I leave town for the weekend and try to go as not online as possible and I come home to a new "trade war" with Canada? WTF, there must be some new s*** 47 has to cover up.
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Dog stuff. Music stuff. Tech dystopia stuff. Lefty stuff. Miniatures wargaming too.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said last month that the platform would start removing harassing content. So why are there so many videos of men using Meta's "pervert glasses" to covertly film and shame women? @samleecole.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/meta-ray-ban...
If you wanted some good news about footy after all the horibleness of this week, here it is. Carlton are the story and it's fantastic. Who knows how Wildcard/Finals are going to go but the season has already been a massive success in my mind. Go Blues! #afl #carlton www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/...
From 1-8 to a wildcard: The Carlton turnaround we haven't had the chance to appreciate
Since Carlton secured a wildcard berth on Sunday, a lot has happened in the footy world. Which means we really haven't been able to appreciate what Josh Fraser and the Blues have truly done, writes Rohan Connolly.
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If every dog owner has a moment in their lives when they discover the joy of recording their dogs in slow-mo, I'm having it right now.
Required reading. Been following @gilduran.com for a few years now and it's exciting to see all his great work come together in this book. Super stoked. Go Bay Area writers! Support local independent journalism!
Microsoft's Secure Boot has to be one of the worst developments in personal computing in recent history. What an unnecessary piece of s*** that only ends up frustrating users and essentially doesn't secure anything. #microslop #windows
I miss hanging out with folks who would be like "this is a cool use use of a Holy Thursday sample" #dnb #musicnerds #drumnbass #cratedigging youtu.be/XSwgJWrWJXg?...
Sonic - 4 Manchester
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there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.
Charlie has a stick. Charlie must fight for her stick. Charlie has her stick again.
Javier Becerra is just another tool for billionaires. Laughing it up with Gary Tan? Really? The worst person to ever be involved in SF politics and buddy of Peter Thiel and Alex Karp...
Gil Durán@gilduran.com · last wk.Xavier Becerra has gone silent since winning the primary for California governor. But here he is with Peter Thiel protégé Garry Tan—Palantir’s employee #10. “Garry’s List” is an AI-generated right-wing news site. Garry is a top Network State figure & tweeted “die slow” at SF city leaders in 2024.
🧵👆👇 #BlockTheMerger to #StopTheCorruptTakeover The majority of Democratic politicians fail to understand that media ownership is central to fascists and oligarchs who are now openly at war w/democracy. Musk, Murdoch, Ellisons etc. Dereliction of duty by Becerra👇 www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
Xavier Becerra Urges Both Sides to Settle Paramount-WB Antitrust Suit Ahead of Trial: 'Let’s Be Adults'
Xavier Becerra, the Democratic nominee in California's gubernatorial race, admitted he was hopeful the antitrust lawsuit against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger would settle before the sta...
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Don't you...forget about me...Gen X who? Punching way above our demographics re purchasing power, but industries, particularly wine, ignore us at their peril #winebusiness #genx #wine www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine...
The Wine Industry Is Forgetting About an Important Generation
As wine sales dip, it benefits anyone who cares about wine to reevaluate how we talk to and about each other.
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I don't really know what TGIF means anymore. E.g., I'm working on a project tomorrow. AndSunday night. And I'm an atheist. Anyway. To everyone else, #TGIF. I'm gonna listen to some breakbeats. This is hiding in my record shelves. Thank you youtube. #nuskoolbreaks www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJEU...
Stir Fry - Breakin On The Streets (False Prophet Remix) (12" Vinyl HD)
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"Normal people" aren't because it sucks. It's a waste of time & money. Only solves problems that middle mgmt business idiots think exist. Best use cases are fake pr0n (and kids making csam of classmates), deepfake finscams and mistaking schools as military targets. www.wired.com/story/why-no...
Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents
The tech industry is realizing it needs to build agents based on what regular consumers want, not just what its AI models can do.
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Over 30 years of loving Tom Rowlands' music and this is now my favorite. The previous #1 was Life Is Sweet with Tom Burgess of the Charlatans on vocals. This time it's Aurora. And live also with Amelie Holt Kleive. Always thought the Chemicals' stuff was best with vocals youtu.be/2GE_iOTWJpE?...
TOMORA - RING THE ALARM (Open'er Festival 2026)
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🚨ACHP is rushing a Section 106 vote THIS FRIDAY that will eliminate regulations, further devastating historical protections. Section 106 is what allows US to document our history in areas endangered by actions funded/permitted by our federal govt. Contact ACHP👇🏽 ASAP — vote NO! (cont.)
The kids are all right. In fact, they're kicking ass. Well done RHS Bark. #marincounty #schooljournalism www.wired.com/story/epstei...
A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out
An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.
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The optics are horrible. AI companies secretly buying books en masse, using them for training data and then destroying physical copies. As is this AI shit couldn't get any worse...
404 Media@404media.co · last mo.ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
The PA playing Too Short when the Unicorns get a wicket is 👨🍳😘 and weirdly very Oakland. #sfunicorns
One of the cricket rules I love is that if the ball goes out of the field, it has to be brought back in. The idea being that using a new ball would be unfair. This results in some extended breaks in play. But it has that feel of baseball in the street when I was a kid. #cricket #sfunicorns
And this. Because I've always loved cyborg Eddie and for me this is a top three Maiden album. #cyberpunk #eddie
My long-running RPG group has decided to do cyberpunk. We're using the Cypher System/Neon Rain but we're collectively building the world and I've been soaked in chrome for the last three weeks revisiting and discovering inspiration. I'll be running the first arc. #cyphersystem #neonrain #rpgs
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This idiocy is making its way through the legislature. Please sign to oppose if you care about increased surveillance, maker culture, etc. #California #makers #3Dprinting #miniatures #wargaming eff.salsalabs.org/3dprintca/in...
Reject California’s Attack on 3D Printers
California lawmakers are advancing A.B. 2047 in the State Assembly within the next few weeks. The impact is surveillance, manufacturer lock-in, and censorship for all creators and in the state.
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posting this Classic over here in honor of the big man himself. adios bitch
RIP to a real one. Thank you for your service Lindsey Graham (R- SC, 1955-2026) 🫡 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇱
Reading Rebecca Solnit is a tonic for your brain and your soul. A great piece about our nation as we head into the 4th.
Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2mo agoI wrote an essay for the nation's 250th, refusing, first of all, any definition that we are all one thing or another. Mamdani, Good, Pretty, Bad Bunny, and Liu have star turns further on in the piece.