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I bet if we found a way to harness grave spinning, and attached it to Orwell's grave, the mankind would have free energy for decades, if not longer.

Every day, more evidence..  

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/airbnb-guests-check-rental-find-startling-discovery-wall

Not making  light of it, as its a bad thing.   But we now have another summer of Canadian fires that are effecting tons of states  ( and of course up there too ). As bad as it gets, and seems like every year now, i'm surprised they even have any trees left to burn.

and along those lines, one consolation is now that its in full force here, its a constant haze keeping the sun from cooking me if i go out.   Still too freaking hot for me, but not being directly baked.. is good.

Fri Jul 17 2026 09:52:48 EDT from Nurb432

Not making  light of it, as its a bad thing.   But we now have another summer of Canadian fires that are effecting tons of states  ( and of course up there too ). As bad as it gets, and seems like every year now, i'm surprised they even have any trees left to burn.

Technically its not free if its being paid for by ads you have to suffer thru...

Lesson learned, when you have friends over that you trust, check your PC before you do stuff.   Else some processes may quit, and you might look stupid.    

• So Sam Altman, publicly has denounced open access to AI models and has been trying to even restrict access.   ( of course he has, hes a d-head scumbag who cheated his way to where he is now ).
• Recently one of his products 'somehow we don't know how but it broke out' attacked and hacked HuggingFace, the premier open access AI company.  
• They tried to ask his AI for help, it refused. Go figure.
• Only an open model saved their ass.
• Now that the truth is out, they wont even reimburse HF for the damage, or really even discus their criminal transgressions.
• NVIDIA ( ick.. ) Just now created a open pro-securty AI org.  Guess who didnt want to join.

Accident my foot. that man should be in jail. Even if it wasnt "directed" he "steered" and i bet they knew what was going on. 

It is safe to ignore any and all of the "omg AI is teh dangerous" nonsense.  These are publicity stunts being pushed by the tech bros who own the companies.

Whether it's "AI has gone rogue" or "AI needs to be regulated" or "AI is going to break into your house and have tea and cookies with your dog" it's all just snake oil salesmanship trying to get people to pay attention.

"Marketing"

But, its working. So many people are falling for it, its disgusting.  

Sat Aug 01 2026 10:38:19 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

It is safe to ignore any and all of the "omg AI is teh dangerous" nonsense.  These are publicity stunts being pushed by the tech bros who own the companies.

Whether it's "AI has gone rogue" or "AI needs to be regulated" or "AI is going to break into your house and have tea and cookies with your dog" it's all just snake oil salesmanship trying to get people to pay attention.

I live in Phoenix. My pool is 97. The heat index never drops below 102 right now. Buckle up, buttercup. 

And if you like what Washington had to say, look into Franklin. He, Sir Francis Drake, and Winston Churchill are my heroes - but a little less on Churchill. Franklin was a complete manwhore. He spent all his time during the start of the revolution in Europe f'kin his way across the continent. But he was also smart. He would have been a Citadel user, without a doubt if he were alive in our time. 

Sat Jul 04 2026 13:03:33 EDT from Nurb432

I realize its summer and it gets hot.  But really.. Mother nature, can you lay off a little bit? 90 heat index when its dark.. like at 11 pm is a bit overkill...

I just stay indoors as much as possible instead. And the top of the jeep, stays up.  Wish i had moved where i wanted to when i got out of college. But wasn't doable at the time.

Sun Aug 02 2026 01:17:51 EDT from ParanoidDelusions

I live in Phoenix. My pool is 97. The heat index never drops below 102 right now. Buckle up, buttercup. 

 

So on the town i grew up group ( yes. fb, its rare i go, but once in a while to check out events and stuff before i take the dog out and get flooded with people ) someone posted a commented about some idiot on a bike, buzzing around people across the double yellow line at 3x the speed limit, in a rather curvy area.  AND flew past a sheriff in the process, who didn't even bother to blink his lights.

The response she got from some? "Well, no one got hurt, you should be aware of your surroundings anyway" and "welcome to the county" and "what is your complaint with this"  WTF is wrong with people today?

I get you can disagree with some laws as they are wrong, but when your illegal actions endanger others and are the entire point of those laws, you are in the wrong. Period.