Reposted by Nerd InfernoJosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social · 12hLast night’s Dead Media screening in Portland went great and I rewarded myself with a trip to Powell’s bookstore and a signed copy of Kyle MacLachlan’s autobiography. All theaters should be next to giant bookstores 2576
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 12hHere's another podcast advertising breakdown -- this time for the 09/30 episode of the Vergecast. Since the site paywalled most of their content I've come to rely on their podcasts to keep up with their reporting. Their switch to daily podcasts hasn't been great, in my opinion. 100
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 14hAnother recommendation from my movie-watching project: Crimes of the Future (2022). This one feels like a return to form, which makes sense because Cronenberg wrote it in 1998, just before Existenz came out. The 'breakfaster' chair is a hoot. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_...en.wikipedia.orgCrimes of the Future (2022 film) - Wikipedia 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 15hOne of the big reasons I went hard for podcasts was that it wasn't radio. But when radio got into the podcasting game it brought all of its awful advertising with it and it makes for a terrible listening experience. Example: Better Offline with Ed Zitron. This thread breaks down the ad content. 220
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 30/09/2026I haven't recorded any music for a long while, but what about an updated approach to 'Friends of P.' focused on @hcrichardson.bsky.social ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi-H...youtube.comThe Rentals - Friends Of P. (Video)YouTube video by Warner Records Vault 010
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 30/09/2026Here's another one I watched last week: Dead Man (1996), also from Jim Jarmusch. If you can get past Johnny Depp you'll be rewarded by a pretty insane cast. Gary Farmer is great. The family comprised of Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop and Jared Harris, for example. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Manen.wikipedia.orgDead Man - Wikipedia 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 30/09/2026All year long I've been trying to get away from the 'puter in the evenings and engage in some old-school art. It's been great for my creative impulses, mental health and soul. From last week's viewing: Down by Law (1986). Afterwards listen to some Waits and Lurie. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_by...en.wikipedia.orgDown by Law (film) - Wikipedia 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 29/09/2026Now THIS is what I would expect from a contemporary Missouri Republican. '“I think you’ve already perjured yourself,” Schmitt declared.' "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." -- Inigo Montoya www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator...thedailybeast.comMAGA Senator Humiliates Himself With Botched Gotcha MomentHe’s just been tipped as JD Vance’s “intelligent” running mate—then the wheels came off. 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 29/09/2026This is not at all what I would expect from a contemporary Missouri Republican. '...consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional.' www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...cbsnews.comTop FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resignsBailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. 001
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 29/09/2026Yeah, this will make a difference. Like it or not, it's almost certainly fair use to train AI on podcast content and I would be astonished if iHeart isn't training internal AI on non-iHeart podcast content. Because everyone is. The image depicts MP3 metadata wherein AI training is forbidden. 000
Reposted by Nerd InfernoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026I’m not sure why Andrew Bailey is leaving the FBI, but we know it’s not for engaging in bestiality. 1714438645
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 26/09/2026Maybe this time it will stick. Keep in mind that every complaint MO Republicans have about this situation is the result of their own actions in a scheme to steal Cleaver's seat and hand it to Brattin. Missouri Republicans are fundamentally antidemocratic. missouriindependent.com/2026/09/25/u...missouriindependent.comUS Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map • Missouri IndependentThe U.S. Supreme Court weighted in for the third time on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map and whether it can be used in November. 000
Reposted by Nerd InfernoSeth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats 33672911087
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 25/09/2026BTW -- open source tech exists which allows citizens to turn the tables here -- at least to an extent. That's why they insist on wearing masks, regardless of local laws. Every Second Amendment fetishist who isn't triggered by this government tyranny is complicit. villagegreennj.com/community/ic...villagegreennj.comICE Agents Use Intimidation Tactics on Bystanders During Arrest in Maplewood - The Village Green”They were using their full names and addresses, telling them to go back inside, not to bother. It was clear that it was being done to intimidate or suppress the community from being out and being res... 000
Reposted by Nerd InfernoBenn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It would've been easy to bash Flock in Senate today, but the reality is that this crisis would've not happened had there been any form of regulation or guard rails. So, let's demand them. And let's vote with the same ferocity we post with. 941860
Reposted by Nerd InfernoGil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026Politico’s owner gave Peter Thiel an award today. Hardly surprising, since Peter Thiel gave the guy’s son $50 million. Have you heard of “The German JD Vance”? www.thenerdreich.com/politico-pet...thenerdreich.comPolitico's $50M Peter Thiel ProblemIs Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'? 14369171
