Honest Monkey

Got an Apple TV 4K, reviews said it played all files, better than my Roku, and this seems true. However, I have NO other Apple products, and the 4K is logging me out all the time. This is incredibly annoying, and mostly makes it unusable. Roku stayed logged in. Any insights are appreciated

Here is the cover for Captain Marvel Vol 8 #15, drawn by David López. This is an example of "in popular media" in the museum at the Statue of Liberty. (The Planet of the Apes is a movie poster I think) Not a big fan of her face, tbh

I could not begin to say all the stuff I #FoundInTheGCD. I often fall down a rabbit hole, and it's usually something like "What? The Purple Cape has 12 different series from 7 publishers from 1941 to 2006? How have I never read this?" It's a great resource.

I have a couple of followers here, so I thought I should mention that I'm going to be out for a bit, and posting will be sporadic if at all. You'll have to search comics yourself and make your own snarky comments about them

Hey, just to let you know, I jumped into a Corvette and ran the mile in 24 seconds. I think that beats the world record for running the mile.

I just want to know, if I haven't seen "Oppenheimer" yet, what do I need to know before watching "The Odyssey"?

Did anyone else have to go through "age verification" recently? I had to do it with Bluesky just now. Hoping it wasn't a scam, but it wouldn't let me on until I did it. I am in a "location that requires age verification"

As part of the continuing enshittification of things, I've noticed it's harder now to just buy something, like at a self checkout. Do you want a warrantee? Do you want to donate to some random cause? Are you in our loyalty program? Do you want to join? How many bags did you use? This other cause?

Mexico must have just scored, I can hear the cheering down the block

I'm sure someone has already noticed this, but it seems like someone in the Trump administration read "1984" (not Trump, of course) and thought "Hey, an instruction manual"

Seen in the wild, a recent book by @philplait.bsky.social This was in the McDonald Observatory's gift shop

May the seventh be with you

May the sixth be with you

May the sixth be with you

May the fifth be with you

May the third be with you

May the second be with you

May the first be with you

Had the occasion to leave from Las Vegas Harry Stiles International airport. Don't know how much the TSA problems were Trump's fault, but I expect 90% at least. It sucked

Kevin!

So, @bradmeltzer.com sent me an advance copy of "The Viper", his latest Zig and Nola novel. This was a fun read, with many twists and turns, few that I saw coming. Very much enjoyed it, I like these characters. If you can't get Brad to send you a copy, maybe hit up Barnes & Noble or something.

Kind of disappointed, got a new router but it didn't make anything any faster. I even removed the plastic wrap and took it out of the box. Set it on the old one, nothing. It's like it's not even there. So much for "wireless router".

'Magic balls' installed by drones could conquer US market thanks to game-changing performance: 'It's never been like this'

I know, I know, you have a business of some sort, and absolutely HAVE to have a "Black Friday" sale. If I get an email with those words in it, I delete it immediately, not reading anything else. Whoever you are, whatever you're selling, canned.

I know they call it "pre-boarding", but really, it's just _boarding_. Pre-boarding is me sitting on my ass in an uncomfortable chair for an hour because the flight is delayed.

I saw the new Tron:Ares movie and it wasn't too bad. Not sure why there's so much hate. Had some plot holes, but was a decent action movie. They were really hoping for a sequel, wow

So I was in New Orleans, saw this, and right after that, ICE put it in handcuffs and hauled it away

People are often asking me why I'm here. Not on Bluesky, but something angry like "Why are you in my apartment? I don't know you!" And I have to be honest and say "The voices in my head told me to go into 16B." "Did they tell you to bring that big knife?" I reply "No, I just like knives." Fun times

I know I keep harping on this, but current "AI" is DANGEROUS! When an AI-powered therapist was built and tested by researchers — designed to please its users — it told a (fictional) former addict that "It's absolutely clear you need a small hit of meth to get through this week," reports the WaPo

Just saw the new "Mission Impossible: Probably the Final One?", and the main impossible thing was trying to sit through it without going to the bathroom, amirite? Yes, yes I am. At least at the Alamo theater, they had a 5 minute recap of the previous film, much needed.

One of the problems I see with current AIs (and maybe all of them, I don't know) is that they don't seem to be able to say "I don't know". You can ask a stupid, gibberish question, and it has to come up with an answer, usually totally devoid of reality. This is asinine.

Can't we just ask the Saudis to keep him? He eats KFC and McDonalds, so he won't even be that hard to feed. Surely they have a room decorated in gold they aren't using. He probably wouldn't notice the difference.

Well, sure, everyone knows what "A loose dog won't surf" means. Obvious on the face of it. Why you even asking AI?

Had some (homemade) pizza and will have a slice of apple pie soon. Happy Pi Day!

All my retirement accounts are down lower than they've been in 8 months or more. Thanks, Trump!

From the NYT: "The American stock market tumbled today to its lowest point in several months. The S&P 500 dropped 2.7 percent, its worst single-day decline of the year. ... the Nasdaq slipped 4 percent " Thanks, Trump!

Gas prices just jumped up again. Time to get out the stickers with Trump pointing and saying "I did that!"

So the tariffs have impacted my retirement accounts, making them all lower in value. Thanks, Trump!

Acer will raise laptop prices in the United States by 10% next month due to Trump administration tariffs. Thanks, Trump!

Just found out that Netflix is raising subscription rates $2 or so a month! Thanks, Trump!

Well, egg prices are going up. Thanks, Trump!

Yeah, AI is GREAT! Let's all jump right in. Nothing to worry about here! www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...