How To Spot a Liberal Before Jan. 20th

Song Inspiration

I didn’t come up with this phrase — someone referred offhandedly to “Charcoal California,” and I thought it would make a nice song.

“Welcome to the Charcoal California . . . “

Going to be humming that now when I see video footage from there.

Straight Line of the Day: Now, What Good Would an A.I. Replica of You Be?

Just 2 hours is all it takes for AI agents to replicate your personality with 85% accuracy
Live Science | 01/4/2025 | Owen Hughes

A two-hour conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) model is all it takes to make an accurate replica of someone’s personality, researchers have discovered.

In a new study published Nov. 15 to the preprint database arXiv, researchers from Google and Stanford University created “simulation agents” — essentially, AI replicas — of 1,052 individuals based on two-hour interviews with each participant. These interviews were used to train a generative AI model designed to mimic human behavior.

Shakespeare Knew Biden

(Or does Biden claim to have known Shakespeare? Bacon if you think so.)

I will not excuse you. You shall not be excused. Excuses shall not be admitted. There is no excuse shall serve. You shall not be excused.

— Henry IV, Part 2

Cartoons and Memes

“How was the swim?”

“Refreshing, you should jump right in.”

“The Ocean?”

“Or a lake, your choice.”

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