The hot taker general

Making hot takes is my purpose

[RAY @3xcalibaneur]

Reminder that Charles de Gaulle’s name was considered so ridiculously on the nose that most people thought it must be a nom de guerre, and not his actual name.

[Quiltstar @QuiltstarCo]

Well, there's work. Oh wait, dating coworkers isn't allowed. Or out in public? Bookstores, bars, events? Oh wait, being approached by a strange man is creepy. Shared hobbies? Nope, Cons aren't for dating, see below. Church? Nope! Not allowed, church girls don't like that at all.

[Covfefe Anon @CovfefeAnon]

Women out there speed running getting everyone to understand why the 54th Clause of the Magna Carta was law

[The hot taker general @hottakergeneral]

@cakesauce her problem is that she is a gym bunny and constantly interact with fit handsome guys all the time, completely distorted her expectations

[The hot taker general @hottakergeneral]

@AlperKaanAnkara @akhivae The 1880s were literally the time when Japan began rapidly industrialising and China began falling apart

[The hot taker general @hottakergeneral]

@teortaxesTex People somehow think that China accidentally stumbled into being one of the largest and most populous country throughout history instead of being really good at war and administration

[tetraspace 💎⏹️🇺🇳 @TetraspaceWest]

100 years on: Remembering the victims of General Killmo the Butcher. Let us ensure that a monster such as him never rises again.

300 years on: The legacy of General Killmo the Butcher is mixed. While often considered a brutal leader, his killing of opposing nobility and their children lead to more economic dynamism, and refugee flows lead to greater ties between the kingdom and others.

900 years on: One of the most powerful leaders of his time, General Killmo the Butcher is credited with killing over one gazillion people. Towns that opposed him would be put to the sword by his army, thought to be the strongest in the world.

[Mr.MythMkr @ AX & Offkai @mistermythmaker]

I thought this was speed dating, how am I supposed to meet the love of my life at Anime Expo now?!

[ChadWolf @ChadSpecialist]

Vasectomy has a psychosexual component. Many women want their man sterilized because they are done having kids with him and they feel better sterilizing him.

It represents a physical and metaphysical end to his reproductive phase, she has used it and she's making sure no other women can use it. There's a component of female intrasexual competition to the vasectomy. This is also why some men report their wife's libido dropping to absolute 0 after their vasectomy. She thinks she wants him declared sterile and of no use to any other women. However after this happens it turns out a large part of her attraction to him was the idea that other women might desire him for reproduction. Now that he's sterile the danger is gone, the feelings are gone, her libido is also sterilized.

[Maine Coon S @Maine_Coon_s]

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ได้ความรู้ ❌️
ได้เห็นฉากฆาตกรรม ✅️

[Hereafter @idyllicmusing]

A study comparing 16-to-24-month-old toddlers, untrained companion dogs, and house cats revealed that over 75% of both children and dogs will spontaneously indicate or retrieve a hidden, completely useless object—like a dishwashing sponge—to help a searching caregiver without ever being asked or rewarded.

Cats under the exact same conditions showed a near-total absence of helpful actions, completely refusing to assist despite paying the exact same level of close attention to their owner's dilemma.

This lack of participation is entirely a choice rather than a lack of understanding because the moment researchers ran a trial switching the hidden object to the pet's favorite treat or toy, all species differences completely vanished and the cats became instantly cooperative.

While dogs and toddlers share a cooperative evolutionary drive to view human struggles as shared problems, cats strictly preserve their energy for a guaranteed personal payout.

[Eren Chen @ErenChenAI]

A Chinese creator built a 9-ton robotic arm that can be teleoperated, then used it to slap a car into retirement.

