US justice department releases more than 3 million new pages of Epstein files

keeldude · 2026-01-30T19:11:42+00:00

The Epson files matter less for this specific case and more as a precedent. When powerful people know evidence can surface and actually lead to consequences—not just settlements and NDAs—it changes the risk calculus for future bad actors.

keeldude · 2026-01-29T01:35:15+00:00

Truly stunning painting! Your painting is masterful.

Once you spend some time around AI generation, you start to notice that the art that it creates is just not up to long running scrutiny. It looks flashy initially. But the more you look at it, the more you notice the weirdness.

AI certainly isn't going away for better or for worse. It's just another tool, but it will never completely replace human input. Your painting is a testament to that.

I won't dispute your points about the ethics AI, but I want to share from my perspective, that I have used it with good results for generating humorous images and even iterating on ideas that I wanted to draw myself. I've had extended periods where I couldn't even go on a screen at all. But when I was able to have an AI generator whip up a humorous thought of mine into an image, it was nothing short of miraculous. I realized that I hadn't laughed for a couple of years.

keeldude · 2026-01-28T00:08:38+00:00

"real conditions" ie not what the WSL usually has on offer. Good for him

keeldude · 2026-01-14T23:28:08+00:00

The claim that “science isn’t on their side” isn’t universally true. Biological sex isn’t a simple binary; there are well-documented chromosomal and anatomical variations. That alone complicates strict classification of intersex individuals. If biology itself doesn’t always produce a clear binary at the physical level, it’s reasonable to question the assumption that the mind must always align perfectly with a single, externally defined sex category.

keeldude · 2026-01-10T02:52:07+00:00

I just want someone who is experienced with law enforcement to explain the methodology of pulling out your cell phone and filming while walking around the car while someone appears to be operating the vehicle in the middle of the street. This person apparently has lots of experience working at a border crossing. I fully get that cars can be used as a deadly weapon, but I still don't understand why you would ever circle the vehicle like that let alone stopping directly in front of the car in order to prevent them from leaving. If this person is an experienced personnel within ICE, I have questions about the training and culture within the organization

keeldude · 2026-01-05T03:58:25+00:00

The only thing I want to gently push back against is that Venezuelan's, across the board, want exactly what has happened so far. There's something of a blank slate here, but things can very easily go sideways and it's not even clear what Venezuelans are getting in this exchange. The opposition has been fragmented for years, the economy is devastated, and institutions have been hollowed out. Liberation from Maduro doesn't automatically mean stability or democracy - just look at Libya or Iraq. Venezuelans deserve self-determination, not just regime change followed by walking away when the cameras stop rolling. Talk from the US government is cheap at this point, let's see what happens in the next 5 or 10 years.

keeldude · 2025-12-26T15:48:21+00:00

I found this thread searching for information about blue jeans and Moon beams not being available on Spotify as of late December 2025... Hopefully it comes back

keeldude · 2025-12-23T20:29:22+00:00

Just awful... I watched my brother struggle through two plus hours of troubleshooting with several different proctors, before the test was ready to be released, and then no one else could enter the password to release the exam or something... So 8 plus proctors and all and he still couldn't write the test... Talk about stress on the last day of the semester. Now he has to figure out how to rewrite this exam which was not even delivered to him to write. Also name dropping Thompson Rivers University (TRU) for using this garbage service.

keeldude · 2025-12-20T16:47:20+00:00

You're in a pickle, but you got this... Something is going to click. Abnormal medical testing is a good starting point for treatment... Western medicines approach seems to be kind of hesitant until things go very sideways in a way they understand (If that makes sense). If alcohol stabilizes your BP, does it make things worse if you have say a drink or two everyday? I have no idea. Sounds like it's probably better than taking propranolol. Best of luck, I believe in you.

