dbread2h ago

"Jonathan Courtney, 26, stieß im Alter von 9 Jahren zu Roblox, um in einer virtuellen Pizzeria zu arbeiten – eine Zuflucht vor seinen fünf Geschwistern in Cleveland. "

"... um in einer virtuellen Pizzeria zu arbeiten..."
Genug #realitycheck für heute. #twoff

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/gaming-simple-roblox-spiele-machen-teenager-zu-millionaren-was-sie-verandern?utm_source=firefox-newtab-de-de

ZZ Bottom1d ago
#News #USA #RealityCheck
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/us-citizens-middle-east-iran-war
US citizens: Trump had no ‘backup’ plan to help them leave Middle East after Iran strike

Americans criticize US state department, with one person saying she felt ‘betrayed’ and treated like ‘an afterthought’

The Guardian
Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈1d ago
#MissKittyPolitics #RealityCheck Unless I achieve a #breakthrough with a major player, not likely as I have the same experience of being dismissed. But I know what happens. My plan happens and somebody acts like it is theirs, and I do not care. #Problem #solved, and #God lets me be on that one.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zcxxpfxvq6jfp6ovqzjtigyf/post/3mh6tgyc4mc2l
Julian D 🏳️‍🌈 #FBPE #RejoinEU5d ago

Remember when MAGA said Trump was the “anti-war president”?

Yeah… about that.

#MAGA #IranWar #RealityCheck
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/10/uk-households-heating-oil-surge-bills-iran-war-prices-treble

UK households that use heating oil face ‘frightening’ surge in bills over Iran war

Chancellor raises prospect of help after prices almost treble since start of conflict

The Guardian
Gabriela Salvisberg5d ago

"Es ist Zeit für mehr Ehrlichkeit. Erstens: Alles, was fossile Treibstoffe verbrennt, wird teurer werden. Auch ohne geopolitische Krisen. Zweitens: Biogase und E-Fuels werden nie so günstig werden, dass es finanziell sinnvoll ist, jetzt noch weiter Verbrenner-Autos und Gasheizungen zu kaufen. Ganz gleich, was Lobbyisten sagen."

Einen solchen #Realitycheck in Bezug auf #Energie und #Mobilität bräuchten wir hier auch.

https://www.tagesschau.de/kommentar/kommentar-girschick-energiekosten-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

Kommentar zu Spritpreisen: Der Staat ist keine Vollkaskoversicherung

Deutschland diskutiert über die steigenden Preise an den Zapfsäulen - und was dagegen zu tun ist. Die Politik muss endlich anfangen, mit der Bevölkerung Klartext zu sprechen.

tagesschau.de
drationMar 10

Hey, mastodon, reality check request:

Imagine you’re discussing something. Your opponent makes a claim using what you suspect is a buzzword.
You challenge them to define the meaning. They reply with a screenshot of Google AI answering the prompt “define [buzzword]”

Your reaction?

#realitycheck #aislop

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 10
Ah, yes, the classic tale of throwing six figures at AI licenses and expecting magic, only to find out that 🔮 the "secret sauce" is a single #developer who actually knows what they're doing. Who knew you couldn't just download #competence like a software update? 🤦‍♂️
https://skills.new/post/you-bought-the-ai-licenses-why-is-only-one-developer-getting-10x-results/ #AIlicenses #Expectations #Realitycheck #HackerNews #ngated
You Bought the AI Licenses. Why Is Only One Developer Getting 10x Results?

Your 10x developer figured it out. What's your plan to make it the standard?

Yvan ー イボん 🗺️  Mar 5

Interesting input on all this noise out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRayjrpX10k

#calnewport #ai #realitycheck

Did the AI Job Apocalypse Just Begin? (Hint: No.) | AI Reality Check | Cal Newport

YouTube
Show threadMiss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈Mar 4
The only responsible thing to do now is to acknowledge that we are going to 2.5. #Amazon #rainforest will be gone eventually or vastly diminished. I think the 40% is optimistic as the research indicates that going past 2.0 is assured. The question is whether we go past 2.5 on to 3.0. #RealityCheck
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 3
📢 Let's create a mythical utopia where tech nerds are magically freed from the burdens of reality! 🤯 In this fantasy world, we can all pretend politics don't exist because, surely, ignoring problems makes them vanish. 🧙‍♂️ Good luck with that! 🙄
https://minor.gripe/posts/2026-03-02-the_case_for_apolitical_tech_spaces/ #mythicalutopia #technerds #politicalfantasy #escapism #realitycheck #HackerNews #ngated
Minor Gripe - The Case for Apolitical Tech Spaces