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If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.

The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this. Also, happy April Fool's in advance.)

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[–] corbin@awful.systems 7 points 2 weeks ago

Australian chemist and videographer Explosions & Fire argues convincingly that the ongoing recent radioactive-boy-scout scandal should not result in prosecution. For context, a 24-year-old man ordered small samples of radioactive isotopes from the USA, Australia failed to intercept it at the border, and they are prosecuting him in order to avoid embarrassment over incompetence. I don't have a choice sneer; E&F is unwaveringly energized over the topic of radioactive isotopes and injustice, and the whole thing is worth watching.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 6 points 2 weeks ago

a good vibe coding sneer found in the wild

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Banger meme from artist Victoria Ying

description:It’s a scene from White Lotus. A man and a woman are lying on beach chairs, having a conversation.

Panel 1, Man: ‘Why can’t you just like my generative AI “art?”’

Panel 2, Woman: ‘You have to be vulnerable enough to be bad at something to be good at it, but you’re too much of a coward.’

Panel 3, Woman: ‘Because you’re soulless.”

Panel 4: Man is speechless, visibly shook

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] bitofhope@awful.systems 6 points 2 weeks ago

Also the big fuckoff wave motion laser cannon thing is aimed through the ship itself.

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] gerikson@awful.systems 5 points 3 weeks ago

Additional "points" for the commenting system using local times in the user's browser, thereby timestamping further unfunny AFJ at 2 Apr in my timezone.

Hey wait a minute we already made that (obvious) joke here on Awful Systems!

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Derek Lowe casually points to Yarvin and Thiel in his writeup on how trumpists are destroying american science, in part 7 specifically. nrx have fully broke containment

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

On the bright side, Derek Lowe has also escaped containment, which is nice

[–] fullsquare@awful.systems 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 5 points 3 weeks ago

New video from Jessie Gender, providing one long sneer at gen-AI: How AI is Destroying our Dreams

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