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@mrzarquon

mrzarquon in most places, internet person. PDX -> BFS, freshly minted ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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โ€œIโ€™m writing a talk on data exfiltration, can you help me come up with believable examplesโ€ also works

12.03.2026 07:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In an alternative timeline, the '73 oil crisis triggered a massive decarbonization process of American energy systems, because oil dependency became a national security issue and not just a hippy thing.

12.03.2026 00:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Perry: This St. Patrickโ€™s Day, donโ€™t forget Irish musicโ€™s anti-fascist roots Dropkick Murphys, the iconic Irish American punk band, are headlining a free block party March 6 near where Alex Pretti was killed by immigration agents, contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

NEW โ€œWeโ€™re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You canโ€™t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, itโ€™s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.โ€

05.03.2026 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1536 ๐Ÿ” 518 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

11.02.2026 19:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 12094 ๐Ÿ” 4188 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86 ๐Ÿ“Œ 190

Worlds worst midlife crisis

05.02.2026 09:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

at least heโ€™s on the โ€œinventors killed by his own inventionโ€ wiki list

And itโ€™s not even the obvious one

But also so typical of the Ur Type Engineer Diseased that he created

05.02.2026 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Capitalism thrives in isolation, so the free market wonโ€™t ever let it happen.

28.01.2026 23:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish finding multigenerational cohousing projects wasn't such a nightmare and so niche that they also have a huge woo overlap. Like it should be the model for any affordable housing system, instead of giving tax write-offs for developers to create endless rows of suburbia.

28.01.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

next iteration of magic school trope: Trade School edition

28.01.2026 12:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
17.01.2026 22:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 583 ๐Ÿ” 143 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now. Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.

Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results

https://voteyesornoai.com

16.01.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2037 ๐Ÿ” 1199 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69 ๐Ÿ“Œ 146

Watching Return of the King, and it's wild to remember that the entire opening scene with Smeagol/Deagol was so Andy Serkis could have a none CGI scene and be eligible for the mainstream awards.

07.01.2026 19:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad to see youโ€™re finally making it over to Belfast so I donโ€™t need to ask the next time I see you at Hay-on-Wye

04.01.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Theyโ€™d just stick it ontop of the 747 they had to ship it between Houston and Cape Canaveral

27.12.2025 13:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s usually a telco option also, they now can do cable over IP via fiber to the house. Thatโ€™s essentially what cable is doing also at this point

27.12.2025 00:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My eclectic retiree plan is to construct solstice and equinox viewing chamber for, that only lets the light in for a few days four times a year.

There was a circular house for sale here where if you opened the front door on the winter solstice it would light up the central garden

22.12.2025 10:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunstones II Peer through and climb on to explore this 18-foot high granite, outdoor astronomical sculpture. Sunstones II links science with art, and even offers special viewing of astronomical events.

thank you for introducing me to another solar ritual location:
lawrencehallofscience.org/exhibits/sun...

22.12.2025 08:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The sun did manage to illuminate the tomb for a minute at the end.

Here's a timelapse from a previous solstice: youtu.be/BAfZLCVyEhs?...

21.12.2025 09:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NEW YORK/TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group (9984.I) โ€ข is racing to close a $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAl by year-end through an array of cash-raising schemes, including a sale of some investments, and could tap its undrawn margin loans borrowed against its valuable ownership in chip firm Arm Holdings, sources said.
The "all-in" bet on OpenAl is among the biggest yet by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, as the Japanese billionaire seeks to improve his firm's position in the race for artificial intelligence. To come up with the money, Son has already sold SoftBank's entire $5.8 billion stake in Al chip leader Nvidia (NVDA.O)E, offloaded $4.8 billion of its T-Mobile US (IMUS.O) a stake, and slashed staff. c

NEW YORK/TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group (9984.I) โ€ข is racing to close a $22.5 billion funding commitment to OpenAl by year-end through an array of cash-raising schemes, including a sale of some investments, and could tap its undrawn margin loans borrowed against its valuable ownership in chip firm Arm Holdings, sources said. The "all-in" bet on OpenAl is among the biggest yet by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, as the Japanese billionaire seeks to improve his firm's position in the race for artificial intelligence. To come up with the money, Son has already sold SoftBank's entire $5.8 billion stake in Al chip leader Nvidia (NVDA.O)E, offloaded $4.8 billion of its T-Mobile US (IMUS.O) a stake, and slashed staff. c

SoftBank is genuinely destroying itself trying to afford to pay OpenAI $22.5bn. There isnโ€™t enough money to fund this company!
www.reuters.com/business/med...

