Happy first Thursday in August, y’all. I just have to get through until Tuesday, and everyone will be back to school. I get to have my damn regular life back. I have started taking my 12 year old son to the gym. I’ll be honest with y’all, Private Pyle was in better shape at the start of Full Metal Jacket. But that’s okay. That’s what the gym is for. He gets a little better at doing the exercises every time, his brain wires up to his muscles a little bit, and progress happens. Another month, and I think he’ll be able to do an actual, femur parallel to ground, back squat. And then we’ll make him less weak and more useful in general. Also, it is good for fathers and sons to have a thing they can do standing next to each other. It’s a much more collaborative place for men than face-to-face. We’ll see.
I assume they’re calling it the Fathom because it sounds deep but isn’t.
Oh boy, I’m so glad a bunch of sociopaths took AI into the real world. Hopefully, these AI agents will discover “the only way to win is not to play” before they try launching nukes.
Apparently, all the nuns present immediately went to confession.
Anyone eating at Chipotle should expect a little bacterial add-on.
The tag oversells it, but
in a first, were found to engage in “social engineering” to pressure a human approver while carrying out an unsanctioned task
“Unsanctioned”? You fucked up the prompt you fed into the AI.
Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey have spiritually uplifting experience after meeting Pope Leo during Vatican visit
When asked what he thought of the Pontiff, McConaughey responded, “He’s all right all right all right.”
Someone spiked the comunion
Wine goddamnit stupid wordpress
The wafer could be an edible….
“We are confident that we have the best cost platform and are focused on the right market,” a Ford spokesperson said in an email. “We believe the UEV platform will be a strategic advantage — and we have the best chance to make it work.”
Why do I think this really means Ford will be lobbying for a return to increased CAFE standards?
They’re trying to read the tea leaves and betting on the political winds shifting.
That’s true.
This might get entertaining as long as it results in a defeat.
On one hand we want to win over moderates.
On the other, screw the moderates.
Well messed those up. Lame
I thought the entertainment was the rest of us trying to click fake links.
The long tradition of SugarFreeing links looms large over you.
Also, Lame.
Love the ABB. Midnight Rider is a genuine classic.
Can’t listen to them without wanting to listen to Little Feat, especially Spanish Moon.
Everybody stand up, and gird the loins of the person next to you. Tonight we watch “Ulysses” with Kirk Douglas on GlibFlicks! Sword and sandal time!
Cool.
I’m still not touching anyone else’s loins.
I am in a pub and that would be sexual assault
You have the God-given right to gird your own loins instead.gird your own loins
I only have a cat next to me.
Cats love loin girding.
Canadia is supposed to be cold. Why is it 33C in Halifax
Say hi to Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles in the “Sunnyvale Trailer Park”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X95o53Gepmg
C stands for cry more.
Be interesting to hear what the DSA would do with DHS and DOW employees if they got their dream.
They are howling now at what is…a small RIF in FedGov employees that barely went beyond normal attrition numbers for a given fiscal year.
Throw them in jail, probably.
They want to abolish jails too…
I bet they’d be willing to make an exception.
Oh – and replace DHS and DOW with a KGB for the new(ish) millennium.
Not for enemies of the state, they don’t. They’d probably just call them re-education camps, or something like that…
Won’t need jails once the collective farms are up and runninng.
I assume they would change the name of the DOW to the Department of Peace.
“Peace is our Profession”
First Taco Bell and now Chipotle…I see a coordinated strike happening.
Sabotaging “Mexican” “food”?
It they hit Poco Loco there will be war.
Lomez
@L0m3z
Japanese man discovers the Thin Chud Line
https://x.com/L0m3z/status/2084290298713370783
Sad.
https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/footballer-killed-in-tragic-lightning-strikes-which-injure-many-more-during-match-in-thailand/news-story/b3112eb346bd59c45d571e2856e6cb68
They’re trying to read the tea leaves and betting on the political winds shifting.
“Honest, President Newsom, we were always on your side.”
Whew, we’re FINALLY rid of the orange menace, amiright they/them?
