Get your bookmarks ready. The Cobb County Public Library Fall Book Sale returns Oct. 16 - 18, at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta, offering a variety of books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, and puzzles at prices ranging from just 10 cents to $4. For more info: https://bit.ly/4hDn9Xz
Anti-AI prejudice is out of hand. Innocent pro wrestlers were mocked and derided in South Philly last night just for getting with the times and using chatbots during their match to optimize their performance. “Fuck AI” and “Put your phone down” chanted fans who fear the future.
Really sad how jealous Ian is of how much AI is helping The Kingdom.
It's very funny that ROH has a tag team that now claims to be smarter that all the other tag teams because they've embraced AI. Also they're giant fuckin' idiots. Just walking around pulling their phone out and showing it to people, pointing at their heads, all that. Good shit.
We’ve been blessed with Roppongi Vice on commentary #deathbeforedishonor
Swerve really about to recruit one of the best tag teams to ever do it just to harass his ex. 🤼
20 years ago I did stage/tent setup for a traveling freak show and this video made me miss it. TK if you're hiring, I think I still have it in me! 🤼 #AEW
AEW Pro Wrestler | IAN DO: An Odd Guy Doin Odd Jobs Ep. 18
YouTube video by Ian Fidance
youtu.be
The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.
Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
data4democracy.substack.com
It's possible to scan books without "cutting" them, which literally means ripping off the spine. But why are AI companies doing this? For one, it's cheaper and faster. Also, in a case against Anthropic, a judge ruled it was NOT a copyright violation because the original had been destroyed.
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
404media.co
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
404media.co
Interesting to read this after I just read another article about an increasing number of Americans, especially black women, are going to Korea for healthcare
Rapper NBA YoungBoy Shares Update on Heart Condition, Life After Move to South Korea
Rapper NBA YoungBoy explained that heart enlargement impacted his last tour, leading the musician, who now lives in South Korea, to share his final plans for his music career.
eonline.com