Elizabeth Lopatto
@lopatto.bsky.social
internet typist at the verge, known cat lady, zevon stan. she/hers/hesher tip me: liz@theverge.com
I have never posted on Nextdoor but it remains my favorite social network because of the out-of-pocket shit people are willing to say under their government names. here's one woman's story of the real-world consequences of pissing off all your neighbors www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/the-villain-...
How I became the villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor
“I had a panic attack. Then I wrote an apology letter.”
oaklandreviewofbooks.org
I am going to be spending the rest of my day and possibly my week thinking about "Werner the Herzog" and quite frankly it's the last thing I needed
MaksonLima@maksonlima.bsky.social · 7h agoJuro que tem dias que eu acordo pensando nisso aqui:
people are answering this with a bunch of serious shit like "treatments for HIV" and "no indoor smoking" and "ozone layer" and while I respect all that, I would just like to contribute: makeup shades are much better than even 20 years ago.
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 15h agoSo this is basically one of the entry points to becoming a reactionary
how is the SPCX call? what was the QoQ growth of people living on mars?
Gotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.
We all get to experience our first ever SpaceX earnings call this afternoon. And the top questions on SpaceX's IR page revolve around the company's plushy Shiba Inu mascot Asteroid questiontime.ir.spacex.com/e/spacex-q2-...
SpaceX Q2 2026 Earnings
August 4, 2026. Use this portal to submit your questions.
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in re Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" (which, in the original Martian Chronicles, occurs on today's date), I didn't realize the very first published version of the story, in Collier's magazine, was set in April 1985. (the current edition of Martian Chronicles now sets it in 2057).
NEW: Elon Musk clearly hates talking about Tesla's stagnant car biz these days so @russellbrandom.bsky.social and I mapped out just how much it's taken a back seat on the company's earnings calls. Musk now spends half or more of his time talking about AI & robotics: techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/e...
I never travel too far without a little Big Star www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftTO...
The Replacements - Alex Chilton (Official Promo Video)
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I found this, from Terence Tao, useful as a way of framing what mathematics is for, what AI is for, and how to evaluate knowledge: teorth.github.io/tao-web/slid...
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Will Ratcliff@wcratcliff.bsky.social · 2d agoSo, bluesky, where is the discussion of the absolute insane things AI is doing in the realm of mathematics? It seems like we're nearly at the inflection point where the models are as good as human domain experts, and soon may well be better. Is that discourse only happening on twitter?
I think the replacement of describing feelings with chemicals instead is a way of distancing yourself from the illogical (womanish) feelings by placing the blame on the imperfect machinery of your brain
Elizabeth Lopatto@lopatto.bsky.social · 2d agoseriously though you can just say you're chasing "pleasure" (dopamine is not synonymous with pleasure!!)
I see a lot of you talking about "dopamine" and I wish you'd go back to talking about your astrological signs because at least then you wouldn't be confusing yourself about a real thing
A few weeks ago I realized that tomorrow is the date the Ray Bradbury story “There Will Come Soft Rains” takes place. It’s a shame science fiction from 75 years ago isn’t relevant anymore
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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Cat interests are more closely aligned with my own: they just want to eat, lay around and be cute, and murder anything smaller than them if the spirit moves them. Dogs keep asking you to go places and do things that are mostly interesting to the dog.
If you're a Warren Zevon fan you'll know that his favourite crime writer Ross McDonald visited him when he was in the dregs of addiction to give him a pep talk but this account of their meeting is a rivetting & haunting read that adds mystery to the anecdote: kevin6ca.substack.com/p/lew-archer...
LEW ARCHER AND THE EXCITABLE BOY
Earlier this year I read two excellent crime novels written by Newton Thornburg – To Die in California (1973) and Cutter and Bone (1976) – both of them set in Santa Barbara, California.
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is it just me or did gmail search get a lot worse lately
fun hobby: cataloging the securities law violations in batman begins bruce wayne bought up the shares of his company right after the IPO without so much as a 13D, let alone a Form 4?
the good news: I bought an ebike the bad news: to get it home, I had to carry it up three flights of stairs (do NOT trust Google Maps bike routes lol) the good news: I am strong as hell
a man who is about to have his whole life ruined: wow sucks to be lindsey buckingham having to sing backup on "silver springs" for the rest of his life. couldn't be me a woman who is about to ruin his whole life: true, you can't sing
