Too Venal for Words category archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A co-conspirator? Per ABC News,
Online resellers using AI to pretend to be mom-and-pop stores
Afterthought:
I recently bought a new cell phone, because my old one, after many years of faithful service, had reached EOL. Its battery was no longer holding a charge. It was a damned fine phone, but stuff does wear out.
The new one will not stop nagging me to use its AI bot, and I can’t make the nagbot go away.
Maybe I’m just old-fashioned, but I prefer real intelligence to the artificial fake.
Suffer the Children 0
As has been well established by now, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
The Art of the Steal 0
Mediaite takes a look at the White House crypto con.
The Rule of Lawless 0
The Trump maladministration to federal prosecutors: Forget the law. If you don’t do it our way, we’ll find someone who will.
Scamalot 0
At SFgate, Gillian Mohney,tells the story of the bear that wasn’t.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders,
Republican Thought Police Dept.
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If the truth hurts, why, just make it go away.
Parks and Wrecks 0
Apparently, the Trump maladministration thinks it hasn’t done enough damage to the National Parks and is planning to do more.
Signs of the Times 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire sees an ominous sign: the banner of Dear Leader Donald Trump hanging from the Department of (sic) Justice. A snippet:
Below his face, the banner says, “Make America Safe Again.”
Somehow, though, the banner doesn’t evoke safety. I can’t think of another instance in history when heads of state hung pictures of themselves from the sides of public buildings that didn’t end badly.
If you know of an exception, please share it with me.
The Medicine Show 0
Rebecca Watson finds herself–er–somewhat taken aback by the Trump maladministration’s willingness to put the public’s health in the hands of quacks.
Or you can read the transcript.