Lived a few places but now down in NOLA. In physics and software and occasionally play my trumpet in the middle of the streets. Also check out https://linkatp.app/mwatson.bsky.social and claim your own at https://linkatp.app/
I killed so much time playing this game instead of studying and will now probably waste much more time on it again. Thanks @archive.org !
Internet Archive🌈 2010. 🎶 Erasure's Always plays as you mash Z, chasing that high score 🏆 and your best sparkly unicorn life 🦄 ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK still runs thanks to preservation & emulation via Ruffle. Flash is gone 👋, but your favorite games don't have to be. 🌐 Play it now! archive.org/details/robo...
I wonder if that is more or less than the number of Landry employees who have signed the recall effort.
Verite NewsMore than 100 of Landry’s employees have signed a strict confidentiality agreement with the governor’s office binding them to secrecy about what they learn on the job. https://ow.ly/AKmO50ZtSOz
This thread is just fun, people trying to find other examples and then BAM here is an animal that does the exact same thing that you didn't know about.
Annalee NewitzI'm always amused by the way humans fetishize "walking upright," "tool use," and "language" as the iconic features of a superior species. And of course we ignore or downplay the obvious signs of all three in every other species. "They only walk upright SOMETIMES. Not like a true upright walker."
This matters a lot because people are constantly asking me if they should set up a duress passcode in order to fool law enforcement.
Zack WhittakerNew, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260724...
🧪 @colesci.bsky.social with a solid piece on the recent OSTP document. Rightly asks, how much attention should this merit? Enough to see what it is, but not inflate the importance of a policy manifesto that doesn't have the force of law or regulation. www.techpolicy.press/ostp-vision-...
OSTP Vision for Science is a ‘Golden Age’ for Corporations"Science: A New Golden Age" tries to reframe the conversation away from the ongoing destruction of American science, writes Cole Donovan.www.techpolicy.press
This feels a lot like what @doctorow.pluralistic.net described in the Reverse-Centaur as Criti-hype. This wasn't terminator coming back from the future. This was a sloppy cloud environment turned press release. (@wired.com does have a quote at the end pointing this out)
WIREDThe cybersecurity-focused models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, broke out of a testing sandbox, exploited a zero-day, and gained access to the open internet to pull off the attack. www.wired.com/story/openai...
Oh hey there #nolasky looks like they want to weaponize those "respond only" drones.
Matthew GaultNew Orleans published a document saying its police could put weapons on their drones, deleted it, now says it was a mistake. But it aligns exactly with when the drone manufacturer began musing about allowing police to weaponize their drones:
Taco Bell understands what's at stake They want you to live más, not live menos
Some Random DaveIn honor of Taco Bell recalling its produce (and it doesn't seem to match up with supplier recalls), we've dubbed this "MAHA Blast". Also... Taco Bell is taking action to prevent diarrhea in their customer base. Can someone please direct me back to my own timeline?
My hot take, 99% of A24's stuff was bad already. You churn out enough, some of it will be (really) good. Most will not be.
WIREDIndie movie fans are upset about Google DeepMind's $75 million investment in the studio, which comes as AI companies are deepening their influence in Hollywood. www.wired.com/story/a24-kn...
It's a shame for Cassidy. He might have had a chance at keeping his office. I was never going to support him but a lot of people would have if he actually acted like this sooner. Too bad for him...
Steven T. DennisCassidy got into a shouting match with the president today on the Iran war, telling the president it has failed to achieve any of the goals he set out at the beginning, has lasted four months when he said it would take four weeks, and has failed to fully brief the Congress or the public.