"AI" reveals the fundamental incompatibility of oligarchic and ordinary worldviews. The former's Utopia is the latter's Hell: a future in which human desires, aspirations, and shortcomings are all irrelevant to economic growth and social evolution. A world in which people quite simply do not matter.

think i just got the perfect Dwarf Fortress notification.

Mensa Reddit is amazing

Canadians, if it helps, there's a form on the page where all you have to do is fill in your name, email, postal code, etc and it'll be sent to your local MPP. It's incredibly important that you speak up on this matter because this is a road we do not want to go down.

Denvis

Hey internet! You know how you love to be mad? Well now is a great time to put that skill to use and contact the FCC.

As much as I love the Disney interpretation of Pooh, being the one I grew up with, Vinni-Pukh is in a class of it's own. It's so endearingly charming in almost every way. Would've loved to have seen them do more, and how they would've interpreted the other characters n stories.

Oh, yeah, NPC writing is the best. You can do worldbuilding, add a gameplay tip, or just invent a memorable weirdo. Or a whole city of weirdos. It's great.

If you want something lovely to play, you should check out Small Saga. Story-driven RPG with gorgeous sprite art, fun characters, and a lot of strong emotional beats. Plus it's only 8-10h long! Can't recommend it enough! store.steampowered.com/app/1320140/...

HEY HEY HEY HIER KOMMT SONIC VORHANG AUF FÜR SEINE HORRORSHOW

I came out in 2008, so I am exactly trans-old-enough to have cut my teeth on hating Barney Frank, who was the kind of guy who *did* throw trans people under the bus. I am glad to both outlive him, and lived to see him whine that Democrats are no longer so eager to follow his example.

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

It's true. Back in 2018, 5 minute crafts was the third largest entertainment channel on YouTube, and they were one of the first information sources trying to float Ukraine historically being a part of Russia prior to the invasion. Shit is wild.

This thread is a fascinating cast of characters who are somehow? real? people? I think???

hey john. its your cousin marvin. marvin cage! you know that new sound youve been looking for? well listen to this *hangs up phone*

saw this on an ACT UP poster from 1988 at the Poster House museum today. the more things change :)

this is a state sponsored children's torture camp

Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange, and Charm

if the bathrooms are only free to people who have phones, then the bathrooms aren't free

I love this so much

My memory of what it was like to browse the Xbox Live Indie Games store page in 2010

The real value of social media is being able to post something like "The ass is the father of the legs" and potentially have multiple members of congress see it

I made a terrible choice and decided to read all of Kate Beaton's "Ducks" in one sitting and I'm going to be sad for the rest of the evening but it was an excellent book and I'm glad I finally read it

one point i wanna highlight from this, cuz i haven't forgotten things from previous dem campaigns. in 2016, hillary had "expand medicare so people at 50 could buy in". 2020, biden had "expand medicare so people at *60* can buy in". 2024? medicare expansion as a policy is *gone*. dems got *worse*.

someone uploaded a playthrough of mixtape without any of the music to avoid copyright strikes and it is unintentionally one of the funniest things i've seen all week

Dear audio drama community, Please let our listeners be adults. And please encourage adults to listen to audio dramas. Not every audio drama needs to start like Raiders of the Lost Ark. In fact, it infantilizes our medium. 🧵 (1/5) Source: www.thepodcasthost.com/fiction-podc...

Watched THE THIRD MAN (1949) for the first time and while it's a pitch-perfect noir with some fantastic staging and dialogue, the soundtrack is supremely irritating. That zither is bloody relentless

Char's

I think it's important from time to time to look at a really gnarly illustration of a werewolf

Data centers are a two fold mechanism for fast tracking water and energy privatization. It's why billionaires and politicians are forcing them as quickly as possible. They undo all the progress we've made on climate change and increase the cost of both electricity and water forever

Nintendo goes after another fan project. smh

character class

Mark Carney is going to guarantee a right-wing government in the next elections.

once again, just spitballing, what if we just provided for everyone's basic material needs

I say it pretty often but now more than ever: we should defund the police and use the money to arm climate scientists

boycotts work. anyone stating otherwise is spreading state & corp sanctioned propoganda

Nothing can prepare you for who's singing this National Anthem (via lpaulfranklin / TT)

I’m sorry, what?!

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

Kickstarter's new rules seem very much to be written for plausible deniability and shutting down queer media. "spice" is allowed, but not "sexual acts". The story can't be made "for sexual gratification" but you know they're not gonna pull titty covers off popular campaigns.

in an even weirder coincidence, Enya was known for frequently using her "flutter jump" ability to cross wide gaps and reach collectables

They gave him an award and called him an environmental activist lmaooo

Did you know that in the basement of Waterstones Picadilly Circus there is currently an entire room dedicated to Kid's Comics? You should go and not just because Go-Man was on display so prominently! But seriously go check it out because it is running until May 31st!

This post certainly aged well

Big tech loves fascists, and fascists love big tech, example no. 1513458394