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Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect
#Vermeer
about 2 months ago
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Todd Vaziri
3 days ago
“A.I. Movies”
www.tiktok.com/@americanbar...
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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian
4 days ago
Hatred of AI now reaching the level of cultural consensus that becomes attractive to advertisers
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James Felton
5 days ago
decided to finally write about a type of synesthesia i have, please don't be weird about it
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I Have Auditory To Motor Synesthesia. Here's What That's Like
The synesthesia many people are aware of is where words are experienced as colors. There are arguably much stranger versions of the neurological condition.
https://www.iflscience.com/i-have-auditory-to-motor-synesthesia-heres-what-thats-like-84089
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Paul Guinnessy
7 days ago
Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy.
#WorldCup
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Jesse Hawken
7 days ago
Bringing one of the best tweets of all time over to Bluesky in honour of the Three Lions QF victory
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Robert Komaniecki
7 days ago
In case you don't follow UFC (don't blame you), alleged rapist Conor McGregor was top billing tonight and came out swinging like a crackhead, only to instantaneously blow out his knee on the very first kick, get punched in the face approximately 11 times, and lose immediately
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But when are we gonna see Count Binface on Question Time? In all seriousness, having fair coverage across the news shows for the next month is going to provide a lot of summertime comic relief amid the world on fire era we are in
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Paul Haine
about 2 months ago
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The Onion
9 days ago
CEO Reveals How He Used AI To Build One-Person Company That's $1.3 Billion In Debt
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“Binfeisu”
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John Gruber
9 days ago
What gave Tim Cook's privacy letter heft in 2014 wasn't just the clarity of its plain language, but the fact that you didn't have to take his word for it that the ads Apple showed you respected your privacy, because Apple didn't show you ads in 2014.
daringfireball.net/2026/07/te...
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John Ternus Should Reverse Apple’s Slide Down the Advertising Slippery Slope
What gave Tim Cook’s privacy letter heft in 2014 wasn’t just the clarity of its plain language, but the fact that you didn’t have to take his word for it that the ads Apple showed you respected your privacy, because Apple didn’t show you ads in 2014.
https://daringfireball.net/2026/07/ternus_apple_slippery_slope
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Adso of Menk
9 days ago
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Rob Sheridan
10 days ago
A thing that made the old Internet good was all the world’s weirdos came together to offer their deep expertise on niche subjects. Now it’s so much harder to find that online, and we’ve destroyed the weirdos’ natural habitats. Netflix homepage could NEVER recommend a film like a video store weirdo.
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SAG-AFTRA
9 days ago
Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that
#SagAftraMembers
(and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.
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404 Media
10 days ago
An AI detection company found that amount of AI content that users actually see in their day-to-day browsing is shockingly high.
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LinkedIn and X Are Flooded With AI Spam, Browsing Data Suggests
An AI detection company found that amount of AI content that users actually see in their day-to-day browsing is shockingly high.
https://www.404media.co/linkedin-and-x-are-flooded-with-ai-spam-browsing-data-suggests/
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Meta has rolled out a new A.I. image generator that is able to use any photo in a public Instagram account and sloppify it. Everyone is automatically opted in, naturally
#MuseImage
Here’s how to opt out
10 days ago
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John Walton
10 days ago
fascinatingly* the French news is translating "Count Binface" as « le Compte Tête-de-Poubelle » rather than « Visage-de-Poubelle) which is, in fairness, more accurate (his entire head is a bin, not just his face) typical British media not asking the important underlying questions * ta gueule
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Eliot Higgins
11 days ago
In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.
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George Monbiot
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Roop
11 days ago
Never interrupt your enemy when they’re launching themselves into a 6 week long argument with a bin.
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As a Virgin Media customer for longer than I care to admit, this is long overdue "Investigation uncovers deliberate call-dropping tactics, excessive and unnecessary ​call transfers and putting customers repeatedly on hold for no reason"
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
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UK regulator fines Virgin Media $37 million for preventing contract cancellations
British media regulator Ofcom fined Virgin Media £28 million ($37 million) ​on Wednesday for repeatedly preventing customers from cancelling ‌contracts over nearly a three-year period between 2022 and...
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-regulator-fines-virgin-media-37-million-preventing-contract-cancellations-2026-07-08/
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Count Binface
11 days ago
On my way, Clacton.
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11 days ago
Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.
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Brian Larkin
11 days ago
Colombia v Switzerland being referred to as Charlie v The Chocolate Factory.
