Cist

Exactly. Of all the places I’ve been, the US is by far the least racist. Or even places I’ve read about. It’s just that the leftists here believe we are uniquely evil so moan a lot more and it also has to do with the fact that we actually discuss and fight against racism here. Most other countries don’t or only pay it lip service.

Brazil is the only other country that is fairly close in non-racist-ness to the United States (though they are still worse).

Why Tech Needs Personalization.

Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details.

Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation. Eh, that relies on a ton of unproven assumptions.

As Social Media Restrictions Spread, Is The Internet Entering Its Victorian Era? Already there.

Denmark reportedly withdraws Chat Control proposal following controversy.

ICE and the Smartphone Panopticon.

Free software scares normal people.

Not Buying It

What was that BS adults were trying to peddle to us when we were kids about how terrible and hard it was being grown up?

Man, I fucking love being an adult. It’s infinitely superior to being a kid. I can do what I want when I want. People aren’t constantly beating on me. If I decide to eat ice cream at midnight, I can. Pizza for breakfast? Bring it. Go on a road trip? Heck yes.

Being an adult is great. No way I’d go back to the comparative hell of being a kid.

Bec

This film is how you use Rebecca Ferguson. Overall, Dr. Sleep was only ok. However, Rebecca as Rose the Hat…trรจs magnifique. Also, “Rose the Hat” is one of the best character names ever.

As I noted about the weirdo in Les chambres rouges, it’s hard for a beautiful woman to read as creepy. Our girl Rebecca has no problem with this, though. She’s demented and ghoulish and a real scumbag.

How the Earth Invented Sleep.

YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs. Corporate power respects corporate power.

ChatGPT’s Atlas: The Browser That’s Anti-Web.

Powerful and precise multi-color lasers now fit on a single chip.

The Decline of Deviance. Great essay.

An Unsustainable Equilibrium.

Amazon Layoffs 2025: Firm ‘Trading Talent for GPUs’ to Protect AWS Margins, AI Analyst Says.

Language Models are Injective and Hence Invertible.

Need All the Ks

Complete bullshit. Reminds me of the days when it was claimed that “30Hz is enough for anyone.” Now any refresh rate below 60Hz and people lose their minds. I can easily see 5K vs. 4K up to about 10 feet away.

I can see 2K vs. 5K at about 25-30 feet.

Sanderling

The “before” is way better. That’s what I mean about all the personality being sanded off. I prefer people in their particularity, not some uncanny valley uniformity. Everyone needn’t look exactly the same and be some absurd notion of “hot” to be fun and interesting. Me, I prefer the variation and that they still seem ensouled.

Again, the “before” is infinitely preferable.

Why the New Leisure Class Enjoys Activism and Philanthropy.

The Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me.

U.S. Signs $80 Billion Nuclear Deal With Westinghouse.

Why Bubbles Can Keep Inflating in Plain Sight.

Lithuania Will Shoot Down Balloons Crossing Border From Belarus After Dozens Detected Overnight. Good.

Why men hate short hair. I love short hair.

The Risk of a Radical Escalation Leading to Actual Conflict Between NATO and Russia Grows.

Great โ€˜Overnightโ€™ Replacement: The (Federal) Express Decline and Fall of Collierville, TN.

Shutdownโ€™s biggest blow lands in Trump-leaning Alabama โ€” 750,000 lose SNAP, 40% disabled or elderly.

The U.S. Is on Track to Lose a War With China.

The West Needs to Come Together. And kick Putin the fuck out of Ukraine.

Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update. Pure evil.

What Amazonโ€™s 14,000 job cuts say about a new era of corporate downsizing.

Bus

If I have to live in a society where Iryna Zarutska has to die or where they attempt to toss Daniel Penny in prison so some progressive disphit can have a go at expiating their white guilt, I think we should stick aforementioned dipshit in a bus with the doors welded shut. Also present: Decarlos Brown with a Bowie knife.

Let’s see how they feel about it all then. For as long as they last, at least.

Nator

This is not a good nor fair comparison. The Russian 30mm dual cannon is intended for an entirely different use than the 25mm M242 Bushmaster. The “Terminator” is built mostly for suppressive and area effect fire and generally would send a whole lot of HE-FRAG downrange. The M242, though, is for more constrained fire and is not really intended primarily to be a suppressive or area effect weapon.

In other words, the “Terminator” barrels are supposed to move around like that during operation. This is how the ammo gets spread around when it reaches its target distance. Let’s not allow our hatred of Russia and its actions get in the way of the truth. “Terminator” == working exactly as intended.