Monday, December 16, 2024

Today's news and jokes

I'm more interested in this bowl game than the playoffs







(See also: Skinwalker Ranch)





"Officers also strip-searched people they did not arrest"





("Last week, Palestinian security forces tried to arrest several PIJ and Hamas militants who stole Palestinian security forces vehicles and used them for an armed parade through the refugee camp")





Chinese laser scientist ‘Crazy Li’ arms small drones with metal-cutting beam: Researchers have developed a new device which will enable small drones to shoot powerful lasers – something once thought impossible. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

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— Nathan Attrill (@nathanattrill.bsky.social) December 14, 2024 at 4:55 PM
(Just choosing to believe China has a laser savant named Crazy Li)







AI is decadent, as least as it’s deployed in the liberal arts. It’s extraordinarily expensive tech, producible only by exploiting vast amounts of unseen labor, to produce things that are not only ugly but with utter indifference toward their factuality. It exists solely to exist. That’s decadence.

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— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce.com) December 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM






when someone is rude to me it always reminds me of the book 1984

— JP (@jpbrammer.bsky.social) December 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM








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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) December 15, 2024 at 9:12 PM






























Here's something I wish Marvel (and DC) would still do for their non-representative front covers.

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— Mike Sterling, Comics Guy (@mikester.bsky.social) November 1, 2024 at 5:57 PM






@runthasht

♬ original sound - leah






@beckypugl When you can’t be trusted around the office potluck lunch….don’t worry lots of pets were had instead. #dogsoftiktok #dogfriendly #dogfriendlyoffice #corporate ♬ All By Myself - Cรฉline Dion






@bayrayd Replying to @Destiny McIntosh everyone needs to compliment Chase in the comments to make him feel better about himself #dog #funnydog #bordercollie #clingy #cutedog ♬ original sound - Baylee Demaree






@mamarenee0318 #americanbully #xlbully #bullybreed #adoptadog #dogsoftiktok #americanbullylover #dogmom #dogdad #mansbestfriend #youvegotafriendinme ♬ Stealthy mischief(1088178) - KBYS






@brittany_olive

I just came in for a billet strap and was accosted @championsaddlery

♬ Funny - Gold-Tiger






@mieshellex I really thought i was losing it ๐Ÿ˜‚#kangaroo #randomfinds #marshallsfinds #kangarootok #bottomlessmimosa #fyp #foryou #exoticpets #ohmygod ♬ OH MA GAWD - ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐Ÿธ




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