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“The Biggest Android Update Ever”

“The Biggest Android Update Ever”
“The Biggest Android Update Ever”

Everything we know so far about Android 17, Gemini Intelligence and Googlebooks Phone camera processing: https://youtu.be/coX4duwUCpw MKBHD Merch: http://shop.MKBHD.com Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: https://goo.gl/B3AWV5 ~ http://twitter.com/MKBHD http://instagram.com/MKBHD http://facebook.com/MKBHD

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What Childhood Folklore Did You Learn As a Kid?

I loved this post by Kelsey Miller for Cup of Jo about “childlore”. “Remember typing ‘BOOBS’ on a calculator?!” someone will blurt. “Or — or that thing when you’re driving by a cemetery and you have to hold your breath?” I love hearing the tiny differences in details (so...

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In ‘Piercing the Veil,’ Marina Kappos Gets to Know the Spectre of Grief

In ‘Piercing the Veil,’ Marina Kappos Gets to Know the Spectre of GriefKappos' solo exhibition of new paintings opens on Friday at SHRINE in New York.

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article In ‘Piercing the Veil,’ Marina Kappos Gets to Know the Spectre of Grief appeared first on Colossal.

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I Want to Live Like Costco People . “Embracing the...

I Want to Live Like Costco People. “Embracing the Costco lifestyle means accepting the fact that I am, in many ways, becoming my father.”

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• Kate Mothes

Birds Flock Amid Vibrant Blooms in Vasilisa Romanenko’s Acrylic Paintings

Birds Flock Amid Vibrant Blooms in Vasilisa Romanenko’s Acrylic PaintingsThe artist's solo exhibition, 'Flora & Flight,' continues through the end of the month at Arch Enemy Arts in Philadelphia.

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Birds Flock Amid Vibrant Blooms in Vasilisa Romanenko’s Acrylic Paintings appeared first on Colossal.

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Jason Kottke

Robin Sloan writes about the personalized, AI-written,...

Robin Sloan writes about the personalized, AI-written, promo emails he’s been getting recently (I have too). “The form is subtler than a one-sized-fits-all promo blast, but it sucks way worse, because it’s fundamentally dishonest.”

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What Would J.R.R. Tolkien Think of Palantir?

Palantir, the data analysis defense contractor co-founded by Peter Thiel, was named after the magical seeing stones from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books. This video compares the ethos of the company with that of Tolkien. The palantiri of The Lord of the Rings ar...

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Results Age

Please, we need your help. Our research suggests you're the last living descendant of the person who knew how to format this config file.

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Jason Kottke

Meet the Sad Wives of AI . “Princess Diana...

Meet the Sad Wives of AI. “Princess Diana famously said there were three people in her marriage. For the sad wives of AI, the third is a chatbot.”

Dan’s Polaroids

07.05.2026

An image of a round detached German Kiosk at a cobblestone street.
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Key Change: Emma Straub

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My guest today is the bestselling author Emma Straub. Her books include 'This Time Tomorrow,'  'Modern Lovers,'  'The Vacationers,'  and more. And with her husband, Michael Fusco, she co-owns the beautiful Brooklyn bookstore Books Are Magic. I'm so thrilled to...

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Just dropped: Foo Fighters’ Tiny Desk Concert ....

Just dropped: Foo Fighters’ Tiny Desk Concert. The setlist includes Learn to Fly, My Hero, and Everlong.

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Stop-Motion Lego Dr. Strangelove

Two sequences from Dr. Strangelove done in Lego: Muffley’s call to Kissoff on the hotline in the war room and Dr. Strangelove’s increasingly erratic presentation of his plan to preserve humanity in a mine shaft.

This is really well done. (via bb)

[This is a vintage post originally from Oct 2012.]

Tags: Dr. Strangelove · Lego · movies · stop motion · timeless posts · video

Simon Willison's Weblog Supports Webmention

Quoting Boris Mann

“11 AI agents” is meaningless as a phrase.

If I said “I have 11 spreadsheets” or “I have 11 browser tabs” to do my work, it means about the same thing.

Boris Mann

Tags: ai-agents, ai, agent-definitions

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The Chinese Whiz Kids of Silicon Valley

"Chinese-born tech workers have fueled Silicon Valley for decades. In the AI era, they’re superstars."

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Jason Kottke

Adam Serwer : “Violence serves an authoritarian...

Adam Serwer: “Violence serves an authoritarian agenda.”

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A map of the regions of the US , as voted on by Reddit...

A map of the regions of the US, as voted on by Reddit users. I think this seems mostly correct? One funny artifact: Washington state got some votes for “Northeast”, probably because ppl confused it with D.C. or with “Northwest”.

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Donald Trump lands in China for high-stakes talks

To the sound of a cheering crowd, US President Donald Trump touches down in China for important talks with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. The two leaders are expected to discuss tariffs, the Iran war and US weapon sales to Taiwan. It's the first visit to China by a US presi...

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Ornamental Carpets Release Wild Animals in Debbie Lawson’s Provocative Sculptures

Ornamental Carpets Release Wild Animals in Debbie Lawson’s Provocative SculpturesThe British artist draws on the lineage of nature motifs in art, especially wildlife.

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Ornamental Carpets Release Wild Animals in Debbie Lawson’s Provocative Sculptures appeared first on Colossal.

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• Cheri Lucas Rowlands

Reality Check

"AI-generated images have left us questioning what is real. But the godfather of digital forensics, Hany Farid, is not giving up."