Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 22nd March 2026

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Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 22nd March 2026 - awful.systems

Want to wade into the snowy surf of the abyss? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid. Welcome to the Stubsack, your first port of call for learning fresh Awful you’ll near-instantly regret. Any awful.systems sub may be subsneered in this subthread, techtakes or no. 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 so 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.)

Microsoft MIGHT be suing OpenAI

Strong might, since nothing is set in stone yet. There have been talks where Microsoft has threatened to sue but that’s it so far

Grab Your Betrayal-Themed Popcorn Buckets, Because Microsoft Is Threatening to Sue OpenAI

Microsoft is reportedly considering suing OpenAI, alleging that it's violating their exclusivity agreement by partnering with Amazon.

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For lawsuits that actually are happening, OpenAI is getting sued by dictionaries
Encyclopedia Britannica Hits OpenAI With Scary Lawsuit

Encylopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam Webster are suing OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement.

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