Mededitor

My Baltimore flag has a lot going on. But your larger point is most sound and I agree.

I vote straight-line Democrat. There are no decent Republicans, but even if there were one I could vote for, our politics today is predicated on majorities. If the other party controls Congress, game over.

Beatable? Once the sports stuff started, it was time for me to go. Fingers crossed for next week. Warming up here a bit at last.

“Maybe you think AI won’t usher in the end of the human species, but it might make the most beautiful things in life — art, movies, human relationships — more slop-filled and shitty.”

This appears to be the timeline we’re on. The Back to the Future II version, with Biff Tannen in charge.

Thing is, scientists in every discipline are already using AI. It’s like they were saying we need our specialists to deploy numbers.

What is “One Flue over the Cuckoo’s Nest”?

Kat’s run is exposing diseased rot in the Democratic Party. Lots of big names, traditional operatives, dog-piling in an attempt to stop her. She’s young—they hate that. But she’s part of a new generation of leaders that we need.

Agreed. “This is how we will make your life better” is a good approach.

Proof once again that every time a conservative tries to do humor, the result is funny—but not the way they think it is.

This suggests that our few remaining experts still hanging onto their desks will be joyous:

S1: Fusion power is still years away.
S2: The president says we should try using AI on the problem.
S1: Great Scott! What an amazing idea — thank God we have such a good and wise leader.
S2: He’s a genius.

So. First they fire most of the scientists, cancel almost every research grant in the pipeline, and dissuade foreign researchers from coming here.

That’s OK! The Thing has ordered the government to “unleash the power of AI” to do all the science-ish stuff.
www.theregister.com/2026/02/13/t...

There are 3 on the list that I don’t eat, one because of an allergy.

It’s their version of A-1 sauce. Similar flavor profile albeit slightly sweeter. From what I gather, they use it rather freely.

A word, please.

“The Sex Rabbi” is a concept with some legs; klezmerizing.

Usually, both/and, either/or. English ain’t algebra, yet this is akin to Boolean logic.

Life is suffering.

What are you doing back there? You normally take a window seat or one with a view. We want to know the meaning of this.

Oh I’m so sorry, Jeff. You bring so much hope and laughter during this grim era, and deserve the best.

Richard Feynman gave a lecture about how the speed of light creates a barrier of distance and time between life forms in the universe.

Along with food, Parikh said he is concerned about soda and claimed he always mixes it with alcohol “to sanitize it.”

Gotta remember that one.

“Many of the Constitution’s authors did not trust the public, considering them liable to ‘temporary errors and delusions,’ as James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers.”

Let’s hope this was temporary.

AI is a lot more than GenAI. It’s a technology, and software interfaces let consumers interact with it, but that’s only a fraction of what it’s being used for.

OMG

When Fox News issues a stern warning to liberals to "stop doing that thing!" then it means we should be doing that a lot more because it annoys them.

His interview:

Are you a billionaire?
Scott: Yes
Are you criminal scum?
Scott: Aw, hell’s yeah!
Congratulations. You align with the president’s priorities.

Felicities of the day and many happy returns to you!

Age verification? SNL launches with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.

An unpopular opinion, but no book on earth has ever repelled me as forcefully as The Great Gatsby. I have had to slog through it twice. Each time, I’ve found that reading a page and turning it to be the equivalent of the Bataan Death March. It’s not bad, it’s torture.

Who is John Squintsy Adams?