…you’ll get more of them.
Yup.
[Friday-morning update]
Meanwhile, after all the adulation of the Kavanaugh accusers, actual gang-rape survivor Lara Logan gets the cold shoulder from the media.
Category Archives: Social Commentary
The Opioid Epidemic
Strange, because I don’t personally know anyone who’s been affected (that I know of).
Your Fifteen Minutes Of Hate
From recent experience, Nancy Rommelmann has a guide to surviving it.
Two Hate Crimes On January 29th
One was real, the other seems clearly a hoax at this point, but that’s the only one the media has been reporting on.
And they wonder how they got Trump.
[Update a while later]
“When the [fake racist] letter didn’t get enough attention, he concocted the staged attack.”
Extinction Rebellion
Human Nature
Panera is the latest to discover that giving away free stuff isn’t a sustainable business model.
How Dumb Is AOC?
I think she pegs the meter. As Sarah Hoyt notes, blondes are telling jokes about her.
[Update a couple minutes later]
The rebirth of socialism: Where it came from, and how to stop it.
[Late-morning update]
I suspect that AOC will be successfully primaried after this latest jamming of both feet in her mouth. She just cost her constituents a lot of jobs.
[Noon update]
The worms are starting to turn on her.
Enough Is Enough
L. Neil Smith has a modest proposal on Second Amendment rights.
Overrated Bands
I have to confess that I’m not even familiar with the music of many of these, but I’m glad to see Springsteen on the list.
This Face Does Not Exist
Every refresh gives you a different AI-Generated face.
This isn’t scary at all. It strikes me, though, that they still can’t do realistic artificial voices, so at least voice actors will still have jobs. I also wonder how well they can do facial expressions.
BTW, I was at the Space Transportation Conference this week in DC, and didn’t have much time to blog. Just got home last night, in time for Valentine’s Day dinner (which we iron-chefed from stuff in the freezer and fridge: Steak and shrimp, with a nice merlot, and some Godiva that I bought at DFW).
[Update a few minutes later]
This random face generator could make life more difficult for digital researchers, but there are a few dead giveaways with some of these fake faces. Look at the ears, teeth, and necks especially for some freak show entries.https://t.co/qV2r2ron18 pic.twitter.com/6JVopjygly
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) February 15, 2019
[Update a while later]
OK, so they’re not perfect.
Oh no #FacesOfAI https://t.co/1o5MYq9Zpd
— Holly Brockwell (@holly) February 15, 2019
[Update a few minutes later]
OK, this is nightmare fuel.
Zombie White Walker Zooey Deschanel https://t.co/a6SaAhylZt
— Holly Brockwell (@holly) February 15, 2019