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  • Becerra’s rise baffles his former Biden colleagues

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  • I'm not saying they're wrong, but geez... "Biden administration insiders" has to be one of the most unlikeable cohorts of people on earth.

    You're talking shit about one of your own as if you have no culpability, but if he was really so ineffective then why didn't Biden replace him with someone else? He ran HHS for 4 fucking years. At that point, any failure of Becerra's was willful incompetence on the part of the larger administration.

    Also Biden's peeps should be thrilled with this. Politically, Becerra is one of the most milquetoast establishment Democrats there is. He's exactly the kind of guy they normally root for...

  • Silicon Valley’s Anti-Democratic Turn Begins at Work

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  • Really, this has been a thing for centuries.

    There's a reason why Christianity was so popular with monarchs in the middle ages, and it's because Christian cosmology is arranged just like a monarchy.

    The reformation tried to carve chunks of that monarchism out of the liturgy, but the whole "Jesus, king of kings" thing stuck around, and had been moved more and more towards the forefront again with the evangelical movement — which is undoubtedly why the new American fascism has come cloaked in all the trappings of evangelical Christianity.

  • This one goes out to the guy who said made up British words is his least favorite meme genre

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  • Now we know...

    NOW WE KNOW

    NOW WE KNOW!!!

  • Releasing Full 2024 Election Autopsy Would Be “Navel Gazing,” DNC Chair Says

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  • Move fast and break democracy

  • Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business

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  • Those monkeys would kill the shit out of the hoarder long before scientists got a hold of it.

  • AI's Economics Don't Make Sense

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  • The margins on inference around 80%.

    Do you have a reliable source for this information? I've only ever heard numbers like this directly from the AI companies themselves.

  • Agentic Coding is Burning Me Out | Sid's Blog

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  • This is the mark of a good engineer, don't let anyone neg you for engaging with problems with your whole brain.

  • ... He said he's going out for a pack of cigarettes...

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  • SCRUNGE

  • OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps | TechCrunch

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  • Hopefully they'll sell these at an enormous loss (just like everything else they sell) and I'll finally be able to get a phone for a reasonable price.

    I bet they'll be trivially easy to jailbreak, too.

  • I've taken in a starved stray male cat. Needs neutered asap. How can I tell when he's healthy enough for this?

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  • I'm not sure if I can separate them. I'd have to lock Noir in the bedroom 24/7. He's now getting much more active and isn't going to like that. But I'll do what I can.

    I know it sucks, but it's really the only thing you can do in this situation. FeLV is no joke, and it's rare that an infected cat lives longer than 2 years, even with proper care. Noir is in the highest risk group for FeLV, and if he does have it being in direct contact with other cats greatly increases the chance of it spreading — especially if he's sharing a litterbox.

    The temporary inconvenience to one cat could end up being a live-saving intervention to the other.

  • I've taken in a starved stray male cat. Needs neutered asap. How can I tell when he's healthy enough for this?

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  • Disclaimer: I am not a vet and this is not veterinary advice. However I live in an area with a very large stray cat population and I've helped probably 30 cats get fixed over the years, so I have a lot of experience with situations like yours.

    First and most importantly, please separate Noir and Paxton until you are able to get Nior tested. FIV and FeLV are both very common in strays. These typically (but not exclusively) spread through fighting, and intact males are much more likely to engage in fighting behaviors so the chances that Noir is already positive for one or for both are relatively high — especially since he had a visible injury when you found him. If you're able, keep him isolated (i.e. in a dedicated room with the door kept closed) and with his own litterbox since FeLV can spread via shared litter.

    As far as getting him fixed is concerned, you should be fine doing it as soon as possible. The surgery for males is not very invasive and the recovery time is much shorter than with females. If Noir is moving around on his own, eating and using the litterbox without help, etc, he's probably healthy enough to be fixed.

    When booking his surgery it's fine to go through a traditional vet, but you can also look for a local "TNR" program (trap, neuter, release). Most shelters run these themselves or can put you in contact with a local organization that does. Typically this will be several hundred dollars cheaper than a traditional vet, and they can test for all of various diseases and parasites that a stray could reasonably have. They can also give all of the necessary vaccines as part of the procedure, and provide you with any meds required for their aftercare. Usually TNR programs will have you drop the cat off in the morning and then pick them up the next day so they can recover with you at home. This is all the more reason to set up a dedicated space for Noir since he'll probably want to be left alone after his surgery.

    Finally, on a personal note, thank you so much for volunteering your time, money and personal space like this. Most people don't realize just how bad the stray situation is in many places, and even fewer are willing to help out. Just know that there are people who sincerely appreciate what you're doing — and I know Noir will too!

  • Some Unknown Group Is Reportedly Using Claude Mythos Without Permission

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  • Some Unknown Group Is Reportedly Using Claude Mythos Without Permission

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  • I wonder if politicians getting lobbied are greedy as always or just retarded.

    Yes.

  • TIL Gene Shalit is still alive and is 100 years old

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  • Goals

  • Send em

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  • Verbing weirds language

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  • Smithers, release the hounds.

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  • Jesus Christ...

  • RFK Jr cut off dead raccoon's penis on family vacation 'to study later'

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  • "Dead animal penis" may as well be the free space in the middle of the RFK Batshit Bingo card.

  • It's open season for refusing AI

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  • What "usefulness" do you get out of them?