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I want to address a related point to the one I raised in this thread. A couple years ago the Times did a really strong package about the power of SpaceX. Not only is SpaceX. Not only is it now one if not the preemptive orbital delivery company in the world it also has a fleet of ...

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In the era that I studied when I was still part of the academic world one recurrent topic was that of "over-mighty subjects". This referred to subjects of the Crown who were themselves so powerful that they threatened the sovereign power of the Crown itself. In the US we have no sovereign, or ...

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Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.

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I think anyone who's been paying attention knows this. But it's worth stating clearly. The idea that any of Elon's wilding spree is being done in the name of efficiency is absurd on its face because the terminations are virtually all being done based on duration of service because that creates ...

submitted 6 days ago • 27 comments

I'm gonna need a Shoresy t-shirt in the style of the Che t-shirt, ASAP.

submitted 8 days ago • 8 comments

Do you understand how badly you have to fuck up to make Quebec sing the anthem with this much pride

submitted 10 days ago • 51 comments

Set up an entire shadow government! Other countries do already do this! Let people see how putting you in charge would be different!

submitted 9 days ago • 21 comments

I wince at people calling every single thing a distraction. Even if it is a distraction it’s still 1) a thing that is actually happening 2) a thing that is hurting people 3) a thing that also needs to be fought and illuminated “It’s just a distraction”feels so dismissive.

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The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill). Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill). Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)

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This scene has been constantly running through my mind since like 2008.

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It's hard to believe I'm standing in the middle of a battleground that's over a million years old... Because I'm not, That's on Skaro, which is a thousand light years away, and FUCKING dangerous.

submitted 34 days ago • 6 comments

Truly one of the most amazing shrugs in literary history #tolkien

submitted 37 days ago • 28 comments

the banning of tiktok is another painful reminder to buy physical copies of your media. i have dozens of dvds of an ai voice reading reddit comments over unrelated minecraft footage.

submitted 36 days ago • 44 comments

Quick search. The following films are “not available to view on any streaming services.” Eraserhead Blue Velvet Wild At Heart Lost Highway Mulholland Drive If you’ve got them on DVD, great. Otherwise, digital streaming doesn’t curate, doesn’t care.

submitted 38 days ago • 36 comments

IATSE Local 80 in Burbank is open every day this week from 8AM to 5PM and is loaded with emergency supplies.

submitted 40 days ago • 5 comments

So we actively helped get this fascist guy elected President but we are totally going to hold him accountable now. -The NYT apparently.

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I invite you to watch a 46-year-old Tony Curtis parkour his way into a warehouse with no wires or stuntmen. From 24:46 seconds on.

submitted 69 days ago • 6 comments

Wham!'s "Last Christmas" - cheesy Xmas song, or introduction to the ancient Egyptian mysteries of the afterlife?

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For Trek Tuesday it is time to get festive. Enjoy. #scifiart #scifi #fanart #StarTrek #TrekTuesday

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