GoonpocalypseJul 22
pirate wires #143 // xAI’s new artificially intelligent companion (prostitute?), the isolating tendencies of technology, and the absence of a future vision paves tech’s road to hell (and goonbots)
Mike SolanaShowing the latest 12 posts.
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The People Who Think They Were Born Into the Wrong RaceJul 20
transracialists believe race is a feeling — and if you want it badly enough, you can turn yourself black, white, asian, or indigenous (with the help of plastic surgery, in some cases)
Katherine Dee
Goodnight, Late NightJul 18
cbs cancels colbert, the monoculture (or what's left of it) is dying, and the media is fragmenting into clarity and chaos
Emily Jashinsky
28 Years... After AOLJul 18
the zombie apocalypse already happened, we just call it "the internet." danny boyle's new thriller is a parable for how going online turned us against each other (and ourselves)
Kat Rosenfield
Dawn of the Shell-qui-hireJul 17
big tech's newest weapon, the partial acquisition, threatens to violate the social contract that makes startups work
Jake Cooper
Welcome to the Wild World of Drug RedditJul 17
a growing community of internet addicts and researchers online are helping each other navigate the gray market, get high, and ease withdrawal (with the help of white dust from chinese labs)
Dani Socher
Hypercapitalism and the AI Talent WarsJul 14
the ai talent wars challenge the shared trust, and mission, that aligned founders, employees, and investors
John Luttig
A Network of Underground “Thing Pipes” is About to Change Delivery ForeverJul 14
today, pipedream labs announces a network of tunnels serviced by autonomous robots that will deliver anything to anyone in under 5min (and for less than 25 cents)
G. B. Rango
They Want Him Dead. Augustus Doricko Just Wants to Make It Rain.Jul 10
an exclusive look at rainmaker’s bid to replenish the great salt lake — and prove cloud seeding is a force for good
Blake Dodge
Drone Wars (We’re Losing) Jul 9
how the u.s. fell dangerously behind china on drones — and what that means for the future of warfare
Ashley Rindsberg
The Big, Beautiful Golden DomeJul 8
a closer look at trump’s proposal to protect our skies — and how one startup plans to combat the drone threat using high-powered microwave forcefields (no seriously)
Riley Nork
We May Have Found the Swole PillJun 27
ozempic burns muscle plus fat, creating legions of people who look like empty sacks. but pharma has finally found a way to make people look like they lift.
Oliver Bateman