EV's are still, in my opinion, one of the dumbest ideas that have met main stream acceptance. What problem are they trying to solve? Emissions? Where do you think the electricity is coming from?
StarPunk
I am all for this
https://ground.news/article/nj-school-phone-ban-signed-into-law-by-governor-murphy_bf798c
Phones are just one massive distraction in an educational context and getting them out of there is key to raising a generation that is able to take on the world
Booking medical appointments is maddening! How have we not mastered an online system by now
No matter what you think about AI, corporate accountability should be non-negotiable.
https://ground.news/article/teen-dies-following-drug-combination-advice-from-chatgpt_f2b144
OpenAI should have to answer for this.
I know that talking about AI and vibe coding is a little taboo around these parts, but I cannot help but wonder just how many more "things" have been developed in the past year that would never have come to fruition otherwise
Also, super excited about Lorwyn Eclipsed, that is going to be a great set by the looks of it and should keep me busy enough to ignore whatever UB shite is after it.
Decided to give Qutebrowser a go and so far I am kinda loving it. I miss browser extensions, especially my password manager, but I am working around that right now and using userscripts to integrate what I can
Gettin stoked for con season this year!
Ice floes are always so damn pretty
I cannot tell if the world is just getting more violent or if I am just getting softer.
I see the crappiness of the companies he confounded is exceeded only by the awfulness of his ideas
https://ground.news/article/israeli-cybersecurity-ceo-calls-to-limit-the-first-amendment_a17126?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share
AI/Super Intelligence dread is STRONG today. I think I’d feel better with different people at the wheel? The future is going to be weird.
More Pauper nuttiness, Slivers went 2-0 against an Elf Ball deck. The more Pauper I play, the less I want to play cEDH or Commander in general
Having pulled a Chrome Mox in the Mirrodin pre release in checks notes 2003 I finally put it in a deck today... I will not be discussing the fact that I have had this card in my binder for almost 23 years
Finally finished watching the first season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. It was pretty good? I guess? The pacing was all over the place but I am stoked for season 2
Just spent 10 minutes swearing at my work laptop because it appeared that an update broke it only to realize that the update just turned the brightness all the way down to basically a black screen? Thanks Apple…
And even more Lego (because I forgot to finish posting them)
I am not a New Years Resolution guy, but there are absolutely some things I need to adjust in my life now I am OLD. Firstly I need to cook more at home, and actually cook, not just throw junk together in interesting combinations.
People, if you are going to insist on bringing 4+ kids into a coffee shop, you could at least keep them at your table and not have them run around like they are being pursued by a predator.
First MTG game of the year, best of 3 pauper and my Slivers won 2-1. Gotta love them weird stacking critters.