I feel like it might have been a bad idea to hand the world over to sociopaths

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 6h ago

Somehow things that would have been a background gag in a Verhoeven movie are now just real

Fun fact: Gatorade and the myth that we need to hydrate all the time is as much a marketing ploy as the AI bubble. www.iheart.com/podcast/867-...

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There are many reasons why Gatorade became the king of sports drinks. It had a compelling origin story. Its partnership with the NFL led to the iconic “Gatorade Dunk,” where celebrating at...

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downchasm@downchasm.bsky.social · 15h ago

All the people who are anti-Gatorade or want to slow Gatorade progress, I have one question: If Gatorade disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through an entire day without Glacier Freeze, Cool Blue, Fierce Grape, or any other flavor? Imagine Gatorade was suddenly banned. Would you actually be

I’m still thinking about that 9th century Irish monk who loved his cat Pangur Bán so much he wrote a poem about him

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Gonna keep beating this like a drum: prediction markets are the most dangerous, societally detrimental financial instrument ever introduced and if we don’t do something about them right now it’s going to cause far more destruction than you can imagine.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 22h ago

These betting markets sites are so socially corrosive. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If I can give concept artists one bit of advice, because I am seeing a LOT of this mistake today... please imagine your design in motion. Not as a static drawing. Not as a cool painting. Not as a strongly composed posed shot. Imagine the thing you are designing actually doing the thing it does.

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Very plausible, but it would be just as illegal and appalling if they WERE involved in drug trafficking.

CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.

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Wow! Sam Reich is doing great things over at Dropout. Check it out! And if you don't have a subscription yet and will get one to see this, Game Changer is a must watch too! Plus so much more. This is seriously the only subscription I never regret!

Dropout@dropout.tv · yesterday

Let Sam explain how Dropout got The Don Hertzfeldt Collection... 🍌 @donhertzfeldtfilms.bsky.social

Dr. Friedman explains the history of actual play 🎲

If you want to hear a wonderful story and maybe have a little cry about it, this is your thread.

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2d ago

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

I feel like at least some of this self corrects when you stop giving yourself mental medals like "ally" and just act normal with other people who are in fact for the most part, also just normal people

Kathryn Tewson@kathryntewson.bsky.social · yesterday

A PSA to my fellow cis people who are (or want to believe they are) trans allies If you are getting pushback from trans people and your reaction is to be all “no! not me! I’m one of the good ones!” please remember that “being one of the good ones” is something you DO, not something you ARE

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Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

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A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Everywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.

Die deutsche Bundesregierung. Wow.

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sie verstehen es immer noch nicht. 🤯

From the early days of #Tolkien illustration the innovative, colourful images of Hugo awarding winning fantasy/sci fi elder Tim Kirk shine out like Gondorian beacons. Here's one of my favourites, Frodo, Sam and Gimli peering into the starry depths of Mirrormere (c.1974).

I've said it before and I'll say it again: It is so sad that AI has made so many people this doubtful that humans can be creative or talented or interesting. What do they think we used to do before AI? Where do they think AI is getting all its information from in the first place?

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Let me be as clear as I can: Transphobes are not welcome on my timeline. I stand with my trans siblings, will fight for them if needed. Get in the fight or fuck off!

Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll@trasinscneach.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's so infuriating that the same media who constantly & incessantly lie about my community, who say we are a threat to other women & children, try ban us from toilets, sports & healthcare, will simultaneously & shamelessly eulogise a bunch of dead nonces & misogynists while silencing their victims.

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Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

chat can anyone verify that every single Flock camera has about 2-3 Ibs of copper and about 1-2 grams of gold

This is what I mean when I said it is straight up an addiction and until he treats it like one it doesn't mean anything. Going "no no no it's not like THAT" and then trying to earn sympathy points by sheepishly admitting you knew it seemed bad and thats why you hid it are both MAINSTAY addict shit

Meg@meganroseruiz.bsky.social · 2d ago

Reddit post + Hank’s response. Bro… 😑😑😑

I'm not going to be relitigating COVID lockdowns or mask mandates. Both were necessary measures that saved lives. If you cannot accept the curtailing of even the minor of freedoms in the name of public safety, you have demonstrated that you do not give a solitary fuck about the rest of us.

now I'm even more convinced he did this regularly

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

The Republican Party has gone full mask-off Nazi; meanwhile the media narrative being pushed 24/7 is “ahhh! Democrats are being taken over by socialist radicals!!” and their terrifying examples are Miss Rachel, a doctor who wants you to have healthcare, and the friendliest mayor in American history.

hammancheez@hammancheez.bsky.social · 4d ago

Party that spent the last decade grooming and funding and encouraging blind nazi ideologues to run for office and government positions : uh oh