Roko’s Modern Basilisk

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People First: We the People should matter more than billionaires, corrupt politicians, or corporations.

Until very recently, the industry was growing so fast that funds were able to pay out investor withdrawals with cash from new investors, as opposed to having to sell down investment portfolios or otherwise tap the proceeds of their loans. That is no longer possible, as investors overall are now pulling more money from the industry than they are putting in.
post from r/GirlDinnerDiaries with the title "Got my ass eaten for the first time" with a picture of two pizza pies.
Headline from The Onion "Nation begs frozen fruit companies to keep the giant flavorless blackberries coming"
bell curve meme showing the dumb and smart people both saying "AI is talking to me" and the majority of people think they're both nuts
Tabby cat asleep behind a PlayStation where it is sooo waaaarm
Video titles “the mythology of gi joe” by channel “destro is my spirit animal”
“We don’t list markets directly tied to death. When there are markets where potential outcomes involve death, we design the rules to prevent people from profiting from death,” he wrote. He then posted the underlying rules of the bet, which read “If <leader> leaves solely because they have died, the associated market will resolve and the Exchange will determine the payouts to the holders of long and short positions based upon the last traded price (prior to the death).”
9 inches of snow predicted on 1/24 and 6 inches on 1/25 for the DC area
Box art for Silpheed for the Sega CD, a mostly forgettable top down shooter that had awesome music
Sleepy tabby in my lap
An ad for some bullshit product to make you “talk like a CEO” implying that’s actually a good thing
Bjarne Stroustrup, the C++ programming language
A German guy playing simulator games after a hard days work doing the thing the games are simulating
A screenshot of the YouTube app with “remind me to take a break” and “shorts feed limit” selected
Banner indicating iam worth $3.45 per 1000 impressions
Fake Ad for the US Army saying “Die for Donald Trump”
Two tabby cats relax in a basket with a Christmas tree in the back ground.
an animated GIF of face changing features of the scramble suit from Scanner Darkly
The pink sweater in question
Star Trek lower decks with SKANTS
election results for VA governor in Lynchburg VA where 50.0% voted for Spanberger
a flight path of a helicopter over quantico marine base
TRD 4GSN
On December 16, 2025, we’re making changes to our Privacy Policy. Here are some details. Personalizing your experiences We’ll start using your interactions with AIs to personalize your experiences and ads. What this means Personalizing your experiences includes suggesting content like posts that you may find interesting and reels to watch. It also includes showing ads that are more relevant to you. Thanks,
A desk mat in the style of Digital Equipment Corp with a MacBook, paper notebook, hard drives, and a keyboard on top
Y.T.’s mom pulls up the new memo, checks the time, and starts reading it. The estimated reading time is 15.62 minutes. Later, when Marietta [her boss] does her end-of-day statistical roundup, sitting in her private office at 9:00 P.M., she will see the name of each employee and next to it, the amount of time spent reading this memo, and her reaction, based on the time spent, will go something like this
Amazon as for “pro se legal mastery”
A fortune cookie fortune that says “your Sunday will be filled with positive energy and good vibes”
A YouTube ad for a drug to help you withdraw from another drug
sleepy tabby cat with her toe beans out
A blurry cat
A cat trying to bite out of a translucent plastic bag
earthworm jim from the Sega Genesis game
Tabby cat asleep on the couch in a silly position
A tabby cat playing with a piece of ice on the floor, sits on it and immediately jumps off
One organization with access to Virtual Cam data is listed as “IDF,” according to the document. It says this organization has access to data inside Israel. Fernandez-Ruiz said “We do not work with the Israeli Defense Forces.” The Israel Defense Forces did not respond to a request for comment. Nexar is headquartered in Tel Aviv and New York.
a screenshot of an airline check-in website showing all available seats cost money to book, inducing $15 to center seats
Tabby cat sits like a loaf on a large pillow
Cartoon from the onion depicting an “old” garbage man with muscles vs the “new” garbage man picking up trash with a truck arm
After this Press Gazette article was published, Wired published a post stating: “If anyone should be able to catch an AI scammer, it’s Wired… Unfortunately one got through,” and explaining that the red flag came when the writer insisted on an unusual method of payment.
the character L from Death Note squatting in a chair
Doom BFG division
Tabby cat sits with her tail curled over a microphone
bugs bunny chopping off florida from the USA
a screenshot of the Sega Panzer Dragoon Soundtrack Orchestral Version
Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise software company IgniteTech, told Fortune in an interview that he established a mandate: on Mondays, staff could only work on AI. In early 2023, convinced generative AI was an “existential” transformation, Vaughan saw that his team was not fully on board. His ultimate response? He replaced nearly 80% of the staff within a year, according to headcount figures reviewed by Fortune.