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RFK Jr. food pyramid site links to Grok, which says you shouldn’t trust RFK Jr. Grok generated a meal plan to fit RFK Jr.'s food pyramid, then explained why it's bad.

I just tried RFK's new website, which uses AI to make health suggestions... it's Grok and told me demand was too high, and I should buy a Grok subscription if I wanted answers. So, I suppose the government is acting to sell Musk's products.

arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

Is anyone watching CBS News anymore?

Yeah, I re-engaged briefly just to see what was there. Immediately regretted it and retreated again! Agree on the comment about LinkedIn and Bluesky!

I know, I had to laugh. As a Wake Forest alum, it's never even been near Woke Forest!!

I miss the old Bulletin Board dial-ups. Pleasant conversations.

Alarming brain drain. As a Ph. D.-level consultant with extensive government experience, I can tell you it's not great for those of us not directly on the payroll, either.

A tech group is launching a new effort to keep Democrats from falling behind on AI

US military shot down party balloon near El Paso after drone suspicion, official says A U.S. official says the military shot down a party balloon near El Paso, Texas, after initially suspecting it was a foreign drone, prompting a temporary airspace closure.

And the story gets more ridiculous @bwjones.bsky.social !! We live in an ongoing Onion story!!
@bencollins.bsky.social

www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...

Congrats!!

Wasn't his original promise that we would be on Mars already?

Commercials are disappointing, but it's a multi-year trend at this point.

Good show.

Creepy Duncan Donut Commercial...I'm an AI fan...and I have to say, just say no!

Creeeeeeeeeeeeeepy......

Perfect!

On Top of Pasketti: Children’s Speech Recognition Challenge Develop cutting-edge ASR algorithms specifically for children's speech to advance early education assessments and teaching tools.

This is a personal cause I support. We need better Automatic Speech Recognition for children, and especially to support neurodiversity and ESL. Must have for assessment and edtech. #AI
www.drivendata.org/competitions...

Such a gift!

This sounds interesting

Meet Milo and Tina, the 'first openly Gen Z' Olympic mascots The 2026 Olympics and Paralympics mascots are Milo and Tina, a pair of teenage, scarf-clad stoat siblings with big dreams. If you're wondering what a stoat is, you're in the right place.

The 2026 Olympics and Paralympics mascots are Milo and Tina, a pair of teenage, scarf-clad stoat siblings with big dreams. If you're wondering what a stoat is, you're in the right place. n.pr/4kgKLkb

Still a solid block of ice here. Finally getting above freezing today.

I mean...you are about to SPIM your Mesos!

It's the excitement!

* Snowcrete ice skating -- you can do it! *

Where undisturbed and flat, the top layer of the Snowcrete is so slick, hard and uniform, you can ice skate on it. Here's a video from Meghan Meros in Hyattsville.

Have you tried skating on Snowcrete?

I love that the new Alexa plus did not say "brrrr" when I asked for windchill, she said B. R. R. R. R. And the answer is 3 degrees and high winds.

Military families advocacy group urges Pentagon to reconsider Stars and Stripes overhaul The CEO of the National Military Family Association said she wrote to the DOD because the families her nonprofit supports rely on independent reporting.

Stars and Stripes is a military treasure. It does not need its editorial independence limited and its 1st Amendment Rights impeded. It’s an independent news source. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

Man, this is tough to take. So funny.

Oh man, that's gut punch!

DoomBuds ports the 1993 FPS classic to open-source earbuds by streaming JPGs at 18fps — runs on 300MHz CPU with less than 1MB of RAM The dev has also created a web page, so anyone can remotely play Doom on his personal PineBuds Pro earbuds.

We all need some light reading these days, especially those of us who also work on hashtag#games. Amazing where compute power is these days.

www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...

Here outside DC, we had snow followed now by 8 hours of heavy sleet, now turning to freezing rain.

The news needs to stop referring to ICE as law enforcement. They are a paramilitary force without restraint and prone to deceit.