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As you rightly complain about AI, realize that perhaps 90% of what people say about AI has nothing to do with actual AI. Anything involving an LLM is in no way an AI, including the stuff from OpenAI. But saying “AI” is fantastic for marketing purposes.

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Zinchenko is coming on? There’s only 55 minutes gone, surely we haven’t given up yet?

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I can’t stand Everton but that was absolutely a penalty at the end. I don’t understand why the VAR kept showing the ref the view from the side, when the camera behind the goal clearly showed the shirt pull. Watch the justifiers justify it.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Said it before and I’ll say it again: If you wanted to destroy the United States, you would be doing the exact same things Trump is doing.

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There are a large number of Republican congresspeople and senators who have talked about backing Trump because they are afraid of his supporters. Not one of them has asked themselves why they should be afraid of the people in their own party. At least Reagan said the Democratic Party left him.

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I’m a big fan of the Barcelona stories. Every day they switch back and forth between “Barcelona to sign this star player” and “Barcelona can’t afford to register half their players.”

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The Department Of Government Efficiency is not a Department, not part of the Government, and has nothing to do with Efficiency. I’m not sure about the Of.

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20 years ago I worked at a very small energy consulting firm. Our guiding principle was to get things working properly before we laid a single person off. You can do it the other way, but only if the CEO has hired you to juice the stock price and doesn’t care what happens to the company in 3 years.

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I guess my mortgage company got suckered into using a video making app, because rather than just telling me my escrow is going up $50 a month, they made a 2 minute video to explain it.

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I heard there was one guy who doesn’t even get paid and he’s somehow worth 400 billion.

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Now I understand what people meant when they said the Seahawks whomping the Broncos in the superbowl was a boring game. Personally I thought it was the best game ever.

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My wife: So who do you want to win the superbowl? My son: <ten minute soliloquy which somehow includes a section about Jordan Love>

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Superbowl commercials featuring pickleball and stuff that’s really cake? Is it like 2018 or something?

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What if we figured out where all the death threats are coming from? Is there like one group in particular making them? Perhaps we should start charging them with crimes? I’m not a senator, so maybe I’m missing something here.

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I guess it’s time for all those “who cares about the Superbowl” and “sportsball” posts. The same people complain when others talk shit about the thing they love. I’m not saying to stay in your lane, but I am hoping you’ll have just a little think about it.

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Your grandma dies and leaves you a house worth 10 million. You live in it for a few years, sell it for 10 million and buy a new house for 10 million. How much did the new house cost? According to Pep Guardiola it cost nothing.

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So I’m supposed to fly to DC in April for a conference. Currently considering options. Drive says 20 hours, train 48. Flying is the only reasonable choice, but frankly I’m not even sure the plane will get there in one piece. I never used to worry about that. Things just worked. Not any more.

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Congratulations to the Newcastle fans, the biggest winners on the night, because they will get a day out at Wembley to relieve the absolute tedium of having to live in Newcastle.

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Again I would like to see every media outlet point out that DOGE is not a real government agency and the people who work for it have no legal right to enter any government building, let alone have access to their systems.

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Don’t really care about this game, or the league cup in particular. Thought the first goal should have stood because VAR shouldn’t be looking at something so close. On the other hand I would pay good money for someone to break Trippier’s leg.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

If I walked into the Treasury Department and said I just wanted to change some of their code, what do you think would happen to me?

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Every story mentioning DOGE should say it’s not a real government agency and it’s run by unelected people with no authority.

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Halftime, and I’m nervous. We have the advantage, just. Havertz is clearly a confidence player without any confidence. We need a replacement.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

This is a great trade for the Mavs, if Luka never plays again because of his injury. Yeah, I got nothing. I’m a very casual fan of the NBA and even I know it’s a bad deal.

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I have asked it before and I’ll keep asking: If Putin wanted to destroy the United States, what would he do differently to what Trump is doing?

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On the bright side, it’s probably 50-50 I don’t have to pay back my mortgage. On the bad side, it’s either because Elon’s people managed to destroy the database or the US no longer exists.

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The Democratic Party is obviously owned by corporations, but if everyone complaining about their choice today was a member, perhaps they could do something about it.

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