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New comment by atkrista in "When did Google get so weird?"

atkrista — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:50:26 +0000

The software industry collectively lost the plot back around the time social media really took off. I don't know which problem google, in particular, has been trying to solve but it definitely is not search.

New comment by atkrista in "So you want to learn physics (second edition, 2021)"

atkrista — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:28:22 +0000

Saving this until after I retire and decide to invent my own crackpot Theory of Everything

New comment by atkrista in "Midjourney Medical"

atkrista — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:49:28 +0000

Companies are awfully confident of advertising "revolutionary" ideas that don't even have a testable prototype. I too have a dream of world peace and eternal human prosperity that I would like to sell. Any interested investors?

New comment by atkrista in "This year’s insane timeline of hacks"

atkrista — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:21:56 +0000

One word, Hypernormalization.

New comment by atkrista in "Be Like Clippy"

atkrista — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:08:22 +0000

That's a load of learned helplessness horseshit. The users need to be loud in telling these companies that "this is not okay" and the companies need to listen or face consequences. How about YOU start by phoning your local representative instead of telling other people that nothing can be done.