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millennial | boston | chaotic good | fuck ai
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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
When Anesthesia Goes Wrong
A teenage boy went into surgery for a broken arm and emerged with brain damage. His mother was determined to figure out what had happened.
www.theatlantic.com
October 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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I continue to think that being “too big to fail” is **exactly** their plan for how to navigate the coming crash, and it’s why they’re pushing so hard to get everybody using pricy commercial AI products all the time for everything, even in cases where there is a clear downside (ie, education)
Krishnan is asking a good question about New Yorkers having retirement funds tied up with "A.i." and if there's a crash what the fuck happens.
"How can you ensure that you are not too big to fail?"
Companies are just blathering and dodging. Talking about their tools, etc.
"How can you ensure that you are not too big to fail?"
Companies are just blathering and dodging. Talking about their tools, etc.
October 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I continue to think that being “too big to fail” is **exactly** their plan for how to navigate the coming crash, and it’s why they’re pushing so hard to get everybody using pricy commercial AI products all the time for everything, even in cases where there is a clear downside (ie, education)
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This is my nephew, please forward to your networks, esp any University of Maryland students.
October 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This is my nephew, please forward to your networks, esp any University of Maryland students.
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👀 “We’re doing this experiment on an entire generation on cognitive development, with no control group."
— fmr Google research scientist Mikel Rodriguez. He said people inside Google privately worried about how their AI use was affecting their own cognitive skills.
🎁 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...
— fmr Google research scientist Mikel Rodriguez. He said people inside Google privately worried about how their AI use was affecting their own cognitive skills.
🎁 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...
Google Pushed AI Into Schools—and Even Students Say It’s Gone Too Far
The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash.
www.wsj.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
👀 “We’re doing this experiment on an entire generation on cognitive development, with no control group."
— fmr Google research scientist Mikel Rodriguez. He said people inside Google privately worried about how their AI use was affecting their own cognitive skills.
🎁 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...
— fmr Google research scientist Mikel Rodriguez. He said people inside Google privately worried about how their AI use was affecting their own cognitive skills.
🎁 www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...
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dropkick murphys fans not fuckin around
October 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
dropkick murphys fans not fuckin around
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we are so back
🐋 ⛵ ⚠️ Crew rescued after sperm whale collision sinks yacht in South Pacific
At 1 pm New Zealand time on 26 September the four crew activated an emergency beacon and were later rescued by a container ship, roughly 18 hours after the whale encounter
At 1 pm New Zealand time on 26 September the four crew activated an emergency beacon and were later rescued by a container ship, roughly 18 hours after the whale encounter
October 2, 2026 at 4:17 AM
we are so back
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there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
two doses of lethal drugs and still alive. heartbreaking and barbaric
October 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no
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The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country.
October 1, 2026 at 4:20 AM
The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country.
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i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
September 30, 2026 at 4:21 AM
i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better
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"To be fair, I'm not doing so great with men. I told my most recent date that I was working on a novella. 'Because you're Mexican?' he asked. I asked what he meant. 'Isn't a novella a Mexican novel?'" -- oh wow
I wrote about being chronically single, and about visiting a psychic to find out what's broken about me. she had some interesting things to say! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/the-most-u...
The Most Unlovable Man in New York City
On being chronically single and my visit to the love psychic
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
September 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"To be fair, I'm not doing so great with men. I told my most recent date that I was working on a novella. 'Because you're Mexican?' he asked. I asked what he meant. 'Isn't a novella a Mexican novel?'" -- oh wow
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"The judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual abuse and rape as a child were fully considered before she was sentenced to death."
BREAKING: The execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee's first of a woman in 200 years, was halted by a court an hour before it was set to take place.
Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike is halted by a court
A federal appeals court has halted the execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin.
bit.ly
September 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"The judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual abuse and rape as a child were fully considered before she was sentenced to death."
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Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ
September 29, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ
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I believe fraternity hazing and military hazing and sports team hazing where men abuse each other is acclimating them into a broader culture of abuse where they will then believe it is their right to abuse other more vulnerable people. It’s so insidious. And that’s also why I think men defend it
September 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I believe fraternity hazing and military hazing and sports team hazing where men abuse each other is acclimating them into a broader culture of abuse where they will then believe it is their right to abuse other more vulnerable people. It’s so insidious. And that’s also why I think men defend it
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Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
September 29, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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LRP: additionally important to know that if you’re allergic to coconut, you’re also allergic to most activated charcoal products. Many of them are made using burned down coconut husks, but no one advertises that/it’s extremely hard to find out. So be careful this Halloween season!
September 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
LRP: additionally important to know that if you’re allergic to coconut, you’re also allergic to most activated charcoal products. Many of them are made using burned down coconut husks, but no one advertises that/it’s extremely hard to find out. So be careful this Halloween season!
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In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders.
Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.
Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.
Carrying That Weight—Again
I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case
jessica.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM
In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders.
Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.
Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.
and please don't take time out of your day to message me "not all men are like that!!!!! :)" fuck you.
i hope that men notice how whenever a rape story gets widespread coverage, women use it as an opportunity to vent about how fucking disgusting we think many of you are and how many have made our lives measurably worse, and take a few moments to deeply process that.
September 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
and please don't take time out of your day to message me "not all men are like that!!!!! :)" fuck you.
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This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!
September 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!
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NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down.
It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co
It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co
New Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to Life
Lawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense.
www.autonomynews.co
September 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down.
It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co
It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co
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"A university's obligation to the physical safety of its students is not one commitment among several, to be weighed against reputation or litigation exposure. It is antecedent to everything else the institution does." -- I wish our "professional " media had the guts of this student paper. 
Really shameful behavior from Cornell, and I wonder how many of the guys here just have well-connected parents.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 27, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"A university's obligation to the physical safety of its students is not one commitment among several, to be weighed against reputation or litigation exposure. It is antecedent to everything else the institution does." -- I wish our "professional " media had the guts of this student paper. 
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Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
September 26, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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omg. i love this version so much
September 26, 2026 at 8:51 AM
omg. i love this version so much
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Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare.
In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”
In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”
September 26, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare.
In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”
In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”