Great news.

I figured you’d get a charge out of that video. Yea, I pretty much came to the same conclusion after looking at the chargers. I ordered a package of new batteries.

For the court geeks. More deets. https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/court-appears-dubious-of-trumps-tariffs/

@DougG said in The verdict is in: If the sandwich hits, you mustard acquit

Is this related to RFID compromising your card?

Got mine today (Moderna) So far just a slightly sore arm, but barely noticeable.

Seems like a decent strategy. Please keep us updated!

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz,” saying top government officials lied in their testimony about threats that protesters posed and that their unlawful behavior on the streets “shows no signs of stopping.” “I find the government’s evidence to be simply not credible,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said in an oral ruling from the bench, describing a litany of incidents over the past month and a half where citizens were tear-gassed “indiscriminately,” beaten and tackled by agents and struck in the face with pepper spray balls. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/operation-midway-blitz-injunction/

Just in case he forgets where/what it is. A new sign was spotted adorning the White House this week, prompting backlash from lawmakers who have noted that Donald Trump is quite literally gilding the White House during a government shutdown. Trump has been remaking the White House in his own image with the recent dramatic demolition of the East Wing and active construction of a new ballroom, doing so with plenty of gold. Written in cursive gold script, a sign identifying the Oval Office is now affixed beside the office’s door. [image: 3500.jpg?width=620&dpr=2&s=none&crop=none] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/05/trump-oval-office-sign

I didn’t hit Agree for their terms and conditions, so didn’t read it. But I generally have some old bread sitting around, and I use it to make croutons for soup. I just cut it into squares and toast them in a skillet.

Great info. Thanks!

The federal judge overseeing former FBI Director James Comey's legal challenge to the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia has ordered prosecutors to hand over a full transcript of Halligan's presentation to the grand jury that voted to indict Comey. Judge Cameron Currie, who was appointed outside of the district to review the validity of Halligan's appointment, said in an order Tuesday that a transcript handed over by prosecutors "fails to include remarks made by the indictment signer both before and after the testimony of the sole witness, which remarks were referenced by the indictment signer during the witness's testimony." https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-comey-case-orders-prosecutors-hand-full-transcript/story?id=127181809

I saw it show up on Netflix, I’ll check it out!

I don't see it so much about good vs bad, because few things can be categorized that easily. I think the issues around AI involve trying to assess how it will change our lives ( I think those changes will be massive) and how to adjust accordingly. Now coming to "critical thinking." Why do we want people to think critically? Why do we want our kids and students to think critically? Is "critical thinking" an end by itself or are we trying to achieve certain personal or societal benefits through critical thinking? If the end is some other things and "critical thinking" is merely a means to achieve that end, what if AI can get us to the end faster? In my opinion speed is not necessarily better. And it shouldn't be the only consideration. Focusing only on efficiency ignores a whole host of other possible issues that I think we can ill afford to do. The potential societal impacts are huge. Can we get things done faster and possibly more cheaply with minimal or no human intervention? Sure, but that leaves a very large segment of our population without jobs, with a resulting loss of income and also personal satisfaction that seems to be a basic human need for many. Even if people were "taken care of", I'm thinking a lot of them will still have a fundamental drive that will remain As far as "critical thinking" is concerned, maybe future humans will evolve in a way that they no longer have the need for control over their lives and a need for free will, but I'm not at all certain that is likely. I personally wouldn't want to live in a society where someone else wields all the power and money and who makes all the decisions and I'm just taken care of like a pet. Or the alternative scenario, that I have no way to make a living and have to struggle to survive. They will be interesting times no matter how things play out.