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This is extremely rad internetphonebook.net

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

ChatGPT keeps telling people 404 Media can solve their tech support problems — tech journalists are regularly getting spammed by meat proxies

A landmark book.

The big WYRM 2.0 update is here! Giant changes to the core rules means updating all the supplements as well. Everything has been added to the itch page to reflect the newest rules. Check out my OSR style adventure game, entirely PWYW. gilarpgs.itch.io/wyrm

Reactor Announces Podcast Read Receipts locusmag.com/2026/10...

Steam's AI disclosures are akin to "forcing developers to list their voting history", says man who must hate seeing eggs virtue signal that they're free-range https://bit.ly/4yHFEyK

The news from Brazil and Serbia are great and show that you don't defeat the far right by copying it or trying to appeal to their supporters You do it by being uncompromising, showing the danger they pose and offering something different to the many crises people suffer from

I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff

Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

between serbia, brazil, and hopefully november 3, a good reminder: voting works it’s not the end, there’s always work to be done after the vote, but if you want to beat the motherfuckers and keep them out of power: vote your asses off

A Lula win is great news for those of us who enjoy breathing air, and will probably save several species from extinction

I walked up on a mountain in the middle of the sky Could see every farm and every town I could see all the people in this whole wide world That's the union that'll tear the fascists down, down, down That's the union that'll tear the fascists down

A common experiment in phishing research is testing which personality types are resilient to phishing. It turns out every test gets different results, because everyone is vulnerable to emails crafted tor their personality. It's dangerous to trust someone who knows you and is trying to trick you.

Really feeling this advice from Norvig today: "Whenever you develop a complex data structure, develop a corresponding consistency checker."

This seems like a big deal

my god

The number of times I've seen calling an unnecessary early election backfire at this point has gotten me all

I can't believe he's still at it, it's been days

Queridos gamedevs, amanhã é um dia muito importante e se você acha que não tem nada a ver com a sua profissão ACHOU ERRADO. Deixa eu explicar algumas das formas como a sua decisão amanhã vai impactar em muito não só a sua vida mas a de todos seus colegas nos próximos quatro anos.

I don't know (yet?) The answer might be that we can't attribute misleadingness to the representing object (the chart) but to the whole representational cycle. I wrote some slightly chaotic notes about that cycle for my newsletter the other day: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/visualizat...

Brexit has been catastrophic. It's time to rejoin the EU.

Nathan Fielder should go live with some rationalist cults and film it next

@olivia.science seen this? arxiv.org/abs/2610.27251 Interesting abstract, didn't read yet myself.

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING is now ON SALE at the PCC. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary arrives with some of the biggest hype we can remember around a documentary, and the reaction so far has been extraordinary. 🎟️: buff.ly/J8aogDr

Julia for Data Analysis in LHCb experiment — Ilya Segal https://youtu.be/u1KswJDBbBE

My first five TTRPGs, in the order I played them: DnD 5e City of Mist Call of Cthulhu Delta Green Songs for the Dusk

As I keep saying: the international fascist movement

I'm pureeing liquid dead horse at this point, but: policy choice! technology cannot be uninvented, but specific networks can be broken. we do not have to live in a world with instagram and TikTok! a dozenish companies whose continued viability is contingent on existing laws! not inevitable!

The effect of GenAI on programming isn't something that can be ignored just by not using it, we're losing good people and our communities are dying borretti.me/article/no-m... po-ru.com/2026/10/18/w...

went to an insanely cool yokai cosplay event today

Prints available in my shop of this one from last year. The perfect Christmas gift for the philosophically-inclined office wall . Limited edition, numbered and signed giclee art print - link to shop in bio. #philosophy

So the digital of Five Fathoms is up. 96 pages of island-based adventures from Leo Hunt, Amanda Lee Franck, Chris Airiau, Will Purves and Golem Productions. I’m really proud of this collection. I hope people enjoy them. davidblandy.itch.io/five-fathoms...

thread of neat things bsky.app/profile/did:...

This makes me angry, as the nerdy autistic kid who has always been exploited by peers & made to do much more than my share. You’re teaching the kids that do well in school that they owe other people free labor, time, & knowledge. Autistics in particular are already vulnerable to such manipulation.

We will be launching Bastion Elysium in Indonesia at a local ren fair 🔥 Hopefully we can launch it internationally soon 🙏 44 pages (incl. covers), four political factions, a murder mystery, an apartment crawl, weird & quirky NPCs, and heavily inspired by Disco Elysium! #ttrpg #osr