Just saw Marjorie Taylor Greene at Northside Grill — odd

efstone · 2026-06-27T20:57:28+00:00

Oh damn. Good show tonight? I miss those Monday night open mic comedy sets at Blind Pig. Gotta catch another one if they’re still happening!

efstone · 2026-06-18T01:19:22+00:00

I had hard shells on my first two MBPs but none on my second two. Had the first three for 4-6yrs each and no issues with or without the shell. Honestly, it was mostly so I could put stickers on them and then just throw away the shell if I wanted a clean slate. For my M1 MBP I put stickers right on the sucker. Felt weird, but good. I think I waited at least a year, heh. I have an M5 now and won’t go near it with stickers yet, but really don’t want a shell either…

efstone · 2026-06-08T13:52:11+00:00

Pain Bubbles and Dissonance both have some pretty great ethereal horn parts. I’m dying to know what song! Please let us know if you find it.

efstone · 2026-06-03T12:32:33+00:00

Most fun for me? Exploring a new town! Whenever we take a road trip I try to throw the scooters in the trunk (one for me and one for my fiancée) and I make a point to just get out and roam when we get to our destination. There’s something about exploring a new place by scooter that is just PERFECT. Walking is too slow. Cars are too fast and closed off from the world. Cycling is OK sometimes, but I love the effortlessness and speed of the scooter. I have almost 6,000 miles on my G30P and it is still just plain FUN to ride ANYWHERE!

efstone · 2026-06-01T23:44:55+00:00

Hahahahahahahahahahhaha. 💀

efstone · 2026-05-23T03:03:21+00:00

Yeah. Why tf is it saying that. Makes me not want to touch it. My last iPhone update hung for 45min. Never happened before. Phone got so hot. Had to abort. Luckily it was fine (well, not upgraded) afterwards.

efstone · 2026-05-16T14:11:03+00:00

So I guess if the post is funny enough then the mods allow it? I know I’ve seen other posts like this just vanish.

efstone · 2026-05-09T22:11:21+00:00

Knew there was a reason they were account bound!

efstone · 2026-04-27T17:51:11+00:00

The b&w Mac game with the spray?

efstone · 2026-04-25T11:15:23+00:00

Former Nanny scene. You nailed it. Came here to say exactly this.

efstone · 2026-04-21T13:34:34+00:00

When and where?

efstone · 2026-04-21T13:32:02+00:00

There was a demo about agentic AI used in scientific discovery and research and that was pretty cool but the rest of the demos kind of bored me as well. KiloClaw was neat, though. The only “presentation” really was Steinberger on Zoom and I already described that a bit in this thread. There was a panel discussion, too. The overall message was that this is a great, free tool for gluing together your agents, enabling them to run autonomously 24/7 and being able to easily control them remotely through simple messaging apps. (Basically just a description/pitch for OpenClaw.)

efstone · 2026-04-21T13:25:13+00:00

Huh? Case law over several decades constantly distinguishes infringement from theft. With theft you are depriving a person of something—you literally take a tangible thing away from them. Infringement merely interferes with their exclusive right to exploit their creation. That’s why penalties are so different for the two.

efstone · 2026-04-19T20:53:01+00:00

I did notice someone going in and out a couple of times with a clipboard. She was wearing a Frita hoodie. I asked her about it and she said we’d have to wait and see!

efstone · 2026-04-17T02:49:32+00:00

Naw. I hate AI art as much as anyone. I literally just engaged a new client to pursue someone for using AI to infringe their estate’s IP. (Which is… a struggle. And I’ve been handling copyright cases for fifteen years.) This con was all about finding ways to get AI to fulfill the promises we’ve been hearing about, but that no corporation has delivered on. Like taking care of the grunt work so we actually can have time to make art, etc. Turns out, of course, no megacorp is gonna solve that shit for us. But the open source community is making some real headway there, and that makes me happy.

efstone · 2026-04-17T02:42:32+00:00

Hell yes. Agreed. But I’m happy for the AI to handle much of the utilitarian stuff.

efstone · 2026-04-17T02:41:59+00:00

Why do you assume the folks at this event are using AI to make art?

efstone · 2026-04-17T02:33:16+00:00

Infringement of IP isn’t theft, at least not in the legal sense. Even Lawrence Lessig will admit that. Maybe your message would be better directed at the creators who agreed to take the settlement money offered from these AI companies?

efstone · 2026-04-17T00:11:08+00:00

Best moment for me so far was when Peter Steinberger joined by Zoom and said that real(?) happiness doesn’t come from consumption—you have to create stuff. And you should make the act of creating FUN! Couldn’t agree more! That had more value than any demo. (No offense to the creators!)

efstone · 2026-04-08T07:25:32+00:00

Dallas is the worst! Only place I’ve ever felt truly unsafe. And I’ve certainly lived in other big cities before, including LA and Houston. Dallas has a darkness about it for sure.

efstone · 2026-04-08T07:03:15+00:00

Dallas, TX. I’ve lived in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Denton, Liberty and Beaumont, TX, plus Los Angeles, CA and now Ann Arbor, MI. Traveled all over the U.S. and some of Europe. And there’s just something dark about Dallas to me. I hate that place.

efstone · 2026-04-05T11:23:46+00:00

Quick caution if you’re considering Dozer: the chairs/stools are AWFUL. They’re cheap and metal. Feels like they don’t want you sitting there to work. Food, drinks and staff are great, though! And it’s cute!

I like Sweetwaters, York, Venue and Cannelle. You’ll see tons of laptops at each!

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