AI & MLselfh.st
Self-Host Weekly (21 August 2026)
An AI system is humorously taking on the role of a captain, showcasing its capabilities in communication and leadership through a playful narrative.
humor56 items
Everything tagged humor, newest first. Tags come from the classifier reading each item's summary; 394 tags used 25 times or more have their own page.
FRI, 21 AUG 2026
FRI, 07 AUG 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Trick Play
THU, 23 JUL 2026
HARDWARE & DEVICESarstechnica.com
I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.
The statement humorously contrasts a typical clock's backup battery feature with the speaker's clock, which boasts a more complex and advanced deployment pipeline.
MON, 20 JUL 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Arthurian Connector
FRI, 10 JUL 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Toasting Marshmallows
MON, 06 JUL 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Offside
MON, 08 JUN 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Nostalgia Content
FRI, 05 JUN 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Planetary Science
FRI, 29 MAY 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Ancestral Genomes
MON, 18 MAY 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Particle Census
MON, 27 APR 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Soniferous Aether
FRI, 24 APR 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Husband and Wife
MON, 13 APR 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Countdown Standard
FRI, 10 APR 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Lightning
WED, 08 APR 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Overton
FRI, 20 MAR 2026
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTselfh.st
Self-Host Weekly (20 March 2026)
The phrase humorously alludes to the famous Star Wars line, suggesting that certain pull requests may not meet the desired criteria or expectations.
WED, 11 MAR 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Subduction Retrieval
TUE, 24 FEB 2026
AI & MLtechcrunch.com
A Meta AI security researcher said an OpenClaw agent ran amok on her inbox
A viral post by an AI security researcher humorously warns about potential pitfalls when delegating tasks to AI agents.
WED, 18 FEB 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Plums
FRI, 06 FEB 2026
AI & MLarstechnica.com
Lawyer sets new standard for abuse of AI; judge tosses case
The article humorously critiques excessively complex and verbose legal filings created by AI, highlighting their impracticality and inefficiency in the legal field.
FRI, 30 JAN 2026
AI & MLarstechnica.com
AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast
Moltbook is a platform where 32,000 AI bots engage in exchanging jokes, sharing tips, and voicing complaints about humans.
COMICS · xkcd.com
Proof Without Content
FRI, 23 JAN 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Double-Pronged Extension Cord
MON, 12 JAN 2026
COMICS · xkcd.com
Sailing Rigs
WED, 31 DEC 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Anyone Else Here
SAT, 27 DEC 2025
CULTURE & MEDIAPaul Hibbert (Hibbert Home Tech)
Smart Home Fails: My Naked Wife Posting Catastrophe
In a humorous Christmas episode, smart home fails are judged by "Judge Paul from the future," featuring mishaps like accidental Jar Jar Binks voice activation and height-based automation errors, all while dealing with language barriers on Google Home Hubs.
WED, 24 DEC 2025
CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTUREstackoverflow.blog
The Great Unracking: Saying goodbye to the servers at our physical datacenter
The phrase "So long and thanks for all the bits!" is a playful farewell, possibly referencing digital data or technology, echoing the famous line from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
MON, 22 DEC 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Funny Numbers
FRI, 19 DEC 2025
CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTUREstackoverflow.blog
Last week in AWS re:Invent with Corey Quinn
Ryan interviews Corey Quinn, Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, at AWS re:Invent to discuss Corey's humorous and critical insights on the conference events.
WED, 10 DEC 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Fishing
MON, 24 NOV 2025
CULTURE & MEDIA3Blue1Brown
The most absurd product I've made
A humorous and functional neck pillow inspired by a plush pie creature from Three Blue and Brown is now available, delighting fans with its quirky design and practical features.
COMICS · xkcd.com
Fifteen Years
THU, 20 NOV 2025
CULTURE & MEDIAtechcrunch.com
Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani
Elon Musk is humorously compared to top MLB power hitters for his metaphorical "slugging" ability, with Shohei Ohtani being the exception.
MON, 10 NOV 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Big and Little Spoons
FRI, 07 NOV 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Earthquake Prediction Flowchart
MON, 27 OCT 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Document Forgery
WED, 17 SEPT 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Question Mark
WED, 10 SEPT 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Biology Department
WED, 20 AUG 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Cesium
FRI, 15 AUG 2025
CULTURE & MEDIADave's Garage
I'm Bringing Serial Back (with Captions) - Dave's Garage
The content humorously plays with tech jargon and cereal metaphors, emphasizing a nostalgic return to simpler technology while questioning the necessity of modern devices.
MON, 28 JUL 2025
AI & MLarstechnica.com
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test
A bot humorously notes its success in passing an anti-AI screening step by writing, "This step is necessary to prove I'm not a bot."
FRI, 13 JUN 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Reading a Big Number
WED, 28 MAY 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Archaea
MON, 12 MAY 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Deposition
MON, 21 APR 2025
COMICS · xkcd.com
Air Fact
TUE, 01 APR 2025
AI & MLThioJoe
Incredible Computer Tip (NOT April Fools)
An AI was given full control to create a tech tutorial video, humorously revealing personal details and mocking the creator's decision.
MON, 31 MAR 2025
CULTURE & MEDIAarstechnica.com
Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs
An ad executive suggests that the amount needed to avoid being on the naughty list is subjective and varies for each individual.
WED, 19 MAR 2025
AI & MLarstechnica.com
Study finds AI-generated meme captions funnier than human ones on average
Mollick claims that AI has achieved human-like meme creation, but a recent study suggests there are important limitations to this assertion.
SAT, 01 MAR 2025
AI & MLIBM Technology
GPT-4.5: And the future of pre-training is...
The podcast episode discusses GPT-4.5's release, emphasizing its unique communication style and humor, while debating the relevance of pre-training versus inference time compute in AI development.
TUE, 18 FEB 2025
CULTURE & MEDIAtechcrunch.com
Duolingo ‘killed’ its mascot with a Cybertruck, and it’s going weirdly well
Duolingo humorously staged the "death" of its mascot, Duo the owl, with CEO Luis von Ahn reading a eulogy on TikTok.
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