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what AI boosterism reminds me of is Uri Geller's "psychic" spoon-bending. even if it works, we have better, quicker, more reliable ways to bend spoons. but more to the point: we don't need bent spoons

submitted 22 days ago • 10 comments

Pick 4 from: Everybody knows this is knowhere After the Goldrush Harvest On the Beach Tonight’s the Night Zuma

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Merry Xmas all. And remember: under any reasonable system of financial regulation - George Bailey is still getting closed down & banned from carrying on business.

submitted 69 days ago • 12 comments

I very clearly remember watching the Challenger news on Newsround. Absolutely earliest thing I definitely remember is half pennies being withdrawn which was December 1984. Possibly the Ethiopian famine earlier, but not sure if that counts as probably wasn’t via the news.

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

the risks of going on holiday to Dubai seem pretty severe www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 82 days ago • 18 comments

guys who do objectively weird shit turn out to be weird to the surprise of many commentators

submitted 84 days ago • 2 comments

kinda feel like the Bsky team won't listen to trans users about this, so I'll say it as a Cis Person: I don't want Jesse Singal on here spreading his lying hateful "just asking questions" bullshit. he is not acting in good faith, he causes active harm, and he adds nothing worthwhile to this platform

submitted 86 days ago • 186 comments

"I'm sorry if you feel like I declared martial law"

submitted 87 days ago • 6 comments

finally finished downloading my limewire wrapped after 20 years

submitted 89 days ago • 373 comments

Jesus. I'm re-listening and still astounded. @ericmgarcia.bsky.social around 32'30" mark, where he notes believing vaccines make your children autistic is a gateway drug to other conspiracy theories. w/ @patrickpfingsten.bsky.social Share this. It's important www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTUy...

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

From an advert I just listened to in a podcast: “Virgin Bet believe betting can be a force for good”. Yeah, sure Richard.

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

It's a tricky award this year for the Spectator really. You see, Keir Starmer took his party from one of its worst results of all time to a landslide majority. Ed Davey multiplied his party's seats by a factor of 9. Nigel Farage put his party on the map in a way it hadn't been before. Who to pick

submitted 90 days ago • 47 comments

it's tuesday evening and we're korean

submitted 91 days ago • 151 comments

Time to change the conversation, Joe. Pardon Melania. Just for the hell of it. That'll produce some headlines

submitted 91 days ago • 9 comments

Went to the doctor today. Told them I felt worn down, tired, and constantly stressed. Doctor said: "I’ve got an easy fix. Check out this new game called Balatro. It’s a roguelike deckbuilder and the talk of the town. That’ll pick you up." But doctor…

submitted 92 days ago • 106 comments

Either Danny Healy Rae has announced a major policy shift or the automatic captions programme misheard "and we're proud of Kilgarvin"

submitted 91 days ago • 15 comments

None of the top Google results for the Tipperary South Labour candidate Michael ‘Chicken’ Brennan go into what I would’ve thought would be most people’s first question. www.tipperarylive.ie/news/local-e...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments