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It’s Bubblelicious 0

What’s bubblelicious? you may ask.

Per Hillary Remy in the Charlotte Observer, according to the Warren Buffett’s Buffett Indicator, the economy is about as bubblelicious as it’s ever been.

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Fly the Fiendly Skies, Reprise 0

Back when I was a road warrior, jetting off on business trips once and sometimes twice a month. Southwest was my preferred airline.

I’m pretty sure that would not be the case today

(And, no, I would have not been subject the “tax” referred to at the link.).

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

Worthy of trust? Security maven Bruce Schneier points out that

The promise of personal AI assistants rests on a dangerous assumption: that we can trust systems we haven’t made trustworthy. We can’t.

Follow the link for his reasoning.

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American Stasi 0

Mary Trump follows the money.

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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0

A step forward? SFGate’s Drew Magary minces no words:

. . . AI is garbage.

Follow the link for more unminced words.

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Microplastics People You’re Such a Drag 0

Cartoon showing man eveolving from Australopithecus to Homo habilus to Homo eerectus to Home neandertalensis to Homo sapiens to Microplasticansis.

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Restrained of Trade 0

Two men at a bar.  Man One:  I had it all, then, poof! my telemarketing business was gone.  Man Two: Oh, my.  Man One:  Now I'll be on disability for the rest of my life.  Man TwoP  Gee, that's rough.  So what put you disability?  A car wreck?  Man One:  No.  Worse.  Much worse.  I grew a conscience.  Man Two, looking towards barkeep:  Check, please.

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This New Gilded Age 0

At Above the Law, Joe Patrice notes that, in real estate price-fixing management company RealPage’s own words, the price-fix was in.

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A Free Pass for Plutocrats 0

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“Whose Lifetime?” 0

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Noses and Grindstones 0

Frame One:  Manager yelling at employee making burgers:  This is drive-through.  You have to work faster!  Faster!  Frame Two:  Manager to employee holding a reddened arm:  It's only a grease burn.  No need for the E. R.  Just put these condiment packs on it.  (Note:  True story.)  Frame Three:  Customer:  Are you stupid!  I said NO PICKLES!  Employee:  But you didn't say . . . Customer:  Get the manager!  Frame Four:  Employee tugging garbage bag to dumpster thinks,

Via Job’s Anger.

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The Voter Fraud Fraud and Machine Politics 0

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The Pusher Men 0

Transcript here.

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How Far Will Wells-Fargo 0

As usual, too damned far.

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The “Clean Coal” Con 0

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Everybody Must Get Fracked 0

Well, almost everybody.

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Everybody Must Get Fracked 0

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

Mother Goose with two pets in carriers at airline ticket counter:  I'd like you to fly my dog to Tulsa and my cat to Dayton.  Ticket agent:  Sorry, ma'am, this airline can't do that.  Mother Goose:  Why not?  You did it last week.


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Protected Data 0

Reporter to Equifax rep:

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

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