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Brent Coker retweeted
Borat walked onto Conan O'Brien's show, and within minutes, the interview became the kind of television you couldn't make up if you tried.
Originally airing on November 1, 2006, this appearance captures exactly why Borat's comedy worked so well: he could take an already awkward situation and push it so far beyond normal that everyone around him struggled to keep a straight face.
Conan tries to navigate the conversation like a professional talk-show host, but Borat operates by an entirely different set of rules. His strange explanations, complete lack of embarrassment, and bizarre requests turn a routine interview into a full-blown comedy disaster.
And that's where the magic happens. Conan's reactions become part of the entertainment because you can practically watch him trying to figure out whether to continue the interview or question every decision that brought him to this moment.
Borat's character thrives on the contrast between his complete confidence and everyone else's growing discomfort. The more seriously he treats his outrageous behavior, the funnier the situation becomes.
Nearly two decades later, this kind of late-night chaos still reminds us why unexpected comedy can be so memorable. Sometimes, the funniest moments happen when nobody knows what is coming next.
Conan thought he was hosting an interview. Borat showed up and turned it into a situation nobody could have prepared him for.
“Money goes up.” Tony Soprano has had ENOUGH.
Tony gathers his crew and unleashes his frustration over their lack of financial growth. The numbers aren't improving, business opportunities are falling apart, and his top earners aren't bringing in what he expects.
The councilman project has “died on the vine,” and Tony is furious that everyone seems to have an excuse. Meanwhile, Uncle Junior is fighting for his life in court, and Tony expects the crew to contribute more money to help cover the enormous legal expenses.
His message is simple: the money must keep flowing, regardless of the circumstances.
Tony doesn't want to hear about the economy or anyone's personal struggles. In his world, earning is a responsibility, and every member of the organization is expected to deliver.
But beneath the angry speech is a deeper truth about leadership: Tony demands loyalty from everyone beneath him while carrying the pressure of keeping the entire organization profitable.
Is Tony a brilliant leader holding his crew accountable, or a boss who expects everyone else to carry his burdens?
#TheSopranos #TonySoprano #MobLife
The problem with 'payroll tax' in Australia is that it incentivises business to use AI instead of hiring people (and cafes are too expensive).
This place is a mess and will continue to get worse unless dramatic changes roll out
Mmm, actually preferring Claude lately over ChatGPT - now the dust has settled. Fable coordinating Opus5 rounds is working better than Astra coordinating. Claude seems to 'get it done' easier
Me testing Opus 5: "create a new command that when invoked changes the LLM output to Use plain English, keep it brief, be concise. No slang, jargon, or idioms, and anything unclear. Just plain simple English (UK english not American). Call it /kiss"
Opus 5 dropped. My thoughts so far: it's a bit like a chatty version of GPT5.6.
Definitely better than Opus 4.8 - unusable for anything complicated and simply frustrating.
Can't believe it was only a year ago I was using Task Master, Opus 4.0, and trying to figure out what was going on most of the time.
Now Fable reads my mind, GPT5.6 nails it, and spend my whole day tapping the Enter button
Ironically the 'security gates' in GPT5.6 and Fable are actually creating thousands of sophisticated apps with poor security.
Anyone with an open source uncensored model will have a field day.
This has to change fast
One HUGE problem I have found with the Fable5 re-release is how sensitive the safeguard trigger is. I'm a researcher using it to help refine some human behaviour ideas I have - NOTHING to do with security. It triggers when you push on its intelligence only #anthropic
Brent Coker retweeted
We’ve received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon.
We’re grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on redeploying the models.
