Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas. read more
For more than a century, Florida's Taylor County saw the fewest hurricane strikes of any place on the US Gulf Coast. In the last year, that peace has been shattered. read more
Dams have been designed for river flows that will soon no longer apply, according to new research read more
Linking Meta smart glasses to a face search engine can ID strangers in a glance. read more
Malicious bots can distort the truth, scam people out of money, and invade your privacy. Bots have been weaponized as a tool to manipulate foreign countries and their leadership as well as financial scammers in increasingly sophisticated ways.
@#7 ... These people are always conniving on playing one up-mans-ship and how to divide not just the USA but the world when they only speculate and do not actually know facts. Sorry but a zillion years of destructive wars making the deep state rich makes me skeptical when I read this stuff. ...
Fun Boy Three - It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It (1982)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt...
...
It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It Lyrics
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
And that's what gets results
...
Apparently, not just Noth Carolina...
Thousands without water, 1 week on from hurricane hitting Florida
www.axios.com
... Hurricane Helene's abating floodwaters have enabled residents across storm-hit Southeastern states to return home, but health officials warn survivors now face threats including contaminated water and mold.
The big picture: More than 180 storm-related deaths have been confirmed as teams search for missing people, thousands of people still have no power and are without clean water access one week on from the hurricane making landfall in Florida and dumping flooding rains across the Southeast.
- - - "Access to safe and potable water remains a top concern in Western North Carolina," per a Tuesday statement from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services that noted about 160 boil water advisories were in effect and 27 water plants closed and not producing water due to the storm.
- - - Asheville's nearly 100,000 residents may have to wait "weeks" for clean water, city officials said. ...
OK, I was totally unaware of FDT. So I popped the acronym into my search engine of choice.
Wow.
YG - FDT (2016)
www.youtube.com
Wow.
FDT (song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDT_(song)
... "FDT" (also known by its uncensored full title "F!!k Donald Trump") is a protest song by YG featuring Nipsey Hussle, and is the second single from YG's second studio album Still Brazy. The song is a criticism of the policies of the Republican candidate in the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump, who would eventually win the 2016 presidential election. ...
India will not buy from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, oil secretary says
www.reuters.com
... India will not buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project, which is sanctioned by Western countries, Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said on Friday.
"We will not buy (supply from) Arctic LNG 2. We are not buying any sanctioned commodity. Something which has broad-based sanctions, we are not touching it," Jain told reporters.
The Arctic LNG 2 project by Russia's Novatek (NVTK.MM), opens new tab is subject to Western sanctions over Russia's war with Ukraine. The United States has also imposed sanctions on hundreds of entities and individuals for supporting Russia's war effort including companies supporting the development of Arctic LNG 2 project and its shipment of LNG. ...
Art of Noise - Peter Gunn (Extended Version) (feat. Duane Eddy) (1986)
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(a cool instrumental, so no lyrics...)
Another view ...
The Chatbot Experience: 5 Ways to Know If You're Chatting with a Human or Robot
www.convinceandconvert.com
... The use and utility of online chat and chatbots, powered by improving levels of AI like ChatGPT, are increasing rapidly. There's been a spike in AI tools, not just within chat bots. We're seeing an expansive into email content, copy writing, blogging, and more.
We've developed five techniques for determining if you're dealing with a real person or an AI/chatbot. Spoiler alert: the more you experiment with these, the faster the chatbots will learn and adapt. ...
Israel strikes heart of Beirut, killing six
www.reuters.com
... Israel bombed central Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes against Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.
Israel said it conducted a precise air strike on Beirut. Reuters witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said it targeted a building in central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood close to parliament, the nearest Israeli strikes have come to Lebanon's seat of government.
At least six people were killed and seven wounded, Lebanese health officials said. A photo being circulated on Lebanese WhatsApp groups, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed a heavily damaged building with its first floor on fire.
Three missiles also hit the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed last week, and loud explosions were heard, Lebanese security officials said. The southern suburbs came under more than a dozen Israeli strikes on Wednesday. ...
Blotto - I Wanna Be A Lifeguard (1980)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com
...
Selling shoes
Another loser working in a shopping mall
9 to 5
A slave driver telling me "Get on the ball!"
A crowded store
I kneel before them
Misery beyond compare
Sweaty socks
A lady boxer
What's she got against fresh air?
I want an ocean and some sunscreen lotion
Take me to the beach with a thousand pretty girls in reach
CHORUS
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (help, help, help, help)
I, I, I wanna guard your life
I, I, I wanna be a lifeguard (lifeguard, lifeguard)
Hardly any clothes (lifeguard)
Sand between my toes (lifeguard)
...
Yeah, they don't write lyrics like that anymore. :)
@#12
Thank-you for confirming something I have thought for the past few months.
That your current alias is not here to discuss anything.
It seems to be here to be disruptive of conversations.
But that is just my view.
Now, more widely than just my view, the question seems to become ... why does your current alias participate on this site?