Awoke with a delightful song in my head.
jupiterwinter.bandcamp.com/track/seen

didn't they rename that to copilot?

your ai generated security report isn't worth the bytes used to store it. yes, storage is cheap. your report is wasting peoples time and costing tons of money. maybe spread less slop.

why not? but the free market! and they'll bring jobs! doesn't USA need new jobs and new manufacturing?

pro tip: follow evidence not fear

but the munchies!!!

I just realized, google is an ad company (this isnt' the realization). when waymo becomes widespread enough, google will be running ads in the cars through the car stereo, playing on the video screen. You'll probably have no ability to turn it off. Maybe an option to pay more for a ride without ads?

Industrial Grade Dunning Kruger YouTube video by Kiraa

pretty good take: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5_d...

I forgot that Stargate SG-1 did a Smurfs crossover episode with Gargamel.

The DNC and its corporate donors pressure democratic candidates to do the exact opposite of what the people want. This map proves it. #progressive #election2026 #democrats #dnc #economy TikTok video by The Worker Capitalist

I like this take on that: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gejjnR/

Iran released another LEGO inspired video. This one is specifically for Pete Hegseth.

cloud native: software which can't or is difficult to run on personal computers as it is natively targeted to run on someone else's computer.

WAT? plz go on. This seems so strange I can't even imagine.

Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook: "A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity! A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000. It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share. Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.) As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck. For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors. Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post: "The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense. Sign me up!"

Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"

SECRETARY RUBIO: Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, Irans had spent that money helping the people of Iran. They would have had a much different country.

objectively the funniest critique an american could level at another country

I don't understand this reporting. What really is happening: Hostile Regime Takes Canadian Mother Hostage With Her 7yo Daughter.
I don't understand why USA gets a pass. When other Abrahamic nations don't allow visitors to return home and lock them up, we call them hostages.

wait, you telling me the metro in DC is only 50 yrs old? They built all of that in only 50yrs? Why don't...
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waht?

The kindest thing to do would be to offer to pay to get the tattoo covered and when they decline, punching them, because they are a nazi.

The first thing I do every time I am on a team that is gutted by layoffs is find another place to work.

if it ain't an F150 or a Silverado, wtf are we even talking about?

yup!
Then I remembered my childhood and there were the nintendo kids who wanted to talk about mario and zelda and there were the rest of us, who had never seen an NES IRL.
It seems it has been this way for a long time.

The older I get, the more I realize just how much of pop culture is media consumption. It is rather disturbing TBH. Pop CULTure for sure.

Rockets & Penises in the Persian Gulf | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992) YouTube video by Official George Carlin

This says a lot about the current administration of the USA. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xG...

You've paid at a square terminal at a coffee shop or other retailer, right? It is them, along with Tidal, because dumb CEO wanted to hang out with JayZ, so he bought a music streaming company.

not funny

The say “I am alive” comic

I’m reminded of this comic almost every time I check LinkedIn

"Repairs have been completed and the road is open to traffic. "

i still think about your java blog

all.
the.
time.

the proven facts of java being better than javascript and

until.
now.
though.

have brought me joy for what? 20yrs now?

anyway, nice blog.