William Gibson

Team Canada wins in overtime, and l’ve never been delighted with a hockey win before, ever.

I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.

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Neuromancer — Official Teaser | Apple TV

YouTube video by Apple TV

Just saw it noted that 100% of the world’s Ozempic supply comes from Denmark, as does a somewhat smaller percentage of the world’s insulin. Almost as if it’s really quite a small world!

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis live from First Ave, Minneapolis, Jan 30th 2026

YouTube video by Christopher Bungert

I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.

Polycute?

Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social

NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...

EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider

Critics accuse the company of wielding outsized private influence on public policing.

I have no idea where this came from, but

We’re quite deep within the Singularity right now, though it’s turned out be the Singularity of Stupid (SoS), which effectively prevents the original concept of the Singularity from happening.

Yesterday was my sobriety anniversary, won’t say for how long because when I was first in the program people who had two whole weeks gave me hope, but I figured people with a year or more couldn’t be as alcoholic as I was. If you’re new, though, trust me: have hope.

So are Vancouver bartenders whipping up a maple syrup and tequila cocktail?

1950-something

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The Wetland Project has been my favorite alternate-reality radio experience since it began. Since it only happens once a year, you can’t become accustomed to it. Close your eyes and be washed over by the sonic reality of an isolated bog on Saturna Island!

Wetland Project @wetlandproject.bsky.social

Details at mailchi.mp/4396a6512d1e...

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Was 'Internet' First Used For A Transistor Radio? - Mark Hill | Antiques & Collectables Expert | Author & Publisher

Although it’s not something I specifically collect, I’ve always had a fondness for early technology. It must have developed out of working with scientific and optical instruments when I worked at Bonh...

Fucking Austria, man…

A friend writes:

I saw someone's post somewhere that talked about how their
nine-year-old and all his friends have started using "That's AI"
instead of "I don't believe you."

Mom: "We're having dinosaur meat for dinner tonight."
Kid: "That's AI."

In 60 days or so, we’ll face an election we can’t successfully win without a landslide. Any low-percentage win and they’ll do what we know they already know exactly how to do, and more. We’ve all seen it happen. So we need that landslide victory. We all must vote.

“When I first heard they’d found a cure for dyslexia, it was like music to my arse.”

—source unknown

This scared the shit out of me until it was explained that it only crawls out late at night.