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I’ve noticed that, often, when I copy a Bluesky post link it renders here as
Placeholder!
This is funny every time I read about it. "Tech exec predicts massive boom in the AI girlfriend industry based on one conversation he had with a maladaptive whale who probably doesn't exist"
— Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau.bsky.social) 2024-06-08T17:48:56.028Z
re: #2 jeffreyw
I’ve noticed that, often, when I copy a Bluesky post link it renders here as
Placeholder!
How are you getting the link? You should use the 3-dot menu below the post, and “Copy link to post.”
Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social
<— Really annoyed with Kristof that he cost me 90 minutes of my Saturday to refute his bullshit.
Why Nicholas Kristof Is Wrong on Immigration
There are arguments for why Biden should curb immigration. Kristof ain’t making them.
danieldrezner.substack.com
“…Beyond these extremely weak arguments, all Kristof has to fall back on, “well we can’t let everyone in!” Which is true but also completely besides the point. To the extent that the crisis at the border is a real crisis, it has little to do with U.S. immigration policy and everything to do with U.S. foreign policy efforts to bolster political stability and increase economic opportunity in Latin America.
Indeed, Kristof used to know this, given that he wrote in 2019, “even in a troubled country like this, aid can help by giving ordinary Guatemalans some sense that they might have a future where they are…. on balance, the evidence suggests that aid reduces emigration…. the most effective approach seems to be not a higher wall or meaner policies, but smart aid offered with a dose of humanity.”
re: #4 Charles Johnson
How are you getting the link? You should use the 3-dot menu below the post, and “Copy link to post.”
I did that and got the placeholder render, then tried the embed code. It refused to post to the comment box.
My AI girlfriend won’t speak to me unless I buy her NFTs.
This is funny every time I read about it. "Tech exec predicts massive boom in the AI girlfriend industry based on one conversation he had with a maladaptive whale who probably doesn't exist"
— Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau.bsky.social) 2024-06-08T17:48:56.028Z
Without knowing exactly what you pasted I can’t say for sure, but I just pasted the link for the same post, and as you can see, it worked.
OK now, I posted the “Placeholder” I saw in preview and it rendered fine. I always preview and Bsky or Masto posts.
re: #9 Charles Johnson
Without knowing exactly what you pasted I can’t say for sure, but I just pasted the link for the same post, and as you can see, it worked.
I copied the three dot post link to clipboard and pasted it into the comment box, then clicked preview, and got the placeholder language. I might try it again and wait a minute, it may go ahead and work.
re: #8 jeffreyw
When they combine AI chat GFs with virtual immersive sexual stimulation technology they will have reached the eternally single singularity
“If I had been asked to prosecute a case against a former drug addict using his memoir of recovery as the centerpiece of the case, I do not think I would have been able to bring myself to do it.”
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.bsky.social) 2024-06-08T14:27:00.610Z
re: #5 jaunte
Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social
Why Nicholas Kristof Is Wrong on Immigration
There are arguments for why Biden should curb immigration. Kristof ain’t making them.
danieldrezner.substack.com
Keeping immigration down will help kill entitlement programs because there aren’t enough workers to fund it.
A republican twofer.
re: #15 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
When they combine AI chat GFs with virtual immersive sexual stimulation technology they will have reached the eternally single singularity
When they reach the level of something like a Real Doll, that can move independently with an internal power source, combined with a more advanced version of an AI chatbot - then we’ll reach the “eternally single” moment.
Or maybe something like Joi from Blade Runner 2049…I could see that in the next 25 to 30 years.
re: #21 Dr Lizardo
When they reach the level of something like a Real Doll, that can move independently with an internal power source, combined with a more advanced version of an AI chatbot - then we’ll reach the “eternally single” moment.
Or maybe something like JOI from Blade Runner 2049…I could see that in the next 25 to 30 years.
From the Tesla coachwork design team.
re: #7 jaunte
My AI girlfriend won’t speak to me unless I buy her NFTs.
Mine just asked me to play with hers……..
re: #26 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Real live Ken dolls
Male Real Dolls for the ladies already exist.
re: #7 jaunte
My AI girlfriend won’t speak to me unless I buy her NFTs.
No prob: pay her in crypto….
Keep in mind that the Democratic Party would like to get some sleep, so please, let’s keep it down, people.
— Charles Johnson (@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com) 2024-06-08T18:40:49.000Z
re: #7 jaunte
My AI girlfriend won’t speak to me unless I buy her NFTs.
Mine’s in college. In Canada.
Reddit’s f/FundieSnarkUncensored follows this libertarian family of religious-loving overpopulated wingnuts from Saskatchewan, but Wonkette actually snarks better on them (probably more practice).
Parts one and two of their saga at Wonkette revolves around Dad getting a message from God that Canada is going to hell in a handbasket, because he saw Pride flags in Saskatoon, meaning the end of the “white race” in Saskatachewan (a province which is 85% white). It’s also the end of Christianity (because persecution is built into the religion.)
