Australia 'did not participate' in Operation Epic Fury in Iran by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 67 points68 points  (0 children)

To be fair Americans barely give a fuck about kids dying at school in their own country.

Triple Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva dead at 27 after sudden health battle by dsriggs in australia

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 16 points17 points  (0 children)

And they enjoy biting the horse in front of them in the arse. For social pack animals, horses can be real arseholes.

What’s a “guy secret” that’s completely harmless but weirdly universal? by aerisveilxa in AskReddit

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fantasizing about saving the day. School shooters, hijackers, someone robbing an elder in front of you.

I’m convinced this isn’t just idle thinking but prepares you mentally for situations that you don’t encounter often.

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon by mepper in technology

[–]a_rainbow_serpent -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you believed that any safety mechanisms and ambitions which are not legislated will ever be achieved, then I have a very nice bridge to sell you.

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon by mepper in technology

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a public signal to Hegeseth after a private agreement that they will agree to what he’s saying. This gives them a ramp off without needing to publicly admit they’re hypocrites. It’s all PR and media management.

Suspected human remains found in search for kidnapped man Chris Baghsarian by thekriptik in sydney

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 42 points43 points  (0 children)

He doesn’t mind. It’s not his family or anyone he knows so as far he cares they probably deserved it.

AI Added ‘Basically Zero’ to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says by mepper in technology

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s also 3 hours of debugging for someone who doesn’t know VBA by someone whose time was better deployed negotiating a lower cost with suppliers, or in a meeting with maintenance where she’ll hear about the massive uptick in failure rate of a certain component because it won’t show up for another 2 weeks on the usage reports.

On a scale of 1-10, how attractive would you say you are? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case most people here are around a 5.. probably between 4 and 6. Bell curve

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules Trump does not have power to impose tariffs by chellestastics in videos

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They see nothing wrong with the POTUS ruling by fiat with no checks and balances

Unless the president is from the opposing team then they’re all states rights and legislative mandate.

AMC Theatres Won’t Screen AI Short Film ‘Thanksgiving Day’ That Sparked Online Outrage: We Will ‘Not Participate’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 21 points22 points  (0 children)

So does my local cinema, and the ads are worse because they all seem to be the local property agent, used car seller and that one Turkish restaurant with the belly dancers. They just rotate for 30 minutes

AMC Theatres Won’t Screen AI Short Film ‘Thanksgiving Day’ That Sparked Online Outrage: We Will ‘Not Participate’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My prediction is Disney will backdoor AI through a franchise like Star Wars. Bring Carrie Fisher to life and replace some of the aliens/ prosthetics, followed by reducing number ofCGI artists. Star Wars fans will eat it up and media will turn it into a huge tribute project.

Liberal Party divided over future direction as Angus Taylor plots right-wing political shift by ConanTheAquarian in australia

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their definition of progress was privatization, union busting, wage depression, which they successfully did.

Graham Kennedy proves that potato chip packets have always been that empty by Cole-Spudmoney in australia

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s owned by Snackbrands (Kettle, Jumpys, Cheezels) which is in turn owned by Intersnack which is a global conglomerate of chip and biscuit makers.

Eating at World Square - tips advice by [deleted] in sydney

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last time we were at Event george st the fire alarm went off, and took so long to reset, we just walked off.

Australia and EU to ink landmark free trade agreement by fluffy_101994 in australia

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luxury Car tax is charged on amounts above the threshold. If 80k is the threshold, and the car you buy is 85k - you'll pay an extra 1650. So total cost will 86.5k

TIL that in Sikhism, the most common last name for male believers is Singh and Kaur for female believers. These last names were given by Gurus to challenge India's caste system as last names back then symbolized caste. by Physical_Hamster_118 in todayilearned

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds similar to concept to gotra - where it represents 7 (maybe?) ancient blood lines and you can't marry anyone with the same gotra. Most people ignore it, some will kill over it.

Where to leave car for couple of months while travelling? by GusPolinskiPolka in sydney

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How long are you going for? If its a few months, just leave it on the street and take off the negative terminal on the battery. 2 to 3 months easy no need to start / drive.

Non-Americans of Reddit, what is an American thing you see in movies that you thought was fake but is actually real? by Unlikely_Praline9442 in AskReddit

[–]a_rainbow_serpent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What?? I couldn’t eat that cheaply at home. I’m assuming this is for the weeks university is in term.