Music: Nuthin' to see here, except Zakk Wylde owning Mississippi Queen

This is just plain NUTZ. Stick a pickup on an Epiphone acoustic, and let a rock god loose on it, what could happen?

Immigration - It is not as simple as you think

I get tired of this misrepresentation of immigration by the Never Trump folks, sure, they hear people's complaints, but they should be more willing to educate the unwashed masses

Music: House of the Rising Sun - as you've never heard it before

Victor pulls out the stops and delivers a spectacular performance for solo piano. Just a delight!

What I'm Reading, June 20

More of a traipse through my disordered mess of a mind and how I fill it with what nourishes my curiosity.

AI fuckery, part 1,323: Wherein Google shits on their golden goose

Google abuses their massive YouTube library to once again rat-fuck the content creators. News at eleven.

What I'm Reading - Week of June 16

A sampling of what comes across my desk.

On AI: People need to stop oversharing

Meta's AI Chatbots seem compelled to share your interactions, and that is bad mmmmm'kay. Just say no.

Shots Incoming: Southern Baptists planning assault on same-sex marriage

Obergefell will fall, and I expect that shortly thereafter both Lawrence and Griswald will be consigned to the ashen of history. So much winning (/s)

Holy Shit: Musk might kill SpaceX too!

When Musk woke up on Thursday, did he realize that he was going to auto da fe in grand form?

The Dangers of GenAI and AI illiteracy

People are ascribing them to levels of utility that is compared to the Almighty. They aren't, and aren't going to be like this anytime soon. But the need for $$$ leads leaders to not clear it up

The black hole that is NextDoor

A local ICE raid once again brings out the worst of humanity. In my neighborhood in Silicon Valley. Same as it ever was.

Losing my will to live: David French and the comments

The Times makes fun of Dems and their asinine attempts to workshop their way out of the demographic hole, David French feels the need to flex his Christian boner, and the comments are a+