@Amanda said in Ukraine, the next steps: @wtg Why do you say Putin's "winning on all fronts" if the Europeans are stepping up to help Ukraine? I meant in the propaganda war with Trump. "All fronts" was misleading.

The comedians were already onto it; an example from early June: Link to video

I needed another reason not to move to Alabama now I have one.

@Mik The Kind bars are pretty, and tasty. The mini ones are just enough.

Could they at least hurry it up a little, so we know if we should be disappointed in them?

First one ever at Rosemead and Huntington, Taco Villa, 1978. Been my longest love affair.

Once again, what they complain most loudly about is what they plan to do...

@wtg said in Ray Dalio: Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out If anyone ever thought that corporations and the financial sector, let alone the legal profession, would put country over $$$, they had another think coming. There are a handful of corporations and wealthy people willing to do what's necessary to preserve our Democracy, but no where near enough of them. "The people" may be stupid enough to vote an imbecile and his army of dung beetles into power, but with the caving of monied interests--where lots of power resides--the average citizen is doomed. The idea that the average voter has much power these days is questionable.

@Axtremus Interesting link. Most of those chains are owned by private equity firms who are dismantling each company and stripping it for parts. Our MAGAT government is doing the same thing with the country. Coincidence?

There’s also a lady on the Repair Shop who restores paintings. It’s remarkably fine work.

Battening down the hatches to weather the storm, we are.

@Bernard said in The stupidity of AI: AI doesn't know when it's wrong. This is one of the key points I always try to hammer on when talking about AI to my students. AI cannot evaluate the veracity of its own output. And when humans use AI, we are most often doing so when (because) we do not know something, so we are also unable to evaluate the veracity of AI output. This is a very bad combination.

Lithuanian chef crowned world sushi master at prestigious Japanese competition https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2655416/more-important-than-a-michelin-star-lithuanian-chef-named-world-s-best-sushi-master#lg=2655416&slide=2162345

That's cool. Spirograph. I want a wood lathe. Went to buy one this week but they weren't in stock. Still very interested in getting one and I'm checking Craigslist for used ones.