Pretty interesting, cakes, and I’m guessing that the layoffs have more to do with the implosion of crypto that the CEO’s forward-thinking tech strategy.

I’m sure AI has some amazing uses, but in my field, we (thus far) haven’t found any.

I just saw a headline about how Crypto.com is laying of 12% of its workforce because they’re embracing AI.

Can you imagine a headline more revolting? One that manages to trigger every irritation-node in your brain?

“Area TikTok Personality Doxxed by Angry Frank Zappa Cover Band”

“Flash Mob ...

Charlie D wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2026 10:14 am Rick Beato just fell in love with this band.

OK.

This is causing me to re-think every decision I’ve made in my entire life. Can I retroactively delete this thread?

I just checked, and Pat Metheny still sucks, so a Beato intervention isn’t required just yet.

The one thing I ever liked about Trump is when he called the war in Iraq stupid.


During the 2016 primaries, he also said that, at his properties, trans people could use whatever bathroom they wanted to.

Alas, his tolerance for trans people turned out to be remarkably negotiable.

But as far as ...

Iran can’t “win” this, US firepower and superiority is far beyond anything the Iranians can throw back.


I’m sure you know countless examples from history in which the side with superior firepower, armed forces, etc. failed to beat the weaker, poorer, less-well-armed side.

My worry is that ...

Excessive screen time is bad. Literally the *only* economic use of crypto is crime. Child porn, terrorism, blackmail, ransoms: all transactions are conducted in crypto.

There are still good parents. Lots of them.

All child porn is evil. Every time you trade in crypto, you’re standing beside a ...

Gramsci wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 9:12 am https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the ... ons-review

A nice write up.

https://tapeop.com/blog/2026/03/07/albini-sessions

Tape Op, with a link to an article about Inner Ear.

The Bandcamp write points out something I’d missed: the small-but-awesome change to the cover!

cakes wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 11:43 am

penningtron wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:47 am Yeah he got MeToo’d maybe why people weren’t shouting his death from rooftops.

Spurlock?

Yep.

Pretty bad allegations, too.

Bernardo wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 5:49 pm I saw Sirat this week , I don't know. Make sure you watch it with BIG sound, I guess. If you're not in a good place emotionally it may not be a good pick.

Just watched Sirat at the Music Box. Absolutely loved it but agree that it’s not a good movie to see if you’re in a bad place.

In seriousness, what Trump says out loud about a ground war means nothing.