So, sell their free-and-clear owned farm to move to godly and free-of-gays Russia with eight of their nine kids to buy a farm in Russia.
Well, you can’t own land in Russia unless you’re a Russian. To become a citizen you must be able to speak Russian (they don’t). They found out how free Russia is when they criticised the immigration process on their Christian social media influencer channels.
Now they’re in poverty, with no farm, and no prospects, but they’re free of Teh Geyh. God Works In Mysterious Ways.
re: #30 jeffreyw
free WaPo link
Scientists map one of Earth’s top hazards in the Pacific Northwest
When that goes off, it”ll make Mt. St. Helens look like a popgun.
re: #21 Dr Lizardo
When they reach the level of something like a Real Doll, that can move independently with an internal power source, combined with a more advanced version of an AI chatbot - then we’ll reach the “eternally single” moment.
Or maybe something like Joi from Blade Runner 2049…I could see that in the next 25 to 30 years.
Hell, I’d sign up for that. A lovely hot physique and a guy who would fix stuff. Not seeing a downside.
re: #23 Joe Bacon ✅
Wait!
Now what about ladies????
we don’t really need or want a whole man. Just the battery-operated part that fits in the nightstand drawer.
re: #34 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Marcie Jones (atheist writer at Wonkette) for some reason keeps in contact with the wingnut Feenstra family from Saskatchewan, late of Russia. She said she didn’t have the heart to tell this godly family that Russia has waved the citizenship requirement to speak Russian. All you have to do is join the army and fight in Ukraine.
Why Would Canadian Couple Who Dragged 8 Kids To Russia Need Asylum, Exactly? Hmmm! (June 8, 2024)
re: #36 allegro
Hell, I’d sign up for that. A lovely hot physique and a guy who would fix stuff. Not seeing a downside.
The endless calls on the telephone asking about the extended warranty on you man-doll.
re: #41 Sherlock Hound
[Thump]
“Now what do I do?”///
Biker bar? Offer to fuck the bartender’s mother.
re: #37 sagehen
we don’t really need or want a whole man. Just the battery-operated part that fits in the nightstand drawer.
Just keep it safely hidden from Trump’s Xtian Sex Police!
re: #39 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The endless calls on the telephone asking about the extended warranty on you man-doll.
He can answer the phone too.😛
re: #39 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
The endless calls on the telephone asking about the extended warranty on you man-doll.
“If the penis on your doll has stopped working, press 1.”
“If the doll won’t stop mansplaining things to you, press 2.”
“If the doll has stated an intention to vote for Donald Trump or started to complain about illegal immigrants, press 3.”
“If your doll is experiencing the pec flex defect, press 4.”
“If you are not happy with your dolls hairstyle or skin color, press 5.”
“If you would like your doll to speak in a different accent or language, press 6.”
“For all other inquiries press 0 to speak to the next available agent (agents may not all be human). Thank you and have a nice day!”
People say Matt Taibbi wrote some great stuff in the past, but tbh I never managed to finish anything he wrote.
Hunter Thompson he wasn’t and isn’t.
— Charles Johnson (@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com) 2024-06-08T19:43:06.000Z
Removed the spell check button because it’s archaic code that doesn’t work any more, and browsers have built-in spell checking now, anyway.
re: #35 sizzzzlerz
When that goes off, it”ll make Mt. St. Helens look like a popgun.
Orcas are going to set it off.
Brompton C Line Electric review: Fun and foldable, fits better than you’d think
A motor evens out its natural disadvantages, but there’s still a learning curve.
re: #52 Charles Johnson
I thought he was great back in 2009-2011 when he wrote for Rolling Stone. I read a couple of his long form pieces (10-15 pages.) one on the Tea Party and one eviscerating Glenn Beck. He’s not the same person. Kompromat can change a man. It seems to also take away your ability to write well.
re: #30 jeffreyw
free WaPo link
Scientists map one of Earth’s top hazards in the Pacific Northwest
Memo to self, don’t live west of I-5 in Seattle Washington.
There’s also Super Volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest:
It's always the "law and order" candidates that turn out to be criminals. Adams ran as a Dem but that guy is Republican through and through and I'm stunned New Yorkers bought his schtick and elected him.
www.nydailynews.com/2024/06/07/f...
— jaguarr (@the-jaguarr.bsky.social) 2024-06-08T17:40:28.752Z
— Edwin Mix (@EdMix13) June 8, 2024
re: #55 BeenHereAwhile
Brompton C Line Electric review: Fun and foldable, fits better than you’d think
A motor evens out its natural disadvantages, but there’s still a learning curve.
The bit I needed to know was in the third to last paragraph: 38 lbs. When I’m old enough to need a motor, I won’t be able to carry the battery.
Is there a word for ‘penultimate plus one’?
“We should be concerned about the rise of fascism around the world.”
- Biden
“Why is Biden attacking ME and Donald Trump?”
