And the whole show and its "experiments" were laughable

In Defense of Generative Video Accelerationism

"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology."

I’m 43, but otherwise this entirely checks out

I like to think that the answer to most things is far more mundane than we (can) suppose

Are you running Windows 10, and worried about the end of official support from Microsoft? Then this guide is for you... extend that support to 2032.

Absolutely devastated. What a loss. Rumours were, earlier this year, that he had been back in the studio, but was taking a break because of some health issues. Now we know what those were 😢

Are you running Windows 10, and worried about the end of official support from Microsoft? Then this guide is for you... extend that support to 2032.

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51. Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUCK. NOOOOOOOOOOOO! D'ANGELO NOOOO 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

The very 1st paragraph of this article made me reflect and question my #aphantasia brain. What happens in your mind when you read it?

We love in perfectly normal times. Nothing new to see here

Stop emails

Rolling Stone lists are the weirdest paint by numbers exercise. If you want to know what middle aged America trying to please the middle of the road America looks like, this list is a great place to start

Best use of AI yet?

What the actual f*ck

TODAY IS THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN REPOST THIS!!!

Well, well, well...

Well, well, well...

Today is a Jurassic Park Theme (1000% Slower) kind of day

That year keeps on slippin' When will the media, public and industry get bored of hearing this, is more to the point.

Come on. At least 75% of my work time is already taken up with workslop in the form of interminable email chains, Teams notifications, and other cumbersome Microsoft software packages, hooked into mysql databases, with 18 year old html 3.2 frontends

One of my long-standing hot takes is that David Miliband's eventual decision to NOT challenge the leadership of Gordon Brown in 2008 was one of the biggest, least talked about, UK political mistakes this century. It's time for something bold archive.ph/9ylaW

Our vegetable love should grow, Vaster than empires, and more slow.

One of my long-standing hot takes is that David Miliband's eventual decision to NOT challenge the leadership of Gordon Brown in 2008 was one of the biggest, least talked about, UK political mistakes this century. It's time for something bold archive.ph/9ylaW

So, Alien: Earth happened. I liked it. Can't quite believe how much they crammed into 8 episodes. It's a unique show in how it unfurled and paced its woven story arcs. I have more nuanced opinions, but I'm not going to roll out spoilers.

Share your favourite black and white movie

I despair. The Left party that doesn't have a name, or any members that can actually communicate, or - franky - a clue. We are so fucked.

F*cking LOL. They should rename it 'It's My Party'. The Left is absolutely screwed. Come on now you crazy beautiful idiots

What AI’s Doomers and Utopians Have in Common - The Atlantic

How to quantify the impact of AI on long-run cultural evolution? Published today, I give it a go! 400+ years of strategic dynamics in the game of Go (Baduk/Weiqi), from feudalism to AlphaGo!

the sludge entity is NOT preposterous 🚫👎🙅‍♂️

The head of an independent United Nations commission that concludes Israel has committed genocide in Gaza argues that countries supplying weapons to Israel, like the United States, are also complicit.

Ridiculously excited for this... I never got to see the twilight hours (around 2am to 5am)

Hermeto Pascoal RIP ..😢.. At least he lived long enough to see Bolsonaro behind bars

So, ‘Weapons’ is superb. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did. Can we please try and explain where Amy Madigan has been since Uncle Buck!!? Amazing performance.

So, ‘Weapons’ is superb. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did. Can we please try and explain where Amy Madigan has been since Uncle Buck!!? Amazing performance.

Nor is the history of fanatics half so striking in respect to the measureless self-deception of the fanatic himself

I hope our Government aren't stupid enough to try and implement something like this. I fear they might be

I have #aphantasia and it is completely bizarre to me that people apparently 'see' things when they close their eyes. I find it hard to believe, in fact. It takes all sorts.

My Bluesky feed now infuriates me about 30% of the time, on top of the 30% of things that inform my bubble. Now all I need is another 30% to be quality shitposting, and 10% to be beautiful chaos. At that stage Bluesky will be a perfect circa-2014 Twitter replacement.

The unveiling of the new parasites' lifecycles, in Alien: Earth, is just one of the show's genius moves. I have a LOT of opinions on A:E, and have not stopped debating its nuances. Let's just say I think it might be one of the most thoughtful spin-offs ever (so far). Anyway, this is a fun listicle.

F*ck. The culture war spills into actual war. We live in demented times (no paywall archive.ph/iqKOO)

Excited for this

This is what UK politics has become: opposition find mistake, poke + spin media until forced to resign or fired. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, party figure out how long they can wait before tainted politician is brought back in some new role. Rinse and repeat as the country slides into the ocean.

I wrote an application for an art/tech residency about 7 years ago, and this was basically the pitch (paywall free archive.ph/dkBJA)

Same

As did the entire nation

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Speaking of Trump....