joemag @joemag.games · 1hfeel like I spent last 3-4 years being told "don't do that in the desltop app just do it in the web app" and then the last year being told "oh that doesn't work in the web app just download the desktop app" 170
joemag @joemag.games · 2hjust gonna assume they mean surprising to anyone who hasn’t read Secret Wars (2015) which by the way you should read Secret Wars (2015) it’s very good and from concept art it really seems like they’re just doing Secret Wars (2015) 250
Reposted by joemagKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h"Vote for James Talarico. He has *one* house." 13890175
Reposted by joemagNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 4hEric Schmitt was questioning Jack Smith the right way. by Ezra Klein 1966452
Reposted by joemagFine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 3hIn case anyone wasn't clear that all the AI apocalypticism was a smokescreen to cover for wanting to delay their IPOs, here's your most recent proof. Not a gift link because the headline says it all.ft.comSam Altman says OpenAI will delay its IPO until it overcomes safety concernsChatGPT maker launches new AI personal assistant as it faces challenge from Meta’s Muse 47827
Reposted by joemagdr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 18ha lot of very annoying men have been going on about “restoring trust” in universities, by which they mean increasing “viewpoint diversity,” by which they mean privileging evidence-free conservative beliefs. but it seems like a bigger deal that students and faculty can’t trust their school this way: 117539
joemag @joemag.games · 19hFinished Dungeon Crawler Carl book 4, liked it a lot, very interesting setting and mechanics. Taking a break to finally read Dune Messiah which has been on my list for a long time, need to knock it out before the movie in December. This is the most reading I’ve done in years! 280
Reposted by joemagKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling himkarlbode.comMeta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious MessAuthoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable 411678667
joemag @joemag.games · 20hthis is basically the rhetorical version of the florsheims, force everyone to use their silly word as a loyalty test... can't wait to see how this plays out 041
Reposted by joemagjoemag @joemag.games · 25/09/2026the whole "AI is your personal assistant" thing just doesn't make any sense to me. what's the actual use-cases? because I keep hearing the same things over and over again, it'll make phone calls for reservations for you (which I already do online), and it'll manage your calendar (and do what?) 2191
Reposted by joemagSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 36487352702
Reposted by joemagBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I do think they probably ran his texts through an LLM and it hallucinated crimes. That’s scary and bad and it’s funny they got caught, but imagine how many other times this happens on a day to day basis against people with no rights, let alone the ability to publicly humiliate the AI prosecutor. 512096331
Reposted by joemagMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co 723002561
Reposted by joemagBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 273127282094
Reposted by joemagZorbrix @zorbrix.com · 29/09/2026Hey @joemag.games remember when we used to joke on environments “just log in and make sure Orgrimmar isn’t on fire or a giant cube” and one day we logged in and it was both? 4454
Reposted by joemagnick @caveatruptur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the average consumer does not want to be this! 031
joemag @joemag.games · 29/09/2026There have been at least 3 new assistant/agent-things announced since I posted this and still no real explanations no real use-cases. The average consumer doesn't need an openclaw-style always-on AI Clippy Bonzi Buddy. 260
Reposted by joemagDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026OpenAI’s dots have extreme slurp juice energy. 128616
Reposted by joemagJustin Glawe @justinglawe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is what happens when you put super computers in the pockets of a bunch of rednecks with poor reading comprehension and then elect them to Congress. 16841133
Reposted by joemagIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 29/09/2026Reason I think this is neat is that there's provably unexplored space left to check out. It's cool if you want to make a roguelike deckbuilder but you absolutely do not have to. 6397104
Reposted by joemagAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology" 20870951502
Reposted by joemagAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong." 32864991406
Reposted by joemagAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says 78581942028
Reposted by joemagAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 338122644531
joemag @joemag.games · 29/09/2026This @aftermath.site blog sums up my thoughts on that new Meta VR headset. For nobody except Airplane Movie Watching Enthusiastsaftermath.siteAftermath Bonus Blog: Hey, Quick Question: Who Are Meta’s VR Glasses For?Meta’s VR Glasses are aimed at a customer I’m not sure exists, unless we are counting "bored people at the airport." 14913
Reposted by joemagjoemag @joemag.games · 28/09/2026watching this bizarre Willy Wonka reality competition on netflix and it is the strangest thing I’ve ever seen. I spent the first hour with no idea what sorta thing it was, like a demented escape room and then suddenly BOOM it’s a Big Brother and they’re arguing about who to vote off the factory. 4162
joemag @joemag.games · 28/09/2026Executive member hours at the Costco is the most luxurious thing I’ve ever experienced. You show up there at 9am on the dot and have a grocery list and you’re in and out of there in 12 minutes. Game changer. 370
Reposted by joemagJake i 🇵🇸 ✡️ (alt Space Laser Command) @jakei.bsky.social · 28/09/2026we've fully lost the sauce 1122
joemag @joemag.games · 28/09/2026watching this bizarre Willy Wonka reality competition on netflix and it is the strangest thing I’ve ever seen. I spent the first hour with no idea what sorta thing it was, like a demented escape room and then suddenly BOOM it’s a Big Brother and they’re arguing about who to vote off the factory. 4162
Reposted by joemagVoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.” 6854991010
joemag @joemag.games · 27/09/2026I’m sure there’s reasons to hate this, but its just adding an amiibo-style NFC reader and I’d rather just tap my damn card than try and enter it in on a console keyboard 161
joemag @joemag.games · 26/09/2026at the ABBA (cover band) concert at the Hollywood bowl and the opening act is a gay men’s chorus who sang a lacrimosa of Gaga’s abracadabra. It was a Gaga ABBA Abracadabra Lacrimosa. 0110
Reposted by joemagRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574015911781
joemag @joemag.games · 25/09/2026the whole "AI is your personal assistant" thing just doesn't make any sense to me. what's the actual use-cases? because I keep hearing the same things over and over again, it'll make phone calls for reservations for you (which I already do online), and it'll manage your calendar (and do what?) 2191
Reposted by joemagjoemag @joemag.games · 24/09/2026LinkedIn Post: So sorry to hear about the layoffs at X but we have plenty of roles at the Layoff Factory where you can spend months interviewing to maybe work on a project that'll grind you into dust then get suddenly canned when our other money faucet runs dry. My heart goes out to youuu! 412529
joemag @joemag.games · 25/09/2026I got a “a pleasure to have in class” in my chart for my annual physical 2130
Reposted by joemagKristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you’re bitching to the UN about a Twitch streamer it’s safe to say your PR battle has taken the biggest of L’s 663015328
Reposted by joemagSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 24/09/2026Having déjà vu to “Roe v. Wade is settled precedent” coming from the mouths of Supreme Court nominees 21809389
joemag @joemag.games · 24/09/2026they've done it, I can't believe it but they've done it, they found a way to make the AI conversation even more stupid 061
Reposted by joemagMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Try to live the kind of life that will make war criminals hate you. 522732462
joemag @joemag.games · 24/09/2026i just feel so vindicated for how absolutely correct I was about this being dogshit 040