Comment The Simpsons... (Score 2) 32
The Simpsons called this out in 1999, watch out for "Funzo"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
JoshK.
Comment You can't blame... (Score 1) 81
You can't blame him, his dead wife is now very frigid indeed.
JoshK.
Comment Then comes the... (Score 1) 38
Then comes the Mary Poppins moment when the workers, shining the fully assembled cars, get into them and fly off to freedom...
Like Sherry Bobbins in the Simpsons...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
JoshK.
Comment The robot had... (Score 1) 111
The robot had a new undocumented feature...
"Hit the deck!" for the war with the Ukraine. Even Rocky knew when to take a dive...
JoshK.
Submission + - DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of planes that airline didn't own (theguardian.com)
joshuark writes: DHS head reportedly authorized purchase of 10 engineless Spirit Airlines planes that airline didn’t own– and that the aircraft lacked engines. The bizarre anecdote was contained in a Wall Street Journal report released on Friday, which recounted how Noem and Corey Lewandowski – who managed Donald Trump’s first winning presidential campaign – had recently arranged to buy 10 Boeing 737 aircraft from Spirit Airlines. People familiar with the situation told the paper that the two intended to use the jets to expand deportation flights – and for personal travel.
Complicating matters further, Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time, in August, did not own the jets and their engines would have had to be bought separately. Meanwhile, Democrats on the House appropriations committee said in October that during this fall’s record-long government shutdown, the DHS had already acquired two Gulfstream jets for $200m.
“It has come to our attention that, in the midst of a government shutdown, the United States Coast Guard entered into a sole source contract with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation to procure two new G700 luxury jets to support travel for you and the deputy secretary, at a cost to the taxpayer of $200m,” Democratic representatives Rosa DeLauro and Lauren Underwood wrote in a letter to the DHS.
The American taxpayer's dollars at work for truth, freedom, justice, and the American $$$ way.
Complicating matters further, Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time, in August, did not own the jets and their engines would have had to be bought separately. Meanwhile, Democrats on the House appropriations committee said in October that during this fall’s record-long government shutdown, the DHS had already acquired two Gulfstream jets for $200m.
“It has come to our attention that, in the midst of a government shutdown, the United States Coast Guard entered into a sole source contract with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation to procure two new G700 luxury jets to support travel for you and the deputy secretary, at a cost to the taxpayer of $200m,” Democratic representatives Rosa DeLauro and Lauren Underwood wrote in a letter to the DHS.
The American taxpayer's dollars at work for truth, freedom, justice, and the American $$$ way.
Submission + - Target Mandates Worker Smiles, Friendliness to Boost Sales in "Forced Joy" (bloomberg.com) 2
joshuark writes: The Minneapolis-based retailer has a new directive for store employees: If a shopper comes within 10 feet of you, then make sure you smile, make eye contact and greet or wave. If they come closer — within four feet — ask whether they need help or how their day is going, according to new guidance confirmed by Bloomberg News. This is part of the Forced Joy trend.
The new initiative — dubbed the 10-4 program internally — is among Target’s latest efforts to make its stores more welcoming and reverse its extended streak of weak sales. “Heading into the holiday, we’re making adjustments and implementing new ways to increase connection during the most important time of the year,” Chief Stores Officer Adrienne Costanzo said in a statement to Bloomberg News.
Target, which is set to report quarterly earnings later this month, recently cut 1,800 corporate roles to remove complexities and move faster. The company’s shares are down more than 30% year-to-date, compared to a 14% gain for the S&P 500. The retailer’s cheap chic allure has faded and customers have complained on social media about bare shelves and long lines.
Target has made trumped-up enthusiasm an expectation. Bugs Bunny said it best... https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
The new initiative — dubbed the 10-4 program internally — is among Target’s latest efforts to make its stores more welcoming and reverse its extended streak of weak sales. “Heading into the holiday, we’re making adjustments and implementing new ways to increase connection during the most important time of the year,” Chief Stores Officer Adrienne Costanzo said in a statement to Bloomberg News.
Target, which is set to report quarterly earnings later this month, recently cut 1,800 corporate roles to remove complexities and move faster. The company’s shares are down more than 30% year-to-date, compared to a 14% gain for the S&P 500. The retailer’s cheap chic allure has faded and customers have complained on social media about bare shelves and long lines.
Target has made trumped-up enthusiasm an expectation. Bugs Bunny said it best... https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Comment When something... (Score 1) 35
When something is banned, or made forbidden for the young, then the younger generation want it more.
The classic law of opposites, say its good for you, kids loathe it, say don't do kids want to do it. Thus Denmark is going to create a surge of interest in social media for the 15-year old and under demographic.
When Dungeons and Dragons was forbidden in high school in the 1980s, suddenly all the kids wanted to play.
Example...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
JoshK.
Comment I am using... (Score 3, Informative) 44
I am using more non-Mac apps, like Adobe Acrobat Reader instead of Preview, as the rounded corners or PDF documents are like fingernails across a chalkboard for me visually.
I prefer documents to have sharp, right angle corners. The rounded corners are akin to some "safety" feature so I don't get a paper cut...and then sue Apple.