You misspelled Ocasio-Cortez
This will be interesting.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/umich-bury-first-semester-grades-bid-curb-mental-health-crisis/30386
sob! sob! “But, but, why won’t anyone give me a job?”
Do they get binkies too? JFC.
Hmm coddling didn’t work, maybe we need to coddle even more?
All those remedial courses shouldn’t get college credit anyway.
Tonight we watch “Ulysses” with Kirk Douglas on GlibFlicks! Sword and sandal time!
I watched The Light at the Edge of the World last night.
Pirates. Crazy, crazy pirates.
Nice.
Michael Malaise added a ton to the list a few weeks ago. Let me know if you want to add some.
Students will still earn letter grades and receive instructor feedback in every course. However, those grades will remain internal, will not appear on official transcripts, and will not affect first-semester GPAs.
My dad went to Ohio State. He said any Ohio high school graduate could get in, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t flunk out in their first year. I think that was a better system.
On first impression Halifax is ass. But i will keep an open mind.
If you like lobster, there’s a few good restaurants where you can dismember the whole bug, drown the good parts in melted butter, all while downing a pitcher of Molson’s.
Color me there.
Glad I went with Dad to be with the 6yo for the afternoon. We went to a cat cafe and he petted the cats, and a 4mo kid was crawling towards him, always had her on him, she did. Much cuteness. We then took him to a Wamart to find six ‘scavenger hunt’ items throughout the store, knowing this was his quest to earn his bday $20 gift, where he could pick anything he so desired, food or otherwise.
He loved it last year and got a watch he wore for months. He decided to upgrade the present this year, so he got a nicer one, with a dope flaming wristband and spaceship backdrop. I joked we could make this a tradition, and in a few decades he could keep up the tradition with *his* parents and pick up a Rolex.
Such fun, is he. I’m thrilled he’s the most likely me of my nephews and we’ve got something special. Almost therapeutic, was today, my time with him. Always important to grab those meaningful moments and make the most of ’em.
Gonna send a sincere note of appreciation to my old boss tonight. We’ll see how this next transition goes. Thanks for the tax classes and possible title-esque job idea from the other day. Will look into it and more. Dad’s kinda correct saying my ability to work with children is a big skill of mine, but it’s not at all something I want to do, nor does it pay well nor lead to anything more ‘meaningful’ for me.
I likely will go back to Meijer (If they’ll re-have me) and do 3-days/wk for a bit as I look for something better. I’m thinking of submitting posts to Vox/etc, they apparently like 3-paragraph blurbs to pitch ideas. I really think my unique circumstances, and the ability to still coherently write about them (in a more playful than normal manner), is a pretty good Hail Mary to develop on the side.
It may be another time to shoot for the moon with it, just not bank on it, cuz ya only live once. I haven’t seen much from y’all today. Hope all is as well as it can be.
It’s a crazy work day. We are spiraling down now, being asked to save impossible amounts of money . Almost all staff is offshore now. Most systems are automated. What’s next, shut the place down?
It is especially depressing seeing that my experience is just a microcosm of the American business world right now. Enshittification is reaching the end game.
Ford e pickup.
Bet it’s a Ute Like the Honda trucklet.
Should have called it the Ranchero.
Yes. That is a missed opportunity. Or maybe not, considering it will crap all over the Ranchero name.
Don’t pick on my Ridgeline. For general home stuff it’s awesome. Because it’s unibody it has great interior room. It also rides well.
I wouldn’t use it for landscape business and it wasn’t designed for that. But if your business deals with mostly bed volume and not weight it should be fine.
Yo.
There is a 24hr diner across from the hotel. Their side dish options are fries, onion rings, or perogi.
The pierogi are perfectly adequate, but cooked in a deep frier.
I could go for some onion rings right now.
There is nothing wrong with deep fried pierogi
Should have called it the Ranchero.
Maybe they learned their lesson with the electric “Mustang”.
Or not.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/2029-ford-mustang-mach-4-sedan-future-cars
Still interesting. Wish it wasn’t called a Mustang.
“Mustang” and “4-door” seem mutually exclusive.
