My Spanish is mediocre, but typically can get me from A to B without a lot of misunderstandings. I was driving back from the Mall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and my very British GPS decided to route me via "Calle Ajore." Now everybody uses abbreviations for the word "street" - and in Spanish uses "C." For "Calle" just like English uses "St."
So, I'm battling traffic, and Lady Winifred Windsor the GPS advises me to "Turn right to see a whore."
The video shows Michael Yon making false claims regarding so-called “terrorists coming across the border being funded by Jewish money.” Yon was speaking at a “Take Back Our Border” convoy in Texas....
My daughter (4) is very into exploring cities, homes and villages in Skyrim, feeding aliens in No Man’s Sky, and cleaning houses in House Flipper. She gets annoyed in games like House Flipper because she can’t leave the property to explore all of the visible houses on the block. I’d like to find other PC games that are...
What's the underwater game that came out a few years ago? Your spaceship crashes in the ocean of a cold planet, and you explore and make bases, and solve a mystery... SubZero or something?
“Why Do So Many Music Venues Use Ticketmaster?” “What’s It Like to Train to Be a Sushi Chef?” “How Do Martial Artists Break Concrete Blocks?” If you were looking for answers to such questions 10 years ago, your best resource for finding a thorough, expert-informed response likely would have been one of the most...
I'd say there was a period before reddit hit its pinnacle where Quora was significantly better. Probably more than 10 years ago, though, and only for a few years. I remember when I started spending more time on Reddit than Quora.
We always hear about song lyrics that we deeply connect to on a personal level, but what about ones that are the opposite of your experiences and/or vibe? I’ll start first:...
I’ll start: I tried to move a bookshelf while drunk about 6 years ago and tore a tendon in my shoulder pretty damn good. It still bothers me sometimes if I move it wrong or sleep on it wrong.
As an American who has spent time in Oz, I can clarify. In Oz, what you call tomato sauce is what we call ketchup/catsup. In the US, tomato sauce is either the primary ingredient in things like spaghetti sauce, or it can be used to differentiate a red spaghetti sauce from something like an alfredo sauce.
Source: asked if I wanted tomato sauce at Macca's.
In 1995, 1/4 of Americans started to lose their minds because TV had girls kissing girls, black people, and Mexicans. 6 years later, something bad happened, another 8% of Americans lost their minds, and turned to White Prosperity Jesus, conspiracy theories, and ultra nationalism to salve their weary souls.
Then a black guy got elected president. This, combined with 20 years or growing income inequality drove another 8-10% berserk.
In response, they found the closest thing they could find to White Prosperity Jesus, Creepy Orange Prosperity Uncle, and banded behind him, in a quivering hope that he'd send all the funny looking colored and gay people someplace far away like Mexico, the capital of Africa or something, so that good uneducated people who work 20 hours a week could afford a 4-bedroom house and a Camaro, like it was when their grandpa was growing up.
This guy must be a hoot at the buffet. Standing there with a plate of game-hen, roe, peach pie, and jalapenos asking the waitress for a Red Bull with toothpaste.
Apparently, stealing other people’s work to create product for money is now “fair use” as according to OpenAI because they are “innovating” (stealing). Yeah. Move fast and break things, huh?...
Try to train a human comedian to make jokes without ever allowing him to hear another comedian's jokes, never watching a movie, never reading a book or magazine, never watching a TV show. I expect the jokes would be pretty weak.
I haven't used C since 1995, but in my recollection, they're needed so that the compiler can do type-checking (to the extent possible) in other files that use the function.
Discovery returns to screens April 4th (universeodon.com)
Last season for DISCO, will we see it finally grow a beard and everyone be raging no 6?
How does my navigation system determine the specific wording it uses about each turn when giving directions?
For example, if it says “bear left” versus “turn left”, what process is it using to make that nuanced judgment?...
McDonald's is promising 'attention to affordability' after the price of Big Mac meals hits $18 (fortune.com)
Masturbation abstinence is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried (www.npr.org)
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Texas Border Convoy Descends into Antisemitism (www.newsweek.com)
The video shows Michael Yon making false claims regarding so-called “terrorists coming across the border being funded by Jewish money.” Yon was speaking at a “Take Back Our Border” convoy in Texas....
Seeking: Kid-friendly Adventure/Exploration Games (PC)
My daughter (4) is very into exploring cities, homes and villages in Skyrim, feeding aliens in No Man’s Sky, and cleaning houses in House Flipper. She gets annoyed in games like House Flipper because she can’t leave the property to explore all of the visible houses on the block. I’d like to find other PC games that are...
How Quora Died (slate.com)
“Why Do So Many Music Venues Use Ticketmaster?” “What’s It Like to Train to Be a Sushi Chef?” “How Do Martial Artists Break Concrete Blocks?” If you were looking for answers to such questions 10 years ago, your best resource for finding a thorough, expert-informed response likely would have been one of the most...
Biden sweeps away his rivals in the Democratic race (intlmonitor.com)
Biden received more than 90% of the votes, compared to less than 10% of his only two competitors on the ballot.
Most Republicans aren’t aware of Trump’s various legal issues (www.washingtonpost.com)
Non-paywall link...
What's the most unrelatable song lyric?
We always hear about song lyrics that we deeply connect to on a personal level, but what about ones that are the opposite of your experiences and/or vibe? I’ll start first:...
Man arrested after video post showed severed head of his father, police say, amid political rant that stayed online for hours | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
What stupid injury left a long lasting impact on you?
I’ll start: I tried to move a bookshelf while drunk about 6 years ago and tore a tendon in my shoulder pretty damn good. It still bothers me sometimes if I move it wrong or sleep on it wrong.
Extreme metal guitar skills linked to intrasexual competition, but not mating success (www.psypost.org)
Trader Joe’s Attorney Argues National Labor Relations Board Is ‘Unconstitutional’ (www.huffpost.com)
A lawyer for the union says the company is aligning itself with right-wing ideologues who want to destroy the regulatory state....
Remember when Roe v. Wade made abortion legal, and everything was fine for a few decades... Why all of a sudden abortion is suddenly illegal again? What's going on?
Letter: Trump seems more like the false prophet in the Bible than the “Anointed One” (www.sltrib.com)
Senators push for more investment in long COVID research (thehill.com)
Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree (www.businessinsider.com)
Bill Gates wants ultra-wealthy individuals to pay more tax — and now a growing chorus of billionaires agree....
Supreme Court action already upending January 6 rioter sentencings, being looked at by Trump defense (www.cnn.com)
Brutal arctic blast blanketing much of the US is set to deliver record-breaking low temperatures as the South braces for snow (www.cnn.com)
Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn’t affect their support (www.nbcnews.com)
xkcd #156: Commented (programming.dev)
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/8609865...
Pure and truly bizarre brainrot
OpenAI says it’s “impossible” to create useful AI models without copyrighted material (arstechnica.com)
Apparently, stealing other people’s work to create product for money is now “fair use” as according to OpenAI because they are “innovating” (stealing). Yeah. Move fast and break things, huh?...
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