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It's a banana banana stand. All of y'all are slightly at my mercy if I don't put who obtained the patent. In my defense for this one, there were 2,200+ new designs and still a billable day of work.

This sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.

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Soft Rains Day. "Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California. Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." RIP Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

The Cairo, a City class ironclad river gunboat, completed in 1861. She was the first ironclad to be sunk by a mine when one exploded under her in the Yazoo River on December 12, 1862. Parts of the boat were salvaged and preserved near the Vicksburg National Cemetery. #NavalHistory

Yes, the "purpose" is not just what they see as the value that can be extracted from the media bsky.app/profile/tima...

A little Roman octopus to wish you a happy week! 🐙❤️ From a Roman villa mosaic at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, AD 100-200. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

Super useful. I figure a lot of us here in the Sky know this stuff already, but it might be handy to hand to parents, grandparents and pals who are less technically minded. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/

Clarkesworld has recently discovered that their August issue successfully breached containment and gained access to the Internet, where it is presently hacking reader's minds. "Oh no, what will we do? Who knew that stories could be so powerful?" said Neil Clarke, when approached for comment.

TTAB Upholds Section 2(e)(5) Functionality Refusal of Office Chair Wheel Configuration thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/08/ttab...

I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”

The other options are: stinky socks, liver & onions, BARF, stink bug, DEAD FISH, wet dog, and toothpaste. These belong at a nuclear waste site.

Because the goal there isn’t to let that book swill around in murk. It’s to allow for use for patrons, typically for free or with tuition costs, and not just the enrichment of self-deluding weirdos.

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A London Startup Is Selling Permanent Stick-On Tattoos—and It Wants to Do Mail OrderConcerned parents of the world, unite.gizmodo.com

You can watch part of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight show about Buc-ee's enforcement against companies using logos containing cartoon alligators, teddy bears, and other animals and info about Oliver's sale of "Buc-off" merch (I bought a hat to display in my office) here: youtu.be/J6OzxDLdnZ0?...

Buc-ee's #lastweektonightYouTube video by LastWeekTonightyoutu.be

Highly recommend this article - Comedian Daring Buc-ee's To Sue Takes Dig At Brand Policing (www.law360.com/articles/250...) - about Buc-ee's aggressive enforcement of trademark rights in its logo (a bucktoothed cartoon beaver wearing a red baseball cap), with a few quotes from me.

Comedian Daring Buc-ee's To Sue Takes Dig At Brand Policing - Law360The string of lawsuits Buc-ee's Ltd. has filed against businesses it says mimic its popular beaver branding has caught the attention of comedian John Oliver, who unveiled a bucktoothed "Buc-Off" masco...www.law360.com

Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose...

Aaaaaaand Google is rolling back the AI function for Google Earth: