Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Today's news and jokes







("A sheriff in Ohio who made disparaging remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris and immigrants on social media suggested that residents compile a list of addresses where they see yard signs in support of the Democratic presidential nominee.") ("Days after making comments about supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris critics have described as hateful, Portage County Sheriff ... has finally spoken out, defending his actions and declaring them protected by his right to free speech.")





("The NYPD initially said police recovered a knife at the scene, but on Monday said it was a different knife than the one Mickles allegedly had. An unknown man walked off with Mickles' knife in the aftermath of the shooting and is being sought for removing the weapon from the scene, according to police officials.")





(Reuters headline from July: "How Hezbollah used pagers and couriers to counter Israel's high tech surveillance") (They may have repeatedly massaged that headline in light of events) (A related headline from a few days ago: "South Korea's military recently removed about 1,300 Chinese-made surveillance cameras installed at bases, concerned about potential security risks")





(The "Autocado machine can get an avocado peeled and seeded within 26 seconds, according to Chipotle")





(I don't believe AI (let alone resource consumption due to AI use) is mentioned in the article.)





(The article suggests the company is retouching images of the players from college games to make it look like they were wearing NFL uniforms.)













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