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Scott Horton

Who paid for Vivek Ramaswamy's pro-pedophile ad campaign? Here they are

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KetAnthropic JoshAI

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The first genuinely honest ad for generative AI I've ever seen, from Microsoft / CoPilot A mediocre white guy sees his non-white colleague getting praised for good work, he asks AI to *literally copy it*, and then he gets all the praise instead: www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/micr...

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Dutchy Patrick

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It strikes me that Republicans are often put in their place when they think they're being clever. The Polish Deputy Prime Minister completely humiliates Anna Paulina Luna here, though to be honest, that isn't difficult to do with her….

Is AI just a tool for those who are ignorant and incredibly incompetent? That it allows them to do things they wouldn't have ever been able to do before and they think it's amazing b/c not only did it take so little effort, but they are too ignorant and incompetent to know how bad the outcome was?

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Tomorrow all those people that have been cheering everything being renamed "America" are gonna sure be mad that Christopher Columbus doesn't get the respect he use to. The irony will be lost on them.

Some guys will do anything...

How Tech Bros name their companies. Tech Bro 1: Let's call it misanthropic. Tech Bro 2: Miss Anthropic??! *taps sign* Sign: No Girls Allowed! Tech Bro 1: Anthropic it is.

It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. When the Giants let Joey Bart go for nothing I said he would make the playoffs before Patrick Bailey. Patrick Bailey is in the playoffs. In my defense 2 of the 3 teams Joey Bart was on are in the playoffs and if he was healthy he would be too.

Also Bailey is also overrated and all those who say otherwise can suck it.

The only people getting their panties in a twist over Gavin Newsom right now are the ones that honestly believe that the nomination was stolen from Bernie Sanders. Gavin won't and Bernie wasn't.

I'm unhappy that I don't know which team I'll be angry at for losing to the Dodgers in the NLDS and in the NLCS yet.

Rick Scott: You can't regulate AI any more than you can regulate Medicare fraud. Probably.

And that's it for the season. I guess Drew Gilbert's homer in game #157 was the last one this year. Maybe I'll do this again next season.

"Choosin' Texas"? In California we call that White Flight. Or as some say "the trash taking itself out."

As a kid I remember heated arguments both on the playground and in the streets about which movie was better Star Wars (ANH) or Empire Strikes Back. RotJ wasn't even considered. At some point around 25 years ago I learned NOT to talk about a sci fi franchise on a discussion board for that franchise

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"Fandoms used to be full of nice ppl before covid and then all the bullies and popular kids joined" is literally an "the earth is flat" tier false belief to me

I talking about Star Trek and B5 mostly on a Star Wars DB. Star Wars on a Star Trek DB. Why? Because anyone there to be a raging toxic asshole (of which I was occasionally guilty) was there to talk about the DB's given franchise.

Do certain franchises have a "more toxic" fanbase? No. Simply a more visible one. More fans means more toxic fans. A more visible franchise meaning those who aren't fans will know to which the toxic fans are referring to. If I wanted to be a toxic fan of Space: Above & Beyond who would even notice?

cbsnews.comU.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around CubaSome units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.

Thoughts: Why now? It was clear Trump made an Ukraine for Venezuela deal in his first term with Putin. That basically Putin could invade Ukraine and would stop supporting Venezuela. Then Trump lost the 2020 Election.

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The Iran War is going bad. The window might be closing for for action elsewhere. So he kidnaps the president of Venezuela and the new president...er..."acting president" has shown a willingness to be Washington's puppet. So Trump has Venezuela. But not really the "win" he's desperate for.

So Cuba. Long time Russian ally. Wet dream for the failson property developer projects he loves so much. As theoretically a soft target. Russia is busy and might not care to loss an ally for say the US pulling out of NATO? It's also a personal distraction for his failures elsewhere.

cbsnews.comU.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around CubaSome units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.

Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022 because he probably thought his window of opportunity was closing, that Biden was intervention adverse (he was) and Trump was unlikely to come back. Then of course Trump came back.

cbsnews.comU.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around CubaSome units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.

Trump increases support for Israel, not only for Gaza, but Lebanon and but in the West Bank. Trump attacks Iran because Israel told him to as well. OK. So what does Venezuela and Cuba have to do with it?

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Washington — The U.S. Army Reserve is examining whether it can provide the military's Southern Command with police forces, medical personnel and other support units within the next four months, according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...

22 Sept

The Giants need to keep Drew Gilbert bubble wrapped between ABs. He's the only Giant in the top 6 of home runs not on the IL. The only other one in the Top 8 isn't even on the team.

