wait did Sakamoto Days really just feature a brief explainer on how/why free will is an illusion
FireHydrant to be Acquired by Freshworks
it’s been a very interesting couple of months
FireHydrant to be Acquired by Freshworks
Accelerating the Future of Service Operations, Incident Management and Reliability
EMAIL FROM VENDOR: Your package was delivered!
ME: oh, great! thanks!
EMAIL FROM UPS: Your package was delivered!
ME: … great
APPLE WALLET: Your package was delivered!
ME: I GET IT
just in case anyone was wondering, i did NOT tear up a little at the end of “Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake” and think to myself about how it added emotional gravity to the original trilogy. i don’t know why people are saying that i did that
ok i also made “hojichai” masala tea creme pies and really wish i’d managed to get my act together and fill them this morning before the cookie swap, because… i made sooo many… 😵💫
the chile cheese shortbread cookies i made were a huge hit at the 3000th Annual Holiday Cookie Swap!! lots of good cookies here 🤩
i wish you could turn off those “are you sure $APP should have access to your location?” reminders… like, yes, my fucking weather app needs that. i am positive.
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
i guess the constitution is just a “longstanding principle”
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko https://n.pr/48E1oko
signing out of “alumni” slacks that spark more anxiety than joy (please clap)
Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
he literally reformed and renamed the entire company around this. in a sane world, the board would fire him
Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc.
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
this article may be about academia, but a lot of it applies very broadly and it really hits:
We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice.
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
Nvidia CEO says AI will actually make everyone a lot busier: 'Everybody's jobs will be different' | Fortune
quite literally the opposite of what everyone’s been asking for but ok lol
“I would say that there's every evidence that we will be more productive and yet still be busier because we have so many ideas,” Jensen Huang said.
welp, finally started reading Project Hail Mary and i think i might hate the writing style
Grimes to DJ livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms with Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce
how late stage does this make us? surely we must be nearing the end now
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too. https://stereogum.com/2481091/grimes-djing-immortality-influencers-shroom-trip-with-special-guest-mr-beast/news
I checked in at White Salmon Baking Co. / White Salmon / WA
another successful year of making not even one single purchase on Black Friday anywhere
low_type: Elegant types in Ruby
one single developer really just dropped a type system for Ruby with ergonomics that look FAR better than Sorbet. absolutely wild.
GitHub - low-rb/low_type: Elegant types in Ruby
Elegant types in Ruby. Contribute to low-rb/low_type development by creating an account on GitHub.
