NatGeo was the finest magazine on the planet for generations, then Fox got their hands on it and made it a religious rag, then sold it to some other company that managed to make it worse.

What an ignominious end to one of the greatest publications in the history of man, and that’s no exaggeration.

And concerts. I haven’t seen a concert since the 90s. I’m lucky to have grown up in the era of cheap tickets.

In the 70s, I worked in a record store that sold tickets for the local outdoor summer venue. Lawn seats were $3, and it took 45 minutes to get there. If we worked the day shift in the summer, and got off at 5, and that nights show wasn’t sold out yet, we could grab a $3 ticket, and be at the show before it started.

I was also a fan of the local orchestra, who played there every week, and never fully sold out. I went to a LOT of those shows.

Hadestown is coming to town, and I’d love to see it, but the cheapest seat in the last row, off to the side, is about $70, so they can go fuck themselves. Entertainment is for the rich. I’ll just pirate the show, if there’s a proshot of it. Besides, I love the original concept album much better than the Broadway version anyway. Hades is far better in the original.

Obviously.

Onions. I fucking hate them like I hate MAGAs.

Kinda like British Rhyme slang, where you have to understand what the words are rhyming with to understand what they’re talking about.

I don’t follow the AI bubble trend at all

I was responding to you finally noticing how pervasive it is getting.

I don’t follow the AI bubble trend at all

It was relevant to your noticing how prevalent it is getting.

A little Critical Thinking will tell you that this is either technically impossible, unbelievably expensive, or both. Probably both.

However, I encourage Sociopathic Oligarchs to dump as much of their money into it as possible.

I just saw a TV commercial for a special series the local news is doing on traffic issues, and they used several quick background graphics, and at least one quick film clip that were obviously AI-generated.

You can argue over the appropriateness of AI, but most people would agree that it doesn’t belong anywhere near a news broadcast. If you don’t have footage, it is highly unethical to create footage to juice up your news reports.

Valid.

I literally thought about this the moment I heard of his death. I don’t believe in Hell, but I sure wish I did, for just such occasions as these.

I literally stood there for a quiet moment and thought, “IF I’m wrong, and there really is a Hell, he’s having a VERY unpleasant time right now.” And I smiled, and the day was a little better.

Probably the main reason these Sociopathic Oligarchs are trying to live so long. Rupert Murdoch must be a devout believer. He’s hanging on with everything he’s got.

For those who are like “Wait, WHAT?” That really happened.

No, killing VPs wasn’t a thing back then.

The Russians also did it when they were pulling out of Afghanistan. I wish I believed in Hell, so that I could take some pleasure in knowing these people are going there.

Israel can do no wrong because their imaginary friend told them that they’re special, and everyone else sucks.

I really HATE Daylight Savings time. I prefer the summer hours, but just pick one, and stick with it. This twice a year switch is stupid, and a century from now, they’ll look back at it, and wonder why we did such a stupid thing, for so long.