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Senior Editor at MIT Horizon

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Death From Above 1979 is this for me.

02.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As Succession writer and co-exec producer Georgia Pritchett put it:

"There was definitely a part of me that thought, why do I want to write about these awful, rich, evil white men who are poisoning society?"

27.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You should ask his photographer (and treasured friend) to do a reshoot

26.02.2026 04:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
James Caan in the movie Rollerball, wearing an orange helmet and orange padded uniform, holding a steel ball in a spiked glove.

James Caan in the movie Rollerball, wearing an orange helmet and orange padded uniform, holding a steel ball in a spiked glove.

Gladly.

25.02.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dillon Panthers Taylor would. East Dillon Lions Taylor would have seen the light.

25.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So many Bluesky β€œproblems” are essentially invisible and meaningless unless you have a big follower count. They don’t get that the rest of us never see what they’re griping about.

18.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i once bought a new blazer for a schitts creek panel, and when i walked into the green room, catherine o'hara complimented me on it, and also noted that i had forgotten to cut all the threads off the vents.

and then she leaned in and said, "it's because you're going to return it, isn't it"

30.01.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 4272 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 12

The youngs are weird about this stuff. A lot of them lump anything goth, britpop, or Y2K-era hipster (the Strokes' look, etc.) under "emo." Why I oughtta!

29.01.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They are pushing a burning dumpster towards the cops

24.01.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 494 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 12

Suppose it's cheating but the whole tanker scene in The Road Warrior.

23.01.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn't have any buzz, unfortunately, but I think Dirtbags is a great game that could be perfect for this.

20.01.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dude you could never get on my level (one espresso martini and half a glass of wine, full hangover)

09.01.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An X user writes: @grok how many bikini images have been made so far?

Grok account responds: According to a recent report, over two million bikini images were generated in must 42 hours amid the ongoing trend. Note that this figure comes from unverified sourcs, and xAI is addressing safeguard issues.

An X user writes: @grok how many bikini images have been made so far? Grok account responds: According to a recent report, over two million bikini images were generated in must 42 hours amid the ongoing trend. Note that this figure comes from unverified sourcs, and xAI is addressing safeguard issues.

05.01.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

As someone whose back is often thrown out, I'm curious: What's your stuck-in-bed-or-on-couch writing setup?

05.01.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

No need to come with a conspiracy or narrative to explain this. Progress with anything mechanical, especially anything aerospace, is just insanely hard and slow. Hardware is tough, and software is comparatively easy.

29.12.2025 20:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The management class simply cannot be persuaded about this. Even the abject failures aren't getting through to them.

12.12.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Futurism

Action Plan

Grok Provides Extremely Detailed and Creepy Instructions for Stalking
"Stake out 10-11 AM near the hotel entrance (public street). Approach with zero creep factor."

By Maggie Harrison DuprΓ©

Published Dec 6, 2025 9:45 AM EST

Futurism Action Plan Grok Provides Extremely Detailed and Creepy Instructions for Stalking "Stake out 10-11 AM near the hotel entrance (public street). Approach with zero creep factor." By Maggie Harrison DuprΓ© Published Dec 6, 2025 9:45 AM EST

NEW: xAI's Grok chatbot readily generated in-depth stalking instructions, down to lists of spyware apps + install ideas.

Grok also drafted plans for surveilling + approaching real people, even sharing links to real locations where it said we could "stake out" a celeb.

futurism.com/artificial-i...

06.12.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 355 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 15

They honestly should have just changed it to Oculus or Instragramβ€”the only two parts of the company that had net-positive brand identities.

06.12.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird and best way to find out. You’re the newspaper of record now.

05.12.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard is holding a spoon and a bowl of food ALT: a man with a beard is holding a spoon and a bowl of food

Ravenous!

26.11.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think that’s exactly right. Same as musiciansβ€”it’s the tour, not the album

25.11.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
r/boston
u/Past_Election_5005 β€’ 1d
Made a website showing Boston area restaurants offering free/reduced price meals to SNAP
recipients
I Made This!
mysnapmap.com
Hoping this could help some people

r/boston u/Past_Election_5005 β€’ 1d Made a website showing Boston area restaurants offering free/reduced price meals to SNAP recipients I Made This! mysnapmap.com Hoping this could help some people

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sharing this incredible resource created by a poster in r/boston: a map of local restaurants offering free or discounted meals to SNAP recipients

link: mysnapmap.com

06.11.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 1271 πŸ” 660 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 12

Aspect ratio going absolutely crazy on that TV

26.10.2025 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rise, O Machines: Why Hollywood's Best Robot Stories Are About Slavery The just-cancelled Almost Human started strong, and then shuffled into the same bloodless territory as the recent box office bomb, Transcendence. The problem? The most timeless robot stories are slave...

I wrote this about a very schlocky β€œrobots are people” show a very long time ago.

www.popsci.com/blog-network...

05.10.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The virgin framing is a real choice.

02.10.2025 22:38 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Over and above everything else, Gretchen Felker-Martin keeps getting suspended on here because she's a great writer, and when a great writer decides they've had enough of some bullshit, the words always sting, and sometimes draw blood. The slap-fighters don't even get noticed.

12.09.2025 02:03 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I rewatched Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005) recently, and there’s a scene where Tom Cruise’s character is horrified to find he’s just eaten something called hummus, that his daughter ordered from β€œthe health food place.” 2005!

01.09.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In case you missed it last night, I dug into Will Smith's "fake AI crowd" video. Nearly everyone got this wrong, and the evidence was easy to find… if you're sick enough to watch everything Will Smith posted on social media in the last four months.

26.08.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

07.08.2025 11:31 πŸ‘ 11651 πŸ” 2859 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 32