We do have 30-minute Amazon delivery in my Metro area. Not sure I would ever use it. We have two grocery stores within a 5- to 10-minute walk. Once it cools down in October, I can walk to the store again.
Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.
Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release...
Amazon’s plan would expand its drone delivery operation more than sixfold nationwide into hundreds of new communities, including the Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and Boise metro areas. The drones will primarily fly in the suburbs well away from skyscrapers and major airports that could cause problems...
Not substantially. The drones let a buyer in the zone get an eligible package in 30ish minutes. The trucks still roll
"Amazon Prime Air drone delivery zones overlap with traditional ground truck routes in suburban areas. Drones launch directly from same-day fulfillment centers and warehouses that already dispatch local delivery vans, covering a 175-square-mile radius per site to handle lightweight packages under 5 pounds...Ground trucks carry heavier goods and bulk items, while nearby airspace handles urgent packages under 5 pounds in under 30 minutes..."
I've a friend who lives in a nearby city and regularly gets the drone thing and he complains NON STOP about how it doesn't put things where they should be
and I am all...have you considered NOT getting drone delivery? You live within a block of a shopping mecca. You could go there!
But I don't got time!
....you were JUST talking about how you spent 5 hours on hell divers last night. whaadda ya mean you do not have time?
Well, drones are cool.
And there, in a nut shell, is the state of our country
Drones probably won't deliver to my townhouse as there is not enough room between the buildings to safely get a drone here. The patio is out because the old dog would kill the drone.
I'll take a nap later, hopefully in the morning, so it doesn't mess up going to sleep tonight. Afternoon naps ruin trying to go to sleep at 10pm or so.
I'm working a multi-day corporate event. Last year they were trying to get their salespeople to use AI for everything.
This year they're still pushing AI, but emphasizing they can't let clients figure out they're using it. Use it to compile information on the client (Google search?). Use it to start a pitch proposal but go through the output with a fine-tooth comb to eliminate anything that suggests the use of AI (do it twice?).
Which tells me, they sunk a lot of money into this but realize everyone hates it. So they want some ROI but not so everyone knows.
I wonder if they'll even mention AI next year. And if their salespeople next year will refer to AI as if "Sure I masturbate, kind of a lot, but I don't talk about it..."
The whole business world got "AI pilled" so quickly because of FOMO. Now 12 or 24 months later, no one wants "AI" generated emails, ads, and articles. In fact, human nature kicked in and doesn't want fake stuff. Funny that.
Which places the whole "AI" hype cycle in jeopardy. All that money ...
There's a perfume company I like that features a "Slut For October" scent. It's a must every year for my SIL's birthday. (It is not a dig, she is beloved.)
First the regime *steals* the taxpayer money, now they have to *hide* it ... 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟱𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟳𝟱𝗠 — The Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled a proposal to exempt certain digital asset offerings from securities registration statements. https://archive.is/FgeTB [Bloomberg]
The SEC is in a death spiral already? (Rhetorical) Yet another cleanup for Democrats that can't be done in under 4 years. I hate everything. First pass a law outlawing gerrymanders and unlimited money in our politics, all while doing the huge climb of an Amendment. It would help if that deadline on the ERA one were removed by Congress.
According to The Daily Beast, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) told her supporters in a fundraising email this week that “organizing a tour of this scale takes a lot of coordination, enthusiasm, and quite literally fuel. Will you chip in just $5 today to help us put gas in the tank and keep our team moving forward?” Gee Susan, I AM concerned. Put it on a credit card and fuck off.
How old is Susan? And, I'll be very surprised if she does not have unlimited PAC money behind her in this election, so really, she's taking money from people who need to able to buy food, pay rent, and keep gas in their cars.
Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-fauci-adviser-pleads-guilty-in-us-to-conspiring-to-conceal-covid-19-records/ar-AA2aqt8A
"COVID's origins remain unresolved."
Fact check: FALSE!!!
We do have 30-minute Amazon delivery in my Metro area. Not sure I would ever use it. We have two grocery stores within a 5- to 10-minute walk. Once it cools down in October, I can walk to the store again.
𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗨𝗦 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.
Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release...
Amazon’s plan would expand its drone delivery operation more than sixfold nationwide into hundreds of new communities, including the Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and Boise metro areas. The drones will primarily fly in the suburbs well away from skyscrapers and major airports that could cause problems...
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-drone-delivery-expansion-walmart-20db399ba65e8bc36a76b547f990b118
So I might own a personal EMP w̶e̶a̶p̶o̶n̶ ̶ 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 before I have a personal jet pack or a flying car...
Just kidding! Vandalism is 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨!!! And besides, those fucking FLOCK devices are way higher on The List
I see nothing wrong with this. It will reduce emissions and the number of vehicles on the road.
Not substantially. The drones let a buyer in the zone get an eligible package in 30ish minutes. The trucks still roll
"Amazon Prime Air drone delivery zones overlap with traditional ground truck routes in suburban areas. Drones launch directly from same-day fulfillment centers and warehouses that already dispatch local delivery vans, covering a 175-square-mile radius per site to handle lightweight packages under 5 pounds...Ground trucks carry heavier goods and bulk items, while nearby airspace handles urgent packages under 5 pounds in under 30 minutes..."
I've a friend who lives in a nearby city and regularly gets the drone thing and he complains NON STOP about how it doesn't put things where they should be
and I am all...have you considered NOT getting drone delivery? You live within a block of a shopping mecca. You could go there!
But I don't got time!
....you were JUST talking about how you spent 5 hours on hell divers last night. whaadda ya mean you do not have time?
Well, drones are cool.
And there, in a nut shell, is the state of our country
Topics in our office, in a town with an Amazon delivery centre.
How badly Amazon treat its staff.
