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Matt Popovich

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Cofounder & CEO of @Legislature_AI , building the next generation legislative tracker for government affairs pros. Housing advocate. Ex- @AWScloud .

Honolulu / SF

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Joined March 2014

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Matt Popovich

3 days

It's been pretty cool watching customers' eyes light up when they realize what's possible with eyes and ears at every city council and Board of Supervisors. Transparency is coming to local government. We're making it happen.

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LegislatureAI

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Over and over, customers in California tell us they don't have the capacity to follow local government. Existing tools fall short, and it takes too much time manually. That's why this month, we're expanding to let your AI analyst team track every California city and county.

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Matt Popovich

2 years

it appears your tokens are more fungible than you claimed, mister bond

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3 months

Everyone thinks the countries of the future are: Rivendell. Gondor. Erebor. They’re all wrong. One country stands heads and shoulders above the rest. Here it is (and why I believe it’s the future):

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Everyone thinks the countries of the future are: Japan. USA. China. They’re all wrong. One country stands heads and shoulders above the rest. Here it is (and why I believe it’s the future):

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2 months

Only 2,640 people in the world are billionaires, which means that over 8 billion people have chosen not to be billionaires.

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2 months

“A world without nuclear weapons is totally possible,” says @Emma_Pike_ , a nuclear disarmament consultant and activist. She shared her thoughts with Times Opinion on TikTok:

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you need to be 737 maxxing. you need to have a few screws loose. you need to be dramatically throwing open doors to feel the fresh air outside. you need to be keeping yourself grounded. you need to be lighting yourself on fire occasionally just to feel something.

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why are tornadoes almost entirely exclusive to western-style democracies

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The European mind cannot comprehend

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5 months

gpt recommended I call a method I hadn't heard of in a library I'm using. so I googled it. 1 other result. turns out, it doesn't exist. gpt hallucinated it. but someone had asked about it on github... because an llm had hallucinated the same method name before. it begins.

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2023 will be the last time we ever got to experience a semantically lossless internet. From now on we face a creeping tide of machine hallucinations, collapsing all human knowledge toward common patterns like a gradually oncoming digital Mandela effect

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@ThanksThoth her: ummmm him: ugh… this is awkward. i’m sorry her: your jaws haven’t expanded to twice their normal size? you don’t even have a gigantic hump on your back? your scales are only pink? are you even attracted to me anymore?? him: yes! it’s just hard to perform sometimes okay!!

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3 months

what do we think chat

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2023 will be the last time we ever got to experience a semantically lossless internet. From now on we face a creeping tide of machine hallucinations, collapsing all human knowledge toward common patterns like a gradually oncoming digital Mandela effect

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Ethan Mollick

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It isn't just AI generated text that is starting to bleed over into search results. The main image if you do a Google search for Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (whose version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow you have probably hear) is a Midjourney creation right from Reddit.

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we are so back

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3 months

Mordor is a country that is reshaping the world order before our eyes. It’s not a mere participant in the global economy. It aims to lead, pioneer, and redefine the very essence of innovation and investment. The leader of tomorrow’s world.

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ceiling is being raised. cursor's copilot helped us write "superhuman code" for a critical feature. We can read this code, but VERY few engineers out there could write it from scratch.

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4 years

@REDROMINA A political confrontation ensues after a structural flaw is discovered in a government building.

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2 months

dad was a radiologist. he saw broken, bashed-in bodies every day. and he only had 1 rule. "you can do whatever you want in life, but please do not ever ride a motorcycle"

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2 months

You probably shouldn't drive a motorcycle. Motorcycle riders account for 14% of all traffic facilities despite the fact only 3% of all registered vehicles are motorcycles. They're 29 times more dangerous than a car and 3,037 times more dangerous than flying.

