I got stuck on midnight watch for 3 months with a conspiracy-theory addled oiler. In an attempt to divert the conversation from his experiences with alien abductions, I attempted to explain the unreliability of LLMs to him.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 21h ago

The funny thing is that even Grok is like "yo, this is bullshit." But then the replies to that are "you can't trust Grok, it's too woke." Being on X melts your brain.

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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Well Ursula le Guin certainly wasn't a fan.

One of my favourite webcomics is coming to a close. Bittersweet - I'm excited and happy for the characters, and for the 'ending'; but I'll miss it. It'll be one of those sites I keep reflexively checking for years after it's finished.

Kate A ⭐ Final Widdershins Kickstarter is LIVE!@katedrawscomics.bsky.social · 7d ago

It’s time, it’s finally time..! Come and celebrate the final book of the long-running webcomic, Widdershins, with its final Kickstarter! Victorian-era wizardry awaits in a series of fast-paced, goofy stories, brimming with heart and adventure! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kat... #comics #webcomics

Timnit Gebru@timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 7d ago

"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...

I'd add to this: "Defund the police" wasn't a slogan, it was a political and societal necessity. The alternative to defunding the police was the further solidification of an unaccountable proto-fascist paramilitary with strong right wing leanings. We're living the result now with the ICE and etc.

There are lots of things that are good & nice to have- community gardens, little free libraries, tool shares etc- that categorically aren't a societal-scale problem-solving policy. I think public/charity-run discount groceries are that which is why it's strange to see them take on such importance

I read Tim Whitmarsh's "Atheism in the Ancient World", which makes the point that there is virtually no surviving ancient atheist writing... but there is a large pile of anti-atheist argument and drama and laws, and they had to be responding to *someone*

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · last wk.

the written record of antiquity, for reasons I hope are obvious, over represents the blinkered moral perspectives of that day's most powerful people. you should take the care with generalizing from their opinions that you'd want a foreigner to take if a tech CEO was asked about your country's morals

do a deer my kids aren't here re i'm estranged from my son me the named in this lawsuit fa i'm driving on the run so my ex-wife wants me dead la i'm running from the feds ti a drink to clear my head that will bring us back to do!

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last wk.

Only Illinois residents can claim a roadkill deer, according to state law. The only stipulation is the resident claiming the deer cannot be delinquent on child support payments.

The health researchers and commenters all want year round standard time. Me too. gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/s...

Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? (Gift Article)

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

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So, what happens if I'm a parent and I know that my kid needs highly paid teachers, a library full of books with diverse characters, trans-inclusive bathrooms and extracurriculars, and a curriculum unpacking topics like systemic racism, colonial oppression, economic inequality, and climate change?

Reminds me of the ice machine on the NOAA ship Pisces, which had an optical sensor to detect when your hand was in front of it to dispense the ice. The problem: dark skin wasn't reflective enough, so it refused to dispense ice for a third of the crew. Jim Crow-ass Ice Machine.

Micah@rincewind.run · last wk.

legitimately this is a big reason it’s important to have diverse product teams! people with different experiences have different perspectives on how something can be misused and will bring up problems that you might have missed even with a good faith attempt at thinking them through

legitimately this is a big reason it’s important to have diverse product teams! people with different experiences have different perspectives on how something can be misused and will bring up problems that you might have missed even with a good faith attempt at thinking them through

Lennon@lennon-s.bsky.social · last wk.

Have One Woman On The Design Team Challenge; Impossible

occasionally reminded that they charged the DJs on Radio Rwanda with crimes against humanity

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last wk.

"First the traitors then the invaders" is Elon Musk endorsing an open call to prioritise political murders + assassinations before violence against migrants and minorities. Still little recognition in the UK government at the persistence of the promotion of political violence - inc murder - by Musk

Perpetual reminder that making fun of "bad" fat people means that "good" fat people are one infraction away from you being an asshole at them about their bodies and it is completely at your whim and mercy. It's not a good look.

“The more people play alongside trans athletes, the more they can see their assumptions were wrong.”

A trans ban came to rugby. Baltimore’s Ferals played on.

In February, USA Rugby banned transgender women from competing with other women at all levels. Something interesting happened: Many teams refused to listen.

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Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.

I'd also add: this is a different (although clearly overlapping) list from my 'best games' list; there's a lot of amazing works of art out there that I've Finished in far shorter periods of time.

Some very honorable mentions: Diablo II, Last Epoch, Mount and Blade, Crusader Kings 2 and 3, Satisfactory, Stardew Valley, Creeper World 4, Warframe, Morrowind, and, of course, *sighs*, Skyrim.

So many, but I'mma go with Oxygen Not Included. It's basically heroin for autistic engineers who geek out over thermodynamics.

Calabar Burrowing Python. Their tail and head look very similar, and their 'defense' is to roll up in a ball with their head sticking out and 'strike' with their tail. They also lay /enormous/ eggs. The mother looks like a deflated balloon after laying them.

a'right starting a fun thread, post an animal you think most people haven't heard of cause man I love learning about new ones

We are all going to have so many kinds of diarrhea

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

Trump is reportedly expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services

Krippendorf's Tribe. Possibly one of the worst movies ever made; a toxic excretion of racism, misogyny, anti-intellectualism, and anti-semitism. I saw it as a kid, and it turned me off movies and theaters for life.

Defector@defector.com · 3w ago

What's the worst movie you've ever watched in a theater? defector.com/whats-the-wo...

It wouldn't be mine (probably the original Kino no tabi, although there are some other contenders), but that's a very solid choice.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3w ago

PabloReports: Do you have a favorite anime series or film? AOC: I know it's basic, but... Spirited Away remains the best.

Just like the Pharaoh, God hardened his heart.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lindsey Graham died from aorta rupture stemming from hardening of arteries: preliminary finding from medical examiner.

First thought: definitely one for the 'obituaries I read with great pleasure' file. Second thought: I wonder of Iran got him with a Putin Special. Third thought: It'd be even funnier if he fell to RFK Jr's Cyclospora outbreak. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/07/lind...

Lindsey Graham dies - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was elected to the Senate in 2003 and was a close political ally of President Donald Trump, has died, his office confirmed early Sunday. He was 71. Graham died Saturday nig...

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BEST STAR TREK CAPTAIN. WRONG ANSWERS ONLY

Malaclypse the Middle@malaclypse.bsky.social · 4w ago

BEST STAR TREK CAPTAIN. WRONG ANSWERS ONLY

With Canada, Mexico & USA out, France is now the only North American team in the World Cup left to root for.