoots Janus a dissaproving glance.

"Oh, fine! Waste your 5 dollars or whatever. See if I care," Logan says as he sinks down. "Which I don't." Thomas looks at Roman. "That was a little mean, guys." "Yeah...," Roman admits, with the tiniest hint of regret. "Funny, though." Thomas asks: "So I suppose I am buying that lottery ticket?"

"What? Oh, hah, no," Janus says smiling, waving away the possibility. "Logan was absolutely right about that, it's a terrible way to spend your money." And that's the end of the comic.

(3/3) ...janus' real role is professional rage-baiter #sanderssides

"Come on, don't pretend you weren't listening in," Thomas says. "What do you think?" Behind him, Roman is glaring at Janus, arms crossed, while Logan faux-casually adjusts his glasses, smiling confidently.

Janus glances from Roman to Logan, rubbing his chin. He's considering something. "Well, Logan..," he finally says, "I'm sorry, darling, I'm afraid you've got the math all wrong!"

"WHAT?!" Logan yells, turning his head quickly to look at Janus. He looks confused and a little upset. "...What?" Roman follows. "Don't worry, I'll explain it to you, since it's so simple," Janus continues. "When Thomas buys the ticket, there are only two options: he either wins the jackpot, or he doesn't."

"So obviously, his chances of winning are 50/50," Janus finishes smugly.

(2/3) #sanderssides

The first in a series of 12 drawings, forming a short comic. Thomas is absent mindedly walking through a store, basket on his arm. Roman pops up behind him and puts his hand on Thomas' shoulder. "Ooh, oh, oh, Thomas!" he says enthusastically, "You should buy a lottery ticket."

"You think so?" Thomas says, a little confused. "Definitely! I mean, it costs a few bucks, and I know the odds of winning aren't big, but!" ("Big butt..." Thomas says softly, "Shush" Roman replies.) "Imagine if you do win!" Roman gestures grandly with one arm, and sings a couplet: "Think of the things you could do with that money - choose any charity, give to the poor." In a normal voice, he adds: "Or you could finally get that castle on a mountaintop over a waterfall - 'eh?" (The song referenced is: Damned for all time - Jesus Christ Superstar.)

Logan pops up to the other side of Thomas, arms crossed. "Ehhh, no. The odds of winning the jackpot aren't merely 'low', they're astronomically small." ("Don't you mean infinitesimal?" Roman interrupts. "Shush," Logan replies.) "You'd be better off simply giving those dollars to a charity directly - Or do literally anything else with them. And if you're really set on gambling wity your money, investing it is a much more reliable way to increase your savings. Certainly Janus would agree on that." "Alright, well-," Thomas says kindly, "Why don't we ask him?"

"Janus?" Janus rises up opposite to the group. "Hello, Thomas, Logan, Roman. Gosh," he smirks, "to what do I owe the honor of being summoned?"

(1/3) janus and logan have surprisingly little canon interactions so their dynamic is a little hard to pin down. but ive got it aaaaall figured out now... #sanderssides

A screenshot from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, where Patton is drawn in place of Mac, sitting on a couch, saying: 'Well, first of all, through God, all things are possible, so jot that down.'

another Sunny Sides warm-up #sanderssides

Britse inlichtingendiensten: klimaatverandering raakt nationale veiligheid Cruciale ecosystemen zullen in de nabije toekomst instorten. Daarvoor waarschuwen Britse diensten, die grote gevolgen voor de nationale veiligheid van het VK zien.

Veiligheid = klimaat en klimaat = veiligheid

De klimaatcrisis is een wereldwijde bedreiging voor alles wat leeft.

Ook wij zijn volledig afhankelijk van de gletsjers in de Himalaya, de Amazone en andere ecosystemen. Dus het is ook in ons eigenbelang dat we alles op alles zetten om die te beschermen