"Your Delivery" - my oil painting

"Those most impressed by the use of corporate jargon are those least well-equipped for analytical thinking. They ranked nonsensical statements more highly when composed of the finest business bovine byproduct."

🚨 Ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)... • about 640,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,050,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,460,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,950,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Satellite imagery of the defense apartments plan to reopen the strait of Hormuz

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades | New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Rock carvings from Foum Chenna, Morocco. Prehistoric engravings showing cattle and other animals in the Draa Valley, evidence that this area was once much greener and inhabited by pastoral communities thousands of years ago. #Morocco #RockArt #Prehistory #Archaeology #FoumChenna #Sahara #Petroglyphs

Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 2nd lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 470,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,060,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,410,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,970,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

So Dorsey says he's cutting workforce because of AI and everyone just takes it on faith? Without asking if maybe imprudent overhiring a while back + exposure to tanking crypto might help explain? As the economy sours watch as more cos do this "AI-washing" of layoffs... www.ft.com/content/50b9...

48 years of #Arctic sea ice thickness during the month of January... (updated through 2026) Graphic available at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

Just Fancy That! Sam Altman on ads in ChatGPT. From the new Private Eye, out now.

Biometric locks for phones aren’t just convenient for you, they are convenient for the cops. “explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it” theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...

Why, Google, why?

I was looking up the comedy song Is My Toaster Sentient by Gary LeStrange and this is what Google AI told me:

My routine in 2026: 1. Wake up 2. Check if World War 3 has started 3. Tea

Spotify limit old music so you listen to new things

“New technologies will come along to save the environment.” What they said versus where we are: From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Japanese curry I had in Sapporo. It was delicious. Restaurant: maps.app.goo.gl/pk4EuJJv2Rpg...

AMC show how many tickets need to sell for a sequel to be greenlit

By Katherine Hillier

Book store manager having a nap. Kita 12 Jo Book Store (北十二条書店) near Hokkaido University, Sapporo #cat #japan #books

This guy popped up suddenly while at Sapporo train station. 'Master' by Kaizawa Koji. nibutani.jp/artisan/k_ka...

Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :) The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used > neal.fun/size-of-life/

I'm no purist when it comes to participating in things we all know are bad. I try to reduce my harm but I'm an honest hypocrite. I won't judge you for still using Spotify, just try this rad alternative. I'm listening to music from Dar es Salaam. Where will you listen to? radio.garden/listen/furah...

As if things can't get worse, my cat has a tumor that needs to be removed. So, if anyone needs covers done for them, I am very, very open. Check out my portfolio below and get into contact with me. lanelloyd.crevado.com/cover-work

Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI

Do you rely on others for support? From the new Private Eye, out now.

It’s not too late to pre-order my new comic The Rats of Ironwood. REPOSTS appreciated 🤜 Visit www.dereklaufman.com/shop to order a copy. Thanks for supporting indie comics!

Most potential pet owners consider things like breeding, size, coat, intelligence, trainability, and temperament. Often overlooked is the crucially important element of aerodynamics, which can greatly affect your gas mileage, raising the overall cost of ownership significantly.

This is Her Royal Highness. She is the sweetest lady with the cutest little grinchy face! She was found as a pregnant stray, and when her own kitten didn't make it she very lovingly raised some orphaned kittens as her own. Adoptable in Burlington, VT! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” - William Shakespeare. #photography #marseille

"The new Luddites aren’t afraid of AI. They’re afraid of the people who profit from pretending it’s intelligent." Erik J. Larson reviews "The AI Con" by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-return-of-the-luddites/

And people said I was crazy when I wrote this: digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcont...

I keep trying to tell people about #FujiNet. That it is a WiFi adapter for your favorite #Atari8bit, #Apple2, #ColecoAdam, #TRS80CoCo, #Commodore, #Atari2600, #AtariLynx, and #MSDOS machines, with more to come. But word isn't getting out. Can u help? fujinet.online

In fintechdystopia.com, I stress how important it is to make fun of the Silicon Valley elite. Today I heard Thiel is bankrolling Rogan’s Comedy Mothership in Austin, where comedians punch down, not up. uomod.com/joe-rogans-m... Is Thiel really behind it? @gilduran.com @jacobsilverman.com

Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI. www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

The only edgy thing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival is the sword hanging above these comedians' heads. #FreedomOfSpeech #Comedy #Disappointed www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

With both crypto and AI, there are humans involved at every level of the stack. Narratives of automation make it seem like the process is merely mechanical, but if there are humans involved, there are points for regulatory intervention (and in this case, humans who may need legal protections)

AI companionship From the new Private Eye, out now.

As my new paper on sandboxes explores, there’s no reason to believe that these AI sandboxes will benefit anyone other than the tech industry… …but you probably guessed that already. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Boffins fool a self-driving car by putting mirrors on traffic cones

OpenAI says models are programmed to make stuff up instead of admitting ignorance

AirPod option to increase volume when someone talks to you

big tech hasn't come up with anything paradigm-shifting and useful since the smartphone in 2008 and I'm tired of all the shit they keep shoving down our throats trying to recapture that high