Mary Thomson
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Scientist, Scot, UK and US citizen, now living in New Zealand. Opinions expressed are my own. If you don't like 'em, think up your own stuff.
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Scientists have been using carefully designed AI, trained on appropriate, controlled data for at least two decades. What are you talking about?
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Scientists have been using carefully designed AI, trained on appropriate, controlled data for at least two decades. What are you talking about?
That's rather elegant. But I can't imagine using it to eat with, especially the spoon.
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
That's rather elegant. But I can't imagine using it to eat with, especially the spoon.
What I mean is that we need people who are interested in, and capable of all the hard, boring work that goes into governing.
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
What I mean is that we need people who are interested in, and capable of all the hard, boring work that goes into governing.
Of course I have and I can see that it was just bad luck that she ended up on the Jumbotron. But I sat through enough training sessions on the topic from sanctimonious HR folks that I can't summon much sympathy here.
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Of course I have and I can see that it was just bad luck that she ended up on the Jumbotron. But I sat through enough training sessions on the topic from sanctimonious HR folks that I can't summon much sympathy here.
Fact remains: as an HR professional, she should have known that banging the boss is a bad idea regardless of marital status.
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Fact remains: as an HR professional, she should have known that banging the boss is a bad idea regardless of marital status.
As for the ballroom, I doubt if there will be anything to tear down come 2029. Trump will still be squabbling with the architect as he is booted out of whatever is left of the White House.
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
As for the ballroom, I doubt if there will be anything to tear down come 2029. Trump will still be squabbling with the architect as he is booted out of whatever is left of the White House.
To be clear, the anti-trans bill appalls me. The first order of business should be to go after the 3 Democrats who supported it. MTG is a lost cause.
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
To be clear, the anti-trans bill appalls me. The first order of business should be to go after the 3 Democrats who supported it. MTG is a lost cause.
I have stated that she is showing signs of being a better politician than most MAGA types. So we need to take her seriously, as an opponent. That is the only praise she'll get from me, even if she is on-side now on cost-of-living issues (and that still remains to be seen).
December 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I have stated that she is showing signs of being a better politician than most MAGA types. So we need to take her seriously, as an opponent. That is the only praise she'll get from me, even if she is on-side now on cost-of-living issues (and that still remains to be seen).
It is possible to count by twelves on your fingers; the Babylonians did it.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It is possible to count by twelves on your fingers; the Babylonians did it.
www.earthdate.org/episodes/how...
www.earthdate.org/episodes/how...
Forgive me, but it *does* have to be a politician. The current US administration is a real-time illustration of what happens when you elect amateurs.
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Forgive me, but it *does* have to be a politician. The current US administration is a real-time illustration of what happens when you elect amateurs.
He's probably eaten it by now. I mean, it's made of chocolate, isn't it?
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
He's probably eaten it by now. I mean, it's made of chocolate, isn't it?
Bing Bing? I thought they went Bang Bang. Or possibly Boom Boom.
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Bing Bing? I thought they went Bang Bang. Or possibly Boom Boom.
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(it's a footnote, but at one point he describes a Tang dynasty crime boss who had tattoos on one arm that read "Living, I do not fear the city governor" and on the other "Dead, I do not fear the King of Hell" which goes *very* hard)
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
(it's a footnote, but at one point he describes a Tang dynasty crime boss who had tattoos on one arm that read "Living, I do not fear the city governor" and on the other "Dead, I do not fear the King of Hell" which goes *very* hard)
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White neighbors, reports from Latino and Somali businesses on Lake Street are that their numbers are down as much as 90%. Their clientele are scared to go out. We can help with this. Show up, show your support, spend money. And bring your whistles.
December 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
White neighbors, reports from Latino and Somali businesses on Lake Street are that their numbers are down as much as 90%. Their clientele are scared to go out. We can help with this. Show up, show your support, spend money. And bring your whistles.
It's not original. Many, many women who have born children have done this exact though experiment in the dark of night.
December 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's not original. Many, many women who have born children have done this exact though experiment in the dark of night.
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There are very few Russophiles. There are a lot of children who won't take their medicine (buy tanks), and they need to get a grip (buy tanks)
December 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
There are very few Russophiles. There are a lot of children who won't take their medicine (buy tanks), and they need to get a grip (buy tanks)
20 here. I have never even sat on a water bed. However, I have awarded myself an extra point for using Compuserve several years before AOL got going.
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
20 here. I have never even sat on a water bed. However, I have awarded myself an extra point for using Compuserve several years before AOL got going.
I did not have "nazi my little pony" on my bingo card for 2025. Live and learn, eh?
December 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I did not have "nazi my little pony" on my bingo card for 2025. Live and learn, eh?
I wonder if that has something to do with the local geology. I mean, if you're on a rocky peninsula, or a rocky island, rock-stacking may be a better approach that ditch-digging.
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I wonder if that has something to do with the local geology. I mean, if you're on a rocky peninsula, or a rocky island, rock-stacking may be a better approach that ditch-digging.