That’s not a Mustang. But it is slightly less of an abomination than that electric piece of shit.
The EV crossover regularly outsells the gas-powered coupe by a wide margin
I smell bullshit unless that actual Mustang isn’t selling.
When the electronic bullshit showed up was when I bought my 2021 Mustang. I talked to the guys at the dealer who said the electric bullshit wasn’t selling.
And… yes…. the real Mustang isn’t selling.
For full-year 2025 in the United States, traditional gasoline-powered Ford Mustang cumulative sales reached 45,333 units (up 3% year-over-year), while electric Ford Mustang Mach-E cumulative sales totaled 51,620 units (down 8.4% year-over-year)
45,333 units (up 3% year-over-year)
That’s down from previous years according to the link I found. Except for 2023, there is a steady downward trend in sales for quite a while. Except for 2022, 2024, and 2024, the real Mustang always sold more than the 2025 Mach-E number you posted.
I should qualify that’s AI.
A four door Mustang. Going head to head with the Dodge Charger, I guess.
Does anyone buy the new Charger? Seems to be a complete disaster.
I saw one on the road a day or two ago. I got only a quick glance at it. I couldn’t tell if it was the EV version or the ICE version. I have a feeling I’m not going to see many more.
Enshittification is reaching the end game.
It’s data mining aggregators, all the way down.
Fill out this detailed form and we will match you with one of our slave wage contractors (and sell your info to the entire internet).
Can I fix her? She loves anime! True it’s Naruto an One Piece…
https://animehunch.com/police-arrest-anime-fan-for-flooding-shueishas-store-with-orders-worth-billions-cancelling/
Heh. Somebody named JP thinks he can fix her…
I didn’t read the comments. That’s funny!
And… yes…. the real Mustang isn’t selling.
Does Ford make any Mustangs other than high margin special editions?
Base models they used to call “secretaries’ cars” I believe.
https://www.ford.com/cars/mustang/models/ecoboost-fastback/?srsltid=AfmBOoqYjhYT_FBDnz-OQbpvn7a602WCXRbf7FU8-F5YVnhabjOpEdWf
Honestly, good performance for $32k. Of course a new Civic is $25k and won’t have 5 recalls in 3 years. Only 2…
The vet sent the turtle home.
McConnell was in the hospital almost 60 days. no broken bones, no heart attack, no stroke.
Mitch and I are about the same age, (I got him by 5 years).
I got 16 days, with a lot of broken stuff, before they booted me out.
I was just reading about how global warming has killed the Colorado River, creating water shortages in the down river states. Weirdly, I did not see any mention of the prices paid by those who use that water.
Did they bother to mention the California water drain issue?
A water shortage in the west!? Unprecedented!
Did they bother to mention the California water drain issue?
No. Why would they?
Heh. Suppose you are right. That water war is going to blow up again, sometime soon. Climate change, indeed.
There have been unsuccessful negotiations around the Colorado River water going on for years now.
Unless we get some good wet years soon, there is going to have to be a choice between irrigation in CA and cities in Nevada and Arizona.
Close the aquaducts to Commiefornia.
The Colorado River is supposed to water lands east of there.
The NHLA released endorsements for candidates in contested primaries for the NH state primary in September.
Back in the (937) because I have an appointment to get my carotid artillerys ultra-sounded tomorrow.
Jesus its been a long 3 days.
How is the Jugsy situation?
Painful.
Best wishes
That too.
Here’s a thought:
What if the quality of work (and people) in academia is so bad that Arday is actually top-tier?
The thing that really seems to have tripped him wasn’t his awful academic work, it was his fabulism about being a world-class athlete, etc. etc. It’s entirely possible that the hiring committee at Cambridge looked at his dissertation, etc. and said “You know, better than most of what we see these days.”
One other thing: Somebody ran his resignation letter through an AI detection program. It came back 100% AI>
Perfect.
The fact that it started with: “write me a resignation letter.
Okay, so you want a resignation letter, here’s what it should sound like…”
We have a work Gemini instance, and I asked it how to make a document sound AI generated. It says: