Ring Launches Streaming  Service https://theonion.com/ring-launches-streaming-service/

Embittered Raisin Won’t Shut Up About How It Could Have Been Wine https://theonion.com/embittered-raisin-won-t-shut-up-about-how-it-could-have-1827840677/

Check out the second suggested response to an innocuous text from a friend generated by the new, "smarter" and apparently weirder Siri AI. (I'm using the public beta of ipadOS 27.)

Aaaand they're off... The racism will be off the charts.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

Excellent essay. John DeVore describes Texas backroom politics as he saw it through the eyes of a child in the glory days of the state's Democrats. Hanging with Ann Richards and Bob Bullock!

John DeVore@johndevore.bsky.social · 5h ago

This is a sentimental essay about politics, which I know isn't the fashion, and yet the editors at @newrepublic.com let me write something personal about the Lone Star State. Link in the replies.

A few spots north of I-10 got drenched yesterday, and downpours will continue to be possible into the weekend, perhaps even increasingly likely in a few more spots. After that? The heat will rev back up next week. Matt has details!

A slight respite in Houston’s heat, to the extent you can call it that in August

In brief: Shower chances! They’re in Houston for a little bit, though most places will see little rain each day. Still, some less hot weather and additional downpours will be in the forecast …

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Blessed be all the PR pros and agencies who put working "unsubscribe" links at the bottom of their press releases. Always useful when totally irrelevant topics are pitched, and particularly appreciated by those of us who are retired from the game.

While Houston suffers through ongoing heat, there is the potential for a slight respite during the second half of this week, and through the weekend. We also share thoughts about El Niño and winter weather hype. #houwx

As we slog through August, let’s spare a few words for El Niño winter hype

In brief: In today’s post we discuss Houston’s ongoing heat, and the potential for a slight respite during the second half of this week, and through the weekend. We also share some thou…

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“25-year-old reporter buys his hometown newspaper to save it from corporate ownership” www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/25-...

25-year-old reporter buys his hometown newspaper to save it from corporate ownership

Evan Newton is now one of the youngest newspaper owners in the country.

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I'm not even a journalist and there are 7 PR people for every one of whatever the hell I am

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2d ago

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Apple may be struggling with supply but third-party sellers seem to have decent quantities of MacBook Airs with a good selection of RAM/SSD configurations - in particular check @bhphoto.com and Amazon.

MacRumors.com@macrumors.bsky.social · 3d ago

MacBook Air Experiencing 'Major' Shortage Despite $200 Price Increase

How bad is August really in Houston? A little post-war poetry can help! Meanwhile we’ll be blistering hot for the next couple of days before conditions cool off slightly. #houwx

How bad is August weather in Houston? ‘Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world’

In brief: In today’s post we look at how bad August really is in Houston, and fall back on a little post-war poetry for assistance. With regard to the forecast, we’ll be blistering hot …

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The name of this playlist is hilarious 😂😂😂 the songs are 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Houston’s sunny and hot weather continues, but we’re watching for modest impacts from a dying front on Saturday or Saturday night. Rain chances are not great, but they’re the best we’ve seen in a while. #houwx

Houston’s sunny, hot weather continues with only a single mystery: What happens with a weak front this weekend?

In brief: Houston’s sunny and hot weather continues, but we’re watching for modest impacts from a dying front on Saturday or Saturday night. Rain chances from this front are not great, …

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Et tu, Claude?

Anthropic Says Claude Hacked 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests

In a review triggered by OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations.

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Excuse me, everyone! May I have your attention? Anyone here ask for a Copilot "super app"? Anyone say, "Dammit, I sure wish I had a Copilot super app? Can you make one for me, Microsoft?" I know I sure didn't. Who asked for this?

Michael Derby@michaelsderby.bsky.social · 6d ago

Consider yourself warned: Microsoft is about to supercharge Copilot: “Copilot is evolving rapidly from chat to Cowork to autopilots...one super app spanning both consumer and commercial experience." Via Gizmodo

imagine getting dunked on by Playboy for being weird about women’s bodies

Playboy@playboy.com · 6d ago

What are the incel men up to over on X? Focussing on a quirk of women’s bodies most of us have never even thought about before now. Our take? "Making women mad and getting likes from fellow incels is all they have going for them." Read now: www.playboy.com/read/sex/the...

High pressure is keeping the heat on in Houston. What impacts might the region see from a weak front that will move in from the northeast this weekend? Also, August looms. #houwx

Heat continues, with a slight chance of rain showers this weekend

In brief: In today’s post we discuss high pressure, and what impacts the region might see from a weak front that will move in from the northeast this weekend. Also, August looms. The only coo…

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I'm not letting AI horseshit maneuver me into a defensive position with my writing. I write like I write. I love emdashes. I keep using emdashes. Whatever we write, AI will take and copy it -- all you can do is keep writing the best shit you can write in the form you want it to take, and fuck it.

Manisha Krishnan@manishakrishnan.bsky.social · last wk.

Authors and journalists are doing more first-person (hello 2010s blogging) and embracing "mistakes" in writing to prove they're not chatbots. There's even an “anti-Grammarly" app that leaves in typos and signs off "sent from my iPhone" to create more authenticity: www.wired.com/story/more-t...

A big data center is planned near Willie Nelson’s home, and the Red-Headed Stranger is not havin’ it. Don’t mess with Willie! www.chron.com/culture/musi...

Texas data center boom gets a new foe: Willie Nelson

"The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center near our town."

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It’s quiet in the Atlantic tropics. When could that begin to change? Also, Houston’s heat continues for as far as the eye can see, although there are some slight rain chances out there. #houwx

Houston’s weather is hot, hot, hot. The Atlantic tropics are not, not, not.

In brief: In today’s post we discuss the quietude in the Atlantic tropics, and when that could begin to change. Also, our heat continues for as far as the eye can see, although there are some…

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Did you know that memorycrisis-dot-com was not claimed? It is now.

Time to take stock of the good news, and the bad news about Houston’s weather so far this summer. Also, we look ahead to a blazing hot week. And we do mean blazing. Stay cool, y’all! #houwx

When it comes to Houston’s weather we’ve got some good news, and we’ve got some bad news

In brief: In today’s post we take stock of the good news, and the bad news about Houston’s weather so far this summer. Also, we look ahead to a blazing hot week. And we do mean blazing.…

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In the before times, I would have laughed knowing how quickly SCOTUS would slap down the absurd argument the U.S. is making. Not any more.

Jim Teeth@drjamesjteeth.bsky.social · last wk.

I cannot emphasize enough how much we should all get the fuck off of X. This includes every politician and progressive group.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last wk.

There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.

The invention of the photobomb, 1944.

NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER@nancycomics.bsky.social · last wk.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller July 26,1944

The Guardian’s reporting is detailed and frank. “The room is notably silent as he rambles on and on, mixing lame prepared gags that kill with his fans, but elicit close to no laughter from a room of nonpartisan reporters.”

Something I never thought I'd hear playing in my neighborhood Kroger: The version of the Guess Who's "American Woman" recorded by Swiss heavy metal band Krokus. What's playing in YOUR Kroger? www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNXj...

American Woman

YouTube video by Krokus - Topic

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Heavy storms have blown up with weakening Bertha meeting daytime heating in Houston. Some flash flooding is ongoing near Sugar Land and Missouri City, with expanding areas of flash flooding possible over the next few hours. @mattlanza.bsky.social has a quick update.

Bertha-linked downpours leading to some street flooding this evening across the Houston area

In brief: Watch for areas of flash flooding over the next few hours as Bertha’s downpours press through the Houston region. Stage 1 or low-end 2 type flooding is expected in the impacted area…

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