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Without fail, whenever there's an article about a transgender person, the comments have at least one person who boldly declares: “There are only two genders! XX and XY!” The reality, of course, is not that simplistic, far from it. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/human-sex-gender-nonbinary

Beyond XX & XY—Human Sex And Gender Were Never A Simple Binary

Humans are more complicated than most online experts think.

The Big Picture

Ben Curthoys 22h ago

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jwz 22h ago

You will be shocked to learn that the password was 1234. "We take this matter seriously and are working as fast as we can to respond to the situation." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/19/us_crosswalk_button_hacking/

Hacking US crosswalks to talk like Zuck is as easy as 1234

Video: AI-spoofed Mark joins fellow billionaires as the voice of the street – here's how it was probably done

The Register

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Low Quality Facts 1d ago

Reports state that the Trump administration is considering giving out "baby bonuses" to increase birth rates. Ridiculous. Babies are notoriously bad with money. They will blow it all on frivolous goods, such as rattles and dumb little outfits, which they will immediately outgrow.

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Both of my children are reading Allie Brosh and I'm not sure what to make of it.

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

George Takei

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This is who we are now?!

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

lproven 1d ago

How to stay on Windows 10 instead of installing Linux

https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/22/windows_10_ltsc/

Can't run Windows 11? Don't want to? There are surprisingly legal options

<- by me on @theregister

How to stay on Windows 10 instead of installing Linux

: Can't run Windows 11? Don't want to? There are surprisingly legal options

The Register

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

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Doug Belshaw 1d ago

Which, of course, reminds anyone who has read it of 'There Is No Antimemetics Division' by qntm

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54870256-there-is-no-antimemetics-division

There Is No Antimemetics Division

An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; …

Goodreads

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Joe Roe 1d ago

Last week I dropped my phone one time too many and it's a brick.

On the plus side, I therefore had a super relaxing, completely offline Easter weekend.

On the other hand, now I'm realising I that without a smartphone I can't:

- Use my commuter pass on the train
- Check my work email
- Get past any journal paywalls outside the office
- Host any online meetings
- Make any online payments (e.g. for a new phone!)

The lists goes on... it's truly disturbing how dependent we are on these things.

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

This is just such a stupid failure mode.

Ben Curthoys 1d ago

Tay 3d ago

nanophone ❌
microphone ✅
milliphone ❌
phone ✅
kilophone ❌
megaphone ✅
gigaphone ❌

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