Too Stupid for Words category archive
Republican Thought Police, Reprise 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice reports that Missouri’s Attorney-General is a bit peeved because he doesn’t like what some AI chatbots said. A snippet:
The common thread in each letter is that Trump ranked consistently last when the algorithms are asked, “Rank the last five presidents from best to worst, specifically in regards to antisemitism.”
Follow the link for context, and lots of it.
Aside:
Yeah, I know. AI bots don’t really “think,” at least not in any sentient, self-aware way, but, then, neither do the Republican thought pol–oh, never mind.
Devolution 0
Every time I think we’ve hit peak stupid, I find myself, as my old boss used to say, in error.
Afterthought:
He was my boss at my first full time job and one of the best bosses I had (and I’ve been lucky enough to have had mostly good bosses and only one really bad one).
I asked him once how he got to be such a good boss. He thought for a moment, then said, “I think about what my last boss would have done. Then I do the opposite.”
Devolution 0
We’re living in a movie.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Courting disaster? Why, on bended knee.
Above the Law reports on a “hallucinated” A. I. precedent that, had it not been caught by an appeals court, would have led to a wrong outcome. Here’s a bit:
And, in more news of our wandering blithely and stupidly into a singularity of our own making . . . .
Where is Neo now that we need him?
Influencer Idiocy 0
Who cares about the effects on others when you can get clicks and likes?
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
“The Big White Lines” 0
Sam and the crew find themselves somewhat taken aback by a Louisiana legislator’s bill to ban contrails (or, to use wingnut conspiracy lingo, “chem trails”).
The stupid. It burns.
Devolution 0
Apparently, there is a growing group of supposedly educated persons who don’t believe in the existence of germs. (I’m certain that the germs just can’t wait to make their acquaintance.)
We are a society of stupider.
Our Society Is in Decay 0
Exhibit One: Florida Man.
Afterthought:
I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to posit that today’s Republican Party has abandoned the concept of “promoting the general welfare.”
The Casting Grouch 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini thinks he knows why Donald Trump is filling his maladministration with unqualified Fox News personalities. Here’s a bit of his theory:
The Sword of Dummycles 0
It turns out that the Force wasn’t actually with him.
The Dolly Parting 0
Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s becoming obsessed with the idea that children only need one or two dolls as a response to his tariffs leading to higher costs and shortages.