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highplainsdem

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10. We all need hilarity right now. It's one reason I like Ed's writing so much. He writes beautifully and

Reply to Hugin (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 02:36 PM

Feb 13

very clearly about complicated subjects that are serious and can be depressing, but he can also skewer the fools and villains he writes about so perfectly that I laugh out loud.

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Ed Zitron, who knows what he's talking about, did an annotated version of Matt Shumer's "Something Big Is Coming" hype [View all] highplainsdem Feb 12 OP

Ed's posts about this on X: highplainsdem Feb 12 #1

No surprises here - it's the Blue Tsunami in November! Fiendish Thingy Feb 12 #2

??? This is about AI, and silly hype about it that got tens of millions of views earlier this week: highplainsdem Feb 12 #3

OK, I was just making up my own "BIG NEWS" Fiendish Thingy Feb 12 #4

Ahead of fundraising - see the third link there - but I'm sure some of them are planning to dump stocks. highplainsdem Feb 12 #6

If one likes audio content, one should listen to Ed's podcast "Better Offline" RockRaven Feb 12 #5

He's great. And his writing is brilliant. Often reminds me of Harlan Ellison's best rants against the TV industry. highplainsdem Feb 12 #7

kick highplainsdem Feb 13 #8

K&R Merely for the word hilarious being in the post. Hugin Feb 13 #9

We all need hilarity right now. It's one reason I like Ed's writing so much. He writes beautifully and highplainsdem Feb 13 #10

The DU tech heavyweights did a very good job in the previous thread. Hugin Feb 13 #11