“STREP… AGAIN”

ding ding ding

“surely such a complex process requires sophisticated methods of manufacture” nah kids can make ‘em at summer camp brah

“My girlfriend plays DOOM, but not like you think”

That’s really insensitive to those of us who suffer from mild to moderate plaque psoriasis and wouldn’t otherwise know who to ask about it

“My girlfriend plays DOOM, but not like you think”

“It’s the cheapest shit there is” has long been a staple of our household vocabulary

Hahaha, this is how I learn our race has been called. Hooray Wilson!

Putting the “Con” in “DEFCON 1” is this anything

Introducing the new Trump-appointed Labor Secretary, Robert Drop Table

The crowd work had me howling. What a show!

Awesome shot!

We were at the very back of the top balcony (for peak acoustics). You’re probably in this photo!

omg Alexis 🥹

The Giant Pool of Money - This American Life The surprisingly entertaining story of how the U.S. got itself into a housing crisis.

I’m old enough that I listened to the Peabody-winning podcast episode ‘The Giant Pool of Money’ on an actual iPod! www.thisamericanlife.org/355/the-gian...

“‘Tranches’?”

[smokes cigarette]

“…haven’t heard that term in a while.”

— me, last laid off during the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis slash WGA strike

Very rude to post this while I am feeling snacky

Sockpuppets as a Service?

But also: read about all the stuff he predicted. Pretty spot on.

Here’s a fascinating 1997 profile that kicks off with a very creepy anecdote www.newyorker.com/magazine/199...

So is the West Wing now just… The Wing

AOL keyword: what the fuck

I don’t get a ton of opportunities to promote my video game, but any time redaction is in the news…

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mrgan.com/blackbar/

The ancient texts

omg are LLMs a type of antimemetic SCP

Local Economy

Seems like you should check out what @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social is building in Oakland! www.thelocaleconomy.com

Particle6, a generic-looking UK production company / ad agency, which it looks like is partially supported by (your??) taxes!

Like a CAPTCHA but for COVID

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm: 9780593983751 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Humanity is under assault by malevolent “antimemes”—ideas that attack memory, identity, and the fabric of reality itself—in this whip-smart tale of science-fiction horror, an entirely...

Blew through this over the last day; now considering starting Apocalypse Book Club to make me feel a little better about how our world is going. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783041...

Addendum:

“rubella”
“medbed”

Had a dream that I cried at work because Google Maps got a redesign

Probably worth unpacking that one a little

Came to recommend this!