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mwyman

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Father, Musician, Photographer, iOS Software Engineer, Geek. Works at a small multinational agricultural conglomerate.

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rodhilton, to random
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People are ragging on this but I think it's a great idea. My kids are paralyzed by the vast choice of what's available, and would often prefer to just sit and watch whatever someone else picked, even if it's already half over.

There's a great plugin for Plex that lets you create virtual channels from playlists, but the problem is that it doesn't work if you ALSO use Plex for antenna/DVR purposes.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/to-keep-viewers-disney-plans-a-new-streaming-concept-old-style-tv-channels

mwyman,
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@rodhilton a curated channel is really an awesome idea, particularly if it includes a wide array of stuff the kids may not have seen. And there’s always the option then to watch something from the beginning if you came in partway and enjoyed it, unlike in cable.

I know a lot of people are like “oh hey, look, we’ve invented cable TV!” But under this system, I get a say in what bloodsucking corporations I pay money to. And that can exclude Comcast and Fox.

GottaLaff, to legal
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🧵NEW THREAD for here. 1/...

Apparently Trump woke up.

Via Orden:

Trump has re-entered the courtroom, per pool, but the video feed hasn't yet been turned on in the overflow room.

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff hearing “Mister” and just his name must really get to him. Is the judge going to allow his legal team to refer to him as “President Trump” when speaking before the jury?

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff I wonder at what point during the trial he posts something about a juror or juror candidate and gets slapped hard by the judge. It’s hard to believe he doesn’t at some point, if only obliquely.

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff oh, sorry!

GottaLaff, to tesla
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has halted Cybertruck deliveries, according to social media chatter, possibly to address a problem with the accelerator pedal.

https://www.investors.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-deliveries-reportedly-halted/

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff I think the real problem with the Cybertruck accelerator pedal is that it moved the vehicle out of Musk’s brain and into the real world.

GottaLaff, to legal
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I stopped counting. 🧵 1/…

“The judge in ’s hush money criminal case on Friday turned down TFG’s request to postpone his trial bc of publicity about the case.

It’s the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial’s start Monday with jury selection.

https://apnews.com/article/4c79619c5e89e13d672e070a4244a302

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff “your honor, my client is entitled to a jury of his diehard loyalists; barring that, justice demands a jury of hermits who have spent the last few decades in a cave in the mountains.”

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff “Your honor, because my client can’t keep his mouth shut talking about this case, and the media reports all the bulls— er, things he says, it will never be possible to find an untainted jury, so we must delay indefinitely.”

mwyman,
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@GottaLaff “my client suffers from affluenza, and it would be unjust to impose any penalties upon him for anything, ever.”

mcc, to random
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Nice templating engine, Air Canada. But can I make a recommendation

mwyman,
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@mcc that the new lorem ipsum?

dangillmor, to random
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Financial Times headline says Google is considering a charge for using "AI"-enabled search.

Google should PAY people who use it, given the garbage it spews.

mwyman,
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@dangillmor so does not paying the charge get me the better old-style results? Because that would be TOTALLY worth not-paying Google for.

mattblaze, to random
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I just found out X/Twitter unilaterally "verified" my old and dormant account there ("because you're an influential user"), now making me look like I'm an idiot who's voluntarily paying Musk eight bucks or whatever it is a month.

A free gift of defamation.

mwyman,
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@mattblaze worse, because it’s like they came to your house without telling you and sewed the armband on to a suit you once had them clean.

Sheril, to science
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The “History” channel 😆

I simply adore this comic by Sketching Science

mwyman,
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@Sheril early on I remember the history channel being basically non-stop WWII documentary shows. Then there was a while when I never saw television. Then I stumbled into the channel at a hotel in the mid-aughts and my thought was “what is all this ‘Ancient Aliens’ and ‘Ghost Hunters’ bullshit?!”

maxleibman, to llm
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An doesn’t know anything. It doesn’t reason about anything. It doesn’t understand anything.

It doesn’t think; it simulates thinking.

“Why does that matter?” you might ask. “What’s the difference between simulations of thinking and actual thinking?”

And for some applications, you’d be right. Simulations have value.