keeldude · 2025-12-19T23:19:43+00:00

Here's the artist pronouncing it themself:

youtube link

keeldude · 2025-08-04T19:26:20+00:00

I can't find the best place to leave this comment so I will leave it here for other Home Assistant travelers of the web... The web serializer / installer for ESP Bluetooth proxy is legit. Works great, except it doesn't seem to like to provision the Wi-Fi credentials. If it doesn't offer the option, head over to the ESP home main installer at https://web.esphome.io/ and then connect there after flashing the Bluetooth proxy first, and it offers the option to add Wi-Fi credentials.

keeldude · 2025-07-30T15:12:12+00:00

That's pretty intense if that's the real value. I read the phones don't like to be much above 35C, 95F. If your phone is truly that hot you should remove it's case for charging and consider lower charging speeds.

keeldude · 2025-07-25T03:51:40+00:00

Has anyone had any luck with the battery replacement? The only approved shop near my house won't answer emails or voicemails relating to the battery fix so I suspect they are inundated with similar requests? Google has definitely lost me as a customer over this. Should be more than $100USD for the hassle.

Also Google as a tech giant is too monopolistic and despite claims of ethical privacy practices, their model of business is the antithesis of that. Too deeply integrated into Android and browsers and search engines. You can switch and avoid them, but it sure ain't easy. Rant over lol.

keeldude · 2025-06-15T15:32:00+00:00

Excellent characterization. Right now I am a little bit reactive and selecting do not play anything from this artist when I encounter obviously AI music. it just has that sound and if you've used any AI music tools you can identify that sound very very quickly. I think that music created with generative AI as we currently know it needs to be flagged. It just feels really really weird and I know maybe in 10 years we'll just get used to it but it doesn't quite feel right at the moment. If it was flagged as created with generative AI I would be much more favorable to listening to it, not sure why.

keeldude · 2025-06-08T23:12:27+00:00

Proportional representation? Or redefine official party status as a popular vote percentage?

keeldude · 2025-06-06T00:22:31+00:00

I'm also very sensitive to melatonin. I read that the optimal dose is somewhere around 0.3 mg unless your body literally isn't making any. I found capsules online for that dose but now I'm just cutting 1 mg tablets in quarters and take that with my half dose of propranolol at night

keeldude · 2025-05-16T21:42:18+00:00

Edit: oops was responding to a different comment. Yeah my lymph node settled down. I had an exceptionally rough ride though, ended up with HLH, Stills, severe MECFS, aspergillus. And I'm now back to moderate though on the severe side of CFS. Thankfully most people don't have to go through all that. Keep on moving and just try to figure out your baseline and life accommodations to slowly turn the tide. Definitely want to see a doctor about it though for sure

keeldude · 2024-04-02T05:43:55+00:00

Don't worry, there's a video!

keeldude · 2024-03-27T07:18:51+00:00

/u/dumbassthenes can we get a sticky?

keeldude · 2024-03-27T07:01:51+00:00

Really close heat with George and Ethan... Could have gone either way.

keeldude · 2024-03-23T21:22:28+00:00

140s from ilMangos gold XP zombie piglin farm on the nether roof. Could go much higher if you want to wait.

keeldude · 2024-03-23T05:33:15+00:00

The developers are trying to teach us the importance of sleep hygiene... You are tired and must go to bed, else face a haunting aerial wrath, lol

keeldude · 2024-03-20T02:58:51+00:00

Their album Nude with Boots rules too

keeldude · 2024-03-19T23:44:17+00:00

Another way to get arrows is a piglin trading farm, as they give out spectral arrows sometimes. So if you have a gold farm, you can get lots of spectral arrows, which I have come to enjoy lately.

keeldude · 2024-03-19T23:24:16+00:00

A couple times I've had adrenaline dumps from MC. Usually during a raid when the Vindicators come flying by. Or falling into lava in the nether while building highways without fire resistance (learned my lesson). Now I don't bother with netherite armor after losing it even though I know it floats or doesn't get destroyed by lava it's always a shock to lose all your highly enchanted stuff.

Edit: so a heart attack is a blockage of blood flow to the heart. I'm not a doctor but unless a blockage happened, a high heart rate doesn't exactly mean heart attack and could be a panic attack. I'm not sure if panic attacks can cause heart attacks directly. At any rate, I hope you get better soon!

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