Bob Vesterman

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Not happy that Vestertopia remains on the list, TBH.

Ok writers, a little less obvious on the symbolism please

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what a mess php is (specifically referring to the current situation, but really that's an evergreen statement in general)

Computer is now protected from 4

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This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Bovalapus Bovalapus Bo-valapus Bovalapus Bovalapus Bo-valapus Bovalapus Bovalapus Whoa-oh-oh Bovalpus

@vscode.dev Just upgraded to 1.140. Lots of stuff in the release notes about new AI features. I'm a paranoid luddite. So, how do I just disable them? And not just the new ones. I do not want this sort of thing running, or even installed on, my computer.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If you get rid of the assumption of omniscience, then even if you leave in omnipotence and omnibenevolence, Leibnizian optimism is now compatible with the possibility that we live in the dumbest of all possible worlds.

nothing says "stable" quite like...

@yoshuabengio.bsky.social Please consider adding an RSS or Atom feed to your site (and to LawZero's too). Thanks.

"Can't hear what the President's saying" has got to be in the running for the title of All-Time Greatest News out of the Mouth of a Newsmax Host, no?

@torgu.bsky.social I got your back, buddy

I'm with ya, Toad buddy.

True story.

I particularly liked this rather ho-hum summary from the Chippewa Daily Herald, which reads to me kind of like a public notice that someone applied to the town for an exception to be allowed build a fence half an inch taller than the zoning rules otherwise allow:

sometimes a russian oligarch is just a cigar

Always good to find common ground with those on the other side of the political aisle.

Profiles in Courage

Don't remember anything about this guy (not even having heard of him) so before even trying to find out *why* he was arrested, I checked Wikipedia. Got as far as the start of the second sentence, "A member of the Republican Party". While I'm not proud of my gut reaction, I do stand by it: "Good."

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

Just heard of the resignation of Karoline Leavitt. I hereby officially declare that I am willing to become the next White House press secretary. I feel obligated to note that I have some doubt that the President will like the job I will do, but I am available for the job nonetheless.

I've only seen a post saying "Douthat's in the news again" and then a headline saying that he's joining 60 Minutes. I am not going to look into this matter further. Instead, I intend to blissfully continue assuming that this means he's leaving the @nytimes.com

I don't really understand why people in Maine are getting so worked up about this. I'm sure Senator Collins will use all her power of being concerned. Relax.

@realinfowars.bsky.social There seems to be no Jim Haggerty Show tee shirt available. I need a Jim Haggerty Show tee shirt! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT I AM BEING LIED TO IF I DON'T HAVE A JIM HAGGERTY SHOW TEE SHIRT

Biggest crowd ever. The biggest. Biggest! Everybody knows it. BIGGEST! A lot of people think it's "bigest". The only bigger crowds ever were my rallies. Every single one of my rallies had WAY bigger crowds! This crowd right her is the bigest ever. EVER! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

TEAM HOG theonion.com/prize-hog-dr...

Obviously some sick disturbed Antifa freak vandal used a box cutter to remove the bottoms of the columns of this totally definitely real building

I dunno; I gotta admit "dude with a box cutter made a 350-foot gash at the bottom of a pool" seems like a pretty incontrovertible hypothesis to me