THe STRaNGe

An analog man with a digital brain living in self-imposed exile on the Moon. I fight for the Users. Not Left nor Right, just Strange.

[THe STRaNGe @BigTimStrange]

An infinite number of modern Trek writers typing for an infinite amount of time could never come up with something as great and inspiring as Kirk's 'Risk is our Business' speech.

[Sacred Cow Shipyards @SCShipyards]

Star Trek was, at its core, competence porn: skilled people doing their jobs well & improving each other and themselves in the process.

Now it's "identity" porn: every character is most interested in showcasing how special they are, but for hardly any actual, earned reasons.

[Oliver Jia (オリバー・ジア) @OliverJia1014]

Utterly ridiculous that they won't give people a free upgrade, but on the other hand you're kind of a sucker if you put money down for a cloud game.

You literally own nothing. As soon as the publisher decides to pull the plug on the server, it's sayonara. Don't support this BS.

[yeet @Awk20000]

Reckless Ben explains why he's no longer able to talk about Bricks & Minifigs after being sent court papers

"Episode 3 is finally finished..but I can't post it or I will go to jail..I will also immediately lose my lawsuit..and the GoFundMe that we made for Bryan..will go straight to this mystery company"

"They sent court papers to my email..judge approved..now that I'm officially served, I cannot even mention this company or I will be in jail..normally I would be like screw the big guy..if I do that then all my friends get screwed with this lawsuit and we lose all the GoFundMe money..so I am no longer allowed to mention this mystery company..my personal opinion is that this is unfair"

(Via RecklessBen on YT)

[THe STRaNGe @BigTimStrange]

I wouldn't say he was a hero but he was forced to step down because he didn't verify documents that ended up being forged, which is absurd compared to the bullshit MSM across the political spectrum does on a regular basis.

[Everybody is Insane @colorblindk1d]

The vast majority of journalists think that Dan Rather was a victim of an unfair witch hunt and that he was the hero in the situation.

They even made a revisionist Hollywood movie about it with Robert Redford playing Rather.

The least self-aware profession in America.

[memetic_sisyphus @memeticsisyphus]

I have a good friend who married an economist who wrote papers for the EU. They were primarily focused on economically justifying mass immigration. I asked him what he was basing his model of an immigrant on. He said 20th century European immigrants to the U.S……………

[𝓲𝓬𝓮 @be_like_ice]

being autistic is crazy because you will do drugs and drink alcohol and then just be productive.

[Reclaim The Net @ReclaimTheNetHQ]

The UK is drafting a law to jail tech execs for 5 YEARS if they refuse to build scanners that scan EVERY photo, video & message on your phone.

Refuse the backdoor = go to prison.

All while screaming "think of the children."

[THe STRaNGe @BigTimStrange]

I've had that conversation with a sibling and they're moderate conservative and Christian, for those thinking it's just coming from the left.

[Robby Soave @robbysoave]

I have never once in my life encountered someone expressing this sentiment. Either I live in quite a bubble, or Ezra Klein does.

[CNN International @cnni]

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour his message to the IRGC and Iran. https://t.co/H7g3y9zE1h

[RT @RT_com]

Famous gorilla Kiyomasa falls into deep contemplation after spat with mate — caught on camera in Japanese zoo

[Hannibal999 @Hannibal9972485]

Basically this scammer needs this "Utility Model" because its the only way to service HIS MASSIVE DEBT . So he makes AI "metered" like electricity, so they pass the cost of the infrastructure directly to the consumer. A TAX on
All AMERICANS that funds the construction of the AGI supergrid that that replaces you….🚨🚨

And then They use your money to buy the chips, and you provide for FREE the Intellectual Property, the creativity, and the patterns that make the AI smarter. train the software and be a lab rat, you are paying OPEN AI to he in a laboratory for the privilege of running the maze.

They also wanna abolish Mental Privacy. MOVE your intelligence to the cloud and metering it, they ensure that no independent thought occurs outside the grid. If you want to solve a problem, you must ask the Oracle. The Oracle records the question. You can no longer think without being observed. Theyll have it everywhere markets, law, medicine, logistics, schools.. because If you run an AI on your own computer (Local LLM), your thoughts are private. If you use a "Metered" AI, your thoughts are transmitted to them🚨🚨🚨

[Dan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @Kingbingo_]

Starmer finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to condemn head choppers after recently warmly welcoming one of them into his home.

[Michael Geist @mgeist]

The RCMP and CSIS at the committee table as witnesses during Bill C-22 clause-by-clause review. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada deliberately excluded by Liberal MPs. Pretty telling of the government’s view on striking a balance on lawful access.
https://t.co/4ZWDmCA9vT

[ZombieTron @ZombieTron]

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I have two children.

I implement parental controls on their devices, just as I control what books are in my home, what television is watched and when, etc.

This is not the responsibility of government or tech giants.

This is parental responsibility.

[THe STRaNGe @BigTimStrange]

It's legitimately fascinating how team sports is able to trigger such primal behaviors in people.

[Rain Drops Media @Raindropsmedia1]

Spurs fans had to hide behind police to stay safe from angry mob of Knicks fans 👀😳

[C @fbgcon]

Surely this isn’t on an official government site

[olexander scherba🇺🇦 @olex_scherba]

Guests of St Petersburg economic forum SPIEF were offered “Kaputcino” coffee and “Nordstream3” water with fortune cookies. One of which said: “Germans will manufacture our cars, while our jets will fly over Berlin”.

I hope the attending German MP enjoyed it.

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

An artist who worked on South of Midnight says that Microsoft discourages developers from creating curvy female characters in its games.

The artist shared his own stylized drawings of Lara Croft with a curvier look, showing the difference between his designs and what is allowed in official projects.

According to him, this reflects a trend many people have noticed across several Xbox games in recent years.

Find via @Mangalawyer

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

A restaurant owner has called out food influencer Wasil Daoud who asked for $1,800 to create content while eating there

"I don't need a like from Brazil, I need to put out good food consistently and connect with people of Pittsburgh who spend their hard earned money"

[THe STRaNGe @BigTimStrange]

One of the reasons Canadians pay more for products and services compared to the US is because Canadians can afford it.

I guarantee the second UBI would be introduced, everyone would be hiking prices because we can now afford to pay a little more.

[Lucy 🇨🇦 @TheBlueGem3]

A universal basic income would provide all Canadians an additional income above what they currently make. It would eliminate government program bureaucracy by putting current social support programs under one umbrella, it would stimulate our economy, allow citizens to….1/2

[THe STRaNGe @BigTimStrange]

There are already machine learning tools that can do that. You don't need destructive GenAi to do it.

[Ethan Nicolle @AXECOP]

There are tons of jobs in animation and film production that are grueling and soulless. Inbetweens. Rotoscoping. Color flatting. Nobody got into the industry to do these jobs. If AI can do those jobs, that’s a win. Let the soulless tech take over the jobs that crush souls.