How terrible the high street is and the lack of shops.
How they buy everything online from Amazon.
"AI" is cool, too!
"Drones are cool, so I'll feed the antihuman beast that should be starved..."
Very circular.
You should hear his argument on why AI is totally cool.
Actually, you DID hear it. Just replace drone with AI up there and you got the entire thing
Drones probably won't deliver to my townhouse as there is not enough room between the buildings to safely get a drone here. The patio is out because the old dog would kill the drone.
*𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘺*
From the Amazoon terms of service:
"We'll decide what's safe!"
Objection! Grassley is totally fully Trumpy! He just still says the quiet part quietly so the press can play Not All Republicans
Pak in all sorts at 15-2, actually that’s an improvement from the 6-2 they were.
This getting up when I don't have to be anywhere, to try to reset my sleep schedule before going back to work next week, really sucks.
The thing I've discovered about having nothing to do and all day long to not do it, is sometimes I don't know when I'm done.
This day drinking is not helpful, at least in that direction
I got up earlier than I wanted, but some weed and hot chocolate have made everything nicer.
It's hard to stay awake when the couch, a pillow, and a blanket are RIGHT THERE. Already thinking about my 9AM nap.
I'll take a nap later, hopefully in the morning, so it doesn't mess up going to sleep tonight. Afternoon naps ruin trying to go to sleep at 10pm or so.
Good morning, really the middle of the night. Coffee on the patio sounds right for this morning, it's only 93F.
Morning InMy.
Morning Saviour
Dumb Fuck trots out new conspiracy theory: https://consequence.net/2026/08/joe-rogan-rap-usaid-defunded/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Google what even is zeitgeist? Is it a Liberal Hoax?
Child-proof everything in that man's house.
Or don't and let him get in the pretty colored stuff under the sink.
Joe Rogan should take a butter knife and test the electric in my condo.
Idiocy.
No one trusts the tech-bros anymore. And there is nothing about the current "AI" boom cycle that will change that.
Pew Research Center: 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆: 𝟱𝟮% 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯𝟳% 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟱𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬 — Americans have become increasingly worried about artificial intelligence over the years, and young adults' concern has continued to climb. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/
I'm working a multi-day corporate event. Last year they were trying to get their salespeople to use AI for everything.
This year they're still pushing AI, but emphasizing they can't let clients figure out they're using it. Use it to compile information on the client (Google search?). Use it to start a pitch proposal but go through the output with a fine-tooth comb to eliminate anything that suggests the use of AI (do it twice?).
Which tells me, they sunk a lot of money into this but realize everyone hates it. So they want some ROI but not so everyone knows.
I wonder if they'll even mention AI next year. And if their salespeople next year will refer to AI as if "Sure I masturbate, kind of a lot, but I don't talk about it..."
The whole business world got "AI pilled" so quickly because of FOMO. Now 12 or 24 months later, no one wants "AI" generated emails, ads, and articles. In fact, human nature kicked in and doesn't want fake stuff. Funny that.
Which places the whole "AI" hype cycle in jeopardy. All that money ...
Use it but don't tell the clients we are using it!
That sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen
I have found that where the option is I do it or I figure out how to make AI do it and check it, it is much better to do stuff myself.
Love that ad.
https://featureassets.gocomics.com/assets/91681fa074cb013fc2a3005056a9545d
I've heard of Cocktober but not Sober October.
Cocktober, followed by:
No Nut November
Yesvember
Hypnovember
Spanksgiving
There's a perfume company I like that features a "Slut For October" scent. It's a must every year for my SIL's birthday. (It is not a dig, she is beloved.)
And no shave November and Tweezember for the ladies.
At my age, those are not annual events.
with all the holiday parties, there's always Can't Remember December...
It’s why cocktober works.
How am I supposed to watch the Red Sox blow it without alcohol?
My aunt did it for decades. Of course she died the year before they won. The universe is sick sometimes.
Pak opener out for a Golden. Could be a short innings.
First the regime *steals* the taxpayer money, now they have to *hide* it ... 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗖 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟱𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟳𝟱𝗠 — The Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled a proposal to exempt certain digital asset offerings from securities registration statements. https://archive.is/FgeTB [Bloomberg]
The SEC is in a death spiral already? (Rhetorical) Yet another cleanup for Democrats that can't be done in under 4 years. I hate everything. First pass a law outlawing gerrymanders and unlimited money in our politics, all while doing the huge climb of an Amendment. It would help if that deadline on the ERA one were removed by Congress.
because of course.
(bangs head on table AGAIN)
(Don't tell them that blockchain transactions are not anonymous anymore. Shhh!)
YOU NEED BLOCKCHAIN!!!
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Morning, Diane!
Ouch. https://featureassets.gocomics.com/assets/adf35d506c2e013fc3e9005056a9545d [Non Sequitur]
According to The Daily Beast, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) told her supporters in a fundraising email this week that “organizing a tour of this scale takes a lot of coordination, enthusiasm, and quite literally fuel. Will you chip in just $5 today to help us put gas in the tank and keep our team moving forward?” Gee Susan, I AM concerned. Put it on a credit card and fuck off.
How old is Susan? And, I'll be very surprised if she does not have unlimited PAC money behind her in this election, so really, she's taking money from people who need to able to buy food, pay rent, and keep gas in their cars.
73, raised 12.2 million, and she's begging for gas money. What a lark!
Someone should tell her about EVs
She’s full of gas
And shit, don't forget about shit.
Tone deaf. Sorry, lady, I need that $5 to keep MY team moving forward and I don't mean the Democrats.
Tour to Nowhere!
Ah! Maine.
We are the Alabama of New England
Wait? Is Pennsylvania considered New England? Or, just East Ohio?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQiOA7euaYA !