ShittyBeatlesFCPres

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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It would harm the A.I. industry if Anthropic loses the next part of the trial on whether they pirated books — from what I’ve read, Anthropic and Meta are suspected of getting a lot off torrent sites and the like.

It’s possible they all did some piracy in their mad dash to find training material but Amazon and Google have bookstores and Google even has a book text search engine, Google Scholar, and probably everything else already in its data centers. So, not sure why they’d have to resort to piracy.

I read something earlier but I forget where. The analyst said that Washington wanted CJ McCollum’s expiring contract to trade at the deadline (or whenever) Poole has another year so the Pelicans can wait to see how it plays out.

Olynyk for Bey saves the Pelicans money. He signed his extension while hurt so it was very team-friendly. The Pels were close to the cap and saving a little money basically allows for them to spend more on the mid-level exception.

So, I guess it’s all just salary cap related. The Pels get more flexibility and the Wizards get an expiring contract they can trade for picks later.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Boiled crawfish and a cold beer. Or maybe turtle soup au sherry and a sazerac. Depends on the season.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Of course. It’s not the path you want to take. But I’m old enough to remember similar times and the future isn’t written yet.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Who even wants a Bill Clinton endorsement? I don’t live in NYC so it’s not something I’m going to have to deal with but who is thinking “Oh, the elderly sex pest endorsed him? That’s going to change my decision.”

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

Somehow, the most reasonable account on Vichy Twitter is Grok because it’s hard to train an LLM using only data dumbasses wrote.

“The Cheapest Motel in Amarillo” will be the name of my next album. It’ll be out once I learn to play an instrument or sing or whatever releasing an album involves.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I stayed at a random roadside motel in Amarillo, Texas recently that was not nice but it was $30 a night and I was driving to Santa Fe so I was just glad to be past Dallas and all the traffic. There were no bugs, I’ll give it that. But there were no amenities.

So, I don’t know how to rate it. It had a bed and bathroom and was $30. But it wasn’t like they had an ice machine or breakfast or coffee or anything like that. You got a bed, shower, and toilet though. Can’t be too picky with roadside motels.

They have to fight this battle. Traffic was probably down 80% due to one cabinet member not knowing VPNs exist.

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why do they even need donations if they’re on the conservative grift train? Can’t some sex pervert who collects NAZI memorabilia or whatever just fund Hillsdale College from the pile of money he inherited?

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I probably should have specified Los Alamos National Laboratory instead. It was definitely not a place I was authorized to be. I was just driving from Bandolier National Monument to Santa Fe. I’ve never been to Oak Ridge, Tennessee but I would hope someone stops me before I get to a transuranic element or something.

To be honest, I probably shouldn’t be around anything beyond iron. (I’m a star.)

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 38 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (10 children)

I’d judge him but I once was forced to rent a car in France because of a strike and drove through what was definitely a total pedestrian/restaurant area because it was on a map as a road. It can happen if you’re an idiot with no sense of direction.

Also, Google Maps once tried to give me a shortcut through the Manhattan Project site in New Mexico. The security guard asked for ID and I gave him my driver’s license and he said, “Here’s what you’re gonna do. Go to that turnaround right there and never come back.”

 

I didn’t know whether to mark this NSFW or not but it’s time to buy a new computer if you haven’t upgraded in multiple decades.

 

The most hospitalized man in human history has been hospitalized again. Thoughts and prayers that it’s as funny as when he got bit by an exotic flightless bird: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jair-bolsonaro-coronavirus-bird-bite-brazil-rhea-emu-quarantine-a9621041.html

 

Clowned.

 

I made a gift link article for a friend to prove NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd ate an entire chocolate bar of chocolates she got where the instructions clearly to eat one chomp or whatever small pieces of chocolate are called.

I thought I’d share it here since The NY Times gives 30 days to gift links. Please enjoy Maureen Dowd’s story of eating a whole chocolate bar: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opinion/dowd-dont-harsh-our-mellow-dude.html?unlocked_article_code=1.304.f3-4.53knmon_lsFq

 

My (non-tech savvy) friend and I have been having a weird issue where random texts show up like 2 days later. My phone is up-to-date and new and his might never have installed a system update for all I know. (I don’t let him connect to my main WiFi network for a reason.)

I don’t seem to be having this issue with anyone else. I’m on iOS and he’s on Android but a relatively modern Samsung phone. Should I sit him down and update his phone or something or is this a known issue?

 
 

This isn’t a great photo. I was sitting outside in Moab, UT playing with the night sky app. The bright dot right above the hilltops is the ISS. Taken with an iPhone 15 Pro on default settings (3 second exposure in the dark) so it’s not that far off from the actual view.

I live in a city but I’m near a dark sky site right now so I’ve been having a ball with just my binoculars and a camera phone.

 

It seems like there would be an advantage because of the type of subs that happen in that scenario. Making defensive subs in the final minutes of regular time would at least hurt you in penalties, if not in added time. But maybe it’s not an important factor.

I tried googling it but nothing came up. But it’s 2024 Google so maybe I just asked the wrong way or it wanted to sell me stuff.

 

Columbia University’s student newspaper has an editorial about what transpired.

 

I had to test/fix something at work and I set up a Windows VM because it was a bug specific to Windows users. Once I was done, I thought, “Maybe I should keep this VM for something.” but I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t a game (which probably wouldn’t work well in a VM anyway) or some super specific enterprise software I don’t really use.

I also am more familiar with the Apple ecosystem than the Microsoft one so maybe I’m just oblivious to what’s out there. Does anyone out there dual boot or use a VM for a non-game, non-niche industry Windows exclusive program?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world to c/achievers@lebowski.social
 

Waitress: You folks ready?

Dieter: I have lingonberry pancakes.

Kieffer: Lingonberry pancakes.

Franz: Three pigs in blanket.

Woman: [asks for blueberry pancakes in German]

Dieter: [translating] Lingonberry pancakes.

 

Lots of people were way more important than history books give them credit for. Do you have a favorite?

Mine are Ibn al-Haytham and Mansa Musa. For very different reasons. Ibn al-Haytham basically invented the scientific method. And Mansa Musa was such a baller that he caused inflation when he visited places.

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