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"A computer can never be held accountable" was supposed to be a warning. But it has been widely interpreted as a strategy.
I'm not saying that anyone ever sat down and said, "Parents with sick children will pay whatever we charge for a thermometer at 2AM." They didn't have to: this is the kind of thing an automated system can do without any human intervention:
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July 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
"A computer can never be held accountable" was supposed to be a warning. But it has been widely interpreted as a strategy.
get ready for even hotter summers and an even worse urban heat island
A Star Tribune spokesman on Wednesday confirmed the company reached a deal with Legacy Investing, the firm that transformed part of downtown’s Sleep Number Building into a data center for artificial intelligence and cloud computing:
Data center developer signs deal to buy Minnesota Star Tribune’s shuttered North Loop printing plant
The 13-acre property is one of downtown Minneapolis’ last large industrial sites.
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July 30, 2026 at 3:45 AM
get ready for even hotter summers and an even worse urban heat island
pretty sure this is the hottest summer of my life
July 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
pretty sure this is the hottest summer of my life
picked up this bad boy at the stashery yesterday for a bargain. i've wanted a serger for at least a decade and i'm glad i found a vintage mechanical one. this model has good reviews and i'm excited to use it.
July 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
picked up this bad boy at the stashery yesterday for a bargain. i've wanted a serger for at least a decade and i'm glad i found a vintage mechanical one. this model has good reviews and i'm excited to use it.
i got a soft serve ice cream maker at costco last week and i have mascarpone, blueberries, and a bag of meyer lemons. it's going to be delicious.
July 29, 2026 at 8:55 PM
i got a soft serve ice cream maker at costco last week and i have mascarpone, blueberries, and a bag of meyer lemons. it's going to be delicious.
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a spin-off of life where not every single thing is a dumpster fire
June 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
a spin-off of life where not every single thing is a dumpster fire
read receipts are diabolical
July 24, 2026 at 12:58 AM
read receipts are diabolical
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"He kept staring at the hills across the valley, just looking off into the distance as though he were the one getting the abortion, not me."
Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” from the “Girl’s” Point of View
“He kept staring at the hills across the valley, just looking off into the distance as though he were the one getting the abortion, not me.” JUly 21 2021 (an...
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July 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"He kept staring at the hills across the valley, just looking off into the distance as though he were the one getting the abortion, not me."
god having a minor post minorly take off on this website sucks because everyone is a fucking woke scold. just chill out.
July 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
god having a minor post minorly take off on this website sucks because everyone is a fucking woke scold. just chill out.
plaid fabric makes shirring so easy
July 23, 2026 at 7:43 PM
plaid fabric makes shirring so easy
i wonder why lucy maud montgomery chose to make the cuthberts brother and sister instead of a married couple
July 23, 2026 at 6:42 AM
i wonder why lucy maud montgomery chose to make the cuthberts brother and sister instead of a married couple
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I really like this piece. It’s so strange how business associations can throw fits about stupid shit and be taken seriously, but residents who were brutalized by the federal government are treated as childish for being skeptical of said feds.
July 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I really like this piece. It’s so strange how business associations can throw fits about stupid shit and be taken seriously, but residents who were brutalized by the federal government are treated as childish for being skeptical of said feds.
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Madison police kill man in broad daylight in front of witnesses
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July 23, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Madison police kill man in broad daylight in front of witnesses
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Two hours into the The Odyssey I was like wait a minute… is this Finding Nemo
July 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Two hours into the The Odyssey I was like wait a minute… is this Finding Nemo
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If you're interviewing, regulators, historians, documentarians, restaurateurs, biologists, AND fishmongers for an article, you're doing real journalism.
We posed that verbatim question to fishermen, regulators, fishmongers, historians, documentarians, restaurateurs, and biologists.
Minnesota’s on the World’s Largest Lake—Why Don’t We Eat More Lake Superior Fish? - Racket
We posed that verbatim question to fishermen, regulators, fishmongers, historians, documentarians, restaurateurs, and biologists.
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July 23, 2026 at 1:01 AM
If you're interviewing, regulators, historians, documentarians, restaurateurs, biologists, AND fishmongers for an article, you're doing real journalism.
three and a half years ago i was standing in front of this portrait in the musée d'orsay in paris having a moment. i looked into van gogh's eyes and saw myself there, depression and all. it was genuinely life-changing.
July 23, 2026 at 1:34 AM
three and a half years ago i was standing in front of this portrait in the musée d'orsay in paris having a moment. i looked into van gogh's eyes and saw myself there, depression and all. it was genuinely life-changing.
as someone experiencing new 10s weekly i completely agree. this is my third year in a row of intense pain and i'm really close to being super over it
Pain management is suicide prevention and I will die on this hill.
July 23, 2026 at 12:05 AM
as someone experiencing new 10s weekly i completely agree. this is my third year in a row of intense pain and i'm really close to being super over it
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Jake Tapper reports that Greg Bovino on a call with the office of the US Attorney in Minnesota during Metro Surge made an antisemitic remark about the Trump-friendly US Attorney in Minnesota
July 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Jake Tapper reports that Greg Bovino on a call with the office of the US Attorney in Minnesota during Metro Surge made an antisemitic remark about the Trump-friendly US Attorney in Minnesota
there's a good episode of the dollop podcast about this, which i happened to be in the audience for
During a striking picket on July 20, 1934, Minneapolis Police shot 67 strikers in streets of the Warehouse District, killing two. The deadly police attack became known as “Bloody Friday.” In 2024, Unicorn Riot heard from some of the descendants of the 1934 Truckers' Strike-see our video & article.🎥
The 90th Anniversary of the 1934 Truckers’ Strike Honors Minneapolis’ Militant Labor History - UNICORN RIOT
Descendants of strikers and the local labor community gathered in Minneapolis to honor the 90th anniversary of the 1934 Truckers’ Strike.
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July 22, 2026 at 11:38 PM
there's a good episode of the dollop podcast about this, which i happened to be in the audience for
i have a joke here but it's depressing and involves my dad's worsening dementia but: me, sobbing, driving my dad's car home from florida after he isn't allowed to drive it anymore
driving a lifted hemi just like my ancestors did
July 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
i have a joke here but it's depressing and involves my dad's worsening dementia but: me, sobbing, driving my dad's car home from florida after he isn't allowed to drive it anymore
pussy behavior. it's not even a good tattoo.
this man went under anesthesia to get a full belly tattoo of the last supper like how is he allowed to drive
And the Bowser goes to...
July 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM
pussy behavior. it's not even a good tattoo.