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Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

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There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

"Remember, what the dormouse said, ER June 5, 2025 4:14 pm (Space/Science)

Gingrich self-immolates. by Eri June 10, 2011 6:23 am

Actually, I don't think this is really Newt's fault. His campaign was in trouble, but its early and he could ... by ER 2011-06-10 21:34:05
This is a little scary. The premise now seems to be that if you're not running like an obsessed ... by TB 2011-06-10 19:50:12
..... So, President Gingrich vacations on the Black Pearl. IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-10 17:38:34
Another paleface bite dust, kemo sabe. by ER 2011-06-10 11:57:10
- LOL! Have you no reverence for the dead? by Eri 2011-06-10 14:15:31
  - He ain't dead yet. I still see a ticket with him and one of the harpies in our future. by ER 2011-06-10 17:34:05

Finally! Something good to watch out for. by Eri June 10, 2011 6:15 am

Meh.... I'll ONLY be satisfied when they start showing prices by volt in "gas" stations. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-10 17:41:02
Another triumph for Barack Obama!! Not really, but since he got blamed for them going up, he's entitled to take ... by ER 2011-06-10 12:07:36

How can they proceed? by Eri June 10, 2011 6:11 am

Well, the girl will definitely be in a mental institution for years to come; however, their babysitter should be charged ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-10 17:46:51

You can help the Post and Times destroy Sarah Palin! by TB June 9, 2011 2:35 pm

The feeding frenzy continues. This blogger is accumulating the headlines we're getting from the "scores" of reporters on this story. Bonus points ... by TB 2011-06-11 12:00:34
I suspect there are no smoking guns in the Palin emails. If there were, one of her many enemies ... by ER 2011-06-11 05:14:24
Hmmm. From the CNN tapes I found here and here, there's a good possibility of this blowing up in ... by TB 2011-06-10 21:01:33
Liveblogging the Great Release at Pravda: MSNBC in partnership with Mother Jones. Might be hard for liberals to remember just how ... by TB 2011-06-10 12:19:57
The last thing any Democrat in his right mind wants to do now is destroy Sarah Palin. by ER 2011-06-09 15:52:07
- It's interesting though that for all the polls and pundits declaring her complete inability to win even the Republican nomination, ... by TB 2011-06-09 16:12:59
  - I wouldn't write Sarah off prematurely. "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." H. L. Mencken by ER 2011-06-09 18:06:46
    - Just curious: did you vote for the guy who was going to bring all our troops home, end the ... by TB 2011-06-09 19:09:17
      - Yes, I'll have to give him a B+ so far. But he did turn the Bush Crash around and ... by ER 2011-06-09 19:30:11
        
        Yeah, the economy would have gone completely to hell without all the borrowing, printing, Wall Street bailouts, and spending (and ... by TB 2011-06-09 20:53:42
        
        Tom, these posts are pointless, they have to be answered lest observers think I am cowering under the onslaught of ... by ER 2011-06-10 03:49:32
        
        Jeepers. You set terms for debate where everything is an opinion, where numbers, facts, and "footnotes" are irrelevant, and ... by TB 2011-06-10 09:02:30
        
        Have FrankC coach you on the finer points of Code Duello. If you call me out, I get to pick the ... by ER 2011-06-10 11:32:26
        
        Actually, your side is the one fixated on Sarah Palin. I didn't start this thread. It was all ... by TB 2011-06-10 12:29:16
        
        "I didn’t start this thread." And with that, you become the undisputed heavyweight champ of revisionist history, denying what can be ... by mcfly 2011-06-10 17:37:46
        
        Cripes, you're right! I will, of course, leave my screwup for posterity. By the time I get down about forty ... by TB 2011-06-10 18:32:17
        
        Well, I guess that's understandable, given that the 'Zone's gone into hyper-mode on a few of these threads. And I was ... by mcfly 2011-06-10 20:23:05
        
        Sarah Palin doesn't tell me anything about conservative politics. The way conservatives try to cover up for her inanities does. ... by ER 2011-06-10 13:11:17
        
        See? You make my point for me. Adjectives strung together. Ugly. Dangerous. Shameful. Foul. ... by TB 2011-06-10 13:46:13
        
        Yep. That must be it. Or maybe its just because your political posts are junk mail. Spam. I wouldn't buy ... by ER 2011-06-10 13:58:54
        
        What sort of post on politics would you not consider spam? Looking through these things you seem to have ... by TB 2011-06-10 14:18:08
        
        Tom, I don't care what you post. Just don't get upset if I don't respond, or if I respond ... by ER 2011-06-10 14:42:35
        
        Just as a general point of information, I don't expect responses to any information posts or even opinion posts I ... by TB 2011-06-10 14:51:29
        
        Your Palin post quickly degenerated into Obama bashing, which is where it was headed all along. You initiate multiple posts ... by ER 2011-06-10 15:17:55
        
        The top story on the news you watch tonight is going to be Sarah Palin's e-mails. It was the ... by TB 2011-06-10 15:41:21
        
        Nervous laughter, my friend. Also? You have to spend money to make money. (Time counts as money). Therefore, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-09 23:46:30
        
        Well, I guess that sets that parameter. The economy or anything else can't officially be declared as a problem ... by TB 2011-06-10 07:42:26
        
        Which was PRECISELY the attitude during the Bush Administration! :D by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-10 17:47:52
        
        It's hard to clean up what you've inherited. I knew when he was promising all those things that reality ... by Eri 2011-06-10 05:57:39
        
        Sounds reasonable. Now all you have to do is look us right in the eye and tell us you'd ... by TB 2011-06-10 08:57:29
        
