[SC 2.4.4] The numb horror of reflex and ritual
I'm sending this in the numb horror of reflex and ritual.
Fuck this selfish, racist, piece of shit hate farm masquerading as a country and the people who live in it.
Japan’s Jimi ‘Mundane’ Halloween Costumes of 2024
I am opening with this because it's funny and sweet and cute, and we need more of that.
What Do Animals Understand About Death?
"Do rats also understand irreversibility?"
The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution
Shot and chaser.
Send noods: How instant noodles are conquering America
I'm definitely someone who leaned heavily on instant noodles during the start of quarantine.
Anyone Can Learn Echolocation in Just 10 Weeks—And It Remodels Your Brain
🦇
When Does Instagram Decide a Nipple Becomes Female?
The archer's paradox, but make it nipples.
The forces of chance
"Another glaring problem is that most linear regressions assume that a cause-and-effect relationship is stable across time. But our social world is constantly in flux."
U.S. Military Makes First Confirmed OpenAI Purchase for War-Fighting Forces
Oh.
Tech’s Epithet: “Enabled By Default”
"The imbalance is striking: companies hold more control over the power dynamics of consent than individuals."
Humans glow in the dark
I'm re-sharing this because I mentioned it in conversation recently and someone didn't believe me. So, I'm sharing it here.
Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back
Feeling vindicated here.
Sundar Pichai tells Google staff he doesn’t want any more political debates in the office after firing 28 employees over Israeli contract protest
Fuck all of this.
Quantum 'Schrödinger's cat' survives for a stunning 23 minutes
Dang.
AI garbage: