In that context, it would have been kind of funny if they’d called the band The New Lou Who, and done a few covers of songs by The Who.

Nothing beats el fantasma teleprónter caliente!

I now have this mental image of someone storming into the DMV office, quivering with rage and distress, and screaming at bewildered employees there because a completely unrelated auto mechanic was being a dick about an auto repair.

But I’m really curious if your hypothesis is correct.

I think they still have one member who’s been there from the beginning (Neal Schon). But they are getting really close to meeting OP’s criteria.

I thought 2025 was supposed to be “the moment” for AI PCs. Dell and other manufacturers were sure as hell spamming the shit out of that premise in their incessant online ads. But then it all fell through because of the sagging economy on Main Street, and the fact that many people didn’t like AI being forced down they’re proverbial throats. So yeah, 2026 won’t be any better for this ill-thought out marketing strategy.

Allut’s deathbed confession forms the bulk of the French police records of the case [about Picaud]. The detailed description of Picaud’s experiences in prison, which could not have been known to Allut, were supposedly dictated to him by the ghost of Father Torri.

Hmm, all sounds pretty sketchy. More like a screenplay itself than solid, verifiable facts.

That must be why they are doing okay, haha.

The original creator of Twitter and now creator of Bluesky and whatever this thing that’s falling off the rails is.

Basically another billionaire living in his own little bubble and huffing his own farts too much.

Good point. Hopefully it works for his friend.

I was talking in more general terms. Most of the time people don’t want to open their mind to a different perspective. That’s awesome that OP’s friend is bucking that trend!

The Brainwashing Of My Dad?

Yeah, that’s a good one.

The problem is the recipient has to be receptive to their bias and intolerance. And most either aren’t or actively revel in it.

Sounds about right, unfortunately.

I read a bit of the article and watched most of the YouTube video embedded in it. It’s definitely worth a read/watch.

The video narrator keeps going back to the argument “they didn’t tell the agents to do XYZ!” Yeah no shit, that’s the whole point behind agents! They are autonomous and extrapolate actions based on the situation they find themselves in. The implication the guy is trying to make is that these agents are sentient, which is a stretch and a bit misleading.

But… it’s still a really interesting series of exercises. Especially the Minecraft one. And if nothing else it gives researchers pointers about how they can improve agent decision-making, and everyone more insight into how they operate.

Hmm, interesting. Thanks for the insight.

“It’s a very empathetic place,” she says of Reddit. “For my wedding, I’ve found help emotionally, logistically and inspiration-wise.”

Empathetic? Really?! On reddit?!!

Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of good people still using it. But there are a ton of assholes and trolls poisoning a lot of discussions, deliberately antagonizing people, or derailing conversations with pedantic bullshit.

If she thinks Reddit is empathetic she’d be blown away by most of the Fediverse.

Apparently images alone don’t work. It has to be a video following a very specific set of instructions (looking to one side, then to the other, then straight ahead - or something like that).

But your point still stands. Apparently a lot of kids are getting around this by using AI generated videos, or having a parent do it for them, or just drawing giving facial hair onto themselves.

Yes, it’s definitely worse than Discord. Discord without age verification is still mostly usable. Roblox without it isn’t.

The silver lining for me is that my kids have basically abandoned the platform now. I told them I’m not sending their IDs in because there’s such a huge risk of a data breach.

I believe when you split them up like this (one piece per car) they are called sectionals. Or if you’re JD Vance: sexualnals.

🎶 my heart will go on! 🎶

Elderly Rose as she jumps off the ship: lol, not fucking likely!

Master and Commander

Stoat it is then.

I agree with you on Biden’s accomplishments (at least in the first half of his term - he kind of tailed off in the last year or two). But I know some people feel very strongly that he didn’t get anything of note done.

My point is that regardless of whether he got a lot of things done, and regardless of either you after with what he did… he and his staff did it quietly and calmly. And as a result America (and the world) weren’t flooded with insane crap. And I really really miss that.

The constant barrage of insane statements and actions from the current US administration. It’s exhausting (by design).

Say what you want about the Biden Administration. It did since good things, and it did since bad things. But it just ran the country in a mostly quiet way. And if nothing else, it was nice to not hear crazy shit from it every fucking day.