Reposted by Nerd InfernoRob Beschizza @beschizza.com · 25/09/2026Every time I see a photo of Sam Altman it makes me think the Xenomorphs from Aliens were so appalled by Carter Burke's conduct that they put him on trial instead of cocooning him for the facehuggers to impregnate. 011
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 24/09/2026These assholes again. This isn't how Section 230 works. It immunizes platforms (X, Facebook) against dumb shit posted by evil idiots (Hoskins, Brattin). Posters own their speech, not platforms. Get rid of 230 and the internet gets very quiet very quickly. courthousenews.com/missouri-pol...courthousenews.comMissouri pols demand immunity over Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting postsA man mistakenly identified as the shooter claims Missouri Senator Rick Brattin and Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins falsely identified him as a violent illegal immigrant on social media. 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 21/09/2026@doctorow.pluralistic.net has me thinking about smoothness and texture. I appreciate flipping the AI discourse to see what we learn about ourselves. I've always preferred texture to smoothness. Fuzziness. Spikiness. Friction. pluralistic.net/2026/09/18/s... pluralistic.net/2026/09/21/s... 092
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 21/09/2026'So why go through this history? Well, it’s because I am trying to show the problem is not a lack of AI regulation. We have AI regulation. The problem is there’s an elite consensus that the rule of law simply does not apply to the powerful.' www.thebignewsletter.com/p/ai-is-an-e...thebignewsletter.comAI Is an Elite Crime SpreeDocuments show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history.” New AI regulations are besides the point, the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful. 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 21/09/2026'...the OpenAI and Anthropic misalignment incidents is that they are entirely about things which went on in the computer. You would never get a flight incident report which restricted itself to mechanical issues. Human factors might be really important.' backofmind.substack.com/p/13-theses-...backofmind.substack.com13 theses on agentic AI and regulationthinking out loud and showing traces of reasoning 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 20/09/2026I'm prepared to admit that Flock and its products possess one redeeming quality: it annoys police unions. "The union filed a complaint and insisted the MPD stop using Flock to track officers. " therecord.media/dc-police-un...therecord.mediaFlock camera use by internal affairs unit puts DC police at odds with officers’ unionWashington, D.C.'s police department has used information from Flock cameras for misconduct investigations, prompting a formal complaint from its officers' union. 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 20/09/2026'...searches, such as for “vehicle with trump bumper sticker,” “don’t treat on me flag,” “coexist number sticker,” “religious cars,” and “Star of David” had a warning box pop up, but Flock says in a blog post published in April that police can bypass this...' www.404media.co/flock-city-p...404media.co‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real PeopleFlock ran searches for “coexist bumper sticker,” “white truck with a trump sticker,” and “Star of David,” apparently to demonstrate what cops shouldn't search for. 010
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 19/09/2026I love that grievance farmers have AI to make them even crazier, but this is clearly not about Catholics. It's about resentment politics. "Surprisingly, AI was rather fair to Catholics. It mostly focused on providing rather banal conversation starters." www.catholicleague.org/artificial-i...catholicleague.orgArtificial Intelligence’s Authentic Bigotry - Catholic LeagueMichael P. McDonald 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 19/09/2026Whoops, I guess? "...AI has put pressure on analysts to produce and disseminate intelligence faster, opening the door for mistakes. Young analysts in particular, several sources said, are natives on these tools and more likely to trust them uncritically." www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 110
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 18/09/2026Quit using Chrome, y'all. It's bad for you. 'Because Google got away without any meaningful penalties in the antitrust cases, Google is continuing on the Heavy Ad Interventions/“Privacy Sandbox” path, and using the Chrome browser to squeeze out non-Google ads.' blog.zgp.org/corporate-cr...blog.zgp.orgcorporate crimeblogging in the training set 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 16/09/2026It would be great if this guy's career ends here. missouriindependent.com/2026/09/14/f...missouriindependent.comFormer elections official accuses Missouri secretary of state of altering results, misleading judge • Missouri IndependentMissouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is a used of changing local election results, trying to deceive a federal judge in a voting administration case and illegally using state funds to influence a... 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 13/09/2026Matt Stoller's latest has some interesting takes on the state of our current AI discourse. It also has several mentions of Cal "Weedwhacker on a Dog" Newport, as these things tend to do these days. Here's a thread with some quotes that jumped out at me. www.thebignewsletter.com/p/is-artific...thebignewsletter.comStop Panicking About AIWhy are big AI firm trying to create billionaires from a technology they say may end the world? There are real risks to AI, but something is very off about the latest social panic. 100
