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Verge weekend editor. MusicTech contributor. Former Engadget, Wired & Switched. Musician. Serial hobbyist. https://linktr.ee/terrenceobrien

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...I may have repeatedly tried to get an AI version of me to edit the real me.

06.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HELL-FUCKING-YEAH!

06.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy. Oh boy.

06.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That's your fucking lede? That's the angle? Not a Senator broke a Marine's arm trying to censor him? He "helped"? I think my definition of "help" is very different...

06.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Netanyahu: β€˜These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

Netanyahu: β€˜These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

Netanyahu: β€˜These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’ https://theonion.com/netanyahu-these-so-called-genocide-experts-have-probably-never-committed-a-genocide-in-their-lives/

05.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 2802 πŸ” 587 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 27

Your new head of DHS, folks. The tough guy who tried to snatch the BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES sign out of Al Green's hands at the State of the Union. (And missed badly.)

05.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Anything would be an upgrade from Noem - even a literal pile of shit - let's not forget that Markwayne Mullin challenged the Teamsters president to a fight on the floor of the senate, said he was too scared of DC to wear a seatbelt, and put his fingers in his colleagues' noses while they slept.

05.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't want to hear anything about supporting the troops or the first amendment from the right ever again.

05.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This feels like one of many things that would be getting more prominent headlines if we hadn't started a new war in Iran

04.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 177 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

As a species, humans have completely lost the plot.

28.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do we even still have a congress?

28.02.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Should I Wipe My Dog’s Butt? | Jason Mantzoukas Asks Hank Anything
Should I Wipe My Dog’s Butt? | Jason Mantzoukas Asks Hank Anything YouTube video by Complexly

The internet is mostly awful, but this is pure joy. youtu.be/RuuyCOnuBDA

27.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not an economist, but if you've had more than 10 funding rounds, totaling hundreds of billions of dollars and your company is still in the red, maybe it's not a good business?

27.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Netflix buying WB was bad.
But Paramount is much worse.

27.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey so, this is bad. It's all bad, but this is very Not Good

26.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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You need to listen to Laurie Spiegel’s masterpiece of early ambient music The Expanding Universe is as approachable as it is experimental.

You need to listen to Laurie Spiegel’s masterpiece of early ambient music

22.02.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Referring to AI output as "music-like material" is one of the favorite responses I've ever gotten in an interview.

17.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"It’s pretty easy by now to use computers to generate music-like material that is not actually the expression of an individual human being. Music is a fundamental human experience."

17.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone in my life is tired of me talking about this movie.

15.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

"7,000 of them, all around the world... He could remotely control them, and look and listen through their live camera feeds... He could watch them map out each room of a house, generating a complete 2D floor plan. He could use any robot’s IP address to find its rough location."

14.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A modified screenshot from BDSRA calling on people to vote for the group during Project for Awesome 2026

A modified screenshot from BDSRA calling on people to vote for the group during Project for Awesome 2026

One amazing way to keep Amelia’s fight against Batten Disease going is to vote for the BDSRA in the Project for Awesome 2026. Voting ends on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Just head to: projectforawesome.com/videos/proje...

13.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena power...

If you’re a journalist or community organizer and haven’t shifted away from Google yet, this is a good reminder that it’s probably a good time to start!

Set up that Proton mail account, explore Crypt Pad or Outline for docs. Take 1 small step towards privacy today techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/g...

12.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8
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Don't Kill A Bird With A Baseball by Rat Bastard Games A 3-page TTRPG about being Randy Johnson & struggling against Fate

This game alone is worth the price if entry: Roleplay as Randy Johnson and try to NOT kill a bird with a baseball. rat-bastard-games.itch.io/dont-kill-a-...

12.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is some cowardly shit form the IOC

12.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hell of a bundle over at itch.io raising money for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

12.02.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Super Beatmaker is the roguelike TTRPG for music making I need in my life. The world of affordable plugins, sample library subscriptions, and a particularly virulent case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) has me making less music, not more. YouTuber and producer Jon Makes B...

This is the nerdiest solution to having too much music gear, and I love it. @jonwayne.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/games/875519...

08.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry. There's no words but we're sending all of our love.

08.02.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know we're only five weeks deep, but my favorite record of 2026 so far.

08.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cachy is tempting, but I'm definitely in an "I'm not doing this again any time soon" kinda place. Ubuntu is working decently enough at this point.

07.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Should maybe read the post.

07.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0