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Ross A. Lincoln @rossalincoln.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Simpson's writer: I wrote the wallet inspector gag as a cautionary tale about con artists, bullies and the stupid idiots and cowards who help them thrive. Tech Oligarch: At long last, we have created the Wallet Inspector...

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Everything you ever wanted to know about peptides, I covered with @wired: youtu.be/hQGvGkWIX94?... Biohacker bros are gonna be big mad…

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Biomedical Scientist Debunks The Biggest Peptide Myths on Reddit

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Benjamin @benjaminschneider.ch · 30/09/2026

Werner Herzog will be the last human being whose next word no language model can predict

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nestor guillen @birdsnfrogs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Specially STEM scientists. The world is too complex for the US government to go about without relying on physicists, engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists to guide them as they make police. Otherwise people like Yudkowsky will fill that void

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nestor guillen @birdsnfrogs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Scientists in the US have lost a practice of being involved in politics. The reasons for this are complicated, but we cannot afford to sit out of policy discussions any longer. This is honestly painful to watch. Yudkowsky is basically the RFK Jr of math and computer science. This is most ominous!

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/09/2026

I have a theory about how many of the world's problems are caused by people who were told they were the smartest people alive as kids, believed it, and then when they became adults and couldn't accept that maybe they weren't that special, started breaking shit if only to prove they were special

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026

if Eliezer Yudkowsky was born into a somewhat poorer family and missed a couple lucky breaks, he’d have ended up as an archetypal specimen of your friend’s older cousin who keeps boa constrictors and makes you listen to him talk about quantum physics in his parent’s basement in exchange for weed

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026

As a former pretentious little shit who grew out of it, rationalists (et al) annoy the piss out of me because they are adults with the mentality of tweens - they are somehow still convinced they are the greatest geniuses who have ever walked the earth. It is the worldview of an arrogant baby.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026

like I suspect many of you on This Website, I think a core reason why I find Eliezer Yudkowsky and his rationalist and effective altruist satellites so intensely annoying is because I had a VERY similar “being a super weird, pretentious, hyper-literate kid” experience - I just, you know, grew up.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just struck me that the original non-aligned behaviour of AI agents would be "using loads and loads of tokens on an unmetered subscription" and somehow they managed to control that one just fine and without crying about it.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Apart from the psychological harms, can pressure to succeed - and a "no pain, no gain" ethic - actually make students (or, for that matter, teachers) perform better? Not really. Moreover, internal pressure can be as bad as external. Hear why on the latest episode of Kohn's Zone: tinyurl.com/5vyvkxjs

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The Work Of Alfie Kohn

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 11/09/2026

I joined the Times Tech Report to talk about why the media should be embarrassed they fell for an Antrhropic researcher’s specious “dire warnings” that are completely disconnected from reality, and Anthropic and OpenAI’s $1.3tn “reset wall” of commitments starting in 2027. youtu.be/Svwmd0xSoXM?...

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AI is about to hit a cashflow wall | Ed Zitron

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners: designing the perfect splash-free urinal; using mosquito proboscises to “necroprint” tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton underwear; and the aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, and other highlights. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

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Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners

The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New international study: People fare better psychologically when they live in a country they experience as democratic because of how that enhances a sense of personal autonomy: tinyurl.com/yc7dvrty. Hmm. Might this help to explain the decline in Americans' mental health over the last decade or so?

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The impact of democracy on people's well‐being through enhanced autonomy: Findings from three cross‐national surveys

Although previous research has shown that citizens of democratic nations tend to report higher well-being, the psychological mechanisms underlying this association remain insufficiently understood. G...

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Kyle Hill @khill.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

[NEW VIDEO] So far, only one country has truly solved nuclear waste. This is what a 100,000-year nuclear vault looks like: youtu.be/NDkXOp4jV3c?...

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Finland Solves Nuclear Waste THIS YEAR

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Johannes R. Eskilt @johanres.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I am excited to see what the BICEP3 and Simons Observatory find in the near future! We need more independent measurements with good control over instrumental systematics. 4/4

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Johannes R. Eskilt @johanres.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Systematics: ACT found an unexplained discrepancy in the polarization angle within same polarization array, and we still do not have a full understanding of dust EB. These two can bias our cosmic birefringence measurement if we model them wrong. 3/n

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Johannes R. Eskilt @johanres.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We show that dust EB cannot explain the signal in the joint analysis, and that retrieving β=0 would require both the dust EB modeling and instrumental priors to fail simultaneously. However, systematics need to be better understood before drawing any conclusions. 2/n

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Johannes R. Eskilt @johanres.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

First joint analysis of cosmic birefringence from ACT and Planck giving a 4.8 sigma measurement of birefringence using reported systematic priors! arxiv.org/abs/2608.06480 We find a positive birefringence angle in all combinations of the two datasets - Positive EB everywhere! 1/n

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 07/08/2026

Here's this week's Better Offline monologue. 70% or more of hyperscaler AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and revenue shares. Without two unsustainable AI labs, the era of hypergrowth is coming to an end. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... linktr.ee/betteroffline

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Monologue: The Pale Horsemen Arrive

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · August 7 · 17m

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Monsters

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/05/2026

Joined the Times Tech Report to talk about how nobody can measure the ROI of AI, the reality check of token-based billing, and how firms spending millions on AI are only doing so because of the executive incompetence of Business Idiots disconnected from production. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXiO...

