Looking at the list my other thought is: gee I hope you have enough coffee on hand America. Retaliatory efforts could mean this list that is basically a whose who of coffee exporters really hits that morning beverage.

I mean sounds like a great way to go?

I have not watched the 3rd one and given how angry the 2nd one made me with its terrible movie garbage, I'm not even inclined to stream it for free later like did the 2nd one.

I don't think it's that unpopular opinion in a a group that knows what good movies are. The first one was alright. The second one... my house full on turned into Red Letter Media like anger with my brother and I angrily shouting at the screen about the plot holes and inconsistencies.

Because there is and never was a strategy. Even writing the phrase "vague strategy" gives it more weight than it should have because it implies there is even a vague one.

The phrase I use at work to explain is: LLMs generate responses via a probability simulation of what an actual artificial intelligence might respond. There is a huge difference between thought and comprehension versus what a LLM does.

Nailed it.

That's the one! And hey you need that manual since the copy protection was asking you to identify a spell level / number from the manual to play the game.

I have a huge soft spot for the M&M series as M&M 2 was the first crpg I ever played. Xeen combined was great though. Total War Warhammer Mortal (1 and 2 combined) or Immortal Empires (1 2 and 3 combined) is the only similar thing I've ever encountered.

Oof. BofA was a nuisance to everyone I knew who used it when I lived in California. Same bullshit. Haven’t had an issue with my current bank, but they are only good for checking. Every other account type sucks with them too.

Oh I get it, they’re asking for per diem similar to Viking River cruises, but I am hella skeptical they can deliver that. We paid about 250$ for the daytrip on the Cumbres and Toltec steam trains in New Mexico. Great scenery but a ride that will beat you up swaying on the old tracks.

That’s a hell of a lot for two days, but that’s the actual train bits.

I had to look, the train itself is two days and ranges 1700-2700$. The larger packages they are advertising are a bunch of bus and hotel all inclusive before and after the trains. But even the lowest 1700$ train ticket is all inclusive luxury type stuff: food, alcohol, overnight hotel transport.

Yeah I get it. Your story resonates having thought I'd lost a dog before only to find the stupid idiot waiting for me back at home like nothing happened.

I too am sad you didn't get the Spiro perp picture in the squad car.

I mean that’s pretty direct but even without it, AI tools for customer research now can link it out through internet context. We tested one at work and it listed about 75% of everyone’s personal number when pressed for more phone numbers to try. I hated that.

Ah yes, the only company whose stock is even more overvalued than Tesla.