The Trumpettes 0
Thom talks with Mary Trump about Trump’s threats to commit war crimes against Iran and about the persons who are enabling and pretending that Donald Trump is, as my old doctor used to say, “within normal limitw” protecting Donald Trump.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we know, politeness is a family value.
Suffer the Children 0
Once again, we are prsented with evidence suggesting that that is not scripture, but, rather, a Republican fmaily value.
QOTD 0
John Nettles, in the voice of DCI Tom Barnaby, and Montserrat Lombard, in the voice of Philomena Bell
Bell: Seb says it’s the modern disease.
Barnaby: What is?
Bell: Chronic issatisfaction.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A worm engineered to eat your brain? At the Psychology Today website, Jeremy G. Schneider, explains how, despite being a machine that doesn’t think, but rather regurgitates, “AI is engineered to create the feeling of connection and understanding,”
I knew that was just coding, that this was the AI engagement engine at work.
Aside:
I am reminded of Harry Shearer’s suggestion from some months ago that “robots should talk like robots.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Republican Thought Police 0
If the truth hurts, why, just make it go away.
Real Big Men 0
Michael in Norfolk looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran and notes that
Follow the link for context.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
Lional Hampton and Benny Goodman improvise.
A False Idol 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Mary McNamara argues against the erection of a craven image. A snippet: