I liked Longlegs, but I think it stumbles by being ~60% procedural thriller and ~40% Satanic fever dream -- that's a bad ratio because the procedural stuff has to be condensed to make room for the fever dream, but there isn't enough fever dream for you to suspend your disbelief re: procedural stuff

I sincerely never thought he would get to this point and I am delighted to see it even if he cannot enact it himself this changes the conversation about what’s possible within the Democratic Party, which has been badly needed for years fantastic news

TWwashingtonpost.comJul 16, 2024 9:19pm

Breaking news: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes

The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.

The problem with naming your movie "Kill" is that it's impossible for your audience to search for merch because it only turns up shirts for other, more famous movies with "Kill" in the title I just want a shirt that tells everyone how much I love Train Violence, is that too much to ask?

Yeah lol, it was an interesting article overall but this is hilarious, especially from an ostensibly techy outlet.

What a read

She Made $10,000 a Month Defrauding Apps like Uber and Instacart. Meet the Queen of the Rideshare Mafia

Priscila Barbosa came to the US with a dream of making it. Using gig-economy platforms she built a business empire up from nothing. There was just one huge problem.

why are they called capybaras and not guinea bigs

the editor of the New York Times reacting to a potential Trump second term with “fasten your seatbelts” is so deeply vile i can’t wrap my mind around it. these people have detached themselves so completely from the things they cover that the rise of fascism becomes just something exciting to watch

KBkarlbode.bsky.socialJul 11, 2024 3:27pm

I'm no ivy league fail upward brunchlord news professional, but I feel it's generous to call conspiratorial fascism (managed by a sociopathic manbaby with a fourth grade reading level) "disruptive" that's kind of like saying nuclear annihilation is "modifying"

Homelessness is a housing problem.

JKklompusjack.bsky.socialJul 11, 2024 2:33pm

This is one of those things that’s so obvious on its face, but for some reason in the USA you have to convince people that it’s true.

Infographic: When Rents Rise, So Does Homelessness

This chart shows the percent change in median rent and homelessness per 10,000 residents in U.S. cities.

The inventor of the gas powered leaf blower is going to the bad place

I learned at an engineering conference recently that one crypto mine in TX, 100s of MW, makes more money off ERCOT demand response markets than it does off crypto repeat: TX ratepayers pay them more to sometimes stop mining than they make by actual mining just bananas misuse of power markets 🔌💡

HNheatmap.newsFeb 1, 2024 10:32pm

Crypto-mining accounts for 2% of all U.S. electricity usage. (Bitcoin alone consumes the same amount of energy as the entire state of Utah.)

Crypto Mining Consumes a Mind-Boggling 2% of U.S. Electricity

Bitcoin alone consumes roughly the same amount of energy as Utah.