once AI spyware is everywhere they are going to make it so that the absence of AI is a luxury commodity mark my words.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 14h ago

Starbucks CEO says the company is planning to focus more on AI and tech, including a adding system that would recognize customers as they arrive in stores to "present personalized digital menus."

A guy in my train has his laptop out; is eating a salad; and is tying his tie and putting on a sport coat, all at the same time. Any one of these is a high wire act, and arguably somewhat line-stepping. But to attempt all three at the same time — you can’t help but root for the guy.

Actually said "fuck yes" out loud when I saw this. Perfect choice.

Here's the most recent installment of the hit series "Can Jody Guess The Title Of That Week's New Yorker Cover?"

I lock my bike to a NYC parking sign probably 15 times a week, every week of the year. Hundreds and hundreds of times. Yet every, like, 26th time, I just completely fuck it up and it turns into the hardest task I've ever encountered in my life.

I lock my bike to a NYC parking sign probably 15 times a week, every week of the year. Hundreds and hundreds of times. Yet every, like, 26th time, I just completely fuck it up and it turns into the hardest task I've ever encountered in my life.

The Democratic Party shenanigans with the Alaska ballot are sketchy as hell and it’s kind of amazing to see people not be able to just acknowledge that, despite all the other caveats and context.

let’s post some of our favorite Clickhole headlines, I’ll go first

It’s worth remembering the insane Islamophobia after 9/11. For years, any Muslim on TV (or any brown person honestly) had to spend five mins disavowing every awful thing any other Muslim had done. That said, what we’ve seen this past week in Michigan? Holy shit, absolutely shameful.

i have no reason to think saddam hussein’s cheesecake factory would be bad. and you should do some introspection and ask yourself why you automatically assumed otherwise

A reminder, because it is almost that time of year: More children are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year, by far. www.vox.com/future-perfe... If you're a parent, I hope you'll do what you can to keep kids safe. If you're driving on Saturday, PLEASE exercise extra caution.

We had like four days of injuries not being the defining feature of the NBA season. This past weekend was rough.

Shams Charania Tweets@shamsbot.bsky.social · 4d ago

Toronto's Kawhi Leonard is expected to miss a period of weeks due to swelling in his left knee, sources tell ESPN. MRI on Leonard's knee showed no structural damage, but sides will use the shorter term to ramp him back up after the stoppages during the offseason.

I probably missed a bunch of discourse, but have we processed that Angela Duckworth basically completely reversed course on the whole grit thing? Whoops!

It’s so strange, I thought You Can See Everything was a masterpiece, so dense, and yet I’ve had zero desire to talk about it or read any analysis or anything. Just kinda sitting with it. 1/2

Do you want to see the most cursed photo of all time?

Nothing could have prepared me for the opening line of Armond White’s review of “You Can See Everything.”

The Hideous Deceptions of You Can See Everything | National Review

When a mockumentary becomes class propaganda.

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Turnstile. National Mall. Oct. 24, 2026. Truly a historic moment. Hardcore, rave, drone — all blasted toward the Washington Monument.

the Internet rn

The plan: Instead of giving Knicks employees championship rings, use them as a lure to see who needs mandatory cybersecurity training

laughing because when Bull Connor brought out the fire hoses in Birmingham one of the first people the civil rights movement sent out there to get blasted in front of god and the media and cameras was literally an old blind man

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · last wk.

"The Jews who went to Mississippi didn't take selfies and post tweets." Okay, but honestly, if tweets had been a thing in 1961, many of them probably would have done.

unattractive podcasters being forced by their employers onto video platforms is one of the great civil rights issues of our day

Really really good. The great NYC podcast that this city has always deserved and weirdly never had. And, if I'm being honest, and a little jealous, the kind of show I've always dreamed of making myself. www.nytimes.com/column/metro...

METRO with Sarah Koenig

From the team that brought you Serial comes “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” stories about New York City and its most fascinating raw material: New Yorkers. Each week, “METRO” mines a city packed with perso...

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Worth reading hellgatenyc.com/mayor-abe-be...

Mayor Abe Beame's Letter to Mayor Zohran Mamdani Will Break Your Heart

Unearthed from a time capsule in a waste treatment facility, former Mayor Abe Beame had high hopes for the future. Way too high.

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Joe Burrow has been grinding the midterm polling (video courtesy of @bbaby41.bsky.social)

this is the type of shit David Byrne says directly into the camera in True Stories

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 2w ago

NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG SAYS HE BELIEVES MOST PEOPLE IN GERMANY WILL MOSTLY WORK INSIDE A DIGITAL TWIN OF THEIR COMPANY, BUILDING DIGITAL CARS WITH DIGITAL BRAINS, WITH AI ROBOTS BUILDING ROBOTIC CARS INSIDE ROBOTIC FACTORIES

The thing about Jan Crawford’s “diatribe” and CNN’s “heated” is, we all could see the whole exchange with our own eyes, but it suggests they’ve fucked up a lot of coverage of things we couldn’t see.

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is a really striking tweet.

Welp, @joelanderson.bsky.social is as great on this as you’d expect. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

He Talked About Killing Tupac for Years. Why Did It Take Three Decades to Bring Him to Trial?

Podcast Episode · Criminal · October 13 · 44m

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What was the first piece of music you listened to this morning?

Want to better understand why American politics feels like it’s shifting? Join us October 19 at The Howard Theatre as Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, This Day Podcast, and #TheContext host Alex Lovit connect today’s changes to the moments in history when America’s political coalitions shifted.