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 11/09/2026Nothing to laugh at, if you're a rock-ribbed, law-and-order-type. Ross Ulbricht did some shit. He got two life sentences without parole. Trump pardoned him. Check out the drug shit, money laundering and murder-for-hire stuff. No wonder the right loves this guy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ul...en.wikipedia.orgRoss Ulbricht - Wikipedia 012
Reposted by Nerd InfernoDavid Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 11/09/2026Did James David Vance translate this from the original German? 29786128
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 11/09/2026I just want to go on record as saying that I do not believe in nominative determinism. www.joemygod.com/2026/09/repo...joemygod.comREPORT: MAGA Podcaster Arrested For Assaulting Woman Blamed Laced Joint Given To Him By Antifa - Joe.My.God.Will Sommer reports at The Bulwark: Pro-Trump internet personality Matt Tardio has made a career out of slamming the left. He was front and center last October at the protests outside Portland’s ICE f... 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 11/09/2026Well, well, well. Turns out Dennyboy's attempt to steal Cleaver's seat and give it partner-in-crime Rick Brattin didn't work out so well. I'd almost forgotten what good news felt like. More like this, please. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... 000
Reposted by Nerd Infernokottke.org @kottke.org · 10/09/2026Teaser trailer for Musk, a 3h45m-long documentary film on fascist businessman Elon Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. “He’s chaotic, random, capricious. He is manifestly cruel and selfish. In a science fiction novel, he would not be a hero.” [youtube.com]youtube.comMUSK | Official Teaser Trailer HDA thorough and unvarnished analysis of Elon Musk, a technology billionaire who serves as the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter. Only in theatres this fall. 1319
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 10/09/2026This is genuinely awesome and not anything I would expect to happen with this dumb state's government. I live in the district in question and the guy planning to steal Cleaver's seat is pure human garbage. Follow the thread to learn more about Shithead Supreme. washingtonsun.com/courts/conte...washingtonsun.comFederal Judge Greenlights Contempt Hearing Against Missouri’s GOP Secretary of StateThe state Supreme Court has ordered Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to appear for a contempt hearing Thursday for defying its orders. 100
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 08/09/2026Christopher Sweet (Add that name to your Super-Duper Radioactive Never Ever Ever Ever Hire List), DOGE Brownshirt, wanted three hours of college credit for his vandalism of HUD. He probably could have redeemed that for an entire undergraduate degree from UATX. www.wired.com/story/doge-a...wired.comDOGE Affiliate Asked for College Credits for Participating in TakeoverAccording to new documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, an undergraduate working with DOGE requested that his work for HUD count toward his University of Chicago degree. 000
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 06/09/2026Surprising no one, Flock advised cops on how to use its tech to spy on protesters -- specifically No Kings rallies. www.404media.co/flock-taught... Pictured: Slope-shouldered fascist wax mannequin and CEO of comically evil and incompetent surveillance company Flock, Garrett Langley. 000
Reposted by Nerd InfernoJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death. 5951221739
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 03/09/2026Banger #1 from today's dispatch from @doctorow.pluralistic.net: "These people hate each other. Nick Fuentes drifts off to sleep every night furiously fantasizing about turning Stephen Miller into a lampshade." pluralistic.net/2026/09/03/b...pluralistic.netPluralistic: Preparing for a post-Trump internet (03 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1102
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 02/09/2026I laughed out loud on the elliptical this morning when @michaelburns.bsky.social said "...Mark Andreessen, Gary Tan and Sam Altman -- I dare you to try to play Fuck, Marry, Kill with that trio". I laughed at a bunch of other things, but you know. Character limits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Qt...youtube.comThey're stealing your soul!YouTube video by Michael Burns 1133
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 01/09/2026This is kind of amazing. If I'd seen this as a kid I would have driven myself insane trying to get it to work on a TRS-80. boingboing.net/2026/08/31/a...boingboing.netASCII CITY: a cyberpunk city explored in pseudo-3D plaintextASCII CITY is an explorable cyberpunk city rendered in three dimensions with plain text characters. You can run the streets, enter buildings and take lifts to see it all from… 012
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 01/09/2026The Family Research Council opposes Flock cameras, even though creepy cops use the platform to track pregnant women seeking abortions across state lines. I guess their personal privacy concerns outweigh their need to more easily deny women bodily autonomy. washingtonstand.com/article/the-...washingtonstand.comThe Tracker Wasn’t on Her Car: The AI Surveillance Network Watching AmericaPrevious generations could wonder how authorities might identify, monitor, and enforce compliance across huge populations. Ours no longer must. AI surveillance, 020
Nerd Inferno @nerdinferno.com · 01/09/2026I love the idea of Christians proselytizing their chatbots. I'd hope this would help scratch their itch to do likewise by ambushing people on airplanes, in laundromats, etc. But I'm sure it's no fun if they don't try to fight back, so prompt accordingly. www.christianpost.com/voices/chris...christianpost.comChristians, don't be scared of your chatbot — evangelize itIt s like buying tasty baked goods from someone you wouldn t trust to babysit your kids That s how most American Christians feel about AI useful, but suspect One writer argues the solution isn t 020