- Erickson— Edwin Mix (@EdMix13) June 8, 2024
re: #62 gocart mozart
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exactly
biden never said tfg’s name
(nor erick son of erick’s)
re: #55 BeenHereAwhile
Brompton C Line Electric review: Fun and foldable, fits better than you’d think
A motor evens out its natural disadvantages, but there’s still a learning curve.
$4,000? You can get a 110mph electric Harley for 16,000
re: #61 wrenchwench
The bit I needed to know was in the third to last paragraph: 38 lbs. When I’m old enough to need a motor, I won’t be able to carry the battery.
Is there a word for ‘penultimate plus one’?
Antepenultimate, IIRC.
re: #63 Dangerman
exactly
biden never said tfg’s name
(nor erick son of erick’s)
Yeah, well if the jackboot fits…..
[Kick yourself in the ass with it. Hard.]
re: #67 wrenchwench
I was thinking Tellerultimate. Clearly not correct.
Learning that shit cost me 5 years of teenage virginity.
re: #63 Dangerman
exactly
biden never said tfg’s name
(nor erick son of erick’s)
I read that here last night, then heard NPR’s coverage that sounded like Biden said Trump. I doubt them, not you.
re: #64 Decatur Deb
$4,000? You can get a 110mph electric Harley for 16,000
sorry…no
i had enough trouble transitioning to a 5 speed gear box and rubber mounted engine
and dont get me started on electronic ignition and fuel injection
;-)
re: #70 wrenchwench
460 lbs, fewer commie kilos.
How do you nominate a tweet for the Twitter Hall of Fame? Does anyone know? pic.twitter.com/kN6IGCxee2
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 8, 2024
apparently a fake maga, got in there at tfg’s rally and just proceeds to list all the things that he’s been charged with and then says he doesn’t believe them and goes on to list more and more of them
re: #1 jeffreyw
Like I said, people want their slaves back. Even their sex slaves.
re: #65 Decatur Deb
Antepenultimate, IIRC.
Propreantepenultimate - Preantepenultimate - Antepenultimate - Penultimate - Ultimate
re: #78 sizzzzlerz
Propreantepenultimate - Preantepenultimate - Antepenultimate - Penultimate - Ultimate
Do I detect adult virginity?
re: #76 Dangerman
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apparently a fake maga, got in there at tfg’s rally and just proceeds to list all the things that he’s been charged with and then says he doesn’t believe them and goes on to list more and more of them
The video is fake. Other than that, it’s good.
re: #63 Dangerman
exactly
biden never said tfg’s name
(nor erick son of erick’s)
fascism and white supremacism are supposed to be accepted points of view along the political spectrum.
of course when marxism or bolshevism come up, they have a conniption fit. actually they are the ones mentioning it after having applied it to anything slightly to the left of their own views
That means Columbia University will leave them out to dry.
New Columbia Law Review statement—the student board has voted to refuse to work until:
(1) Rabea Eghbariah’s Article is published online without qualification or disclaimer, and
(2) CLR’s Board of Directors commits to complete editorial independence of the journal pic.twitter.com/UxhvhEFd5C— Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) June 8, 2024
“You can prick your finger … Just don’t finger your prick.”- George Carlin
— Edwin Mix (@EdMix13) June 8, 2024
My ride is here
re: #91 jeffreyw
I now have the ear worm of “Meet the Flintstones”
re: #92 PhillyPretzel ✅
I now have the ear worm of “Meet the Flintstones”
Have a yabba-dabba-doo time
A dabba-doo time
The people in Dubai don’t like the Flintstones, but the people in Abu Dhabi do.
re: #95 jeffreyw
In Dubai Wilma and Betty would have to covered from head to toe.
George Mason lived just south of George Washington on the Potomac River. He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, and sent it to Jefferson. This was in the Guardian today but is not on CNN.
WHY NOT?
Uncommon US Flags #3: Storm Warning Flags Indianola, Texas after the Civil War became the principal port for the state, due to its location on Matagorda Bay. The town steadily grew as commerce, tourism, and agriculture expanded. In 1875, a powerful Category 3 hurricane struck Indianola, ...
Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
A Friday at the Tail End of SpringJust out and about for a bit. First a walk downtown where the two rivers meet, then a short drive just outside of town.
William Lewis
This Civil War Submarine Vanished for 136 Years [VIDEO] A Civil War submarine powered by hand cranks and lit by candlelight. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the HL Hunley. Support the production of these videos through our Patreon: patreon.com Thank you to Nick DeLong from Clemson University ...
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Cheechako
Adobe Caught Selling AI Generated Images Imitating Ansel Adams’ Work Adobe scolded for selling ‘Ansel Adams-style’ images generated by AI Adobe found itself in hot water this weekend after the Ansel Adams estate publicly scolded the company for selling generative AI imitations of the late photographer’s work. On Friday, ... William Lewis
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Rightwingconspirator
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Ranked-Choice Voting Has Challenged the Status Quo. Its Popularity Will Be Tested in November. JUNEAU — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ... Cheechako
