I thought this was the very thing the GOP said the Executive Branch can’t do when they blocked student loan forgiveness.
I thought this was the very thing the GOP said the Executive Branch can’t do when they blocked student loan forgiveness.
“Speculation” being the key word here. No references or evidence, just someone wondering if it could happen. I’m already skeptical of any LW article about AI, but this one didn’t even have any substance.
Loved that show. I wonder if it holds up.
I really expected the update to be her finding out her boyfriend harassed one of them and they’re all distancing themselves, but it seems like he’s actually great. Out of 15 people I’d expect at least one tentative. Or for a few people to accept and then later cancel. It really feels like something is missing from the story, because this feels intentional.
Maybe I missed it, but were there any consequences for filing the SLAPP? The suit was tossed, which is a good start, but then what? The article made it sound like California has anti-SLAPP laws, but were they applied here?
The stupidest joke I ever heard that has stuck with me for some reason:
How are Santa and a plum alike? They’re both purple, except for Santa.
As somebody from Wisconsin I will say that I don’t approve of us being excluded, but I also can’t blame them.
Exactly what I thought of.
The AI summary is worse than useless if it can’t keep names straight. Here’s what the article actually has related to the second-to-last sentence of the summary:
Trump has repeatedly threatened to instruct the federal judiciary to prosecute his political enemies and journalists for alleged, usually unspecified crimes.
I got one of these recently and it works well. Much smoother than whatever my Smart TV is natively running and it doesn’t crash constantly.
If it were just me I’d have set up a small HTPC with Kodi, but my family needs something that works without ever needing my intervention, and it needs to run the 100 streaming services we hemorrhage money to. These boxes are super cheap and let me run Jellyfin too.
I think both parts are doable, and I see no reason Republicans wouldn’t try. It seems likely that we are going to see Federal election laws over the next couple years to strengthen GOP control, in addition to the local and state level laws we are already dealing with. This is all going to further strengthen their hold and I think we could see 2/3 majority in both houses in 2026.
Honestly I think the 3/4 would be the easier part. Since it’s done by state instead of electorates he just needs 38 states, and he got 31 to vote for him. We’re also talking about state legislatures, not voters, which means the shenanigans above will also be effective here.
I don’t think this is going to be Trump’s first step; this is going to be the capstone on a campaign to secure power for the party forever.
I am sincerely hoping I’m wrong, but the last decade has shown me I am not nearly pessimistic enough.
I admire your optimism. It would take a constitutional amendment, which I don’t think he would have any issues getting past the GOP Congress. After that it’s less likely, but still possible with his shenanigans. I think the only reason it wouldn’t happen is he croaks first.
Some of the dialogue is not great, but overall he has some fantastic acting that is worth seeing. Not to mention the other actors who are actually likeable and do a great job.
But, yeah, it is Mel Gibson. I wouldn’t buy another copy if it puts money in his hands. If you haven’t seen it I recommend finding an alternative path to watch it.
I disagree that it’s about the graphics (in this specific case). That scene has a scare that, when looked at by itself, is not scary at all. However, the setup is so perfect that it had people screaming when they first watched it. I was definitely the target audience at the time, maybe 11 or 12 years old, but it was incredibly powerful. I still get goosebumps when I see it, even though the graphics are bad. It wasn’t a jump scare; they flat-out said what was about to happen in more ways than one. But there was something so pure and fulfilling about them actually following through with exactly what you expected that it transcended being a simple scare.
Anyway, if you watched it as a kid there’s a decent chance that scene permanently lives in your head. I believe that’s what the poster is referencing.
Yeah, my work has an anti-union section of the employee handbook. It says they are proud to provide such good benefits that a union isn’t needed (definitely not true). And how we need to talk to HR first if we ever feel like our working conditions would warrant one. I suspect you wouldn’t be allowed back to your desk if you did that.
Painfully accurate. All I keep hearing from my boss is, “We’re falling behind. Everybody else is already capitalizing on AI and we’re not.” If I ask what our competitors are using it for then it becomes clear they aren’t. It’s the other companies at conferences that he’s comparing us to, with use cases that aren’t even in our industry.
I tried the Star Trek Adventures recently and liked it. It felt like a middle ground between FATE games and Cortex games. Worth a shot for anybody on the fence.
This guy would love Bionicle lore.
Gotta lean hard in the other direction to flip the gaslighting onto him. If he says he paid for your college then start insisting you never went to college. If he says you owe him for keeping your car running during X-Y years then tell him you didn’t even own a car.
More seriously, though, my mom was the same way. Hers was due to being extremely manipulative instead of memory issues. Either way you aren’t going to get through. Better to start distancing yourself now until you’ve reached a level of contact that isn’t detrimental to you. If that eventually means no contact then so be it; they bring it on themselves and you owe them nothing.
First thing I thought of too. This article seems like Schmidt propaganda.