        Considering the Neo-Radical Republican Congress Obama had to deal with in his second year.... IT scares me what McCain could ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-10 17:49:20
        
        That would be "third year." And lets not forget that the Democrats controlled both houses since January of 2007. ... by TB 2011-06-10 18:37:49
  - "obsessively focused" Hey, I said I was sorry... by mcfly 2011-06-09 16:19:45
Count me out. by Jody 2011-06-09 15:43:50
- Aw, c'mon. After that we're all going to get up, go outside, and look for Guy Montag! by TB 2011-06-09 15:47:37

Can a police state be far behind? by Eri June 9, 2011 1:40 pm

*Sigh* I wish I could say this is the first time I've heard about incidents like these, but..... The sad ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-09 23:33:29
Thanks for posting that Eri. There are quite a few related "raw" videos on YouTube, which of course must be watched ... by mcfly 2011-06-09 16:17:24
Incidents like this have become unpleasantly common recently. One of the sites I read regularly posts them. by TB 2011-06-09 14:56:44
- I really believe we need the courts to say we have the right to film them anytime, anywhere (well, other ... by Eri 2011-06-09 21:18:40
  - Apparently there are several lawsuits in the works. If a few PDs or municipalities are forced to pay some hefty ... by mcfly 2011-06-10 10:08:11

Iceland Crowdsources Constitution by Vitruvius June 9, 2011 1:01 pm

"As long as they can make sure that each and every suggestion taken into consideration is in the interests of ... by TB 2011-06-09 14:59:05
- Ummm.... TB..... The Althing HAS existed for about that time, but there have been many, many countries and transitions since then; ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-09 23:23:48
My constitution would be rather simple: Thou shalt not harm another person or animal either by intent or through negligence. ... by Eri 2011-06-09 13:47:25
- Loopholes Galore! If a person harms another person on accident (bumping into them, accidentally crashing into each other at the skatepark, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-09 23:07:26

American attacks in Yemen by TB June 8, 2011 9:12 pm

Every day my faith in Obama shrinks little by little. Is it just me, or are all recent presidents ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-09 00:08:12
- Actually, I think this action is perfectly justified. We are at war with Al-Quaeda in Yemen, Because ... by ER 2011-06-09 05:40:54

Mass Grave Reported in Texas (FALSE) by Vitruvius June 7, 2011 3:40 pm

We all get tricked by these things now and again, especially with a media that is eager to exploit the ... by podrock 2011-06-07 22:53:37
Wait for it... by podrock 2011-06-07 18:44:30
- No bodies: by podrock 2011-06-07 21:12:10
  - Forget it Jake, it's Texas. by ER 2011-06-08 11:17:04
  - Ended loooong ago, my firend by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-08 11:09:33
- Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown. by ER 2011-06-07 19:19:08
  - yup. by podrock 2011-06-07 19:39:08

Historian defends Palin's Revere comments by mcfly June 7, 2011 7:54 pm

Palin had just visited a museum or historical exhibit where Revere's ride was being discussed. It does make sense ... by ER 2011-06-10 11:56:11
It shows lack of judgment. She could have, should have not said anything about PR until she had the ... by Eri 2011-06-07 22:11:38
- You're still stuck on this, aren't you? Palin probably wouldn't be my first pick for President, but I'd rather have someone ... by TB 2011-06-08 07:26:28
  - You'd be a fool, then, where politics is concerned. But I've known that for a long time. That ... by Eri 2011-06-08 12:54:27
    - So, how's the guy you voted for doing in those departments? by TB 2011-06-08 15:11:49
I listened to that on NPR and reread it here. He does not defend her, he just doesn't say ... by Eri 2011-06-07 22:06:28
I think historically parsing Palin's off-the-cuff statement to try and work it out to something or other is a bit ... by TB 2011-06-07 20:17:07
- What I'm surprised at is that during this whole time noone brought up the lanterns. At school, it was ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-07 21:09:38
  - True, one if by land and two if by sea. by Eri 2011-06-07 22:12:22

ROTFLMAOPIP by Eri June 7, 2011 3:12 pm

I'm amazed no one else has said anything about this. It is such a hoot that Bank of America ... by Eri 2011-06-08 21:13:01
- Not funny, Eri. MY stash is in BofA, if they go under only FDIC stands between me and ruin, and ... by ER 2011-06-09 09:25:55
  - Ha! Even you, with a vested interest, have to admit they deserved exactly what they got (and probably more). ... by Eri 2011-06-09 13:54:44
    - FDIC is one form of GOV bailout no Republican will ever threaten. Too many Republicans have money in the ... by ER 2011-06-09 15:28:06
      - Ideally, the FDIC (a government corporation, not a government agency) is funded by insurance premiums and fees paid by the ... by TB 2011-06-09 15:39:18
        
        No problem, Tom. If my retirement gets wiped out I'll just go out and get a job. If I have ... by ER 2011-06-09 15:57:19
        
        Pastry chef might work. You'll have to fight about a million desperate law school graduates for a paralegal position. ... by TB 2011-06-09 16:18:57
        
        I could never understand why anyone could possibly need a financial counselor. Mr Micawber got it right, even if he never ... by ER 2011-06-09 18:16:46

Cyber War by Vitruvius June 7, 2011 2:55 pm

Rescuing the auto companies by TB June 7, 2011 9:53 am

Didn't Chrysler collapse during the recession? Also, figures they always find the most unflattering picture of Obama to post alongside their ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-07 13:58:41
- The recent history of Chrysler is complicated. Start here. In most cases, failed companies don't collapse and vanish. They ... by TB 2011-06-07 14:19:02
Disappointing. by mcfly 2011-06-07 10:55:29

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