Sorry I missed this yesterday. Glad I saw it today. My daughter was known at her last job as the goose frightener. They flocked in front of one employee door, and when she came to work, she would spread out her arms wide, and run at them yelling like a berserker. I guess they thought she must be even meaner than them, and dispersed, for a while.
She was nuts, but not stupid. She did not do that to the nesting pair, at any time. Just the ones that were preventing people from getting to work on time.
I've given this whole thing a lot of thought, I've read all the fucking documents, I've done the field testing. I've looked at the chemistry AND the history.
Vernors is the best ginger ale. If Trump wants to pick a fight with Canada, this is a winnable one.
And the only proper way to drink it is out of a 2-liter bottle.
You may have all of my share of the world's Vernors. I will stick to Canada Dry. But, I know there are many who would agree with you about the 2 liter bottle.
I enjoy ginger in moderation, so I prefer Canada Dry (and A&W as a rootbeer without "bite"). I admit I might be a little bias since I don't have access to Vernors but Canada Dry ticks all the boxes for me.
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
Forgot to mention follow up on this over the weekend: early in the week, someone littered cigarette butts around my building door. I bought a small bucket and filled it with hermit crab sand and set it on the stairs with notes inside and outside the door that read "Please place all cigarette butts in the receptical provided." When I got home from Dallas, the signs were gone, but there were no butts on the ground either so I guess Mission Accomplished?
"Please place all cigarette butts in the receptical provided."
Maybe somebody had corrected the spelling of receptacle, and somebody else had decided to spare the author of this intrusion.
Time was when a bucket of sand near a door was pretty much the universal sign of "butts go here" with no sign needed, and there were always some "starter butts" in the bucket to prime the pump, like the first few singles in a tip jar.
Weird morning. When I picked up my phone I had all of these notifications about EMERGENCY ALERT and something about Russia launching large bombers and giving Ukraine 24 hours to surrender. Weird stuff like that. I did the usual clear notifications out of habit, and now I can't find anything about it. Did I just dream WWIII?
Why wouldn't he? One state gave Nazis a large enough minority to set terms in that state's government. That doesn't seem like a reason for his removal.
It's not even the name of the band in the movie! Besides, if it is the fans choice, how many "fans" does "Demon Hunter" have? K-Pop would crush them ...
As I understand it, the band in the show has a different name, and a TV show and a Christian metal band are different enough that I don't think copyright or trademark really apply here.
Man, I ended last night with an "upset stomach." Horrible cramps and lots of time in the bathroom. Finally passed before I went to bed. I have no doubt it was the corny dog I ate at the Billy Idol concert Friday night. They say 48 hours is the sweet spot for having eaten something bad, and it hit like clockwork.
Not particularly excited about work today. I have ALOT to do after being out half of last week with that headache. Fortunately, I should be able to make up for most of that this week. I'll be out half of next week for my La Jolla and San Diego vacation.
Ready for nap time already. 9AM can't get here soon enough.
I look forward to the 3 person panel (including a WH representative) discussing the pros and cons of the White House's latest decision. I may be a little bitter.
The advice will be ignored because a) ex-FTC boss, and b) the AI bros are feeding The Homunculus large amounts of money and no one stops the gravy train.
There is now precedent. The Meta and Tik-Tok harm lawsuits were won by classifying the "feed algorithms" as a product. And they are: a proprietary and integral part of the Facebook and Tik-Tok experience. Since there isn't a legal method (right now) to sue the companies for damages over the content, the attorneys went after HOW the content is presented to the user. Very smart lawyering, that.
Their whole business model is based on exponential growth of "AI". The consumers hate "AI" because it is getting crammed their throats. Towns don't want "AI" data centers. Drunk Petey's WARFIGHTERS misuse "AI" to target innocents. So ...
Not sure how I missed this, but better late than never.
Nice Times, cobra chickens, and Harry. I am cheered up.
Sorry I missed this yesterday. Glad I saw it today. My daughter was known at her last job as the goose frightener. They flocked in front of one employee door, and when she came to work, she would spread out her arms wide, and run at them yelling like a berserker. I guess they thought she must be even meaner than them, and dispersed, for a while.
She was nuts, but not stupid. She did not do that to the nesting pair, at any time. Just the ones that were preventing people from getting to work on time.
The beef stick...oh my.
I like your daughter, sounds we'd get along great.
Noice.
I've given this whole thing a lot of thought, I've read all the fucking documents, I've done the field testing. I've looked at the chemistry AND the history.
Vernors is the best ginger ale. If Trump wants to pick a fight with Canada, this is a winnable one.
And the only proper way to drink it is out of a 2-liter bottle.
You may have all of my share of the world's Vernors. I will stick to Canada Dry. But, I know there are many who would agree with you about the 2 liter bottle.
Same here.
I enjoy ginger in moderation, so I prefer Canada Dry (and A&W as a rootbeer without "bite"). I admit I might be a little bias since I don't have access to Vernors but Canada Dry ticks all the boxes for me.
7:02 AM Whar tabz?!?
~Stroke1
Oh, there they are.
Boston Globe headline:
𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 ‘𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬,’ 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫
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cognitive dissonance requires cognition.
If the Dumbocrats were all tech bros with unlimited cash, he'd roll out the red carpet for them too.
Flat out stupid.
Premier (President?) Xi is laughing uproariously at all of Donnie verbal diarrhea.
Pappy. Pappy Xi.
𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗡.𝗜.𝗛. 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
https://archive.ph/ksDtt [Vichy Times]
I'm those funds will be redirected to either white "chirstian" man sperm counts or the "inferiority" of women in the workplace.
T-bone Warpeen DC Brigade.
