gruffy.bsky.social

gruffy.bsky.social

@gruffy.bsky.social

I like puzzles, chess, computers and analyzing things I don't understand.

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1) ChatGBT is interesting. Apparently the word 17 can have either 3 e's or it can have 2. America will figure out it has 4 eventually. 2) NATO as an organization cannot ask or force the United States to leave Europe. Europe is effectively occupied by the US. Not friendly

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: Can you name a time when you voted against Trump and it changed the outcome? SUSAN COLLINS: At one point, I had organized people to vote against Sec. Hegseth. At the very last minute one of our Republicans changed his mind. Otherwise he would've been defeated. Q: So it didn't change the outcome

The number "17" seems to be a problem these days. Chat GBT thinks it has only 3"Es" in the word initially. Then after updated, thinks it has 2"E's (2 e's for seven and 2 e's for teen). I asked Google about the word Seventeen and it's answer was a Band #HuggingFace

The CEO of the American company that owns Hamilton-based steelmaker Stelco says he's prepared to fight the Canadian government? This is a guy who buys Canadian and then says he doesn't like Canadians? CEO Lourenco Goncalves needs serious help in business

I asked AI a question If Trump were to be elected to a third term, the U.S. political and legal systems operated in a way that contradicted the plain text of the 22nd Amendment. To explain how that happened, political scientists and legal historians would point to three specific developments:

Supreme Court Invokes the "Political Question" Doctrine: a ruling by the Court refusing to remove Trump from state ballots. The Court could rule that determining presidential eligibility belongs to Congress or the voters.

If you haven't noticed lately, Google has decided criticism of US content is now a problem. i.e. Calling Trump an "idiot" is a problem and will get you flagged now. Calling a police officer and "idiot" gets you a second flag. Google doesn't believe in the first Amendment.

An American to me why the US is like it is: "USA is not like this. Only one-third of our adults voted for him. And, even to them, he didn't admit all he wanted to do. Stop seeing a nation of over 300 million people as a monolith. That's such simplistic reasoning"

He giggles that he can shut down the fishing industry if he wants just because he wants and he thinks it would be fun to do. Wow

Naomi Kritzer@naomikritzer.bsky.social

I'd love to see every Minnesotan Republican asked to take a stance on this...

Funny Times. BC is staying in Daylight Savings Time (month ago) MB just announced it is staying in Daylight Savings Time (Today) Alberta is waiting on a Trump phone call to decide what to do.

How Petty can a Canadian get over naming Lake Ontario to something absurd? I can get petty. I am moving my email to a NON Google address. I will spend the next two months to make sure that I have no association to anything GOOGLE. This Canuck is NASTY

I am petty enough to change my map app to MAP QUEST from Google Maps who is STUPID. Map Quest didn't change Gulf Of Mexico to stupid, It didn't change Lake Ontario to stupid. I need apps that are NOT STUPID

Update from Google: Yes, the Canadian dollar is currently rising against the US dollar, trading near 1.3857 USD/CAD (or about 0.7219 CAD/USD). They can't get the name of a lake right so take it with some salt.

Pete Hegseth is reported to have been searching Amazon for something called a "HOLODECK" He was told he could find them right beside the "Replicators" but is still having a hard time. Can someone help him out?

I miss #StephenColbert. He can't be substituted for some idiot you would like me to laugh at. I won't / can't laugh at your guy. I can cry...but not laugh. F #Paramount #CBS cancelled both of you.

#CBC publishes and you can't comment on it. I have a problem with that. The #CBC can be biased, right wing, left wing and as a Canadian, who fund it, I can't comment on it. I have a problem with that.

Over 50% of what you see online is AI. YouTube has leaned into this and are okay promoting AI videos now. One bothered me more than others, as it seemingly tries to test Americans how far they can go with cruelty before they cry. Bizarre Times

Today, she waived at me but I had nothing to recycle. She smiled at me. I smiled at her and we shook hands till next time. That is my kinda of Canada. She doesn't speak English... but she knows now I am a friend.

Mr. Trump....about those new tariffs on hockey sticks etc...just wanted to say I have No time left for you On my way to better things Seasons change and so did I You need not wonder why No Time.... No time...I got got got got no time for you.

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I can pretty much post this every week after each new death where there remains zero accountability for any of the agents or their supervisors. Lowered standards, unqualified people, rushed through shortened training, toxic culture & leadership, lots of weapons. A perfect storm.

Do Americans Even Know Their Rights? My bet is that if a police officer stopped one on the street and ask one for their ID they would get more than 90% compliance without before they asked why.