Have yourself a merry Davidmas
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Life long New Englander living in NYC. Technology, Transformation, Coder, Curmudgeon.
We are currently clean on OPSEC.
We are currently clean on OPSEC.
Nobel prize winner makes sure guy who desperately wanted to win doesn’t destroy her boat in illegal attack:
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that [The US Military] would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that [The US Military] would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Exclusive | Disguised and in Danger: How a Nobel Peace Prize Winner Escaped Venezuela
Opposition leader María Corina Machado slipped through 10 military checkpoints to reach a fishing boat bound for Curaçao and a private jet headed to Norway.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Nobel prize winner makes sure guy who desperately wanted to win doesn’t destroy her boat in illegal attack:
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that [The US Military] would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
“We coordinated that she was going to leave by a specific area so that [The US Military] would not blow up the boat,” said the person close to the operation.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Individuals should be allowed to sue officers that violate these laws personally, otherwise it’s just the city via tax payers covering the bill. This will not stop bad actors.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-bil...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-bil...
NYC bill would allow individuals to sue for violations of sanctuary laws
The measure follows recent cases where jail and NYPD staff were determined to have improperly aided federal immigration efforts.
gothamist.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Individuals should be allowed to sue officers that violate these laws personally, otherwise it’s just the city via tax payers covering the bill. This will not stop bad actors.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-bil...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-bil...
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Re-watched Iron Man 2 yesterday and I had completely forgot about the Musk cameo. A regrettable choice for the director, I’m sure.
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Re-watched Iron Man 2 yesterday and I had completely forgot about the Musk cameo. A regrettable choice for the director, I’m sure.
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
They will also change the laws of physics to resolve inevitable latency issues.
“In a decade, Pichai said that it'll be normal to build extraterrestrial data centers”.
And he’s definitely not the only one speaking about the *necessity* of data centers in space. Apparently the planet is not big enough for their scaling “laws”.
www.businessinsider.com/google-proje...
And he’s definitely not the only one speaking about the *necessity* of data centers in space. Apparently the planet is not big enough for their scaling “laws”.
www.businessinsider.com/google-proje...
Sundar Pichai says Google will start building data centers in space, powered by the sun, in 2027
Google announced Project Suncatcher earlier this month. CEO Sundar Pichai now says it could begin building data centers in space as soon as 2027.
www.businessinsider.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
They will also change the laws of physics to resolve inevitable latency issues.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
The are no surprises here. Research finds that 95% of agentic AI projects have been a failure and most ai agents fall apart after only a few degrees of complexity. The reality does not live up to anything near the hype chirped out by consultants and developers.
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The are no surprises here. Research finds that 95% of agentic AI projects have been a failure and most ai agents fall apart after only a few degrees of complexity. The reality does not live up to anything near the hype chirped out by consultants and developers.
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The soul’s escaping, through this hole that it’s gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a new world order
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a new world order
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The soul’s escaping, through this hole that it’s gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a new world order
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a new world order
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MORE: Under questioning by the judge, prosecutor Tyler Lemons said that he’s under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether there is a declination memo recommending against the prosecution of Comey
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
MORE: Under questioning by the judge, prosecutor Tyler Lemons said that he’s under orders from the Deputy Attorney Generals’s office not to disclose whether there is a declination memo recommending against the prosecution of Comey
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From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The White House is pro sexual predator
NEW: The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The White House is pro sexual predator
We got better predictions about the future from a 1993 Trapper Keeper.
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We got better predictions about the future from a 1993 Trapper Keeper.
The disgraced financier’s recently released documents are steeped in a [rapey] world that is all but gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The disgraced financier’s recently released documents are steeped in a [rapey] world that is all but gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/s...
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
5 minutes into All Her Fault and I’m already angry that the lead character should have called the cops 30 minutes ago. Why do they write them so dumb?
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
5 minutes into All Her Fault and I’m already angry that the lead character should have called the cops 30 minutes ago. Why do they write them so dumb?
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Three of my neighbors were forcibly illegally detained over night by masked ICE agents who refused to show ID, my youngest kid died of measles, and I can’t afford to feed the other two, but at least I sleep easy at night knowing the damn Jew at the bagel shop has to say “Merry Christmas” this year.
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Three of my neighbors were forcibly illegally detained over night by masked ICE agents who refused to show ID, my youngest kid died of measles, and I can’t afford to feed the other two, but at least I sleep easy at night knowing the damn Jew at the bagel shop has to say “Merry Christmas” this year.