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T.C. Sottek

T.C. Sottek

Executive Editor

T.C. is Executive Editor at The Verge, where he has obsessed over headlines and internet speeds since 2011. Prior to The Verge, he worked in the nation's capital as an advocate for the National Park System, which continues to be America's best idea. (The internet is a close second.)

Ethics statement: T.C. is the creator of Quest, a tabletop roleplaying game. As such, he is not involved in any kind of coverage of tabletop games for The Verge. Additionally, he has a personal relationship with an employee of Squarespace; he therefore does not report or edit stories about Squarespace or its competitors.

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The Verge
We want to hear your networking stories, and we’ll put ‘em on the front page.

It’s about to be the 50th anniversary of ethernet, and we’d love to hear your stories about local networking.

Were you really into LAN parties? Did you (we’re not cops) pirate a bunch of stuff on the college network? Did you run miles of cable to have Halo parties? Share your story in the comments on this article and we might add it to the front page of The Verge.


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Youtube
Verizon Chipotle Exxon might be Parks and Rec’s best joke.

I’ve been rewatching Parks and Recreation recently and I forgot about this absolutely hilarious fake ad from the final season, which imagines a future where America only has 8 companies and one of them is Verizon + Chipotle + Exxon.

Consolidation is real.


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The Verge
It is so ordered.

Two cases argued recently before the Supreme Court put the future of Section 230 into question: a law that has been fundamental to the development of the internet.

The court could still dismantle the internet as we know it, but, at least for now, it has decided to punt the question. And that’s a good thing, since both of the cases on 230 that have been presented to the court are deeply weird. Maybe this radical court majority is just waiting for a better case to implement its vision.


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The Verge
“NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!”

Is what I just yelled across my whole neighborhood as I spilled an entire glass of liquid on my desk and keyboard. This seems to happen without fail for me every 6 to 9 months.

Anyway, time to visit this page again:


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TikTok
Don’t press it four times.

It’s not made for it. It’s not ready. Don’t do it.


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Youtube
“Arrested Succession” is a fan edit whose time has come.

AI-generated Ron Howard very nearly crosses the uncanny valley with this Arrested Development themed episode of Succession, making it one of the best uses of voice generation I’ve seen yet. (It helps that the edit is also pretty spot-on for AD fans.)

Dear HBO: if you’re reading this, please let this transformative work of art stay up on YouTube.


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External Link
Need a castle, fast? Click here.

It’s just a little pixelated castle generator. Refresh the website for a new castle. Enjoy. (via Boing Boing.)


FX RUINS

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External Link
IBM isn’t being shy about AI.

A lot of business leaders have been using crafty language recently, suggesting that AI will supplement — not supplant — human work.

But IBM CEO Arvind Krishna isn’t sugar-coating things. He told Bloomberg that he could “easily see 30% of [non-customer-facing roles] getting replaced by AI and automation over a five-year period.”