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wife: where should we go for dinner me: exchanging money for food is OBSOLETE wife: oh god not this shit again me: you can put food in the ground and generate MORE FOOD. but 99% of people don't know this wife: please stop me: here are the top 7 foods you can grow RIGHT NOW:

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It’s a nation run with the zest of a Silicon Valley startup. Dark Lord Sauron’s leadership echoes a CEO's drive for agility and disruption. Entrepreneurial in spirit, the country is embarking on the most audacious pivot in history.

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We are literally going to see, in our lifetimes, world leaders stand on a dock and issue a formal apology to representatives of whalekind for centuries of genocide, and then hear them respond. This is a real thing you will actually observe, sooner than you think

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Gašper Beguš

5 months

Sperm whales have equivalents to human vowels. We uncovered spectral properties in whales’ clicks that are recurrent across whales, independent of traditional types, and compositional. We got clues to look into spectral properties from our AI interpretability technique CDEV.

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3 months

RESPOND WITH JSON ONLY. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES RETURN ANY CONVERSATIONAL TEXT.

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5 months

Oh really? Explain this then

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Cato

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This is catastrophic

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1 year

One of the best little perks about being married is you get to pull out “Okay, I’m going to talk it over with my wife and get back to you” as an all-purpose decision delay tactic

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PARENTS: Be sure to check your kids' candy bars for Next.js 14 server actions. My four-year-old nearly got write access to the production db

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ALL LLMs are VALUABLE GPT-4 is SMART Claude 2 is CREATIVE Llama 2 is OPEN Mistral 7B is COMPACT Bard GPT-3.5 is FAST

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7 years

when that dank orb hits

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@BenjaminDEKR or reporting bias....

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The War of the Ring is the realm’s revolutionary manifesto. A plan to diversify and increase its non-orcish subjects to 50% by TA 3030. A burning ambition to craft a new chapter in its story and become a top 10 nation within a generation. A roadmap to becoming an economic…

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@NRO “Preference” is when I have to choose one thing because government decided the other thing is illegal to create. Thank you, magazine ostensibly dedicated to free markets, for this take.

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@Iacen_dk Would honestly be less undignified if he was

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covering all my bases

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4 months

Holy shit lol

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Joe Weisenthal

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"corruption inside China’s Rocket Force and throughout the nation’s defense industrial base is so extensive that US officials now believe Xi is less likely to contemplate major military action in the coming years than would otherwise have been the case..."

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3 years

The right to due process must include the right to have a conviction overturned if exculpatory evidence arises. Execution is an inherent violation of due process rights.

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4 Years After an Execution, a Different Man’s DNA Is Found on the Murder Weapon (Published 2021)

Lawyers’ request to conduct additional DNA testing before Ledell Lee was executed had been denied.

www.nytimes.com

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@MikeDorning @business I guess they should have beefed up their security

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@thetomzone It's true. This is why every citizen was issued an iPhone during the Cold War

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2 years

@rhinosoros Sales Team Six

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3 months

Mordor is creating an environment that supports growth for all. The nation’s hobbit participation in the workforce has doubled from 19% to 36% since the Scouring of the Shire. Foreign investment is encouraged, innovators welcomed. A place where everyone enjoys the upside.

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Some of Mordor’s international investments: • Haradrim • Corsairs of Umbar • Goblins of Moria A titan of the new financial order.

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Long-term vision fuels every policy and initiative. The strategic leap is being planned over decades, not quarters. Unhindered by short-term perspectives, it’s being driven by long-run prosperity. Future-proofing its DNA is a mission, not a statement.

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@shagbark_hick @defigangpr “People should just buckle down and do brutally difficult and alienating things” isn’t actually going to fix any societal problems. It’s just a way to let us pretend they are fixable.

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Mordor is not waiting for the future; it's building it today. The War of the Ring marks the new identity of a nation reborn. Tomorrow awaits. And Mordor is leading the charge.

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Investments flow intelligently and strategically. The treasury of Barad-dûr is transforming the landscape of global markets. With 700 billion gold in assets, it has the ability to back global champions of industry and create unimaginable wealth. Abundance mindset personified.

