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I will believe in robots when a Tesla robo-taxi is just a regular car with an Optimus in the driver's seat.
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That's just the current WELL-KNOWN example. They're stuck on that. Until they've solved it, they won't move on to discover the next surprise. I'll bet helping a four-year-old put on a winter coat is tough, too.
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It's sooooo close. It is ALMOST within the range of what could have been an intentional, cheerfully goofy stylistic choice. But not quite.
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Definitely an example of "enshittification." Lego started out as a way to use your imagination to make anything you wanted, now it's a way to make one particular thing.
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What, exactly, are YOU talking about? What "this" is this?
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Worse yet, they've already acknowledged that the firings at the CDC were a mistake. Since Mike Johnson told us that all the decisions were being personally made by Russell Vought, they're his mistakes. I doubt they can rehire, restart health insurance, etc. during the shutdown.
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It's often unresolvable, because it just doesn't have an accurate weight for the item. So you remove the item and it says "please place the item in the bagging area," and you put it back and it says "please remove the item in the bagging area," and you can't even give up and cancel the purchase."
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"The disk cannot be unmounted because a file is in use by a an application."
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Wow. Not having been "in the trenches" since 2012, and always having been in a "CMM 0 and damned proud of it," I wasn't directly aware of this. However it is staggering to me that I keep reading AI doing coding, and NOTHING about AI performing any SQA.
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I've been reading Cory Doctorow's new book, "Enshittification." It might be an important book.
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I think a clue to dreams is that most "real people" are actually concealing someone else. And I can usually figure out who by saying quietly to myself, "so-and-so in the dream is really this person, that person, etc." Suddenly I will say a name and be surprised by an emotional "Boinnnng!"
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Making English the official language of the United States would not prohibit the use of other languages. It would still be legal to present Verdi's _Aida,_ teach kids to sing "Alouette," and have Bad Bunny sing in Spanish. The NFL Superbowl is not an official government function.
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"It would be a good time to pass my bill to make English the official language of America" means that she does not believe Trump's Presidential Action, "Designating English as the Official Language of the United States," had any legal authority.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Designating English as the Official Language of The United States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and
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Are they TRYING to evoke the style of Nazi Germany? Hitler (or Speer) wanted an arch like that, a Triumphbogen. They were very concerned about the marshy ground's ability to support the weight. (Like D.C.) They lost the war before they could build it. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
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Russell Vought screwed up. This is on him. Mike Johnson said it's his personal management: "Russ has to sit down and decide because he's in charge of that office, which policies, personnel and which programs are essential and which are not... He is not enjoying that responsibility,"
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Yes and no. The America that spawned that song was not so good. The point of the song is hope for the future BECAUSE things are still bad now. HOW LONG can this go on, it is asking. The cannonballs were never banned.
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Mike Johnson said: "Russ has to sit down and decide because he's in charge of that office, which policies, personnel and which programs are essential and which are not. That is not a fun task. And he is not enjoying that responsibility." And he messed up.
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"Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error"
Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday." This is 100% on Russell Vought.
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For those like me who didn't know, MAID is an acronym for "medical assistance in dying."
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They have coined a new word and a new pronunciation. If they said "anti anti-Fascism" people might catch on what "anti anti-Fascism" means.
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BUT THEY DON'T USE TYLENOL FOR CIRCUMCISIONS, they use a local anesthetic. "Pain relief can be achieved using lidocaine/prilocaine cream applied to the foreskin. Alternatively, nerve blocks can be performed using 1% lidocaine without epinephrine. www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/iss...
Newborn Circumcision Techniques
Newborn male circumcision is a common elective surgical procedure for the removal of foreskin covering the glans penis. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Family Physicians recognize that there are health benefits of newborn male circumcision but do not universally recommend the procedure. Performing male circumcision during the neonatal period has several advantages, including a lower risk of complications, faster healing, and lower cost. The three most common techniques for newborn male circumcision utilize the Mogen clamp, the Gomco clamp, or the Plastibell device. Complications are uncommon and can include bleeding, injury to the penis, adhesions, excessive skin removal, phimosis, and meatal stenosis. Anatomic and medical contraindications may require that the procedure be deferred beyond the neonatal period. Infants with anatomic abnormalities should be referred to a pediatric urologist. Physicians should present information about potential benefits and risks rather than withholding or recommending circumcision. Parents should weigh the health benefits and risks and consider their own religious, cultural, and personal preferences when making the decision.
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They had to invent a new word, "Antifa," and a weird pronunciation, because calling it "Anti-Fascists" would give away the show. If they said they were "against anti-Fascists" too many people would understand what they were saying.
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Using AI will make you feel more productive, when it's actually making you less productive.
metr.org/blog/2025-07...
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