My wife's watching some programme about chefs getting Michelin stars and I wasn't very interested until it turned out when you get awarded one the actual Michelin man turns up

Page 73: stating that something "is back, awooo" can create serious anxiety about the actual existence of said thing, forcing responsible community members to clarify that in fact the thing never went away

Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.

Battery production still ripping

The year is 2027. A collapsing AI bubble has turned massive data centers into "Trumpvilles." Tesla stock closes up as Musk reveals new prototype genital prosthesis. DOJ releases letter from Jeffery Epstein to "Subway Jared," reminiscing about "hanging out with Trump at the secret pedo convention."

not an expert, but this feels like it might be more effective as psychological warfare than actually taking dudes out

the whole AI panic is a grim reminder that nobody actually understands what humans care about: control of other humans. We are willing to pay for stuff that is crafted by other humans because we are animals in a social hierarchy. markets formalize and abstract this but it's what drives them.

squeaky-voiced rookie: sir, it's the sloppers again... they've taken over the old content mill me: *eyes narrowing with determination as I turn on the lights and siren* let's roll

Calling it now: Half the ads during the Super Bowl are going to be about how AI is the future and the other half will be about how humanity is irreplaceable and true brands™️ are too classy for slop

"this could have been slop, but it's not" is rapidly becoming a surefire signifier of premium-ness

I have viewed the reporting on the overseas torture camps which you we're trying to bury for obvious political reasons forgive me the facts were so damning and now you're so complicit

The plan? give the USS Wisconsin a fresh coat of rattlecan gold paint, rename it the USS Trump, tow it out to sea, and get some footage of it firing a few training rounds (with the tug strategically hidden from view). Problem solved.

It's been, uh, a while, but I have a new newsletter out, based on some conversations here, about the irreconcilable experiences of LLMs that different groups have had and how that all boils down to afordances and how 'AI' is a terrible name and an even worse UX metaphor.

this car market calls to mind the bloated, chrome-dripping excess of the 1950s, just waiting for the modern equivalent of the Volkswagen Beatle to remind buyers that a hard reset is possible

remember when "our benevolent silicon valley masters and the power of the free market will drive a spontaneous and voluntary transition to electric vehicles" was an almost universally-accepted truth?

For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF 📷️: Getty Images

New: They survived a Cybertruck crash. Then a fire killed them. Tesla has marketed its trucks as seemingly impenetrable — bulletproof, with shatter-resistant glass and able to contain blasts. What happens if those same features trap people inside? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Clever strategy, sir

"think about it deeply, then forget it, and an idea will jump up in your face" ~don draper

congrats to Elon Musk on building an autonomous ride hailing service that is robust to infrastructure failures by virtue of actually being driven by humans

the broad inability to leave a social media platform owned by a white supremacist and prolific manipulator of public perception really is one of the most discouraging data points right now

“Son, go ask your AI.” I fear for this generation.

what is unc but chad persevering

reclaiming the "unc" slur by making it a euphemism for getting drunk e.g. "who up getting unc shaped on seasonal nog?"

realizing it's time for "the talk" when junior asks what lana del rey meant by "take that body downtown"

as expected, one thing that cadushy do is make an incredible spritz... a slug of this, a glug of prosecco and a splorch from the seltzer bottle and you have a delicious glass of aloe-inflected summer

a power outage is unusual, but not so unusual it can be waved away as an "edge case"... these vehicles should be pulling over and parking if they can't operate safely, not piling up in intersections and clogging roads

This is an example of the nuance we MUST discuss openly with systems like this. Yes, Waymos are safer than humans in some situations. But their limitations will introduce new hazards in situations humans manage well. Until we reckon with that, stuff like this won’t let safety benefits be realized.

distressing the whole squad with inexplicable childhood party artifcats

the vibe

so nice to be able to do all your holiday shopping in one stop

*at the dramatic climax of hard-boiled dystopian sci-fi film* FAKE TITS ARE PEOPLE

the category error most generative AI defenders make is that it doesn't make them better artists, it makes them worse patrons of the arts

Mom and Dad are here

FINALLY

this is such a good point - get your reps in this month, and then keep it going throughout the year so next year is easier

my "y'all need jesus" t-shirt is inspiring nationally televised debates that have already been resolved by the shirt

very perplexed to discover that what was traditionally my least favorite thing about the holiday season (pressure to act more jolly than you actually feel) has become my favorite thing about it

be the change

when it's good youtube.com/watch?v=VleD...

wake up babe, the most Austrian headline ever just broke

𝕾𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖔𝖓'𝖘 𝕲𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘

The Epstein Files, everybody!

I accidentally reposted an AI video and got a lesson in crocodile behavior, this place rules actually

vaccine trifecta (flu, covid, mmr) hitting a lot softer than past jab-fests, but please don't tell anyone because I still want to use it as an excuse to play video games instead of working

majestic footage of Tesla's camera-only perception system in action

where's the "vintage xmas cards with sinister auras" account?

it's not really winter until you hear a squirrel trying to burrow through the side of your house in order to make a new home in your attic