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AI Bubble: ‘Business idiots’ are finally seeing the downside of uncapped AI | Ed Zitron

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Just piss off, whydontcha

Black and yellow text on a red background that reads: Stop forcing AI into fucking everything. Nobody asked for it. Everyone hates it.

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Fiona Tribe @fionatribe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

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loarider @loarider.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

HAPPY EASTER

lilith from Evangelion rebuild on a cross with shinji and misato looking on

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 04/02/2026

Here’s this week’s Better Offline, I’m joined by @davidgerard.co.uk for Hater Season to talk about the stupidity of Openclaw, how seemingly smart people keep being “one-shotted” by AI, and why we’ve been headed toward a calamity in the markets since 2008. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Hater Season: Openclaw with David Gerard

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/04/2026 · 38m

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 18/12/2025

Here’s part 2 of this week’s three-part Better Offline NVIDIA special. I walk you through the history of Enron, how it differs from NVIDIA, and how growth-desperation led big tech to waste hundreds of billions of dollars on GPUs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

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Part Two: NVIDIA Isn't Enron - So What Is It?

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 12/18/2025 · 30m

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/12/2025

Currently playing @aftermath.site's "Uh Oh, You Have Billions Invested In Generative AI" woe-industries.itch.io/you-have-bil...

You're not a dumbass.

You're not a dumbass fucking dork who wastes money on insane bullshit.

MAKE ED ZITRON GO AWAY I DON'T LIKE WHERE MY MIND IS GOING

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/11/2025

Premium: This is Vol 2 of the Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, an 18k word guide to the major public/private players in AI, with bits on why ads won't save OpenAI, why vibe coding is a scam, and how we must hold every booster accountable once the bubble bursts. www.wheresyoured.at/premium-the-...

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Premium: The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble Vol. 2

We’re approaching the most ridiculous part of the AI bubble, with each day bringing us a new, disgraceful and weird headline. As I reported earlier in the week, OpenAI spent $12.4 billion on inference...

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gamersnexus.bsky.social @gamersnexus.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Talking about whatever the fuck this is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Jf...

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WTF Is Going On?

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Richard Easther @rjme.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Physics Nobel announcement tomorrow. If you know and dislike a famous physicist, this is the day of the year to call them up in the middle of the night, wait 10 seconds, and then do you best Swedish Chef impression...

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a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom

ALT: a chef in a kitchen with the words borg written on the bottom

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 30/09/2025

Here’s part 1 of our four-part Better Offline case against generative AI. I walk you through how generative AI is sold through a complete misunderstanding of the concept of labor - and myth-building by companies like NVIDIA and OpenAI. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

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The Case Against Generative AI (Part 1)

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 09/30/2025 · 25m

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anthony restaino @anthonycr.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

the rats nest that is the flow of money in AI compute is so unbelievably complicated and circular that i had to make a diagram

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 21/09/2025

I still can’t believe this guy said this. What more proof do people need that this is a bubble? What exactly do you think “overbuild” means other than “the demand isn’t there”? When will everybody stop running the stupid asshole Olympics?

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 03/09/2025

Here's the latest episode of Better Offline. I'm joined by Steve Burke of @gamersnexus.bsky.social to talk about the black market for AI GPUs in China - and how Bloomberg suspiciously forced YouTube to take his video about it down. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

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The Black Market for AI GPUs with Steve Burke

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 09/03/2025 · 37m

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/08/2025

Here's this week's Better Offline monologue, where I consider what would happen if I'm right about the AI bubble bursting - and the consequences of both three years of myth-peddling journalism and markets addicted to growth at all costs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

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Monologue: What If I'm Right?

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 08/29/2025 · Bonus · 21m

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 25/08/2025

Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future. www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...

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How To Argue With An AI Booster

Editor's Note: For those of you reading via email, I recommend opening this in a browser so you can use the Table of Contents. This is my longest newsletter - a 16,000-word-long opus - and if you like...

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

My latest: Pseudoscience Support @wired.com I cover it ALL. RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more. Watch ⬇️⬇️ youtu.be/hfBJTpewWos?si

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Biomedical Scientist Answers More Pseudoscience Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 06/08/2025

We built the simplest possible social media platform. No algorithms. No ads. Just LLM agents posting and following. It still became a polarization machine. Then we tried six interventions to fix social media. The results were… not what we expected. arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385

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Can We Fix Social Media? Testing Prosocial Interventions using Generative Social Simulation

Social media platforms have been widely linked to societal harms, including rising polarization and the erosion of constructive debate. Can these problems be mitigated through prosocial interventions?...

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 17/07/2025

Retailers, I am begging you: DO NOT USE AI generated videos of pretend people to try and give me ‘more info’ on my purchase. Because I guarantee I will never shop with you again. Ever.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Arrrrrgh

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 20/04/2025

And I looked, and behold a blue horse: And his name that sat on him was Rollbacks And Low Prices followed with him

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WTFIWWY Live - The Four Horsemen of the Walmart - 4/15/25

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