[Richard D. Bartlett @RichDecibels]

do you know about the mosquito bite deleter?

press it onto the bite. push button. beep. gets hot for a few seconds. boop. protein is cooked under the skin. itching stops immediately & permanently

[Johnn @john_my07]

Seedance 2.0 on OpenArt AI

Prompt:
Main subject: young Korean woman, early 20s, natural everyday appearance, faded charcoal-grey sleeveless crop top, loose high-waisted light-wash jeans, black canvas sneakers, black cord necklace, black wavy hair in a messy side ponytail with wispy bangs. Realistic skin texture, minimal makeup, warm and approachable personality. Maintain consistent identity, clothing, hairstyle, and appearance throughout the entire video.
Location: Authentic Korean residential neighborhood during a calm late morning. Narrow concrete alleys, low-rise homes, small terraces, potted plants, laundry lines, bicycles, utility poles, overhead wires, mature trees casting moving shadows, quiet residential atmosphere. No stores, advertisements, cafés, crowds, or commercial activity.
Visual Style: Ultra-realistic documentary realism. Genuine candid behavior. Natural body language. Unscripted slice-of-life feeling. Strong environmental authenticity. Rich real-world details and believable human motion.
Camera Style: Early-2000s consumer DV camcorder aesthetic. Friend casually recording everyday moments. Heavy handheld shake, imperfect framing, frequent autofocus hunting, lens breathing, exposure pumping when moving between sun and shade, occasional motion blur, subtle rolling shutter, mild digital compression artifacts, faded colors, soft contrast, slight sensor noise. No stabilization. No cinematic camera moves. No modern color grading.
00:00–00:02
Outside a small house entrance. She sits on a low concrete wall adjusting her ponytail with both hands raised. A light breeze moves loose strands of hair. She smiles naturally while the camera struggles to hold focus.
00:02–00:04
The camera follows her into a narrow alley lined with potted plants and concrete walls. She notices a stray cat approaching and crouches down. Framing drifts off-center as the operator tries to keep up.
00:04–00:06
She gently pets and feeds the cat. Autofocus repeatedly shifts between her face and the animal. Morning sunlight flickers through leaves overhead.
00:06–00:08
Small front yard beside her house. She hangs laundry on a clothesline while fabrics sway in the breeze. Exposure changes as clouds briefly pass overhead.
00:08–00:10
On a quiet terrace with a ceramic coffee cup. She sits comfortably watching the neighborhood, occasionally brushing hair behind her ear. Loose handheld side angle with natural camera drift.
00:10–00:12
Close side profile. Someone off-camera greets her. She turns, raises her hand, smiles warmly, and casually says, “Annyeong.” The camera catches the moment slightly late.
00:12–00:15
Walking slowly down a tree-lined residential lane holding her coffee cup. She notices the camera, gives a small genuine smile, then looks away and continues walking. Recording cuts abruptly to black mid-motion as if the camcorder was switched off.

Audio: Natural ambient sound only — morning birds, distant motorcycles, light wind, leaves rustling, faint neighborhood chatter, cat sounds, footsteps on concrete, fabric moving on clotheslines, subtle residential ambience. No music. No sound design. No narration.

Goal: Authentic Korean neighborhood life captured like a forgotten home video from the early 2000s — candid, imperfect, realistic, warm, and deeply believable.

[Weave Robotics @weaverobotics]

Today, we’re launching our home robot Isaac 1.

Isaac 1 deliveries will begin this fall.

Order yours below.

[Claude @claudeai]

Introducing Claude Science, a new app designed with every stage of research in mind.

Artifacts traced to their code, environments managed on demand, and 60+ optional scientific databases that you can connect.

Available now in beta.

[The hot taker general @hottakergeneral]

@GarrettPetersen In a functioning republic Congress and the States would have passed an amendment fixing this loophole instead of relying on a bunch of unelected judges playing word games for the republic's future

[The hot taker general @hottakergeneral]

@MavenPolitic For pre-industrial agrarian civilizations, agriculture production literally is the foundation of their economy. Ignoring it is stupid.

[LiorLefineder @lefineder]

"This book was seminal 30 years ago but the field has since moved on from it to less accurate conclusions."

[S.P.Requiem @SPRequiem1]

Just learned something new about Chinese wodao (imitation katana) vs Japanese katana
Even though the Chinese made a similar shape, they are internally very different swords
Wodao, like all other Chinese swords, are like European swords. Their shapes are entirely formed by forging