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Cake day: July 22nd, 2025

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  • his concerns about technology’s potential to enable authoritarian control.

    He’s one of the leading voices in making technology to enable authoritarian control…

    Critics argue that Thiel’s warnings about the Antichrist ring hollow given his role in building the very surveillance infrastructure that could enable authoritarian control. Thirteen former Palantir employees recently signed a letter urging the company to cease its work with the Trump administration, citing concerns about how the technology might be misused for political targeting

    Oh good. At least they didn’t just sane wash it like a bunch of other organizations are doing.


  • This reminded me of my favorite anecdote about Homelander’s suit. From Jensen Ackles when he showed up on set completely jacked like a superhero:

    I was told to beef up, and so I worked out like a madman. The physical preparation was something that I’ve never done before. But I think it helped me get there mentally. I get to set and Anthony’s like, ‘Why didn’t you just tell him to add muscles to the suit, bro?’ And it just deflated me. Just crushed me. All that effort and it was for really nothing,” shared Ackles while speaking with EW.