I love you too, Robocop

Robocop (1987)@robocop1987.bsky.social · 15h ago

I love you.

It looks like the dog is saying this

in order to do this, he - like the rest of his tiresome cohort - would have to admit that the arts are important, require both skill and talent, and are worthy of attention and investment. the SV philosophy cannot allow that. it’s sad.

rich traditions@helldude.bsky.social · 2w ago

elon musk could have whatever movie he wanted made, as professionally as he wanted, starting pretty much whenever he might want. he could probably even direct it. that he has the imagination of your average gooner and just wants AI to have and realize an artistic vision for him is really revealing

Just got one of the greatest PR come-ons I've ever received: Eight paragraphs about why I should interview a guy called Pierre, only the email never gets around to saying who Pierre is

There has never been a more "future sumo star" photo in history.

@thebrownhat1.bsky.social · 2w ago

The NHK preview for the tournament had an interview with Fujiryoga and they showed this great baby picture. It'll always be in the back of my head whenever I see his matches now haha

I've noticed recently that more and more of the people who get mad about something I've written don't even seem to have read all the way to the end of the headline

Tim Marchman@timmarchman.bsky.social · 2w ago

I don’t know how to convince anyone of this, but the hundreds or thousands of words many publications run below the headline aren’t decorative. Often they contain nuance that doesn’t fit into ten words.

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Lilybean caught another rabbit today, please congratulate her (and since you can talk to animals, please tell all rabbits to stop hanging out in our yard, a yard whose every square inch must smell like dogs specifically bred to kill rabbits, why are you trying your luck like this, my God)

I wrote about the game

Ode to Spain, Our Competent Kings of the World Cup

Spain’s style may be dull, but their logistical excellence is strangely inspiring

theringer.com

column on the world cup and the fragility of nationalism www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What’s left after this World Cup? A kind of messy hope | Jonathan Liew

Kazakhs cheering Uzbeks, Bengalis wild for Argentina … This tournament was once a playground for nationalism. Now it shows how flimsy that allegiance is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

theguardian.com

My friend Jane recently called Nolan "the dumb guy's ideal smart guy and the smart guy's ideal dumb guy" and I've spent three days seething over the fact that I didn't come up with that

Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2w ago

Maybe it's because Christopher Nolan is an author to them. They don't read books so Nolan is the closest they got. He's basically an author. When everything else you watch stars Dean Cain or Zack Shazam, Christopher Nolan is like Plato I guess

My love letter to BlueSky, the official app of sports

F.W.A.@fraudwasteandabuse.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Absolute Chimney” casually dropped in there. Well done.

I wrote about the game

Ode to Spain, Our Competent Kings of the World Cup

Spain’s style may be dull, but their logistical excellence is strangely inspiring

theringer.com

Kinda seems like they can't, it must be said

Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 2w ago

"Can Spain play keepaway for 11 minutes" my brother in Christ have you ever seen Spain play

"Can Spain play keepaway for 11 minutes" my brother in Christ have you ever seen Spain play

I cannot respect Argentina as a team of bullying violent thugs until Messi decks someone

Across three cultures, we came together in football, a nation whose greatness is determined by the passions of millions of nations, whose football is the greatness of passion reflected across this land of cultures, nations, and football

If NBA fans hadn't been fatally brain-poisoned by standing downwind of Moneyball for 20 years we would have revolted the second they tried to make "second apron" a sports concept

Tyler Parker@tylerparker.bsky.social · 2w ago

Not saying anything new but it’s really impossible to overstate just how much the new CBA sucks. It’s bad for the players and it’s anti-fan. What a disaster.

It suuuuucks that The Guardian, one of the best English-language news sources on most topics, is consistently one of the worst on AI

Jamie McKelvie@mckelvie.bsky.social · 2w ago

Worth remembering the Guardian entered into a partnership with OpenAI a while ago, so all their articles on the matter should be viewed through that lens.

Donald Trump is manipulating the stock market with Truth Social posts, alerting his family and allies in advance, and now is selling Wall Street traders their own advanced access. But Nancy Pelosi's husband bought and sold stocks while she was Speaker. Democrats would be wise to sit this one out.

In my feelings about VAR

Burn It All Down, the podcast@burnitalldownpod.com · 3w ago

Technology and the men's #worldcup, we have some burning thoughts💭🔥 @brendaelsey.bsky.social, @jessicawluther.com, and @shireenahmed.bsky.social take stock of the 2026 Men’s World Cup in our latest episode! Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yTd...

I wrote about VAR

VAR Is My Mortal Enemy and Should Be Yours, Too

The 2026 World Cup has been astonishingly good, with one nightmarish exception

theringer.com

It’s giving FIFA Peace Prize.

Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 3w ago

Axel Springer, the company that owns Politico, awards its top prize to...Antichrist lecturer Peter Thiel. No mention of the $50 million Thiel gave the son of Axel Springer's CEO to start a venture capital fund. But the CEO lauds Thiel's "courage and non-conformity." www.welt.de/wirtschaft/a...

I try not to rage-post every little MAGA-enabling media obfuscation I come across—there are simply too many of them—but this might literally be the most irresponsible headline I've ever seen

[Cop, shining a light in my eyes, and then the passenger seat] you been reading any tomes tonight? [Me] no officer. [Cop] I pop the trunk I'm not going to find any scrolls? [Me] listen this is actually my buddy's car

wow same

Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 3w ago

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Great description of VAR's effect on the viewing experience

LondonLee@londonlee.bsky.social · 3w ago

It reminds me of seeing images on the internet and becoming suspicious that they're AI. The initial pleasure turns into looking for clues that it isn't real

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I wrote about VAR

VAR Is My Mortal Enemy and Should Be Yours, Too

The 2026 World Cup has been astonishingly good, with one nightmarish exception

theringer.com