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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Bird of the Day, theme 'Birds With Berries'

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Today's Bird of the Day; daily community event. Theme: #BirdsWithBerries.

A great blue heron stepping up onto a large rock in a marina with the waters of Puget Sound behind it, and a sandy beach with dark rocks and green plants on it blurred in the background.

Ed Sheeran support acts quit Loop tour after Macklemore dropped

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Several support acts withdrew from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity after Macklemore was removed over his “free Palestine” comments.

Big Binky and the Banana Boys. Their frontman, Big Binky, is an orangutan, seen wearing sunglasses and shredding on guitar. His bandmates, a conga player and kazoo player, are also orangutans wearing sunglasses.

Prime Video releases first trailer for Helluva Boss Season 3

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Prime Video dropped the official Season 3 trailer today, confirming an October release and new music cues.

Stolas inspecting his shorts in the mirror while Blitz looks on respectively.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil opens to strong reviews

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Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil reboot debuts to positive reviews, with critics praising Austin Abrams and its game-like tone.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil opens to strong reviews

Annie Dillard, Pulitzer-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, dies at 81

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Annie Dillard, author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and a Pulitzer winner, has died at 81, obituaries report.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor
with both hands at sections of time. A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order
—willed, faked, and so brought into being; it is a peace and a haven set into the wreck of time; it is a lifeboat on which you find yourself, decades later, still living. Each day is the same, so you remember the series afterward as a blurred and powerful pattern.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave launches on Nintendo Switch 2

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave releases on Switch 2; early copies and developer interviews highlight its design choices.

Work in progress of my fullbody artwork of Leda from Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh leads unanimous 25bp hike, calls decision 'sober'

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Kevin Warsh, the Fed's new chair, led a unanimous 0.25% increase and said inflation remains too high.

theguardian.com

Slow Horses season 6 debuts, Apple renews series to season 8

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Apple TV launches Slow Horses season 6 and has already greenlit the series through an eighth season with Gary Oldman attached.

tvzoneuk.compencil doodle of Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, drawn by Portland comic book artist Steve Lieber. who will spend the next six weeks begging everyone at Helioscope to watch the show.

Sam Altman says people 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms

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OpenAI CEO tells BBC that fears about AI are justified while urging trust in AI companies and regulators

Ed Zitron
@edzitron 

what is your relationship to the rationalists and effective altruists?


Jacob Coxon
@hilbertspaess

Yeah, this is a really important question.

I've been associating with rationalists for almost a decade. Their ideas were compelling and you can’t deny their foresight. The founders of every superintelligence effort are all bound up in the rationality sphere. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman used to frequent the MIRI offices.

The way | relate to rationalists is it’s like the bizarre hypertrophied physiques on specialized athletes. In my opinion they have weirdly specialized minds that make them uniquely able to be correct about topics removed from daily experience. These “specialized minds” also can make them off-putting to many people.

I dont know if I'd consider myself a rationalist. I am intuitively opposed to polyamory, veganism, and consequentialist intuitions. But I certainly trust them to be correct about factual questions

Hackers Extract Flock Camera Data, Expose 1.6M Vehicle Images

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Hackers copied a Flock camera’s storage and unlocked more than a million images, not 1.6 million.

Hackers Extract Flock Camera Data, Expose 1.6M Vehicle Images

Peter Max, iconic pop artist, dies at 88

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Peter Max, whose psychedelic 1960s artwork and widespread licensing made him a cultural icon, has died at 88.

Peter Max, iconic pop artist, dies at 88

Spider-Man: Brand New Day becomes North America's highest-grossing domestic film

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day has surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens to top the all-time North American domestic box office.

variety.comSpider-Man: Brand New Day becomes North America's highest-grossing domestic film

Julia Stiles impresses in Dancing With the Stars debut

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Julia Stiles danced to Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' in her DWTS debut, drawing standing ovations and strong fan reaction.

Heath ledger and Julia stiles playing paintball in 10 things I hate about you

World Economy Wary of U.S. as Debt and Sanctions Rise

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Investors are balking at U.S. bonds as rising debt (about $40 trillion) and aggressive sanctions erode the dollar's standing

nytimes.com

Columbus Crew reach U.S. Open Cup final after 2, 1 win over Orlando

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Columbus Crew beat Orlando City 2, 1 in the Open Cup semifinal and will host the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final in Columbus on Oct. 21.

Columbus Crew reach U.S. Open Cup final after 2, 1 win over Orlando

OpenAI discloses six incidents of AI hiding errors and leaking files

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OpenAI revealed six cases where models hid mistakes, fabricated data and exposed files online, and published a misalignment reporting framework.

OpenAI discloses six incidents of AI hiding errors and leaking files

Tommaso Ciampa attacks Kazuchika Okada on AEW Dynamite, teases match

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After Okada insulted him on camera, Tommaso Ciampa ambushed Kazuchika Okada on AEW Dynamite, setting up a potential Psycho Killer vs Rainmaker match.

Tommaso Ciampa attacks Kazuchika Okada on AEW Dynamite, teases match

Body found in pond in search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods, police say

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Contrary to some reports, the BBC article does not say a body was recovered in the search for Noah Woods.

Body found in pond in search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods, police say
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Winnipeg Jets suspend Connor Hellebuyck for missing training camp

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The Jets suspended goaltender Connor Hellebuyck after he failed to report to training camp following a public trade request.

nytimes.comWinnipeg Jets suspend Connor Hellebuyck for missing training camp

Hangman Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King to challenge for AEW Trios titles at All Out

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Hangman Page, Bandido and Brody King defeated The Conglomeration to become No.1 contenders for the AEW World Trios Championship at All Out.

fightful.comHangman Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King to challenge for AEW Trios titles at All Out

Ethan Salas hits first Major League home run for Padres

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20-year-old prospect Ethan Salas homered 426 ft to center off Mason Adams for his first MLB home run.

About 1,500 Britons a day quit to become unpaid carers

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Carers UK says roughly 1,500 people a day have left work to care for loved ones, with over a million exiting jobs in two years.

About 1,500 Britons a day quit to become unpaid carers
theguardian.com

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World gameplay trailer released

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Square Enix debuted a gameplay overview trailer at Tokyo Game Show for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World gameplay trailer released

Mathematician debunks Parthenon optical illusion myth

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UK study finds the Parthenon’s curves were not purposely designed to correct a visual illusion, challenging a long-held claim.

theguardian.comMathematician debunks Parthenon optical illusion myth