But here’s the thing: the best flight simulator in the world—or even the best flight simulator that will exist in your lifetime—won’t get you from New York to Barcelona.

mwyman,
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@maxleibman https://youtu.be/UeYHmdrAegw?si=hly8lvPoeRP9hJsU

schwa, to random
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    mwyman,
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    @schwa wasn’t 2FA going to help us not need to deal with this bullshit nearly as often?

    GottaLaff, to legal
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    Via Lisa Rubin: 1/...

    ..don't say I didn't warn ya. W 2 wks til jury selection is slated to begin, has a pending motion to adjourn trial due to pretrial publicity--& now wants to revisit whether Merchan should be recused as well

    Frank Runyeon:

    Trump fires back by suggesting attacks on Justice Merchan's daughter are actually justified complaints about judge's perceived bias & ethical failures

    Trump will file (a renewed) recusal motion seeking to get judge off the case

    mwyman,
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    @GottaLaff I can’t imagine either of those motions going anywhere, and given Trump’s behavior seems unlikely any appeals court will think much of them either.

    maxleibman, to random
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    The Target cashier wildly waving her arms to get the attention of those of us standing in line for the self-checkout has grossly misunderstood why people are in line for the self-checkout.

    mwyman,
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    @maxleibman yeah, self-checkout-attendants are a weird phenomenon.

    schwa, to random
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    @schwa

    video/mp4

    schwa, to random
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    @schwa I suspect in the coming years we are going to learn a whole host of critical OSS packages are maintained by essentially one person as that person struggles to find someone to take over so they can retire. Or worse.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    As if we needed yet another reason to #VOTEBLUE

    Via RonFilipkowski:

    Mike Johnson says if #Trump wins and Republicans expand their House majority and take the Senate, he has already spoken with Trump about making “big radical changes,”“aggressive changes” to the govt in first 100 days.

    mwyman,
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    @GottaLaff also meaning, the senate GOP has no qualms about killing the filibuster.

    schwa, to random
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    mwyman,
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    @schwa wait, was further proof needed?

    GottaLaff, to random
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    🤦🏻‍♀️ weighs limiting ’s access at this summer’s convention

    It is the latest fallout from Ronna ’s ouster from the network.
    Read in POLITICO: https://apple.news/A6fLcl_uRQ8ybC3mbOSj46Q

    https://apple.news/A6fLcl_uRQ8ybC3mbOSj46Q

    mwyman,
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    @GottaLaff is this a tacit acknowledgment that they expected Ronna to spew RNC talking points?

    maxleibman, to random
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    [waits too long to buy Easter candy and all the brand name stuff is gone]

    “Dad, why are my jelly beans called ‘Stab-burst?’”

    mwyman,
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    @maxleibman I stick with jelly bellys. Mostly because they’ve stuck to me over the years, particularly in the belly region.

    Daojoan, (edited ) to random
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    For years, Affinity's users have been voting with their wallets, choosing perpetual licenses over Adobe's subscription-based suite. We were buying more than access to software; we were buying autonomy and the promise of ownership.

    But now, with Canva's acquisition, it feels as though that promise is in jeopardy.

    https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/are-we-losing-affinity

    mwyman,
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    @Daojoan yeah, this is my big worry, too.

    jeffjarvis, to random
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    Calling P.T. Barnum.....
    Shares of Donald Trump’s social-media company surged 40% on their first day of trading, making his approximately 60% stake worth approximately $5.5 billion https://www.wsj.com/finance/truth-social-stock-trades-dwac-trump-18a6cd74?st=jlau7i19ojm096i

    mwyman,
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    @jeffjarvis my suspicion is that there is no non-corrupt market for this, and buy orders will be incredibly low soon. Any attempt by Trump to actually cash out will either tank the share price or be bought whole by a large investor trying to buy influence.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Some major Republican donors were working together to help fund the original bond amount needed to cover his $454 million civil fraud judgment ahead of Monday's deadline, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/billionaires-sought-help-fund-trump-bond-civil-fraud-case-sources-say-2024-03-26/

    mwyman,
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    @GottaLaff feels corrupt.

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