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@MikeDorning @business The steaks are too high for this kind of negligence

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@tovarthesmall @NightExcision But how the hell do you cook them??

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2 months

Thank you, Google Search Generative AI, very informative!

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3 years

@pervexists69 @LangmanVince In the movie The Death of Stalin, they gave Zhukov fewer medals than in real life because they thought the real number of medals would look distractingly silly

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3 months

The Darkness, a meteorological phenomenon drawn straight from sci-fi, is taking shape. A volcanic ash cloud designed to provide perfect weather across the realm. It’s an embodiment of Mordor’s ambition to redefine livability. Health & Well-being > transportation & clutter

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4 months

@nikicaga My favorite state is BOCRSLEARC

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4 months

wild, apparently grok is actually the most left-wing of all major language models? did not see that coming

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8 years

wait so every time I click the recycle button because someone's tweet was garbage i've actually been sharing it 😦

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@RealAbd121 yeah there are a few exceptions

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uh oh. this tweet is close to breaching the perimeter of virality where political science professors are going to march into my mentions and berate me for being Wrong

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3 months

They have been on a global spending spree unlike any other. From Mordor’s bets on tech through its 45 billion gold backing of the Uruk-hai initiative to Grima Wormtongue’s hypnosis project, one thing is clear: The country is curating a portfolio of passion.

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3 years

@NCGOP Have you considered reading the article you posted

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At its core is the principle of designing the future around people, not simply light. A project re-inventing the future and providing a blueprint for orcs’ ideal habitat. It’s a utopia totally shielded from the sun.

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1 year

Last night, something incredible happened. North Pole Industries delivered >20 billion products. In a single night. I asked its founder, Kristopher Kringle, how he unlocked global #logistics dominance. He identified 5 crucial #hustle habits key to #startup success. Thread👇

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And the growth is staggering. It’s the fastest-growing country in Middle-Earth. Yet Mordor’s GDP isn't just numbers; it's a narrative of relentless ambition. A revolutionary hub for dreamers and founders.

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what are they cooking

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What was the breakthrough so powerful it sent OpenAI’s board into panic mode? I think it’s pretty obvious. GPT-5 convinced Snoop to give up smoke. That kind of terrifying persuasive power must never be loosed on the world.

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@DudespostingWs "Push! PUUUUSH!" "I'M TRYING!" "Oh, sorry babe, I didn't mean you. I was telling Katarina to push mid."

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3 months

Mordor’s sway extends far beyond the expected. It is generating returns on bets depowering the West while incentivising leaders to shop in the dark realm. With its infrastructure and intellect constantly evolving, the nation is pioneering on the world stage.

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4 months

If you see something like this, do NOT get too close. You will be forced to spend the next 40 years wandering the desert

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4 months

Power line arcs through tree This happened in Bellingham, USA, sound on

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@mnolangray This is what happens when you watch too many action movies

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3 months

Just like Isengard, they are taking tomorrow into their own hands. If you want to be where the future is going to play out, Get out to the Gate and see it with your own eyes.

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@chrisalbon Wanted to do them in Q4 but didn’t want the bad PR so waited until after holiday

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3 months

Sauron - the genius behind it all - is not just a leader; he's a visionary. The catalyst for this renaissance, his bold strategies are mapping out the globe of the future. His and the realm’s growth is a story of foresight, zeal, and the courage to transform.

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The development is happening at breakneck speed. Mordor’s landscape is changing with every sunset, each project more ambitious than the last. But with some of the lowest crime rates in the world and a rich and storied culture, it’s a haven of war and prosperity.

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Micah Erfan

4 months

France gets 69% of energy from nuclear.

