Someone on this app said one of the biggest things that AI will steal from is our collective sense of wonder and Iāve never stopped thinking about it. Photos like this shouldnāt have to come with a caveat because nature is deliriously gorgeous and ā¦ wondrous.
Sisyphus but every day he unsubscribes from marketing and promotion emails.
In a shock to no-one, we talked about the first 19-ish mins of The Cottage for almost two hours! š
Join us as we discuss Scottās discomfort in the rainbow spotlight, Shane Hollander: Known Jock, impeccable oners, the stigma of depression in Russia, & Ilya's Sidling Up To The Question technique
Democratic consultants: To replicate Mamdaniās success with the young people we must appeal to their short attention spans with memes and TikTok
Mamdani (actual quote): In the fifth century in what we now know as Ireland, a British warlord named Coroticus had laid waste to the countryside
Much of the discourse revolving around who it's for & who's allowed to enjoy it but also no you aren't allowed to enjoy it like that only like this! ignores the entire point, which is the desire for physical & emotional intimacy is universally human, inhibited by unnecessary barriers & expectations
Having watched a LOT of reactions and commentary, including from queer men, I've honestly been surprised that they are collectively soooo into (and affected by) the sweetness and the traditional romance elements as much if not more as anyone.
Daniel Molloy:
Iran being able to disrupt the world economy by closing a small channel feels like the Death Star having an exhaust port you can shoot that makes the whole thing explode
Some other updates from a fan who attended:
Trophy room scene: āare you gonna fight for the trophy room to be adapted?ā and rachel responded āi dont need to fight for that. it is the number one thing they are excited to filmā
TV tie in book cover: itās coming. sooner rather than later.
[Belatedly] Agreeeee!!!!
Although it would help if Shane knew that too š
2016 was such a good year for them...and us
It's also gorgeous. The Russian bathroom scene with the infinity mirror shots!? And Sasha in red in the middle? Stunning.
And I was stoked Cass mentioned the sound design for the locker room text exchange because it's a fave...the way the last note of the score screeches up with the final text is š
I've heard it said! Mainly about the pacing/structure. But I feel at least some of it is the discomfort/misread of the conflict and perceived power imbalance.
Each episode has its own unique arc and this is possibly the least accessible. But I probably yap about ep2 the most.
It's gorgeous. The snowdrops really got me in the heart.
This one hurts a lil' bit and I like it.
A heated rivalry painting. Shane is surrounded by darkness and Ilya is pulling him from behind into the light. Snowdrops are growing between them.
Close up and Shaneās and Ilyaās faces
before the snow melts š¤ #heatedrivalry #hollanov
this is a subtle but IMO wildly underappreciated problem
"Two-year-old Nazgul was quickly collared by race officials and returned unharmed to his home at a nearby bed-and-breakfast... Race organizers did not make Nazgul available for questions after his capture."
www.npr.org/2026/02/18/n...
Anyone out there labeling Olympians the weakest episode wanna fight? Because I will.
pov you're daniel molloy circa 1976
YA'LL THE IWTV TAROT DECK GOT FUNDED SO FAST AND WE STILL HAVE A MONTH TO GO I'M IN TEARS
GO GRAB ONE, PLEDGE, DO IT FOR LESTAT AND FOR ME
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iwt...
In a world where AMC could afford him
Hospital: you've just had joint replacement surgery, no tattoos, dental work, and be vigilant with scrapes and cuts for at least 6 months
Me: goes home, proceeds to aquire multiple minor bleeding offenses, bitten by every bitey insect in a 1 kilometer radius, loses a filing, has 37 tattoo ideas
There's not enough of me to contain all these feelings
AMC shares a statement from the Vampire Lestat about Long Face. Not Sam Reid. Lestat. And new plot details about Lestat being āhaunted by āmusesāā on tour. More in-character press PLEASE #iwtv #tvl #thevampirelestat
More here: www.tvinsider.com/1245558/inte...
Listen... it's science, okei
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks ā Iāve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so todayās announcement on our blog is something Iāve been pretty involved with. Iāve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured Iād add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.
And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, weāll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what weāre launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. Weāre definitely reading it!
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
