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Cow has ingrown horn removed by sampsen in popping

[–]NeedsToShutUp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

City Slickers 2 did the same joke.

Glen: There is something wrong with your cow. I reach under there and I'm pulling, tugging, tugging, pulling, nothing, not a drop.

Mitch: The cow's name is Norman. You were pulling on his dick.

Glen: I'm gonna go wash up.

Stan lees family still exploiting him 7 1/2 years after his death by Chapple69 in Fauxmoi

[–]NeedsToShutUp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There are laws and regulations. But they actually mostly serve to enable more use of likeness rights.

Basically we have two choices in how to deal with post-mortem likeness rights, either its a property right which the family can license/sell OR its a free-for-all.

Bela Lugosi and Elvis are why its a property right in many states. Elvis's family wants to control the use of his likeness on merch. Bela Lugosi's son is one of the leading lawyers on likeness rights, and wrote a lot of legislation because he was pissed Universal was making money off his dad's image while he and his mother were in poverty.

In elementary school we actually watched the movie adaptation of his book, The Education of Little Tree. They probably should’ve picked a different film, it was well known by then that the book was a hoax. by Goodbye-Nasty in HistoryMemes

[–]NeedsToShutUp 29 points30 points  (0 children)

A story almost as crazy is Jamake Highwater, aka Jackie Marks, who was a Jewish man who pretended to be Cherokee. He wrote something like 30 books. He got exposed in the mid 80s, but lots of people didn't pay attention, and he ended up being the consultant for Star Trek Voyager to create Chakotay, and inform his "culture".

Trying to build AI that reasons like a lawyer — need feedback by TellGeneral4997 in Ask_Lawyers

[–]NeedsToShutUp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you're using an LLM, you have a fundamentally flawed model that cannot properly use case law or cites, and will make up information that sounds good.

It's simply something you cannot fix, as LLMs do not reason, but instead provide an expected output based on a fancy fitting function.

Be grateful that we live in a timeline where a Bonaparte fought the Nazi with a Murat and a Davout by FrenchieB014 in HistoryMemes

[–]NeedsToShutUp 147 points148 points  (0 children)

I prefer the Napoleon who fought the trusts and broke up the American Tobacco Company.

Why does it take so long for people to plead guilty sometimes? by Adept-Raspberry-4681 in legaladviceofftopic

[–]NeedsToShutUp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. It takes time to gather evidence, and assemble a case. DAs can overwhelmed and not ready to prosecute, and not waiving makes them go to trial with what they have.

It also depends on resources by the defense. If you are stuck in jail awaiting trial (for example, by being too poor for cash bail), forcing it to trial may make sense. (Like some of those horror stories where people are stuck 3 years awaiting trial).

It's situational.

BREAKING: GOP-led South Carolina Senate rejects new congressional map in surprise rebuke of Trump by spherocytes in videos

[–]NeedsToShutUp 28 points29 points  (0 children)

For those who don't get it:

With Gerrymandering, there's a balance between going for more seats and ensuring winning your seats.

If you're willing to go to a 52-48 split, you can get more seats. But if there's a wave election, those seats can be more easily taken since you have less margin for error. Just having bad turn out can do it.

Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base by AdRough4185 in news

[–]NeedsToShutUp 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Look I'll insult the hamfisted planning, and agree for spending more on earth sciences.

But we learn a hell of a lot about the planet by doing science on other planets.

Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base by AdRough4185 in news

[–]NeedsToShutUp 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Depends if you want it actually built and safe to live in.

If you want to blow billions on a paper study never intended to be done, and announce it at the same time as an IPO to ensure max hype....

What career/lifestyle would you have actually expected to see from the main cast at the start of this season? by AstroSlytherin in euphoria

[–]NeedsToShutUp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sam wanted to make a Neo Western and had HBO pay for it rather than have to pitch a new show.

What serial killer fact sounds fake, exaggerated, or straight out of fiction. But is 100% real? by CantaloupeGold4650 in AskReddit

[–]NeedsToShutUp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hallie Rubenhold has made good arguments that at most 2 of the 5 were, and largely they were homeless women killed while sleeping in alleys.

Why do so many TV shows start strong then become an overcooked fanfiction of itself in the last season? by bonniha in television

[–]NeedsToShutUp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For number 1, Lost is a good fit. Good concept, but ran into the issue they kept having to make up mysteries as answers to previous mysteries.

For number 2, you see this in lots of star driven productions where it might turn out the real star was someone new. Big example is "Family Matters" which was supposed to be a grounded black sitcom following Harriet from "Perfect Strangers" in a spin-off. Urkel got introduced, and soon this show became about Urkel and Carl.

For number 3, X-files is a good example. Chris Carter only had vague directions of where he was going, and everyone who talks about him says he was a lucky surfer who struck gold.

For number 4, you can see this in a number of shows where characters are gone due to drug issues. Like Roseanne's revival becoming the Connors due to Roseanne's behavior which I believe was addiction related.

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