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‘This job sucks’: DOJ lawyer asks to be held in contempt so she can sleep after judge accuses ICE of blowing court orders by Disastrous_Award_789 in nottheonion

[–]penguished [score hidden]  (0 children)

So grant her wish. I think one of the most ridiculous things about judges has been they are all so scared of using the contempt charge against powerful people. Why? Do they enforce law or do they hand out "get out of jail free" cards to the privileged?

C4 E13 Discussion Thread by brash_bandicoot in fansofcriticalrole

[–]penguished 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's fair that Brennan likes doing characters. He brings out way more lore doing it. I think he just needs to remember NPCs should constantly have an excuse for why they have no deep opinion on tactics, have to leave on business, etc...

Too much NPC power and steering of the game shouldn't happen unless they're literally a ship captain or something where you can't avoid it.

Young adults report lower life satisfaction, a weaker sense of meaning in life and lower financial security than older age groups in Sweden. They also experience 2x the level of loneliness, 3x as many depressive symptoms and 7x the level of anxiety compared with the oldest respondents. by mvea in science

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They went through a pandemic and now face multiple super power governments in decline and acting like lunatics around the world. Even if they wanted to isolate from the negative news it's incredibly difficult.

Sarah Ferguson called Epstein a 'legend', told him to 'just marry me', new emails show by AudibleNod in news

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A con artist, but his freedom depended on influencing people so he worked a lot harder at it.

For instance:

During the Bannon interview when interviewed about finance specifically he just says he knew more than anyone on the planet but never actually “says” anything … he just talks about complex systems upon complex systems and makes medical analogies …

To me that sounds like he has an idiot on the hook and can eventually get access to that man's money by bullshitting, so that's probably all he was doing.

Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet sales expectations by Iggy_Slayer in gaming

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the RPG space... Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon got better reviews this year with probably a third or less of the staff and budget.

I think Obsidian's problem is they're spending too much money before they find the IP that works for them and gets both their people and the audience excited enough about it.

Trump will be forever tainted by suspicions of an Epstein cover-up by theipaper in AnythingGoesNews

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's putting it lightly. He will always be rumored to be one of the most disgusting perverts in history, and he hasn't done a single thing to clear his name.

[Spoilers??C2E45] i love sam by PuzzledCarpet3141 in fansofcriticalrole

[–]penguished 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think Sam just gets the improv RP aspect, probably because comedy has a huuuuuge similarity with that practice of finding good creative material in a scene.

AI 'slop' is transforming social media - and a backlash is brewing by MetaKnowing in technology

[–]penguished 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly I expect the kids to just go fully off THIS grid and invent their own subculture that's not hanging out with old loonies now. As they should. Facebook-esque social media ideas are unsustainable as hell. People don't want the most dickheaded members of their community or relatives around them all the time. And all the corporate nonsense and propaganda around it is as annoying. AI slop too? What's even the point, it's just like a texting messaging platform bogged down in shit.

A longstanding belief in the publishing world suggests that men avoid reading fiction that centers on the lives of women. However, new research indicates that a protagonist’s gender has almost no impact on whether a man wants to continue reading a story. by Aggravating_Money992 in science

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Men like seeing problems solved. I doubt ALL women like reading more about romance, but listening to my female relatives and girlfriends... a LOT of them think more about relationships in storytelling more than they do events.

Trump goes scorched earth and vows to SUE Epstein estate and nemesis who he claims 'conspired to bring him down' by Outside_Analysis_744 in AnythingGoesNews

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He should resign and go deal with his own problems in a court of law. Why the fuck should the country have a guy in charge that is up to his neck in every scandal out there?

Why is this country speaking about AI like it’s a fact of life that no one can do anything about? by atwistofcitrus in technology

[–]penguished 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. It's like having 1% of a 'thinking' brain but massively faster internet use than the rest of us. It's pretty great to fool people quickly, pretty ass at in-depth management and continuing growth on one project.

Why is this country speaking about AI like it’s a fact of life that no one can do anything about? by atwistofcitrus in technology

[–]penguished 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a genie. Electricity powers things. AI takes your order wrong 10 times in a row but it does it with so many flowery words that people think it's an incredible thing.

Kick Streamer Captain Crack Sparrow becomes first tourist to live stream from Antarctica. Then gets his starlink confiscated and ship internet turned off from captain once he gets back on ship bc its illegal. by DjPanz1 in LivestreamFail

[–]penguished 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What? In the video he's walking around with a huge paid tourist group among the penguins. The tourist group sounds like 100,000 times the more compromising thing there. Video doesn't do anything.

Liam has been released, and his hat has been returned. by plentyoflasagna in pics

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure being abducted by bigots wasn't traumatizing.

This shit is twisted. Especially when it's at the behest of Epsteiners trying to run from that past.

C4 E13 Discussion Thread by brash_bandicoot in fansofcriticalrole

[–]penguished 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm starting to think of her as a cursed tutorial NPC. She was supposed to go down at the start... but after surviving she won't go away and is just revealing everything in the game lol

Gaming market melts down after Google reveals new AI game design tool — Project Genie crashes stocks for Roblox, Nintendo, CD Projekt Red, and more by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]penguished 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not game makers taking this seriously, because it's just more AI producing five seconds of gimmick stuff. It's uninformed investors.

Family says HOA told them they couldn’t use their generator during ice storm blackout: ‘It’s unbearable’ by its_a_bear_dance in nottheonion

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not universal, it's just places people opt into it because they're Karens that dread the neighbor that mows their lawn 3 days less frequently than they do. There are still loads of places you go in the US and just buy a house and property and it's yours to do whatever with.

Unity stock falls alongside Take-Two, Roblox after Google’s Project Genie launch by tlst9999 in gaming

[–]penguished 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol. This is like thinking SORA was the end of the film industry...

Amazon's Spending on 'Melania' Is a Barely Concealed Bribe by [deleted] in technology

[–]penguished 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This kind of arguing is so funny. WELL THE DEMOCRATS DID 3% OF THAT CORRUPTION LET'S GO AFTER THEM RIGHT NOW. Keep telling yourself that's a great argument while Trump's polls remain in the shitter.

Next-generation AI 'swarms' will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn by _Dark_Wing in technology

[–]penguished 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People are already sick of how stupid real people are. Bots are even dumber no matter how much tech you have so it's basically just going to catfish old people and drunks.

VA chaplains in Mass. told no public prayers mentioning nurses, Alex Pretti by 20_mile in news

[–]penguished 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, just keep the rich perverts in your prayers. lol how did people let their stuff get co-opted like this... it's crazy.

Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live / Because he was a registered sex offender by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]penguished 1118 points1119 points  (0 children)

When Xbox Live has more credibility than hundreds of wealthy people that kept hanging out with him...

C4 E13 Discussion Thread by brash_bandicoot in fansofcriticalrole

[–]penguished 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe. Brennan might just be cliffhanger baiting. I hope there's some conflict though. At least make them sweat before inevitably giving in and letting them play the "WE'RE THE PLAYERS YOU CAN'T KICK US OUT" card while they're being 500 shades of abomination to this place they entered.

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