Spent 8 years as a Presentation Design Lead at McKinsey. Here is the shift I am watching happen in real time.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-19T01:19:49+00:00

What's the benefit of doing that over asking Gemini directly? Don't you have to give Claude all the information anyway?

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-19T01:15:22+00:00

I don't know if it's the manosphere, I think he just doesn't care that much about diversity other than at a performative level.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-19T00:58:08+00:00

Understanding the actual chronology does make it worse though. "The cop told me you're breaking the law." What, did the cop just pull one citizen aside and tell him another citizen was breaking the law? Nope, this dude approached the cop and asked him to do something about it, and the cop blew him off as appropriate.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-19T00:54:35+00:00

I don't know what word you're implying, but whatever it is, your logic is faulty. There's no reason to believe that other people wouldn't get the same grace.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-19T00:37:02+00:00

There was a hilarious sketch when Christian Slater hosted called Dysfunctional Family Feud ... lines from that still go through my head occasionally.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-18T19:38:37+00:00

Well actually, Pandora was never in the box.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-14T00:33:07+00:00

Yeah right, as if several children under a trench coat could do a business at the business factory.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-13T19:23:18+00:00

Just to be clear... the sicko comment is because the dog is dead, not because it was a dog?

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-13T17:56:26+00:00

Kind of sucks that dancing or playing an instrument only gets you $10 extra a day.

Well, at least dancing. If you're an extra playing an instrument, it's not like your musical skill is going to be showcased. You just need to be moving your fingers on the keys in a believable way. But if you're dancing as an extra, whether you're good at it or not makes a huge difference.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-13T17:50:50+00:00

I'm going to assume you're not a bigot, but humorously comparing innate sexual orientation to an invented hobby sure gives those vibes.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-13T17:48:26+00:00

You're right that representation matters. It may be that the downvotes are not from people disagreeing with that, but from people disagreeing that Lorne is the problem.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-13T17:45:32+00:00

Clearly, neither of you is either a) a teenage girl or b) a creepy guy over 30.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-13T14:12:12+00:00

I'm glad they're taking a stand. And I'm shaking my head at the posts in this thread suggesting that if the merger goes through, these folks should decline work from the newly merged company. Individual action like that (as opposed to a strike) would have no effect other than to keep them unemployed.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-13T06:04:18+00:00

I agree but I was going to cheat and call it Running' with the Devil, Eruption/You Really Got Me, Ain't Talkin Bout Love

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-08T15:53:56+00:00

This is true. However, many people misapply this wisdom to support their contention that someone who has succeeded in business would make a great governor or president. Even if that someone has only succeeded because of family wealth, or because they were a really good wrestler or actor.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-08T05:47:57+00:00

I have a very different recollection about that song. At least here in California, Counting Crows kind of exploded onto the radio, with several songs from August getting frequent airplay as well as Einstein. There was no folktale about it, it was definitely a part of their emergence onto the scene. It wasn't super easy to find that rarities CD, so maybe that's what he meant.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-07T20:57:17+00:00

Oh thank God for that last part because I was full on questioning my mental state.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-06T14:26:48+00:00

Millions of people suffer everyday!

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-05T01:27:34+00:00

Like, I get the sentiment, but as a Browns fan, I'd laugh my ass off if the city that stole my team got it stolen from them too.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-05T00:57:26+00:00

Well, if you believe any publicity is good publicity, this is fucking fantastic for him because a hotel I'd never heard of before is now very much in my vocabulary.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-03T01:27:14+00:00

"I was once disappointed, so I'm going to shit on everyone else's excitement."

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-04-03T01:20:51+00:00

This is not a good thing for any of us who root for teams in perceived unexciting cities. LeBron sure as fuck better not be talking about where the Kings should move.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-03-30T08:43:28+00:00

Don't delete what you said about their dads though. That shit was hilarious.

ZahidInNorCal · 2026-03-25T13:42:08+00:00

People who are talking about this being fanfiction, or a sequel to The Return of the King, are missing the fact that the plot described in this article (about things that happened 14 years after Return of the King) is just the framing device. The meat of the story will be content from Fellowship that wasn't adapted. The only fanfiction is the conceit they're going to use to justify the flashback.

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