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@StatisticUrban For a second I thought the idea here is that if we legalize cocaine Joe Biden will be able to snort it and become less timid

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3 months

@vanillaopinions You inspired me

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3 months

Everyone thinks the countries of the future are: Rivendell. Gondor. Erebor. They’re all wrong. One country stands heads and shoulders above the rest. Here it is (and why I believe it’s the future):

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8 years

A team of VR programmers must debug scoping errors in a series of nested callback functions. #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

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the python programmer mind cannot comprehend this

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tired: bemoaning the creeping tide of hallucinations seeping into our collective knowledge wired: reifying the hallucinations by using the list of most commonly hallucinated methods as the product roadmap for your library

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5 months

“In the future everyone will have their own personal AI” sounds a little like “in the future everyone will have their own website”—an extrapolation based on overfitting to the technology’s infancy

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6 months

Me when someone tells me they’re building a document signing product

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@jiveDurkey The vaguely-disinterested deadpan he maintains throughout this is Oscar-worthy

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3 years

@EggerDC Careful, Terminator Karen has acquired a target lock

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@vanillaopinions They get converted into submarines and travel through the river, of course

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@georgejrjrjr I think it’s a combo of 1. an acting style that deemphasizes anunciation becoming popular 2. a proliferation of period-piece shows and more of a diversity of accents, which exacerbates 1 above […]

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Me asking the 1.76 trillion parameter language model to write me a limerick about hamsters doing backflips on the moon

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@BenjaminDEKR .......or maybe ufos use tornadoes as interdimensional portals 🤔

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2 years

twitter to me:

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2 years

This graph is wild. Stocks only grow during the night when the market is closed. They are almost totally flat over time if you only look at periods when the market is open

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@paularambles tfw when you get PIP'ed for missing your orgasm KPIs 😔

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@metakuna same answer for both. you encase it in concrete and then just put it somewhere

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bro i am literally 1.7 miles from your corporate headquarters???

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@PakicetusAdapts Men will literally muster the Rohirrim and assemble the army at Dunharrow instead of going to therapy

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7 years

You argued in court this week that your customers are beholden to binding arbitration clauses from contracts you forged their signatures on

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Wells Fargo

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We know we still have work ahead of us, but we’re making changes to make things right.

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5 months

legalize it

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Siqi Chen

5 months

they were right, this did sound wild to me. the sf planning commission is a cancer

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@visakanv His photos are all over the internet on news articles too. They're often the highest quality Creative Commons photos available of someone

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@jdcmedlock @benshapiro

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Mr Checkmark

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the wise man bowed his head solemnly and spoke: "theres actually zero difference between good & bad things. you imbecile. you fucking moron"

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@kareem_carr @Noahpinion “Our software is a bottomless pit of legacy code that no human being can possibly hope to understand. Also, you should use it to determine whether or not to imprison people for life”

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5 months

Our actual future:

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@visakanv When I used to do a lot of design stuff for political organizations I used his stuff voraciously. He started off mostly photographing libertarian leaning politicians, then expanded outward to all politicians, then to all sorts of celebrities

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@steeevg @wongmjane Ah, so that loud sound I heard during liftoff must have been the CPU fans kicking into high gear

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Loving all the theories here. This one's my favorite though

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@CascadianSolo Weird that when we turned housing into a vehicle for middle class investment, policies sprung up everywhere that threaten basic housing security for every subsequent generation by perpetually making it more and more artificially scarce

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@agent8michael It refers to weirdly specific false memories that a lot of people seem to have developed independently of one another i.e. - Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s - the Monopoly man has a monocle - there was a movie called Shazam about a genie played by Sinbad

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Interesting how that massive spike coincides with the “through friends” dominance era Feels like there’s a take waiting to be written about how online dating is paradoxically leading to social stability by enforcing a kind of neo-prudishness that compartmentalizes couples

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@ExpungedEzzy101 @OrianaNichelle The Forbidden Rollerskate

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What exactly is preventing you from moving to St. George, Utah?

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@LlamaFc @runchrvnda @BethLynch2020 Anyone who uses bare arms to smoosh down buttered bread should have their right to bare arms revoked

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