#Links
September 14, 2026
Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats (opens in a new tab)
OpenAI is hiring hundreds of contractors who read a massive stream of real users’ ChatGPT prompts, with the prompts sometimes including sensitive personal information, 404 Media has learned.
I can’t say I’m surprised but this is pretty fucking creepy nonetheless. Imagine how many people at Meta probably have access to pervert glasses feeds too. None of this shit is private.
September 13, 2026
NASA-backed scientists turn plastic waste into edible cookies (opens in a new tab)
Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites. Developed partly for NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, the system can produce proteins, fats, vitamins, and even vanilla flavoring from waste materials.
My first instinct was to make a joke about eating more microplastics, but it reminds me of those NileRed YouTube videos where he turns random stuff into food.
September 12, 2026
Grammy Winners Turnstile Earn Spot as Five Guys Featured Artist (opens in a new tab)
Five Guys, the burger restaurant, selected the 2026 Grammy-winning Baltimore hardcore group as its featured artist on September 4th.
Well they’ve finally arrived. For real though, Turnstile has been blowing up over the last few years. They’ve come a long way since that show they played at the ice skating rink in my home town circa 2013.
September 11, 2026
A message from Drew Curtis (opens in a new tab)
Every year I make a point to visit the 9/11/2001 thread. It’s interesting what stands out 25 years later.
Grindr Says Claims of Outage at GOP Convention Are “False" (opens in a new tab)
As several LGBTQ+ writers have observed, insinuating that the Republican Party is run by or composed of a cabal of secret gay fascists is a homophobic joke that blames gay people for some of the worst societal ills in the modern United States.
Caelan Conrad posted a really good video on this a while back.
A Man Listed What He Would Actually Buy If He Won the Lottery (opens in a new tab)
He says he would go to the dentist for a routine cleaning, asking himself, “What’s wrong with your teeth? Nothing. Clean them.” He described a planned doctor’s visit, saying he would get blood work done just to see ‘what’s going on in there,’ even though nothing was currently wrong.
‘Merica: where routine healthcare is a fantasy you can fulfill only after winning the lottery.
September 10, 2026
From FARK (opens in a new tab)
On this day in history, in 2008, the Large Hadron Collider was powered up, instantly ripping a hole in the space-time continuum and forcing us all into the Stupidest Possible Universe
Why you shouldn't put a house spider outside (opens in a new tab)
According to Study Finds, most indoor spiders — the common house spider among them — evolved for life indoors: stable temperatures, low airflow, and a steady trickle of small insects. Release one outdoors, and it’s likely to die.
Wolf spiders can get right the fuck back outside, but I do tend to leave the frail little guys alone. My favorites are always the pretty yellow orb weavers who hang out right outside the door and keep the bigger bugs away though, like this one.
September 9, 2026
From waxy.org (opens in a new tab)
Morry Kolman made a GTA V mod that adds 235 Flock cameras around Los Santos, earn cash by destroying them
This is ridiculous lol
Idk, man. Sonic, I get. There’s only so much you can do with giving people taxi rides. But then again, regular Taxi was a great show and it wasn’t even crazy.