Phil
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Intramillenial convulsion of the evolutionary process, usually either providing tech support or entertaining myself
SCREEN failed to pass out of committee, despite a 15-13 vote (in favor). Not enough members voting, but looks like a party line vote. Good work everyone! Keep up the pressure for after recess and beyond!
Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · yesterdayIf SCREEN were to pass, you'd be required to scan your face and upload an ID to access this site because it allows "harmful" material. This affects you even if you don't care about sex work or porn.
As cool as a new take on Dominon Tank Police in the wake of TGitS would be, I'd much rather see someone try and tackle an adaptation of Shirow's Orion to really break people's brains.
unhinged eldritch abomination@rhymeswithk.bsky.social · 11h agoFriends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
> Police in Wisconsin used Flock to determine that a man “travels to Michigan frequently,” where marijuana is legal, then back to Wisconsin, where it is illegal. They then used his travel as part of the probable cause justification to search his car for weed; he was arrested on possession charges.
404 Media@404media.co · 12h ago"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.
“Is there anyone who thinks we should start using letters in our counting, and if so how should we start?” Guy who invented Roman numerals: “Well, I for one.”
First Apples “Hide my Email” was proven to be broken, now “Private Relay” - this tech has been the backbone of Apples privacy commitments for years and now we know they’ve been broken for god knows how long. Reminder: Apple and Google’s MAID products are the backbone of global data brokers. ⛈️⚖️🖖🏻
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 14h agoNew from 404 Media: Apple's 'Private Relay' is exposing users' real IP addresses. Private Relay is supposed to protect all your browsing in Safari. But researchers found a bunch of issues that are exposing real IPs. I verified they do. Not fixed, a live issue www.404media.co/apples-priva...
How did the Trump Administration make an actually good thing happen? Oh, they missed deadlines set by the court
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15h agoCongratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Zorg getting blown up by his own bomb at the end of Fifth Element because he has to watch himself in a commercial for his bombs before he can enter the disarm sequence.
Phil@pi8you.bsky.social · 21h agoIt's the joke/punchline in a dystopian action movie, someone racing to/from something hops in the car, turns the key, and is suddenlly stuck with the worst ad ever while the clock is ticking before they can start moving.
We got the Puma sisters in this week's GitS and the fun detail is that they have the same voice actresses as in the second Dominion OVA from 1993, Hisakawa Aya and Kumatani Niina
"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo
![The firm is fully owned by Jared Kushner and has a staff of approximately 20 people.[2][5] By 2024, the firm had returned no profits to its investors.[6] The firm has been controversial due to conflicts of interests arising from Kushner soliciting funds from Middle Eastern governments while also working as an envoy having direct and indirect dealings with those governments in his role in the second Trump administration.[7] According to reporting by Bloomberg News, investors in the firm do so with the expectation of influencing the Trump administration.[8]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2jjromh55tf7pp7s4hsvurf4/bafkreihebdzjog2hp37o2q3enjyrsi46btqktev76ogpneczsrrzl55fo4)
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · yesterdayEA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...
It rules that this is an actual screenshot from the Ghost in the Shell '26 anime. Not a VLC error.
out of order post cause GitS tuesday woooooo! all hail our new fuchikoma overlords!
Watching the new GitS episode with tears welling up in my eyes as the Jurassic Park theme swells in the background.
The Geofront's one of my favorite things about GitS, a bunch of weirdos in a frozen cyber city in/around a big hole, and Science Saru did another excellent job bringing it to life with Phantom Fund today, along with more Fuchikoma goodness and other great character work.
Teams open a meeting directly when I click your Join button -in Teams- instead of opening a browser tab and then asking to launch the meeting -in Teams- from there challenge: impossible
The SCREEN Act is not just another age-verification bill — it goes much further than anything passed at the state-level or in other countries. 1. The bill doesn't just target porn sites. It goes after *any* site that allows material "harmful" to minors. You'd have to scan your face to use Google.
The Ghost in the Shell, my tribute to the newest Science Saru adaptation of the Masamune Shirow classic. #ghostintheshell #motokokusanagi