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Jessica Elgot
11 days ago
Farage versus Binface is absolute the summer we deserve
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Thomas O’Mahony
12 days ago
The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
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MꙬse Allain
12 days ago
One of my most popular tweets.
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Chris Terry-Enescu
12 days ago
Indeed. During the occupation of the Netherlands the Nazis melted down any bits of metal they could easily seize for tanks. As a result when they play Germany the Dutch sing "my grandma wants her bicycle back". "Overturn this" is incredibly tame by comparison
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Ruth Fox
12 days ago
đź§µ Amid all the speculation about Nigel Farage's 2pm statement, it's worth noting paragraph 40 of the Procedural Protocol to the MPs' Code of Conduct. If he announces he's resigning and seeking a by-election, that would not automatically end the investigation into whether he breached the Code in...
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Terrence Malick’s Christmas Vacation
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While I’m in a spiky mood, I’ll ask the (rhetorical) question: in a men’s tournament of solely national teams, what is the fucking point of extending the abbreviation of either U.S. or USA?
12 days ago
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From campaign finance to sporting penalties and, obvs, governing nations, all the discourse on the news and social media is bullshit until we hold those in power accountable Stop wasting oxygen until we’re willing to put a stop to it
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Veerender Singh Jubbal
13 days ago
Evergreen.
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Alexa Wilson
14 days ago
Still amazing.
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Siobhan Thompson
13 days ago
FIFA announces that team USA can use their hands “just if they need to”
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Gerry Canavan
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Tom Richmond
15 days ago
"Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learning" Sometimes, good policymaking is incredibly simple.
www.reuters.com/technology/n...
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Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school
Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learni...
https://www.reuters.com/technology/norway-imposes-near-ban-ai-elementary-school-2026-06-19/
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Carl T. Bergstrom
16 days ago
My posts most days. I'm sorry.
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Randy Douglas
16 days ago
I will assert, again, that the only reason to drive a Cybertruck is to save time going door to door to tell people you’re an asshole.
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Graeme Swanson
16 days ago
Going with my mum to the supermarket and this meme pops into my head every time. I’m 54.
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Liam Hogan
17 days ago
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC
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iain madeloso
over 1 year ago
Yes, Henry Cavill is a great ambassador for the hobby, however, Peter Cushing would be my personal choice for 'Warmaster of Wargaming.' If I'm not wrong, I believe he has a copy of HG Wells' 'Little Wars' in the last photograph too. 👍
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The First Neuromancer TV Trailer Teases An Iconic Opening (release date not yet known)
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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42 Years Later, The Most Important Sci-Fi Cyberpunk Story Is Giving Us A Retro Future
'Neuromancer' is coming. Here's what the first teaser from Apple TV reveals.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/neuromancer-apple-tv-teaser
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kottke.org
19 days ago
I found this AI Compass quiz genuinely useful for pinpointing how I actually feel about various aspects of AI. At the same time, I don’t think my result (“The Kontextmaschine”) quite fits…
[bambamramfan.github.io]
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The AI Compass
29 questions. Two axes. Which of 30 AI archetypes are you?
https://bambamramfan.github.io/ai-compass
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404 Media
19 days ago
Ebay, Amazon, and Etsy are unable to stop the flood of AI-generated seed scams.
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Scammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist
Ebay, Amazon, and Etsy are unable to stop the flood of AI-generated seed scams.
https://www.404media.co/scammers-sell-seeds-for-exotic-ai-generated-flowers-that-dont-exist/
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Oh, <now> they are concerned about who owns the news!
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This is why many people have a problem with age verification, such as for social media use
daringfireball.net/linked/2026/...
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PuffPal, an App for Accessing Cannabis Clubs, Leaked 1 Million Users’ Passports
Link to: https://www.theverge.com/tech/947157/passports-data-breach-cannabis-club-systems-nefos-puffpal?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjdjV0Y5TTBuM0ciLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvOTQ3MTU3L3Bhc3Nwb3J0cy1k...
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/06/28/puffpal-passport-leak
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Josiah Mortimer
20 days ago
"The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Rough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealed
The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rough-sleeping-no-longer-a-crime-as-vagrancy-act-repealed#:~:text=The%20government%20will%20repeal%20the%20Vagrancy%20Act%20on%20Monday%2029%20June%202026%2C%20ending%20nearly%20two%20centuries%20of%20legislation%20that%20has%20criminalised%20rough%20sleeping%20and%20begging
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