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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
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[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 2 points 5 months ago

looks like perplexity misbehaves in a way that’d allow them to hide

quick whois on the ip from that log snippet says ec2, so they’re probably doing scaleout via dynamic instances (I’ve been wondering about this for a variety of the services)

full fucking parasitical, again and again

[–] fasterandworse@awful.systems 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

need a meme image that represents the way Apple is legitimising openai after all the crypto degens were desperate for apple to legitimise nfts. the jealous hot mess rejected for another hot mess

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 1 points 5 months ago

degens

Not your fault, but I really dislike this word and wish people wouldn't start copying it from the cryptobros. Not a fan of calling people degenerates.

[–] slopjockey@awful.systems 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] slopjockey@awful.systems 1 points 5 months ago

"The smile. The optimism. Versus the steely 1000 yard stare.

Ideology preformed in the instant of conception

Physiognomy, simply, does not lie."