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Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse:
archive.org/details/tipp...
archive.org/details/tipp...
October 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse:
archive.org/details/tipp...
archive.org/details/tipp...
Nothing induces panic quite like getting a phone call from my therapist on the one day that I am actually in the office, surrounded by my nosy-ass coworkers.
September 30, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Nothing induces panic quite like getting a phone call from my therapist on the one day that I am actually in the office, surrounded by my nosy-ass coworkers.
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there is only one major kind of business today and it is stripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society to buy more money before the world ends
September 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
there is only one major kind of business today and it is stripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society to buy more money before the world ends
I went to the doctor's office today for my first insomnia therapy appointment, and it turns out it is, in fact, tomorrow. If that doesn't sum up my current state of mind, I don't know what does.
September 29, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I went to the doctor's office today for my first insomnia therapy appointment, and it turns out it is, in fact, tomorrow. If that doesn't sum up my current state of mind, I don't know what does.
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increasingly feels like my Perfectly Fine liberal arts education was an artifact grabbed fleeing a burning temple
September 28, 2026 at 10:28 PM
increasingly feels like my Perfectly Fine liberal arts education was an artifact grabbed fleeing a burning temple
Black eyed peas, andouille sausage and kale stew.
September 28, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Black eyed peas, andouille sausage and kale stew.
My inability to get a good night's sleep is starting to take a mental toll on me. This isn't fun.
September 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
My inability to get a good night's sleep is starting to take a mental toll on me. This isn't fun.
Some people on this site could teach a masterclass in Taking the Engagement Bait.
September 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Some people on this site could teach a masterclass in Taking the Engagement Bait.
Cyberpunk 2027: this time Johnny is an AI agent that has been forced into the main character's phone and you have to argue with it every time you want to look at the baseball scores.
September 24, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Cyberpunk 2027: this time Johnny is an AI agent that has been forced into the main character's phone and you have to argue with it every time you want to look at the baseball scores.
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join the military, you get to starve on a rusting ship that repeatedly sails into and out of the range of enemy missiles in order to manipulate gambling websites where people bet on your death
September 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
join the military, you get to starve on a rusting ship that repeatedly sails into and out of the range of enemy missiles in order to manipulate gambling websites where people bet on your death
I saw Resident Evil this weekend.
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boxd.it/gq2ybt
A ★★★½ review of Resident Evil (2026)
A decent way to waste some time on a Sunday afternoon. Fun, but left almost no impression on me afterwards. A meaningless journey, movie junk food equivalent. I'm enjoying watching Zach Cherry's nasty...
boxd.it
September 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I saw Resident Evil this weekend.
boxd.it/gq2ybt
boxd.it/gq2ybt
Actually slept for a solid 8 hours last night, and it feels so weird to not be exhausted in the morning.
September 18, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Actually slept for a solid 8 hours last night, and it feels so weird to not be exhausted in the morning.
The rubicon has been crossed
September 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The rubicon has been crossed
"Generative AI is unavoidable if you install macOS 27 Golden Gate. I’m being very literal: There used to be a toggle you could hit if you wanted to turn off Apple Intelligence and delete the gigabytes’ worth of AI models it would download to your disk, and now there isn’t."
Huge L.
Huge L.
Golden Gate addresses the most irritating of macOS 26 Tahoe’s design sins, adds a big pile of incremental improvements, and promises a bunch of under-the-hood fit-and-finish optimizations to make common tasks feel just a little faster and more reliable than before.
macOS 27 Golden Gate: The Ars Technica review
It's both a "Snow Leopard update" and a major leap for Apple Intelligence.
arstechnica.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"Generative AI is unavoidable if you install macOS 27 Golden Gate. I’m being very literal: There used to be a toggle you could hit if you wanted to turn off Apple Intelligence and delete the gigabytes’ worth of AI models it would download to your disk, and now there isn’t."
Huge L.
Huge L.
I've taken all the pills that usually put me to sleep, and I'm more awake now than ever. I've truly broken my brain.
September 15, 2026 at 7:22 AM
I've taken all the pills that usually put me to sleep, and I'm more awake now than ever. I've truly broken my brain.
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Somehow, Mitch McConnell returned.
August 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Somehow, Mitch McConnell returned.
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Basically, I don't trust Silicon Valley to support my interests or the interests of anyone who isn't mega-rich. I used to. When I did, computers and associated developments were exciting, my primary interest. Now I don't.
I used to love computers. They were the main thing I loved. But they used to represent something other than funneling $$$ to $$$ people who already have tons of $$$.
September 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Basically, I don't trust Silicon Valley to support my interests or the interests of anyone who isn't mega-rich. I used to. When I did, computers and associated developments were exciting, my primary interest. Now I don't.
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Just in case you ever have impostor syndrome, remember that in 2011, workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory brought six kilograms of plutonium together to take a picture to show their management. The amount was enough to start a chain nuclear reaction if they had been slightly closer.
September 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Just in case you ever have impostor syndrome, remember that in 2011, workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory brought six kilograms of plutonium together to take a picture to show their management. The amount was enough to start a chain nuclear reaction if they had been slightly closer.
9/11 was now officially half my lifetime ago.
September 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
9/11 was now officially half my lifetime ago.
Udon noodles in a ship broth with fried shallots, baked tofu, and a soft boiled egg.
September 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Udon noodles in a ship broth with fried shallots, baked tofu, and a soft boiled egg.
I think one of the reasons why I have such a visceral reaction to AI nonsense is that 25+ years of programming has taught me to deeply distrust the computer, and I view people running to use the computer to make all their decisions as a mistake that only someone without enough experience would make.
September 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I think one of the reasons why I have such a visceral reaction to AI nonsense is that 25+ years of programming has taught me to deeply distrust the computer, and I view people running to use the computer to make all their decisions as a mistake that only someone without enough experience would make.
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The declining labor share of income is the class war crystallized and everything progressives want is downstream of putting the power of capital on a leash.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/capital-is...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/capital-is...
Capital Is Organizing the World to Its Advantage and Everything Else Is a Sideshow
Capitalism or humanity, but not both.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The declining labor share of income is the class war crystallized and everything progressives want is downstream of putting the power of capital on a leash.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/capital-is...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/capital-is...
They should invent a bed that puts you to sleep as soon as you get in it.
September 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
They should invent a bed that puts you to sleep as soon as you get in it.
