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I am glad I don’t have any convenience devices in my home: no NEST thermostat, no Alexa, etc.  The closest I come is my Roku.

Handyman sent me a video that described a scary story that one host was telling another, about how AI would go about taking over the world, using a Roomba as its original gateway into the Web, taking that one Roomba and eventually taking over the world.

The story was written by AI, in response to a prompt asking how it would take over.


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GJT
GJT
August 25, 2023 1:52 pm

Tap tap?

Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 11:23 pm

My House White is Cavit, an Italian Select Pinot Grigio.

White wines do tend to be a bit more refreshing in the summer especially here in Death Valley Texas.

I still stick to the cabs and merlots but I’m just a weekend sampler anyway.

squawkbox
Admin
August 24, 2023 10:38 pm

Ahhhhh Wines.  Before I quit drinking 30 years ago I discovered Texas wines.  The industry was in its infancy then but dang there were some great wines around.  There was a little winery out towards Plantersville that had some very nice whites (and reds).  I think it was called Bernhardt but I am not sure.

Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 10:37 pm

The alligator garland is the Klaus schlob of the USSA.

Vee vill vimprison vue vfor vrongthink vand vfor vnot veeting zee vugs. Vee vant vustice vfor zee venviroment so vee vcan vake va vtrizillion vollars vmore.

vincerely, vunkle Klaus, merrvic, zee vooden vummy, zee Kenvyan and zee dubleWvuveeEveF

squawkbox
Admin
August 24, 2023 10:24 pm

i guess it is time to shut down the entire world economy, again.

So we can fix climate change.

Welcome to the

Office of Environmental Justice

and 

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION

hold my beer and watch the MSNBC vidiot Garland announcing the OEJ

I figure our country will be shut down sometime in September

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 10:18 pm

For many years our House White was Vendange Sauvignon Blanc. But it disappeared during COVID.

When it comes to Whites, I cannot tolerate even the higher priced Chardonnays.

Chardonnay is the nastiest wine on earth.

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 10:04 pm

Wow.
Tied the All Time Record High today at Bush.

109°F

i guess it is time to shut down the entire world economy, again.

So we can fix climate change.

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 9:58 pm

I’ve kinda gotten off any reds during this summer-from-hell, for some reason.

My House White is Cavit, an Italian Select Pinot Grigio.

 

Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 9:41 pm

What kind of wine?

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 9:26 pm

It almost doesn’t bother me anymore when I look up and it is after 9 pm and I have forgotten to fix supper.

Now I shrug my shoulders, grab a few crackers and cheese, and pour another glass of wine.

It’s called the Dementia Fast.

Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 9:06 pm
Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 8:47 pm

That Night Old Jack Daniels Met John 3:16

Yep. We’re gonna sing it Saturday night. 🙂

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 8:37 pm
Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 8:22 pm

59
Same goes for coils of steel on flatbeds.

Stay the hell away from me.

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 8:14 pm

Thunder out here, but radar indicates it is scattered such that it will miss me on the north and the south.

Unless I get lucky.

Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 8:14 pm

Vee vill vimprison vue vfor vrongthink vand vfor vnot veeting zee vugs.

vincerely, vunkle Klaus and zee dubleWvuveeEveF

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-live-trump-surrenders-georgia-booking-scores-supporters-show

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 8:13 pm

I stay far away from those spool haulers. Even if they have three dozen chains. 🙂

 

Super Dave
August 24, 2023 8:10 pm

I was watching Trump’s plane @ Hartsfield Airport and noticed the “N” number; N757AF. Of course 757 is the model of the Boeing plane but what does AF stand for? My first thought was Air Force but that can’t be right, what about “America First”? 😉

Super Dave
August 24, 2023 8:07 pm

#56 Dr phil Good, very good, y’all are way behind time to catch up. Brag away. 😉

Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 7:53 pm

hey ex NASA retired to Alabama dude.

it’s Pouring here right now.

Yeah, I’m bragging.

wagonburner
Editor
August 24, 2023 7:45 pm

I know exactly what exigent circumstances are.  I didn’t make the case for no-knock warrants and, in fact, I thought it was clear I am totally opposed to them.

