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Obviously, “it stops here, no more” while continuing to use resources at their current (or increasing) rates is hypocritical and won’t sway others from following the same path. So those who are the most advanced & industrialized are the ones who need to lead the efforts to ameliorate the harms...

To be clear, I’m not against all music generated by computers. No less a musician than Brian Eno has been composing generative music for years- Music for Airports was released in 1978. https://www.inmotionmagazine.com/eno1.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_music

Aaaaand it looks like he’s finally getting his wish.

As big a fan as I am of the series, I haven’t seen enough of- or indeed ANY- of certain actors’ runs. Of the ones I have seen, I voted for Tom Baker, David Tennant, and Peter Capaldi.

And would do a washboard solo.

To be fair, Gorillaz’ music was never just Damon Albarn. Pick a song off of the debut, and you’ll find contributions from De La Soul, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, etc. Some contributed to later albums as well, and others joined in as well, like Mos Def.

We just went through that with my Dad’s new computer last month.

As mentioned in another thread, CLE courses are already being offered in how to ethically use AI tools in a legal practice, and bar associations are leaning towards making familiarity with them into a standard of basic legal competence. AI is being incorporated into the legal profession with...

I’m not sure I’d agree with that, personally. My time practicing criminal law was (mercifully) brief- 99% of my practice has been civil.

The whole job? No. But it’s a HUGE & FUNDAMENTAL part of the job, big enough that “Shephedizing” is taught in Year 1, and it’s one of the reasons why those using ChatGPT et alia as a crutch are getting sanctioned. And when you take a CLE (continuing legal education) course, the presenters...

When I took Oil & Gas back in the 1990s, our prof pointed out there’s clauses present in the boilerplate of the majority of Texas O&G royalties contracts that are poorly drafted and/or legally unenforceable (in his opinion), but have never been challenged in court. Part of this is because most...

I tried to run a Bloodsport-style martial arts campaign in HERO. People enjoyed the matches- even those just watching 2 characters fight at a time- but I couldn’t get enough of the group to finish making their PCs to run the campaign properly before we all got distracted by the next “new shiny...

At some point, some actions, images, words, etc. become so strongly associated with “evil” that using them in other contexts is going to be tainted for generations, if not centuries. “Rehabilitation” of them may not even be possible. As noted, book burning is one such action. It is almost...

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Our grrrl has been leery of pills tucked in treats since she was a puppy. At 13.5yrs, she’s only gotten increasingly skilled at “cheeking” her meds to spit out later, unobserved. She’s still getting MOST of her regimen, but it’s not uncommon for us to find little blue or brown pills in various...

Absolutely. I wasn’t just talking about disbarring the lawyers; that judge needs to be removed as well. The clerks responsible for reviewing the documents need some form of reprimand, but as relatively inexperienced officers of the court, I’m not sure preemptive disbarment is warranted (or...

Licenses need to be yanked for this stuff.

I don’t knock simple. Simple can be awesome. That looks like it qualifies.👍🏽

Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva have been killed. https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/soccer-player-diogo-jota-and-his-brother-killed-in-car-accident-in-spain-police-say/