More and more websites have anti-adblock measures these days, some going so far as to tell you to uninstall your ad blocker altogether. I understand the impulse, but you are basically telling your users to meaningfully reduce their security for your benefit.
"Perhaps the most consequential plank calls for a constitutional amendment to require that candidates for statewide office carry a majority of Texas’ 254 counties to win an election, a model similar to the U.S. electoral college."
Sorry but we need less electoral college, not more.
The Texas Tribune: Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office
Before TV ads were all about drugs and Medicare, the airwaves were a rich tapestry of toy commercials. One of my favorites was for the Silly Safari game. I wish I still had mine, but y mom had a thing about regular purging of plastic toys, aka junk. A lot of that junk is worth hundreds of dollars now.
Dear #LazyWeb: What is needed to get Google to show me fun AI suggestions like adding glue to pizza sauce? How do I get the fake-#AI results?
I am not kidding. Most of my searches are on macOS (12 & 14) using Safari and occasionally other browsers (I've got 7 installed...) but I only log into my G accounts on an as-needed basis and because I use a real mail client for email, I almost never need to log in. I wipe cookies on every browser restart.
THIS is bullshit. A 4% surcharge for the kitchen? How about paying them better? If I wasn't already sitting here with my dogs and nowhere else to go, I'd walk out. I'm so tired of surcharge bullshit.
Heather Cox Richardson reminds us that the MAGA minority now exerting such control in the Republican party, notably its white evangelical base, are so rabid and aggressive because they know they are in the minority nationally:
"MAGA Republicans know their agenda is unpopular, and they are working to seize power through voter suppression, violence, gerrymandering, and packing the legal system."
@wdlindsy Good recommendation. I just returned it to my library. I got through most of it. It was tough b/c it’s so depressing and the problems seem so entrenched (i.e. capitalism)
"Reports indicate that 17 Waymo vehicles crashed into objects including gates, chains and parked cars. The agency also cited 5 instances in which the automated-driving system appeared to violate traffic rules, such as driving in opposing lanes with nearby oncoming traffic."
@divya All can think of when I see these unholy atrocities in SF is that a computer should never be solely responsible for a 2,000-pound device moving 25 mph
The #USCopyrightOffice has repeatedly stated that works made by AIs aren't eligible for copyright, which is the exclusive purview of works of human authorship. This has been affirmed by courts.