The space fetus in the opening credits of PBS Nova terrified me. I had to leave the room during the credits.
In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?
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The space fetus in the opening credits of PBS Nova terrified me. I had to leave the room during the credits.
In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?
Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy
Speaking of unions being good www.ibew29.org/political-ac... The workers at Duquesne Light (pittsburgh's electric power utility) are striking for the first time in 80 years.
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in the wake of MeToo there were newspaper op-eds every single week accusing the movement of “going too far” and based on the last few days we know definitively that this was all horseshit
YouTuber and MinnMax Host Jacob Geller accused of sexual abuse www.resetera.com/threads/16...
I remember when grey goo scenarios were the sci-fi apocalypse du jour, and the "AI will kill us all" is just that but at a macro scale.
Dude got tired of being regular racist and decided to level up and invent new racisms.
Trump: "The greatest ballroom ever built -- it's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top. Be careful. Don't fall over the edge. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall."
When you're very relaxed and calm about public speaking
Markwayne Mullin is clutching a stress ball while answering questions from reporters
Unbreakable: Bruce Willis as David Dunn in the Rain
Alt: Unbreakable: Bruce Willis as David Dunn in the Rain
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South Side. East Carson Street. Caller says that someone wearing a uniform that says Security on the back is currently beating someone's ass. The only problem is that their building doesn't have a security guard.
I remain a dork who likes to go to bigger cities and just ride their public transit for a while. The NYC Subway is one of my favorite places to go. I live close to the East Busway and have basically the best version of Pittsburgh's public transit and I still wish it were better.
In some ways, there are silver linings to what's happening with public transportation in the Steel City...
Another friend's parent, a lifelong republican voter, and occasional Fox viewer, went on a tirade at them a few years ago about how they don't think it's fair that trans people should get their own new bathrooms, and should have to use the existing bathroom that matches their gender identity.
Joyce Carol Oates is a puppet (complimentary) (Because all jokes are better when you explain them, she’s a character in the play Recent Tragic Events and is supposed to be played by a puppet)
JCO is defending furries fyi
“I have no emotional need to be special. I’ve spent my whole life being special.”
here we find Eliezer Yudkowsky engaging in the classic 90s and 2000s genre of “insecure straight guy getting really defensive about liking Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
"Fandoms used to be full of nice ppl before covid and then all the bullies and popular kids joined" is literally an "the earth is flat" tier false belief to me
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AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory
"One’s like a happy or upbeat sad song if that makes any sense, and one’s a sad, sad song. I think one’s in a minor key, one’s in a major key, but I’m not a music professional."
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If I was making a list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century, it would absolutely include LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
Increased density destroys property values! This is why buying a home in Manhattan is basically free.
We really need to challenge people's claims that new development will hurt property values. If you bought your home 50 years ago, you're doing just fine. That it might not continue to appreciate *quite as fast as it did before* is not city government's concern.
ROBOT ROLL CALL Cambot! (Looking over her shoulders) G... G...
we have control mechanisms for this. it's called The Law. these guys should be held personally liable for these harms. the suicides, the thefts, the intrusions into computer systems. they should be sued and prosecuted as appropriate. problem immediately solved
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
In the scheme of things this is meaningless but you should only do the raised arm salute if you’re in uniform. If you’re not, you should put your hand over your heart. It bugs me more than it should every time he does this.
Trump posted this photo on Truth Social this morning. Look close! #TravelWithNatalie