Faustian Bargain Basement
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There's a 10% chance that Rowboat will kill us all before the end of the decade.
Until then, I hope you'll find it's drastically faster, more accurate, less expensive, and more fun than using an LLM to play with large datasets.
Our latest: buttondown.com/rowboat/arch...
Give it a try: rowboat.net
Until then, I hope you'll find it's drastically faster, more accurate, less expensive, and more fun than using an LLM to play with large datasets.
Our latest: buttondown.com/rowboat/arch...
Give it a try: rowboat.net
September 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
There's a 10% chance that Rowboat will kill us all before the end of the decade.
Until then, I hope you'll find it's drastically faster, more accurate, less expensive, and more fun than using an LLM to play with large datasets.
Our latest: buttondown.com/rowboat/arch...
Give it a try: rowboat.net
Until then, I hope you'll find it's drastically faster, more accurate, less expensive, and more fun than using an LLM to play with large datasets.
Our latest: buttondown.com/rowboat/arch...
Give it a try: rowboat.net
this is the year i finally lick all of my friends' salt lamps
September 4, 2026 at 4:29 AM
this is the year i finally lick all of my friends' salt lamps
What's it's called when you have a parasocial relationship with your apartment neighbor's cat through your adjoining bay windows...?
I named him Fiddlesticks
I named him Fiddlesticks
August 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
What's it's called when you have a parasocial relationship with your apartment neighbor's cat through your adjoining bay windows...?
I named him Fiddlesticks
I named him Fiddlesticks
have you ever cringed so hard you can’t recover
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
August 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
have you ever cringed so hard you can’t recover
Question: when I'm using my laptop, why does it hurt so much when I accidentally rest my elbow against these USB-C cables plugged into this Anker charger...?
Answer:
Answer:
July 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Question: when I'm using my laptop, why does it hurt so much when I accidentally rest my elbow against these USB-C cables plugged into this Anker charger...?
Answer:
Answer:
Jim Jimothy, Jim Jimothy, Jim Jim-a-ree /
Finest cryptid that you ever did see 🎵
Finest cryptid that you ever did see 🎵
July 21, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Jim Jimothy, Jim Jimothy, Jim Jim-a-ree /
Finest cryptid that you ever did see 🎵
Finest cryptid that you ever did see 🎵
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hardware prices 🤝 astrology
keeping an eye on chinese ram
keeping an eye on chinese ram
July 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
hardware prices 🤝 astrology
keeping an eye on chinese ram
keeping an eye on chinese ram
I actually love this thing. Vehicles should be platforms.
I get that this little truck isn't for everyone—heck, it might not be for enough people to keep Slate going—but I absolutely love how they are positioning and marketing it
youtu.be/v5PNUe_IQqM
youtu.be/v5PNUe_IQqM
The Slate Truck: $24,950
YouTube video by Slate Auto
youtu.be
June 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I actually love this thing. Vehicles should be platforms.
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Did Counting Crows ever give us a total number of crows
June 21, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Did Counting Crows ever give us a total number of crows
what i love about AI is that engineers finally get to paint all their bike sheds different colors and test them in the marketplace of ideas by burning down the rainforest
June 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
what i love about AI is that engineers finally get to paint all their bike sheds different colors and test them in the marketplace of ideas by burning down the rainforest
@niedermeyer.online r/wallstreetbets aesthetic is great today
June 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
@niedermeyer.online r/wallstreetbets aesthetic is great today
I want one of these so badly
you can just get some things on vancouver island that you can't get anywhere else
June 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I want one of these so badly
Siri, how can I not be mad about what's happening with computers...?
June 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Siri, how can I not be mad about what's happening with computers...?
Hi, I'm Ken. I impulse-buy domain names. I should probably sell some of them:
- gastown.ai
- apilint.com
- civicapi.com
- macroscale.io
- opsfox.com
- timelydb.com
- gastown.ai
- apilint.com
- civicapi.com
- macroscale.io
- opsfox.com
- timelydb.com
June 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Hi, I'm Ken. I impulse-buy domain names. I should probably sell some of them:
- gastown.ai
- apilint.com
- civicapi.com
- macroscale.io
- opsfox.com
- timelydb.com
- gastown.ai
- apilint.com
- civicapi.com
- macroscale.io
- opsfox.com
- timelydb.com
The existence of Anne Hathaway implies the existence of Anne Fullway
June 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
The existence of Anne Hathaway implies the existence of Anne Fullway
hi, Boeing expert here! this is not funny, the 787 only does this when it is in extreme distress
What are the chances of someone talking about Herne today and not referring to the resting plane!
June 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
hi, Boeing expert here! this is not funny, the 787 only does this when it is in extreme distress
This proton traveled four billion years to intersect with the M3 processor in my MacBook Pro. Moving at the speed of light, it struck the silicon wafer – changing a single bit from a zero to a one. My microphone unmutes just in time for the whole company to hear me flush.
June 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
This proton traveled four billion years to intersect with the M3 processor in my MacBook Pro. Moving at the speed of light, it struck the silicon wafer – changing a single bit from a zero to a one. My microphone unmutes just in time for the whole company to hear me flush.
Development pace:
Gentle [===========[]=] Grueling
Gentle [===========[]=] Grueling
June 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Development pace:
Gentle [===========[]=] Grueling
Gentle [===========[]=] Grueling
Oh what the fuck
"... 900 ocean data collecting buoys that cost more than $370 million to install." This is literally lighting taxpayer money on fire.
maritime-executive.com/article/trum...
maritime-executive.com/article/trum...
Trump Administration Invests in Removing Ocean Research Instruments
Moving the objectives of Project 2025 one step closer to completion, the National Science Foundation is removing 900 ocean data collecting buoys that...
maritime-executive.com
June 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Oh what the fuck
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One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?
May 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?
BlueSky I need your help:
What are your favorite examples of user interfaces you'd refer to as "cozy"...? 🌿
What are your favorite examples of user interfaces you'd refer to as "cozy"...? 🌿
May 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
BlueSky I need your help:
What are your favorite examples of user interfaces you'd refer to as "cozy"...? 🌿
What are your favorite examples of user interfaces you'd refer to as "cozy"...? 🌿
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website that picks the Rothko closest to how the weather feels in your location (by Joonas Virtanen)
rothko.joonas.wtf
rothko.joonas.wtf
May 25, 2026 at 10:21 AM
website that picks the Rothko closest to how the weather feels in your location (by Joonas Virtanen)
rothko.joonas.wtf
rothko.joonas.wtf