chemoelectric

WearsHats, 2 days ago to random

I finally did it. I used an LLM. A couple of months ago, MS added its Copilot to Windows. I turned it off. But the latest update shoved it back in my face and tried to get me to let it use my data. So I asked it a question: How do I get rid of Copilot? It suggested I uninstall it like any other program, but MS removed that option. But Copilot went on to tell me the exact registry key to change to block it from loading, and now it's gone.

flickrfdn, 2 days ago to photography

Flickr.com has made a fun video celebrating twenty years of photography on Flickr. You'll see a lot of Flickr Commons photos in there!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/flickr/53710256330/

#photography #flickr

WilliamKretschmer, 3 days ago to Cats

Today's Cat
#cats #todayscat #CatsOfMastodon

lolgop, 6 days ago to random

What everyone seems to be missing is that Bobby appears to have volunteered that he had brain worms for sole the purpose of avoiding paying a fair amount of alimony to his suicidal ex-wife, who he cheated on with dozens if not hundreds of women. https://i-know-how-much-you-care.ghost.io/bobbys-brain-worms-story-is-just-more-evidence-hes-a-terrible-terrible-person/

KathyReid, 6 days ago to random

In the most glorious "fuck you" I have seen in a while, you know the book that Cumberland City Council banned because they're homophobic bigots - Holly Duhig's "A focus on Same Sex Parents"? Well, the publisher, BookLife Publishing, have made a PDF version of the book available for free.

Sure be a shame if it was shared far and wide now, wouldn't it?

Every time you ban a book filled with hope and kindness, and care and love, we will resist.

https://www.booklifepublishing.co.uk/a-focus-on/same-sex-parents/

#CumberlandCityCouncil #SameSexParents #BookBans #Bookstodon

jeffjarvis, 6 days ago to random

A legend indeed:
Roger Corman, low-budget filmmaker who launched many careers, dies at 98 https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/05/11/roger-corman-movies-dead/

GIFS_of_Puppets, 7 days ago to random

Today's #Muppets GIF of the Day is...

GIF of Big Bird from Sesame Street throwing a frisbee and Cookie Monster eating it, much to Big Bird's disappointment

artologica, 7 days ago to random

That's what I call a balanced breakfast! #Squirrel of the Day for May 11, 2024 #squirrels

br00t4c, 7 days ago to random

I Was 'Supermom.' When I Suddenly Became Disabled, I Expected Empathy -- Not This.

#school

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mom-disability-wheelchair-parenting-cps_n_662e6d06e4b09dcb78301801

DreadShips, 8 days ago to random

Tech bros love to boast about moving fast and breaking things, so it comes as some relief to find an instance where they've moved at a more stately 17 knots and yet still utterly fucked it.

In this case the "it" being carpool vehicles. Programmed to treat movement without the engine being switched on as either theft or witchcraft, they instantly bricked themselves in response.

What happened when these vehicles travelled by ferry was perhaps predictable...

#FailureFriday

europesays, 7 days ago to environment

https://www.europesays.com/1208095/ Venezuela has become the first country to lose all its glaciers No more “eternal snows” in Venezuela. #Environment

swearyanthony, 8 days ago to random

In case you still thought that Jack Dorsey was an anything other than an incredibly deadshit dim as hell human here you go
https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana

GottaLaff, 9 days ago to Israel

President #Biden said for the first time Wednesday he would halt shipments of American weapons to #Israel – which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in #Gaza – if Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/politics/joe-biden-interview-cnntv?cid=ios_app

chemoelectric, 9 days ago to random

I made a clock for the garage. Clock face is epoxy, tics are letter-sealing wax. I suspect the latter will fall out in winter, but I will deal with that then, unless I have made a new clock for the garage and moved this one elsewhere.

lolgop, 9 days ago to random

The steady and somewhat growing support for Nikki Haley in the Republican primary, who dropped out months ago, is one of those things The New York Times would knock the shit out of, if it were happening to a Democrat.

axbom, 14 days ago to random

How people trust this software for decision-making is beyond me…

https://chat.openai.com/share/534ac2bd-332c-43d5-a26c-4b1bd8050c38

br00t4c, 13 days ago to random

'Ole Miss' student seen on video making monkey noises towards Black woman during pro-Palestine protests

#demonstration #olemiss

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/university-mississippi-monkey-video-palestine-protest-b2539786.html

lolgop, 14 days ago to random

Missouri Republicans want pregnancy tests to come with sentencing guidelines

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1247838036/divorce-pregnant-women-missouri-abortion-marriage-abuse

br00t4c, 15 days ago to random

Local Paper Busts Puppy-Killing GOP Gov For False Claim She Met Infamous Dictator

#gop #kristinoem

https://www.mediaite.com/news/local-paper-busts-puppy-killing-gop-gov-for-false-claim-she-met-infamous-dictator/

GottaLaff, 16 days ago to legal

#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal
PLEASE NOTE: I likely can’t reply while live-posting. Adding NFL (Not For Laffy) helps! Thx.

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Via Andrew Weissmann:

Court about to begin. The defense table, from left to right: Blanche, the defendant (ie Trump), Bove, and Necheles (notably farthest from Trump). Gaggle of photographers shoot Trump, inches from his face: he maintains an implacable and dour expression. ADA Josh Steinglass and his team now enter: Steinglass is very much the lead here.