Oh no! That means he’s down to only seven/eight other wars he’s resolved, right?

Let’s go through them:

• Albania and Aberbaijan - he meant Armenia and Azerbaijan; and according to their leaders he might have actually played a part in this in spite of his comical geographic gaffs. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. ✔️
• Albania and Thighland - he probably meant Cambodia and Thailand, in which case his ceasefire fell through, and the one that actually took wasn’t due to him. ❌
• Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda - not resolved despite his claims, fighting still continues. ❌
• Israel and Iran - you can’t call heavily tipping the scales for one side as brokering peace; plus it looks like he’s unilaterally dragging the US into a new conflict with Iran. ❌
• India and Pakistan - India doesn’t acknowledge the US played a significant part in peace talks, so this can’t really be counted. ❌
• Israel and Hamas - this one could only be considered a success if you’re Israel. But even then, it hasn’t done anything to prevent the genocide in Gaza, and now he’s just angling to exploit all that ‘empty’ land for himself and his cronies. ❌
• Ethiopia and Egypt - there’s hasn’t been war here for ages, so it’s a false claim. ❌
• Serbia and Kosovo - relations remain strained, and no peace agreement was signed. ❌

Edit: Source.

I think they still have one member who’s been there from the beginning (Neal Schon). But they are getting really close to meeting OP’s criteria.

I thought 2025 was supposed to be “the moment” for AI PCs. Dell and other manufacturers were sure as hell spamming the shit out of that premise in their incessant online ads. But then it all fell through because of the sagging economy on Main Street, and the fact that many people didn’t like AI being forced down they’re proverbial throats. So yeah, 2026 won’t be any better for this ill-thought out marketing strategy.

Allut’s deathbed confession forms the bulk of the French police records of the case [about Picaud]. The detailed description of Picaud’s experiences in prison, which could not have been known to Allut, were supposedly dictated to him by the ghost of Father Torri.

Hmm, all sounds pretty sketchy. More like a screenplay itself than solid, verifiable facts.

That must be why they are doing okay, haha.

The original creator of Twitter and now creator of Bluesky and whatever this thing that’s falling off the rails is.

Basically another billionaire living in his own little bubble and huffing his own farts too much.

Four-year-old Konstantin wanted to be reunited with his favorite stuffed animal, Stitch from the Disney movie “Lilo & Stitch,” which had been confiscated when officers detained them.

Poor kid! They wouldn’t even let him keep his plushie while he was locked in a giving concentration camp! I’m glad he and the rest of his family are heading back to something more like a normal life. Hopefully they can keep it that way and get over this trauma. But sadly, I’m not holding my breath about that.

Good point. Hopefully it works for his friend.

I was talking in more general terms. Most of the time people don’t want to open their mind to a different perspective. That’s awesome that OP’s friend is bucking that trend!

The Brainwashing Of My Dad?

Yeah, that’s a good one.

The problem is the recipient has to be receptive to their bias and intolerance. And most either aren’t or actively revel in it.

Sounds about right, unfortunately.

I read a bit of the article and watched most of the YouTube video embedded in it. It’s definitely worth a read/watch.

The video narrator keeps going back to the argument “they didn’t tell the agents to do XYZ!” Yeah no shit, that’s the whole point behind agents! They are autonomous and extrapolate actions based on the situation they find themselves in. The implication the guy is trying to make is that these agents are sentient, which is a stretch and a bit misleading.

But… it’s still a really interesting series of exercises. Especially the Minecraft one. And if nothing else it gives researchers pointers about how they can improve agent decision-making, and everyone more insight into how they operate.

Ring’s controversial, AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to always be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media.

No. In America it will also be used to track brown- and tanned-skinned people for ICE to harass.

What a time to be alive! /s

Hmm, interesting. Thanks for the insight.

“It’s a very empathetic place,” she says of Reddit. “For my wedding, I’ve found help emotionally, logistically and inspiration-wise.”

Empathetic? Really?! On reddit?!!

Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of good people still using it. But there are a ton of assholes and trolls poisoning a lot of discussions, deliberately antagonizing people, or derailing conversations with pedantic bullshit.

If she thinks Reddit is empathetic she’d be blown away by most of the Fediverse.

Another facial snack for the leopards.

Put some be damn clothes on, Kevin!

Haha yeah. That’s a very very low bar.

It makes sense for them to cut those flights if there’s insufficient demand. But at the same time, not much of value is being lost. I flew Air Transat years ago on a long haul flight. I was warned beforehand it would be a no-frills flight. But holy shit, that was an understatement.

Apparently images alone don’t work. It has to be a video following a very specific set of instructions (looking to one side, then to the other, then straight ahead - or something like that).

But your point still stands. Apparently a lot of kids are getting around this by using AI generated videos, or having a parent do it for them, or just drawing giving facial hair onto themselves.

Yes, it’s definitely worse than Discord. Discord without age verification is still mostly usable. Roblox without it isn’t.

The silver lining for me is that my kids have basically abandoned the platform now. I told them I’m not sending their IDs in because there’s such a huge risk of a data breach.

Well there goes the legacy of terrible haircuts. Three generations of shite hair down the drain!

🎶 my heart will go on! 🎶

Elderly Rose as she jumps off the ship: lol, not fucking likely!