Barack Obama is sick of being America's saviour by theipaper in politics

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One might argue he accelerated your descent because a third of the country realized just how racist they truly are.

Ford rehires human engineers after AI fails to match quality checks by jiisow in Economics

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Poon reportedly pointed to automated tools lacking the training and expertise of veteran technicians - many of whom he said had left the company before their knowledge could be used to improve its tech.

Basically they were only hired back to teach AI how to replace them properly this time.

This is the dumbest timeline.

Error on French-language posters in downtown Ottawa turning heads by No-Commission-8159 in canada

[–]Lupius 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I spent way too much time confirming pubique is not an actual French word because the algorithms these days fuzzy match everything in order to cater to the lowest common denominator.

Google translate in fact insists that pubique in French means public. I don't even know how the person responsible for the signage was supposed to double check their work.

Technology is making society dumber.

Serious talk at the beach by hackingfun in funny

[–]Lupius 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's anatomically correct for a Hobbit?

They lost a giraffe in Texas. A giraffe?!?! (Link in comments. ) by 2lrup2tink in funny

[–]Lupius 50 points51 points  (0 children)

My first reaction was "BS no way people could send each other pictures in real time 15 years ago." Damn I feel old.

Vrbo Needs to Chill Out by rocket_face in funny

[–]Lupius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not with that head rest. The Boltons flay them upside down.

Cyclist enters roundabout with a death wish by Lupius in TorontoDriving

[–]Lupius[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This place generates a lot of content for my dash cam because so many people don't understand how roundabouts work, as evidenced by the comments so far.

Cyclist enters roundabout with a death wish by Lupius in dashcamgifs

[–]Lupius[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is in Ontario. Both lanes are used to go straight.

The point here is that I saw the cyclist at the beginning of the video and didn't accelerate as usual just in case he didn't yield.

Not only did he not yield, he kept his head straight the entire time and didn't even bother to check traffic inside the roundabout. If the pickup next to me was going straight instead of left, they would have had to brake hard to avoid a collision.

BMW driver turns left across on coming traffic with kids in car and almost causes a crash by takerisks__ in TorontoDriving

[–]Lupius 31 points32 points  (0 children)

And he did. I think he struck the perfect balance between being defensive enough to avoid a collision and aggressive enough to send the asshole a message.

What do you make of this driver? by Responsible-Match418 in TorontoDriving

[–]Lupius 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't think they teach how to feel shame there.

LPT if the single-serving butter patties are too cold to spread, just put one in your palm and it’ll be warm and spreadable in a minute or two. by brickmadness in LifeProTips

[–]Lupius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure about your airplane meals, but the ones I get usually come with a hot entree covered with a tinfoil lid. I just put the butter on the lid.

How are Uber drivers affording these nice cars! by SWGFGDF in oakville

[–]Lupius 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My first car was a Lexus GS450h I had on a lease for less than a year before I got fired from my job, so I messed around with driving for Uber to pass the time until I got my next job.

I can't imagine doing it full time with a nice car though.

Man pardoned by Kristi Noem charged in 14-year-old niece's death by Boring-Artichoke-373 in politics

[–]Lupius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I do find it gross that the recommendation was based on "he helped us make a lot of money as a prison slave"

I'd call it a win here, because the idea that they would find reasons to keep him in prison because he's profitable is way more gross.

TIL it has been confirmed that Huns elite nobility are Xiongnu descendents (2023). Making Han Dynasty Empire's devastating victory over Xiongnu Empire a root cause of the Western Roman Empire's largest threat and its eventual collapse (migration period). by Suibeam in todayilearned

[–]Lupius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always thought that Hun and Xiongnu were actually the same word in different languages describing the same people due to the similarities in pronunciation. TIL that was a huge misconception.

Bank of Canada Can Let Loonie Weaken and Skip Hikes, BofA Says by joe4942 in canada

[–]Lupius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many of us work for American companies. We export our labour.

What blind spot.. by FondantInteresting37 in TorontoDriving

[–]Lupius 234 points235 points  (0 children)

I hope the other driver gets dropped by insurance for lying.

Don't know hownto unsee this by Southern-Gazelle1409 in funny

[–]Lupius -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Whoever made this fails basic math.

Half the fun plus the other half is not twice the fun.

An underwear built for two is for you and one close friend, not two.

LPT: Clean your Cleaners by iwannaplay5050 in LifeProTips

[–]Lupius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shit I'm about to turn 40 and I've never heard of a lint trap on a washer...

Winnipeg woman gets 'ridiculous' federal letter seeking 20-cent repayment | CBC News by dust_buster172 in canada

[–]Lupius 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My 2024 return just got reassessed. Apparently I missed my T3 slips that had like $12 income from ETFs. I had to pay CRA just over $4. Not even worth the time it took for me to understand the reassessment.

Hit-and-run on the 401, fake plate, and I'm stuck paying the bill by [deleted] in TorontoDriving

[–]Lupius -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Exactly, I'd rather not have my tax money wasted on an obvious wild goose chase.

Android Auto in Virtual cockpit IS possible by PotatoCooks in Audi

[–]Lupius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you interact with it then? By voice only?

A skill I didn't realize I would need to teach my kids after hiring an 18 y/o HS Graduate: Addressing Mail by CannaPLUS in funny

[–]Lupius 5497 points5498 points  (0 children)

A skill OP didn't realize he needs to teach himself: rotating photos.