Posts by James McLeod
A guy asking ChatGPT to review a series of fart sound effects and getting a serious kiss ass response that calls it atmospheric
I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.
I am deeply concerned about the fact that Iran is really good at propaganda, they’re antisemitic as fuck, and they’re aiming they’re incredibly good antisemitic propaganda at us at the exact time the American populace is most primed to receive antisemitic messages.
Most of these are good options, but a thrifted blazer and a scarf goes a long way, fwiw. Highly underrated spring/fall move.
The hungry red panda at the Prospect Park Zoo? Adorable.
The HungryPanda delivery app scamming small businesses? Not adorable. So they will be paying $580,000 back.
We'll keep pursuing companies that take advantage of New Yorkers, and we'll keep asking if we can pet a red panda just for a second.
This is interesting and not what I would have expected!
While all this other stuff happening, the climate crisis is still just grinding away.
In what year do you think we were spending more resources on mental health?
I think religion is a different thing.
It might be good for your mental health to go to church, in the same way that going on vacation might be good for your mental health.
But neither religion nor tourism are mental health care.
source?
Do you ever think about how, as a human race, we are currently spending more time and more resources on mental health than at any point in the history of the human race?
It doesn't feel like our mental health is *better* than ever. But we're sure as shit doing more of it.
We are more moisturized today than at any point in human history.
A goose.
@reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz I listen to the Vergecast every week.You have great critical insights about digital life. I cannot understand the uncritical engagement with the Webbys. The whole enterprise is clearly a scam, a web poll, and I'm surprised to hear you dignifying it at all.
A goose.
Dear GI How are you? Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great on the picture. I know you are very busy flying all over the world. How was Palm Beach? I cannot wait to go down. Give me a call when you are back in NY. Have a great time! Love, Melania
Melania: “I never had a relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell.”
Everybody shut the fuck up, the new Taskmaster series is about to start.
Hall of fame FT correction
Good morning! Can I interest you in a conversation between myself and @vassb.bsky.social about what exactly makes a company Canadian, and how fake Canadian companies keep getting billions in contracts from our federal government? It's ... quite something! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
We need big under-used parking lots in the bleak sprawl of the urban environment, because men need an aesthetic place to feel their feelings.
Jesus Christ this is grim.
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I thought we'd heard the end of it, but now we know how far they'll go to be the next freak show.
Here's another goose painting.
Hypothetically, if you are familiar with some of my past public installation work, and you'd be interested in supporting a goose-themed art project this summer, hit me in the DMs.
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Here's another goose painting.
Hypothetically, if you are familiar with some of my past public installation work, and you'd be interested in supporting a goose-themed art project this summer, hit me in the DMs.
Ontari-ari-ario
Anyway here's a goose.
Anyway here's a goose.
There it is—Dated Brent (i.e., spot) crude hits $144.46/bbl, a new all-time high.
Really hope Americans are spending as much time calling their reps and making protest signs to take to the streets today, as they are calling on *other* countries to stop their country from committing war crimes and genocide.