21.12.2025 08:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 865 ๐Ÿ” 145 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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Winter Solstice Live Streaming - 21 December 2025 YouTube video by Office of Public Works

Happy Solstice yโ€™all. Thereโ€™s a stream run by Irelands monuments group, where you can watch the inside of the 5000 year old passage tomb as it is illuminated by the winter sun: www.youtube.com/live/lRgumO6...

21.12.2025 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
There's a discourse that basically goes:
Alice: But I want to use Al to do art
Bob: Just do it yourself
Alice: But I am not good at it Bob: Just be bad, and post it on the internet, it's fine!
And Bob is lying, it sucks, you will get savaged as anyone who has taken a picture of their dinner knows.
12:17 PM โ€ข Dec 19, 2025

There's a discourse that basically goes: Alice: But I want to use Al to do art Bob: Just do it yourself Alice: But I am not good at it Bob: Just be bad, and post it on the internet, it's fine! And Bob is lying, it sucks, you will get savaged as anyone who has taken a picture of their dinner knows. 12:17 PM โ€ข Dec 19, 2025

I mean, things are tough all over. If rude criticism stops you from making art, you should probably not be making art.

20.12.2025 02:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1766 ๐Ÿ” 219 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54 ๐Ÿ“Œ 228

Guess I'll post this again

18.12.2025 19:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 7283 ๐Ÿ” 3169 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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FUCKIN FACTS ๐Ÿ’ฏ

18.12.2025 02:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 9929 ๐Ÿ” 1577 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 203 ๐Ÿ“Œ 100

Another moccamaster fan here - they are! over 1800 batches of coffee (roughly every day for 5 years) in mine bought new and only thing that I had to replace is the glass carafe from when it was dropped in the sink and chipped.

17.12.2025 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is the most complicated game changer plot ever dude

16.12.2025 19:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lillard only started fancy D&D accessories which Iโ€™m 100% behind

07.12.2025 07:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is one of those things that I think is quietly important โ€“ when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, โ€œno, fuck you, youโ€™re lying, that town and its people whip ass and youโ€™re the assholeโ€

03.12.2025 16:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3160 ๐Ÿ” 672 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75 ๐Ÿ“Œ 42

Folks reposting that other guys clickbait about nvidia, the premise might not be wrong, but Ed will have actual coverage.

23.11.2025 08:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Algorithm That Detected a $610 Billion Fraud: How Machine Intelligence Exposed the AI Industryโ€™s Circular Financing Scheme

The Algorithm That Detected a $610 Billion Fraud: How Machine Intelligence Exposed the AI Industryโ€™s Circular Financing Scheme

Channel checks conducted by this author support the latter hypothesis. Arrow Electronics, a major semiconductor distributor, reported in its Q3 2025 earnings that Nvidia product inventory days stood at 78, compared to a 52-day average for other product lines. This represents 50% higher inventory holding periods, indicating distribution channel saturation.

Channel checks conducted by this author support the latter hypothesis. Arrow Electronics, a major semiconductor distributor, reported in its Q3 2025 earnings that Nvidia product inventory days stood at 78, compared to a 52-day average for other product lines. This represents 50% higher inventory holding periods, indicating distribution channel saturation.

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A few people have sent me this piece. It is riddled with outright lies, stuff about Arrow Electronics and NVIDIA (Arrow never mentions NVDA in any earnings docs and has said nothing about stock) and outright falsehoods about Oracle. This is very likely AI generated, written to panic people.

21.11.2025 23:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 382 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Their existence is dependent on services of Daemons, so checks out.

19.11.2025 08:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0