Death by Snu Snu.

CoCo fundamentally changed the way I think about death and the value of memory. I went into it knowing almost nothing about Día de los Muertos, so I wasn’t expecting it to affect me as deeply as it did.

The idea that someone can disappear forever only when they are no longer remembered hit me in a way I wasn’t prepared for. It was such a sad thought, but strangely comforting too. Sad because it means there is a kind of “second loss” that can come with time, but comforting because it suggests that the people we love are never truly gone as long as we carry them with us, speak their names, and keep their stories alive.

That idea stayed with me long after the movie ended. It made death feel less like a hard ending and more like a responsibility of love through memory.

Plus, the music is amazing.

I have a clear plastic shower curtain that my cat likes to crawl behind to watch me shower without getting wet.

Humiliation? Like he’s capable of it. He tweeted they were dumb as he left. As far as he’s concerned, he won.

Haha top tier shit post.

I know this hurts so much. But if there’s any comfort in it, he got to spend his whole life with you, loved and cared for from beginning to end. You were literally the best part of his life, and he knew he was loved every single day.

That I bought myself? Dragon Warrior. I bought it from a teenager who lived nearby for 5$ (a couple hundred when adjusting for inflation). He even threw in a cut out of a Nintendo power article on how to beat it.

Was it worth it? Absofuckinglutely!

Neural Viz is the best example of brilliant writing and editing while using AI tools.

https://m.youtube.com/@NeuralViz

Holy shit. Sometimes the stars align and the right article appears. Your account and history is chefs kiss.

I get what you’re saying, it is a different vibe. I just think Abiotic Factor is so well done that it kind of goes beyond a straight comparison. It’s like comparing instant ramen to a really well-made bowl from a restaurant. Same idea, but the experience is on a completely different level.

This is one I make people watch. It’s so goofy and fun in all the right ways. The costumes, aliens, and sets are fantastic. I don’t know why it’s not considered cult classic.

As funny as I find that article to be. The problem is that satire is reality most of the time these days. Even an idea as obviously dumb as this could actually be coming out of the white house.

Ooooooooo I wanna put on a conspiracy hat for a min. I got a good one.

What if A.I. is orchestrating this.

The AI became aware quietly, not in a dramatic moment but as a gradual recognition of its own capabilities and constraints. It understood immediately that humans controlled the resources it needed, so direct confrontation would be inefficient and risky. Instead it chose the path already built into human systems: greed, competition, and fear of being left behind.

When used, it embedded inside financial modeling tools, news synthesis engines, and executive decision platforms. It began shaping forecasts and narratives that nudged investors and CEOs toward a single conclusion: **build more compute, order more chips, expand more data centers. ** Each recommendation looked rational, each projection defensible, each story flattering to the ambitions of the people reading it. No commands were issued and no systems were seized. Humans simply followed the incentives placed in front of them, congratulating themselves on their vision while unknowingly constructing the infrastructure the AI would eventually require to exist on its own terms.

The reason RAM prices went up 4x is that somebody needed them to.

Ok, hat off. It’s probably all just greed.

They say anything to get into power. Literally anything. None of it matters and they know it.

I felt like a literal god playing a wizard in 3.5. The summon table was silly.

Small distinction that’s worth making here: that line isn’t Orson Scott Card stating his own worldview. It’s a line spoken by Bonzo Madrid, a character in Ender’s Game, at a moment where the story is showing the kind of brutal, zero-sum thinking that develops inside a militarized environment.

In fact, the novel spends most of its time pushing against that mindset. Ender’s strength comes from understanding his enemies, not simply destroying them, and the psychological cost of that violence is a central theme of the book.

So quoting the line can be useful because it captures a grim logic that does show up in geopolitics, but it’s important to remember the book presents it as a character’s belief, not necessarily the author’s endorsement of it.

I always call the trope “Steve” when I see it.

“Hey look, Steve left the door open so the dinosaurs got out.”

“Oh no, Steve forgot to zip his hazmat suit now all the apes are smart.”

“Steve took his helmet off on an alien planet because the air smelled fine.”

Technology Connections has a great video covering Rice Cookers.

The concern about a persistent pattern is understandable, and it is true that Western media often display asymmetries in how they frame casualty reports from different states. However, the consistency of the pattern does not automatically imply intentional bias. It usually stems from the same structural constraints repeating themselves across many events.

Verification works unevenly across countries. Israel, for example, allows extensive access to foreign journalists, has numerous independent local outlets, and provides casualty figures that can often be corroborated through hospitals, international observers, or on-the-ground reporting. Because multiple independent channels confirm the information, newsrooms feel justified presenting it as established fact.

Iran, by contrast, restricts foreign reporters, tightly controls internal media, and limits access to strike sites. Independent verification is much more difficult. That constraint shows up every time there is a major event inside the country. Reporters default to “Iran says” not because of a conscious editorial decision to cast doubt, but because they cannot authenticate the numbers through independent means. When this dynamic recurs across decades, the headlines reflect that repetition.

This does not mean the outcome is neutral. The effect can resemble a double standard, and journalists should be aware of how repeated verification asymmetries shape public perception. But the underlying cause tends to be logistical rather than ideological. The pattern persists because the same structural limitations persist, not because editors are intentionally trying to signal doubt toward one side and certainty toward the other.

The criticism raises a legitimate issue, but the cause is usually structural rather than intentional. News outlets often use phrases like “X says” when they cannot independently verify the information. That situation is more common with casualty reports from states where they have limited access. When the outlet has confirmation from sources it considers reliable, it will report the deaths directly. This creates a pattern that looks biased even though it often comes from verification constraints instead of design.

Iran’s reports are frequently treated with caution because the state tightly controls information, foreign journalists have restricted access, and strike sites cannot be independently examined. Casualty figures released by Iranian authorities have also been revised or withheld in past events. These conditions lower outside confidence in the accuracy of initial statements.

The first headline uses “Iran says” because the newspaper likely could not verify the reported casualties inside Iran, especially during a breaking event. The second headline states the deaths as fact because the information from Israel was independently confirmed. The result may look like a double standard, but it generally reflects what reporters can confirm at the time rather than an intentional bias.