They’re not even going after a private company. They are going after one (now) ex-employee.

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I didn’t know ABC still existed, or that Kimmel was on them.

“We need to know how dangerous these skibidi people are, how safe our toilets are from them, and if they are vulnerable to labubu attacks!”

I’m kind of hoping the likes of Colbert, Kimmel, and Meyers move to Canada and keep on broadcasting their stuff on a new Internet-only streaming network. I don’t agree with all of their jokes and content, but they provide an invaluable counterpoint. And at least up there they will be a lot more free.

Also, how long before this administration comes for The Daily Show.

There’s are still some consumer TVs out there that allow you to use the green without an Internet connection. Although they are kinda rare these days.

Sony Bravia. Because I just did this last year. My old TV was also a Bravia, and it lasted about 15 years. One big selling feature for me was that you can set it up as either a smart TV, or a ‘basic’ TV that doesn’t require an Internet connection and doesn’t pester you for one.

Archived link to article.

So what does “a peaceful national divorce” entail? Because that’s article doesn’t really elaborate on it.

Do they want to relocate anyone they deem to be the enemy to the West Coast and then ‘build a wall’ down the Rockies? That sounds closest to a national divorce to me. But I suspect their version would involve ‘removing’ people they dislike while ceding no territory.

The messages in the car windows in that thumbnail… “RIP Charlie Kirk” and then “choose kindness”.

Kirk was frequently saying intolerant things about people he deemed to be his team’s enemies. Which could account for the majority of the population. I agree with some others that it was wrong that he was assassinated. But his legacy must not be sugar-coated, and we shouldn’t pretend that he didn’t say some hurtful stuff to mostly innocent people.

Amen. I’ve tried the vibe coding thing but it’s frustrating because a) too often the AI output has some profound problems and it gets annoying ‘babysitting’ it; and b) I usually prefer the challenge of figuring out syntax and implementation issues myself.

If something is taking too long I’ll ask the LLM. But I feel like if I do this too much my skill set will atrophy and I’ll lose my sharpness. So it’s a balancing act.

But this brings up another wider question: where is the line between “occasionally getting AI help” and “vibe coding”? Surely it’s subjective.

Unilever probably owns all the copyrights on their flavors, and maybe on dinner other stuff like production processes.

Surely they kind of knew what they were getting themselves into back in 2000 when they sold their company to Unilever? I know that was 25 years ago now. But multinational corporations have been acting this is way for a long time.

Not like most of the others. Eh?

both sides began to move away from the center until they’re not able to even communicate with each other in good faith

I don’t necessarily agree with this point. The right has moved much further from the center, and a decent chunk of the left has let themselves be dragged halfway there in the wake. A lot of American ‘liberals’ are considered right wing in other countries (especially European countries). That’s always been true to a degree. But now it’s becoming more pronounced. But to add extra noise, there’s a portion of the left who are not more firebrand and have pulled further to the left. So the spread of ‘liberals’ goes a long way across the spectrum. Which also explains some of the fragmentation.

“Cancel culture is wrong… except when it helps us.”

“States rights need to be protected… except when they get in our way.”

“The debt ceiling is sacrosanct… except when we’re in power.”

“The separation of church and state… only applies to non-Christian religions.”

“The establishment pedo-ring must be destroyed… except when one of our guys is at the center of it.”

“Political assassinations are intolerable… but not the ones that target our enemies, they are fine.”

The list goes on and on.

Cars 4? Interesting.

It’s almost like he’s full of shit and he’s nothing but a snake oil salesman, eh.

They’ve been talking about replacing software developers with automated/AI systems for a quarter of a century. Probably longer then that, in fact.

We’re definitely closer to that than ever. But there’s still a huge step between some rando vibe coding a one page web app and developers augmenting their work with AI, and someone building a complex, business rule heavy, heavy load, scalable real world system. The chronic under-appreciation of engineering and design experience continues unabated.

Anthropic, Open AI, etc? They will continue to hype their own products with outrageous claims. Because that’s what gets them more VC money. Grifters gonna grift.

He sounds like a gnat on speed.

Government when Banksy creates artwork critical of their rivals: “Haha, so true! We’ll let this fine artwork stay up.”

Government when Banksy creates artwork critical of them: “Our feelings are hurt and we’re removing this vile graffiti post-haste!”

So that’s how he and Melania got together?