Apparently not!

https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-intelligence-declining-trends

Thank goodness we are finally hiring based on merit!

Good. Don’t let the door hit you.

Gonna miss out on those sweet hamberders

Have we reached the point where we don’t even bother to make up a fake crime or improper behavior the official is supposed to have committed that justifies their impeachment?

He should just be impeached because he ruled against Musk doing what he wants? I guess I appreciate the honesty.

A man like Trump only gets more unhinged as tie goes by and his increasingly insane behavior goes unchecked. We utterly failed to stop him in the US. Having completely conquered America he is now setting his sights on the World. If he knew history I wouldn’t be surprised to hear him comparing himself to Alexander the Great.

His past aversion to military adventures in the Middle East was literally the only thing I appreciated about him, but now that’s gone by the wayside.

Buckle up, world… Don’t underestimate him.

I have been watching Conan Without Borders and just coincidentally watched a 2019 episode where he goes to Greenland to arrange for its sale to the US. This was from the last time Trump was making noise about wanting Greenland during his first term.

It was pretty funny. Needless to say the people of Greenland were less than jazzed about the prospect of joining the US.

No, that’s fair. Annoying but not difficult.

This is also 99% of Windows users

But then you have to wait 45 minutes for Windows update to spin, and potentially hang in the middle

Man, I had this on VHS and haven’t thought about it in a long time! Such a fun movie with so many memorable scenes. The tree climbing, the tiger biting that guy’s leg off… I need to see this again!

The funny thing is AI is not really mentioned in the rest of the article. I don’t think any of the new technology being introduced has anything to do with AI.

I guess “AI” is just a synonym for “new stuff” now.

The “to dispense” instructions are interesting. Put a tube 3/4 of the way into the water, pinch it, and then “pull downward 12 to 18 inches”… good way to create a vacuum and start the siphon action without putting your mouth on the tube.

I think you’re mixing two different things here. Discussions about unions, working conditions, workplace policies, fairness, etc. have a direct bearing on the workplace and the people in it. Yes, these things are political but they also directly impact the workplace and the people in the organization. I think these topics are all fine.

That’s different from Pam in HR reminding you that she Stands With Israel when you work in a company that has no connection at all to Israel, weapons manufacturing, etc. Or maybe they want to harass you for your own views or trade in conspiracy theories. Their co-workers are a captive audience for these rants because they have to deal with these people to do their jobs.

To me it’s not about loving capitalism, it’s about not wanting yet one more sphere of life to be a stage for performative displays of tribal affiliation.

Yeah this game was great… I must have played it after other Sonic games had come out. I never knew this was his first appearance. Such a cool piece of history!

Did the car have windshield wipers that you had to turn on when you got mud on the windshield or am I mixing this up with a different game?

We have oil tycoons run our climate summits, so sure, why not.

Maybe we can get SBF and Bernie Madoff to put something together on fiscal responsibility.

Also more surface area, so it will warm up sooner (I think?)

The Intercept has a long, detailed piece on NYT’s coverage claiming systemic sexual violence on 10/7:

https://theintercept.com/2024/02/28/new-york-times-anat-schwartz-october-7/

I knew the Times leaned pro-Israel, but this report was pretty surprising in terms of failing to meet basic journalistic standards.

Ears turn out to be a good way to recognize individuals. Ear biometrics is an evolving area.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7594944/

Recently watched this with my kids after not seeing it since being a kid myself. My pet theory is that it’s about coping with the death of a grandparent. When the scientists take E.T. away and hook him up to all the machines, it’s like the experience of seeing grandma or grandpa in intensive care with tubes, ventilators, etc. We see things through the kid’s eyes and there is a vague sense that the scientists are supposed to be trying to keep E.T. alive, but it looks like they are killing him.

In the end, the beloved companion E.T. goes up into the sky but says he will always be with Elliot in a sense (my memories of this part are pretty vague, but I think there was some message along these lines). Maybe this is just my personal experience, but it really brought back memories of going to see my grandparents in hospitals that were kind of threatening to me as a kid, and the idea that your relative is up in heaven now.