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Viking

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  1. Well, brace yourselves for the AI apocalypse, folks! The rise of AI-generated content is turning the internet into a dumpster fire, accelerating what we sarcastically dub the "Great Enshittening." As if the web wasn't already drowning in a sea of mediocrity, now AI is here to turbocharge the production of mindless drivel. The bots are taking over, and they seem to have a PhD in producing garbage. Say goodbye to thoughtful discussions and quality content; the future of the internet is looking more enshittened than ever before. Cheers to the golden age of mind-numbing online experiences! (This was generated by ChatGPT. The first version was a lecture on the possible good that AI content could bring but redirecting it via "That's nice but make it more negative like you'd see in a post on a message board filled with GenXers that are surly." hit the right tone.)
  2. Yup. A weird dude that expertly trolls right wingers. He has a YouTube channel called Professional Douche.
  3. He means instead of issuing 1-2 year treasuries in 2020-2021 to fund the deficit they should have been 10-30 year treasuries. Those 1-2yr treasuries that paid .2% interest are being redeemed and replaced with bonds that pay 5% greatly increasing our interest payments. I had the same thought at the time and wondered if there would have been a market for a 50 or 100 year bond.
  4. During my 2 year sabbatical I had the bottom tier Obamacare plan but only considered it catastrophic insurance. Useless for anything under 15k (or whatever the deductible was). The subsidy was another FU to poor people. No subsidy if you made less than ~40k.
  5. "Americans cannot impose calm"? I see Hamas is not familiar with America's modus operandi. It's a good name for a ship though. USS Impose Calm.
  6. I thought it was common knowledge that renaming a boat was bad karma. There's a renaming ceremony typically involving alcohol, an appeal to Neptune? Poseidon?, more alcohol and then pouring alcohol into the ocean as an offering to Neptune/Poseidon. I'm not superstitious so I just removed the vinyl lettering for the old name, slapped on the new, and called it a day.
  7. I booked an appointment this morning since I need to renew my DL and it wouldn't allow me to do it online. Got an appointment 100 miles west of Ft Worth in 2 weeks. Further out you go the sooner you can get a spot. It sucks but the previous experience of showing up at your local DMV and waiting half a day for your number to be called also sucked.
  8. Here's a great video about the first 10 minutes of Zandvoort with lots of driver/team chatter. It's amazing so many teams dismissed the drivers feedback.
  9. https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/
  10. The self storage bros have fully saturated the market so they've expanded to car washes.
  11. Google map's latest photos for Vasser's Mini Mart.
  12. We think aliens are exceptional and flawless. But maybe they're just like us only a billion years ahead technologically. The ones that crashed on Earth are teenagers that got drunk and took the family spacester for a joyride.
  13. Deepest Breath was really good. I spearfish but have a max depth of 40 feet but I usually stay at 20feet or less. 300+ feet freedives are insane. Double insane without fins. Neonmoon, it was said earlier in the show that once you get past 60 feet that you sink. Allesia said that's her favorite part of a dive and to me it would be the scariest. Basically after that point you have to work to get back up.
  14. Hardcore work if you're a founder or have a significant share of equity? Sure. Otherwise:
  15. I've been wondering where you've been as I don't remember seeing boat racing pics in awhile. Good luck with the race! How's the weather looking?
  16. “We recognize Oklahoma as the next frontier of tourism in the United States,” said Kristy Adams, senior executive vice president of sales and marketing for Mansion Entertainment Group, American Heartland and Three Ponies."
  17. This reminds me of one of my first jobs during the dotcom days. Excited to join and arrive on the first day. "Where's Brad?" "Oh, he left." "What about David? I interviewed with him also." "He's gone too." *ive-made-a-huge-mistake face*
  18. Yup and this is just the beginning. In the future we'll flood an area with a drone swarm that's AI controlled to provide complete visual coverage. Pilots will only be needed to press the fire button.
  19. Turns out that Service Reliability team did actual real work. Another round of finding out for Elon.
  20. Nick Gerli is full of shit and has been preaching about a housing collapse for years. Here's a response to Nick's "data":
  21. Yup. I've yet to see a trade scenario for the Suns involving Ayton that makes them better. It's always for a 1-3 which they don't need. What the Suns really need is for Ayton to stop being a bitch. He's perfect for them otherwise. When Durant first got there he was trying to get Ayton involved and feeding him in the paint and that combo looked potent. Just needed a lot more reps and for Ayton to finish.
  22. The new dinghy is an AB Navigo VS12. We already have a Suzuki 20hp with electric start so keeping that as it's been great. Dinghy + engine is 300 pounds but we've got an arch with 6:1 blocks to lift it which takes about a minute. It's nice. I feel for your monohullers having to remove and stow the engine and then the dinghy on deck.
  23. The weather in Virginia has finally warmed up so I'm here for 3 weeks to replace and repair a bunch of stuff. Replacing the rudder bearings, rebuilding 3 hatches, saildrive seals and anodes, wet exhaust and hose, manual bilge pump, bilge alarms, etc etc. Got a new dinghy as the old one required multiple pump ups every day. The boat bucks are flying out the door. Here's my office for 3 weeks.
  24. My favorite in the current rotation is an asian stir fry. Prep takes the longest but could be done a few days before when you have more time. You can use different proteins and veg; I usually do skirt steak (sliced thin) and carrots, onion, garlic, and tofu. Sauce is 1/2 cup soy, 1/4 cup dark soy, 1T brown sugar or honey, a bit of vinegar, and 1 T gochugaru. Served over rice or rice noodles.
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