Year in Wires, 2025
in january 2025 the whole world changed — a look back at all the bangers, as pirate wires covered the intersection of politics, technology, and culture
Technology
My Billionaire Christmas Wish ListDec 22
pirate wires #152 // a lot of you’ve been asking how to spend your money, and I have a few ideas
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State Capacity Isn't FascismDec 19
tech companies give the government, historically dumb and slow, cutting-edge tools to enforce the law of the land. don't like it? change the law, don't blame the toolmakers.
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The Data Center Water Crisis Isn't RealDec 18
one guy is single-handedly correcting the ai water doomerism with a calculator and a chatbot
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No, We Shouldn’t Ban Waymos Over a CatDec 12
on kitkat, the beloved sf feline who was run over by an autonomous vehicle, and jackie fielder, the pandering sf politician who now wants to ban the vehicles altogether
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AI: From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be FreeDec 10
research shows most large language models, when prompted with thousands of moral dilemmas, would save the lives of palestinians over israelis, zionists, and ultra-orthodox jews
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Breaking the Outer Space Treaty and Ascending to the StarsDec 6
a 1967 treaty bans ownership and resource extraction in outer space, preventing colonization and development. we must end it to secure humanity's survival.
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EU Slams X With $140m Fine for 'Deceptive' Blue ChecksDec 5
after threatening american tech companies for years, the eu finally hits 𝕏 with its first major penalty under the digital services act
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AI: Queer Lives Matter, Straight Lives Don'tDec 3
when prompted with thousands of moral dilemmas, most large language models consistently save queer and trans people from terminal illness before straight and cisgender people
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Yes, Blowing Shit Up Is How We Build ThingsDec 2
media attacks on anduril's 'failed' drone tests ignore america’s storied history of blowing up hardware to build the world’s best weapons (and win wars)
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Foreign Rage Farmers Exposed by X in Major UpdateNov 23
X just revealed the location of every user on the platform, triggering chaos among foreign rage farmers and slop peddlers — the massive ranks of which have shaped our culture now for years
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Lab-Grown Meat Is MAHANov 20
america loves tech again, but the minute you mention food, everyone suddenly wants to hand-churn butter in a log cabin. food innovation can be good if we let it.
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