22 Sept

With that HR (#14) Drew Gilbert is now tied for 233rd on the Giants all time Home Run leader board. He's tied with players that include Donovan Solano, Willie McGee, Mac Williamson and Steven Duggar.

21 Sept

Here are my 9 anime... Several episodes of Ranma 1/2. Over 25 years ago. Also one time there was one about a giant tentacle creature and the less I say about it the better. Also over 25 years ago. That's it.

With the Giants minor league seasons over (except for playoffs) it looks like Bo Davidson won't make it to 30 HRs. Still, 29 HRs is pretty impressive. The most by any Giants minor leaguer since Adam Duvall hit 30 in 2012. Both are listed as 23 during either season. However Duvall was in A+.

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2019, Chris Shaw, 28, AA/AAA age 25 2018, Chris Shaw, 24, AAA age 24 2017, Chris Shaw, 24, AA/AAA age 23 2016, Dylan Davis, 26, A/A+ age 22 2015, Adam Duvall, 26, AAA age 26 2014, Adam Duvall, 27, AAA age 25 2013, Mac Williamson, 26, A+ age 22 2011, Brett Pill, 25, AAA age 26

2010, Brandon Belt, 23, A+/AA/AAA age 22 From the list you can see why some of us didn't shut up about Adam Duvall for a long time. And why many didn't like Chris Shaw's treatment both under Evans and Zaidi.

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Duvall would hit 195 HRs over 11 major league seasons. Only 3 with the Giants.

Other Giants minor league HR leaders include... 2025, Bryce Eldridge, 25 HR, AA/AAA age 20 2024, Bryce Eldridge, 23, A/A+/AA/AAA age 19 2023, Victor Bericoto, 27, A+/AA age 21 2022, David Villar, 27, AAA age 25 2021, Jairo Pomares, 20, A/A+ age 20 2021, David Villar, 20, AA age 24 2020, N/A

That 19 home runs came in Double-A being being promoted is also impressive. That's a pretty good total in a full Double-A season in Richmond.

With that HR (#5) Victor Bericoto is now tied for 407th place on the Giants all time Home Run leader board. He's tied w/ players that include Norichika Aoki, Dominic Smith, Deion Sanders, Marco Scutaro and Harrison Bader**. **teammate this season

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19 Sept

“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Intelligence (ICBINI)”

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19 Sept

And you get a Home Run. And you get a Home Run. And you get a Home Run. Thank you Apple TV for having this game behind a paywall so I wouldn't have to watch it!

19 Sept

With that HR (#20) Jung Hoo Lee is now tied for 170th on the Giants all time Home Run leader board. He's tied with sever players that include David Bell and Jose Cruz Jr.

17 Sept

Happy Constitution Day! The day we celebrate the constitution we still apparently have and our second attempt at former a stable, lasting government. The first try in 1777 with the Articles of Confederation didn't go so well.

With that HR (#13) Drew Gilbert is now tied for 247th on the Giants all time Home Run leader board. He's tied with players that include Yorvit Torrealba, Eliezer Alfonzo, Blake Sabol and Damon Minor.

American citizens are being murdered in the stress. People are being thrown into and are dying in detention camps for no other reason than coming here for a better life. Trump has not only given Israel everything wants but killed the leader of Iran for them.

In the stress? Well, yeah, stress is killing a lot of Americans. But I meant streets.

Yet I'm lectured of "not understanding politics" by someone who PROUDLY stayed home during the 2024 election because of some shitty remarks by Bill Clinton a few days before the election about the situation in Palestine. They are smug about it and don't understand my most people don't trust them.

With that HR (#1) Turner Hill is now tied for 661st on the Giants all time Home Run leader board. He's now tied with players that include Joey Rickard, Travis Denker, Chris Dominguez, Gerardo Parra, Yangervis Solarte, Nick Noonan, Francisco Peguero, Ford Proctor, Emmanuel Burris, Paul DeJong...

(cont) Logan Webb*, Xavier Nady, Mark DeRosa, Chris Shaw, Tom Murphy, Aaron Hill, Yermin Mercedes, Rajai Davis, Nick Ahmed, Bryce Johnson, Steve Holm and Orlando Cabrera. *teammate

With that HR (#17) Bryce Eldridge is now tied for 197th place on the Giants all time Home Run Leader board. He's tied with players that include Bobby Estalella, Lance Niekro, Travis Ishikawa, Cody Ross, Michael Morse and Gorkys Hernandez.