Johnny Chu
@JohnnyTheChu
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Game designer, gambler, nerd, occasional writer. Can't decide which is more OCD: his spreadsheets for his sports betting or the ones for his Pokémon. He/him
Austin, TX
Joined January 2014
Here is the "I Want It That Way" scene from Brooklyn Nine-Nine Japanese Dub. (Yes, the VAs actually sing the song)
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My brain does not "jump to conclusions." It teleports to a dystopian future. You: "Can we talk later?" My Brain: *Initiating Doomsday Protocol. Everyone hates you. You are being fired. The FBI is on the way. Pack a bag and move to Peru.* The Talk: "Do you want pizza for
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Using a mocap suit to kick yourself in the balls with a robot is a great metaphor to close out 2025.
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I am not "mysterious" or "hard to reach." I am just a product of a childhood where expressing a basic human need felt like an inconvenience to everyone involved. So now, instead of asking for what I want, I just vibrate quietly in the corner and hope the universe reads my
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Media ADHD: "Ooh, look a squirrel! Let's go ride bikes!" Real ADHD: "I am currently ruining my own life by refusing to perform a 3-minute task that would solve 90% of my anxiety. I am fully aware of this. I am screaming internally. I physically cannot make my body stand up and
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I never want to play a game more than when I see it on my wish list. Object permanence is forgotten after it's been purchased. :(
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Republicans needed Charlie Kirk because he and others like him distract voters from what the party’s policies really are with “culture war slop.” @Mike_from_PA explains:
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ESPN Sources: Cowboys are trading three-time All-Pro LB Micah Packers to the Green Bay Packers. Parsons and the Packers already have reached agreement on a four-year, $188 million contract. @DavidMulugheta of @Athletesfirst had a hand in the trade and ultimately negotiating the
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When you clean for hours and then get reminded you have kids..
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Here I explain why the idea that we are going to suddenly make iPhones in the U.S. is pure fantasy and if Apple WERE to do that it would come after several years of deep pain. The iPhone is perhaps the most global product that has ever existed 🧵:
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This is not a dire wolf. They cannot do de-extinction. They can just tweak living animals to have primitive features. This company is going to make designer zoo animals. They will be isolated, lonely, and a shadow of their loving relatives. Real scientists support conservation.
SOUND ON. You’re hearing the first howl of a dire wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus—the world’s first de-extinct animals, born on October 1, 2024. The dire wolf has been extinct for over 10,000 years. These two wolves were brought back from extinction using
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Elon keeps arguing with actual astronauts and getting his shit rocked
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New Microsoft study finds that using generative AI at work makes employees' critical thinking skills "atrophied and unprepared" https://t.co/iJPmfbIA8U
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Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.
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BREAKING -- Trump says he's kicking undocumented immigrants out of Social Security. One small problem, though -- undocumented immigrants are ALREADY ineligible for Social Security benefits. You know, because they don't have Social Security numbers. Because they're undocumented.
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SCOOP: We have full details of changes a former Tesla engineer is asking gov coders to help Musk with. This includes using login. gov as a fraud surveillance system against Americans, which employees told him is an "illegal task" https://t.co/jfUhFepfMN
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404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves...
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