Why Pete Hegseth's Tarantino blunder wasn't the least bit surprising America's defense secretary is fixated on a fringe, violent version of Christian Nationalism.

Why Pete Hegseth’s Tarantino Blunder Wasn’t the Least Bit Surprising America's defense secretary is fixated on a fringe, violent version of Christian Nationalism. ...

Screenshot of Twine 2.12.0 showing the new tag display, where they're shown as labels on passage cards.

Twine 2.12.0 is now out! Major highlights include a new way to see tags in the story map and a better tag autocomplete.

www.patreon.com/posts/155317...

Maple syrup under a microscope.

That is why Canadians are so happy, we literally eat glitter. 😊

#Canada

Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

March 23: Register for the LifeLove Game Design Challenge to [de]*toxify*

about toxic masculinity, toxic relationships, toxic behavior

Finalists ust complete games by July 28:
- All Finalists receive critiques from a panel of experts
- $10,000 prize pool
- Winners keep their games #gamejam #g4c

We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.

YES. They will make stuff up and lie to you, politely and guilelessly, just to please you.

An LLM assured a man that he had proven the existence of God with math. Yet, even as he doubted himself and pushed back, the AI convinced him he was a True Genius!

The bullshit bubble bursts hard. #ai

Bilbo looking at his phone top on bottom is ChatGPT After all, why not? Why shouldn't I keep it? You're absolutely right — you found it, it's been with you a long while, and it's only natural to feel fond of something that's served you so well, especially when someone like Gandalf suddenly seems to want it for himself.

Stealing Isn't Innovation in capital letters with a background of signatures

Artist, writer, musician, media friends: STEALING ISN'T INNOVATION is a global campaign to support fair compensation (licensing) for creative works scraped by AI systems.
See the growing list of signatories and more info here: www.stealingisntinnovation.com

#stealingisntinnovation #authors #ai

Towers of Pen: puzzle experiences that zoom out and out - Andrew Plotkin (ThinkyCon 2025) YouTube video by Thinky Games

Re last comment… (I can never remember whether everybody sees replies, so I'll repost:)

Last week I gave a ThinkyCon talk: “Towers of Pen: puzzle experiences that zoom out and out”

The video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHxZ...
The talk as a web page, text and slides: eblong.com/zarf/essays/...

Telescopes Reveal Surprising Chemistry of a Rare Interstellar Object Passing Through Our Solar System Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system

So cool that we can see something seven billion years old and that scientists have the ability to learn from it! (I wish we lived in a world where this was headline news, and not the latest act of political idiocy, greed, or cruelty). www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

For whoever needs the Gift of the Fungi today...

Me, when I am free from tasks: do not ever burden me with a task

Me, when I have been burdened with a task: lord help me I have been burdened with a task

Me, when the tasks continue: I am burdened lord

😘Got it! thanks!

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

What a mollusc shell and fiber optic cables have in common A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.

The Fantasy of Cozy Tech From the “cozy gaming” trend to a new generation of A.I. companions, our devices are trying to swathe us in a digital and physical cocoon.

I'm writing for a "cozy game" and now, it seems, that's a trending lifestyle. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

You're brilliant, that's what you are! Happy to find you under these blue skies!