In the strangest of coincidences, junior and Eric just bought stock in companies performing said research.
SC going to buy this FOR SURE. Unitary executive bullshit.
Needz moar authorizations and appropriations laws.
Forgot to mention follow up on this over the weekend: early in the week, someone littered cigarette butts around my building door. I bought a small bucket and filled it with hermit crab sand and set it on the stairs with notes inside and outside the door that read "Please place all cigarette butts in the receptical provided." When I got home from Dallas, the signs were gone, but there were no butts on the ground either so I guess Mission Accomplished?
"Please place all cigarette butts in the receptical provided."
Maybe somebody had corrected the spelling of receptacle, and somebody else had decided to spare the author of this intrusion.
Time was when a bucket of sand near a door was pretty much the universal sign of "butts go here" with no sign needed, and there were always some "starter butts" in the bucket to prime the pump, like the first few singles in a tip jar.
At any rate, Mission Accomplished!
Butts gleaned for use in rollies by sneaky, conciencious bums. Mission accomplished.
And now our Monday morning Dolly wake up ... https://bsky.app/profile/democratcats.bsky.social/post/3mvd7lggrz22i [sound required]
Weird morning. When I picked up my phone I had all of these notifications about EMERGENCY ALERT and something about Russia launching large bombers and giving Ukraine 24 hours to surrender. Weird stuff like that. I did the usual clear notifications out of habit, and now I can't find anything about it. Did I just dream WWIII?
Sounds like AI is hallucinating again.
Shall we play a game?
AI told me Joan Jett was opening for Billy Idol Friday night which LITERALLY no other source reported and she did not.
What does Kalshi say?
𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 - 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx4gqv239043o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝘇 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮 '𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿' 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvwyz29n0nn2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Why wouldn't he? One state gave Nazis a large enough minority to set terms in that state's government. That doesn't seem like a reason for his removal.
Christian metal band Demon Hunter sue Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dk64d10rko
They are playing OKC on 10/11. Going to hard pass.
Those christers want attention. Matthew 6 is full of their ilk.
Is that like social media?
It's not even the name of the band in the movie! Besides, if it is the fans choice, how many "fans" does "Demon Hunter" have? K-Pop would crush them ...
As I understand it, the band in the show has a different name, and a TV show and a Christian metal band are different enough that I don't think copyright or trademark really apply here.
Well, as a publicity campaign, I now know there is a "christian" metal band.
Man, I ended last night with an "upset stomach." Horrible cramps and lots of time in the bathroom. Finally passed before I went to bed. I have no doubt it was the corny dog I ate at the Billy Idol concert Friday night. They say 48 hours is the sweet spot for having eaten something bad, and it hit like clockwork.
Not particularly excited about work today. I have ALOT to do after being out half of last week with that headache. Fortunately, I should be able to make up for most of that this week. I'll be out half of next week for my La Jolla and San Diego vacation.
Ready for nap time already. 9AM can't get here soon enough.
Well other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the show?
It was SO AWESOME. I love Billy Idol so much!
I'm glad you're feeling better, and have fun on your vacation!
I have LOTS of dining planned.
Starve him of attention. That should kill him ...
https://bsky.app/profile/brianstelter.bsky.social/post/3mvyqjwm6rk2r
Breaking: The Trump White House has removed CNN from its Monday assignment as the TV pool representative for the entire White House press corps, deepening the dispute that began last Friday... https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/20/media/cnn-trump-white-house-pool-ban
I look forward to the 3 person panel (including a WH representative) discussing the pros and cons of the White House's latest decision. I may be a little bitter.
Yet another wake-up call that the media will sleep through.
But it's okay! Sen Bare-asso sez that freezing out the press isn't a 1st Amendment violation.
Because Elno’s nazi social media. Not the flex he thinks it is.
"Corporations are people," which means they can be [REDACTED].
I'm sure TODD will get right on this ... “𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘈𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴,” 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥. “𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘊𝘌𝘖𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴.”
𝗘𝘅-𝗙𝗧𝗖 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗘𝗢𝘀, 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟰 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁
There are plenty of laws on the books to hold companies, and potentially their execs, accountable
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/14/ex-ftc-boss-khan-urges-uncle-sam-to-break-out-the-handcuffs-for-ai-ceos-citing-1934-precedent/5296325
The advice will be ignored because a) ex-FTC boss, and b) the AI bros are feeding The Homunculus large amounts of money and no one stops the gravy train.
Here's hoping the Gravy Train turns into The Great Molasses Flood.
Well that'll be a sticky wicket.
If AI was a tangible consumer product, like a car or a stairway gate for little ones, it would have been subject to a product safety recall by now.
There is now precedent. The Meta and Tik-Tok harm lawsuits were won by classifying the "feed algorithms" as a product. And they are: a proprietary and integral part of the Facebook and Tik-Tok experience. Since there isn't a legal method (right now) to sue the companies for damages over the content, the attorneys went after HOW the content is presented to the user. Very smart lawyering, that.
Draft Lina Khan for President...
Their whole business model is based on exponential growth of "AI". The consumers hate "AI" because it is getting crammed their throats. Towns don't want "AI" data centers. Drunk Petey's WARFIGHTERS misuse "AI" to target innocents. So ...
𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹
American model devs are trying to convince Washington to cement their dominance
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/15/anthropic-and-openai-look-to-uncle-sam-to-make-them-too-big-to-fail/5296403
Never mind the privacy issues.
Or the wholesale theft.
AGREED.
https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.social/post/3mvzgq7k3ic2y
When confronted by current bad economic data showing things getting worse, Republicans blame Biden.
When confronted with polls showing dissatisfaction, they say the polls are wrong.
When confronted with election results of voter revolts, they say the elections are rigged.