JoshK.
Submission + - Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbor (wired.com)
joshuark writes: Mark Zuckerberg opend an unlicensed school named after the Zuckerbergs’ pet chicken, but it tipped neighbors over the edge the Wired magazine story reports. The school may have been operating as early as 2021 without a permit to operate in the city of Palo Alto. As many as 30 students might have enrolled, according to observations from neighbors.
Over time, neighbors became fed up with what they argued was the city’s lack of action, particularly with respect to the school. Some believed that the delay was because of preferential treatment to the Zuckerbergs. “We find it quite remarkable that you are working so hard to meet the needs of a single billionaire family while keeping the rest of the neighborhood in the dark,” reads one email sent to the city’s Planning and Development Services Department in February. “Just as you have not earned our trust, this property owner has broken many promises over the years, and any solution which depends on good faith behavioral changes from them is a failure from the beginning.”
In order for the Zuckerbergs to run a private school on their land, which is in a residential zone, they need a “conditional use” permit from the city. However, based on the documents WIRED obtained, and Palo Alto’s public database of planning applications, the Zuckerbergs do not appear to have ever applied for or received this permit.
Most of the Zuckerbergs’ neighbors did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment. However, the ones that did clearly indicated that they would not be forgetting the Bicken Ben saga, or the past decade of disruption, anytime soon.
Over time, neighbors became fed up with what they argued was the city’s lack of action, particularly with respect to the school. Some believed that the delay was because of preferential treatment to the Zuckerbergs. “We find it quite remarkable that you are working so hard to meet the needs of a single billionaire family while keeping the rest of the neighborhood in the dark,” reads one email sent to the city’s Planning and Development Services Department in February. “Just as you have not earned our trust, this property owner has broken many promises over the years, and any solution which depends on good faith behavioral changes from them is a failure from the beginning.”
In order for the Zuckerbergs to run a private school on their land, which is in a residential zone, they need a “conditional use” permit from the city. However, based on the documents WIRED obtained, and Palo Alto’s public database of planning applications, the Zuckerbergs do not appear to have ever applied for or received this permit.
Most of the Zuckerbergs’ neighbors did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment. However, the ones that did clearly indicated that they would not be forgetting the Bicken Ben saga, or the past decade of disruption, anytime soon.
Comment Wasn't the last "new" new thing... (Score 1) 92
Wasn't the last "new" new thing, 3-d printing supposed to be the next industrial revolution, only at home? The industry returning to the cottage, and all that delightful utopian futurism? The return of manufacturing, only at a personal level.
A home person could 3-d print an engine support bracket flange for their Saturn automobile, Or a new pot handle for their Sunbeam electric kettle, or a valve knob for your Bernz-O-matic cigarette lighter, all from your home. ???
JoshK.
Comment Re:Wow... (Score 1) 35
Your point is well taken. Now its more like a leaf blower, it blows, a sorta reverse vacuum.
JoshK.
Comment Re:Wow... (Score 1) 35
Quite, indeed the first virtual sux.
Comment Wow... (Score 1) 35
Wow...that really sucks...both the vacuum and what the manufacturer did with the remote kill command.
Definitely a new "law" in Asimov's Three Law's of Robotics.
JoshK.
Comment Now moving on... (Score 1) 128
Now moving on, to a career as Walmart greeter...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Not sure if its moving on up on moving on down...or just stuck between worlds...???
--JoshK.
Submission + - Sam Altman says 'enough' to questions about OpenAI's revenue (techcrunch.com)
joshuark writes: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said that the company is doing “well more” than $13 billion in annual revenue — and he sounded a little testy when pressed on how it will pay for its massive spending commitments.
“First of all, we’re doing well more revenue than that. Second of all, Brad, if you want to sell your shares, I’ll find you a buyer,” Altman said, prompting laughs from Nadella. “I just — enough. I think there are a lot of people who would love to buy OpenAI shares.”
Altman acknowledged that there are ways the company “might screw it up” — for example by failing to get access to enough computing resources — but he said that “revenue is growing steeply.”
At the same time, he denied reports that OpenAI plans to go public next year.
“No no no, we don’t have anything that specific,” Altman said. “I’m a realist, I assume it will happen someday, but I don’t know why people write these reports. We don’t have a date in mind, we don’t have a board decision to do this or anything like that. I just assume it’s where things will eventually go.”
“First of all, we’re doing well more revenue than that. Second of all, Brad, if you want to sell your shares, I’ll find you a buyer,” Altman said, prompting laughs from Nadella. “I just — enough. I think there are a lot of people who would love to buy OpenAI shares.”
Altman acknowledged that there are ways the company “might screw it up” — for example by failing to get access to enough computing resources — but he said that “revenue is growing steeply.”
At the same time, he denied reports that OpenAI plans to go public next year.
“No no no, we don’t have anything that specific,” Altman said. “I’m a realist, I assume it will happen someday, but I don’t know why people write these reports. We don’t have a date in mind, we don’t have a board decision to do this or anything like that. I just assume it’s where things will eventually go.”
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