Mea culpa. You were clear. I was not.

Texpat
Admin
August 24, 2023 7:27 pm

Did y’all see this huge spool some moron hauler had loaded on his truck ? trailer ? bed and hit the Houston Avenue bridge ?

He left it sitting in the middle of I-10 near downtown.  It is one huge spool so I assume whatever is wrapped on it is pretty lightweight.

Texpat
Admin
August 24, 2023 7:04 pm

I’ve been fortunate to know LEOs who were mostly supporters of the Second Amendment.  There have been a couple of exceptions though and our brief friendship didn’t end on a good note. My favorite cop was a captain in the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department back in the late 1970s.  I called him up at the Dallas County Courthouse looking for… Read more »

mharper42
mharper42
August 24, 2023 6:59 pm

Deluge on the patio! I love it.

Lights are flickering… Hope I don’t lose power.

Texpat
Admin
August 24, 2023 6:50 pm

43 WB What you’re describing (not the no-knock part) is exigent circumstances, which is the only way police can enter your domicile without either a warrant or the resident’s consent. I know exactly what exigent circumstances are.  I didn’t make the case for no-knock warrants and, in fact, I thought it was clear I am totally opposed to them. #38… Read more »

mharper42
mharper42
August 24, 2023 6:47 pm

Wow, it’s here, big fat raindrops on the patio! Glad I got Billy Cat to come eat early supper. But it probably won’t last long…

mharper42
mharper42
August 24, 2023 6:31 pm

Sheesh, I’m hearing distant thunder & weather.com says scattered t-storms tonight, about 50 % chance…  Am I still in Houston, or did I get up from my nap on a different planet?

 

wagonburner
Editor
August 24, 2023 6:28 pm

the 2nd Amendment was created just for people like him.

I would slightly amend that to read:

“the 2nd Amendment was created because of people in government like him.”

squawkbox
Admin
August 24, 2023 6:23 pm

I have several police officer friends and not a one of them believe we should be able to carry weapons much less own them.  I urinated off one of them real bad when I said the 2nd Amendment was created just for people like him.

Texpat
Admin
August 24, 2023 6:22 pm

When I look at police blotter stories about Houston neighborhoods I don’t recognize them as the places I knew growing up.  So many of these places used to be very nice, even fairly expensive places to buy or rent, and now they all seem like ghetto shoot-out avenues.

squawkbox
Admin
August 24, 2023 6:20 pm

GJT

Michelin is making or working on making tires from sustainable materials.

 

GJT
GJT
August 24, 2023 6:16 pm

Michelin Tire is running commercials on the TV that they make special tires for electric cars. WTH? I love Michelin Tires, but c’mon man!

wagonburner
Editor
August 24, 2023 6:12 pm

31 texpat What you’re describing (not the no-knock part) is exigent circumstances, which is the only way police can enter your domicile without either a warrant or the resident’s consent. There is no need for no-knock warrants ever. Either exigent circumstances are present or not. In either case a standard warrant is sufficient. If crime is afoot, there are many… Read more »

Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 6:11 pm
Dr phil Good-E=1984
August 24, 2023 6:03 pm

At 6pm on Channel 2  is doing a story about Houston SWAT’s new house-destroying machine and how proud of it they are.

maybe the swatters should demo the new house destroying machine on channel 2’s studio and see how much the teleprompter reading propagandists like it.

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 6:01 pm

.

Correction:

The house-destroying machine belongs to Harris County Sheriff.

wagonburner
Editor
August 24, 2023 5:59 pm

27 bone In my current role, I had to submit all kinds of documentation proving I am a “US person”. We sell mucho to the DoD, little of it truly classified. One of our sisters sells very classified products to the US government. Our emails to the outside have to say some legalese, part of which states that the email… Read more »

wagonburner
Editor
August 24, 2023 5:37 pm

End civil asset forfeiture unless the owner of the asset(s) in question has been convicted of a crime and it can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the asset was proceeds from that crime. End qualified immunity. The number of officers who do not know anything about the US Constitution, particularly the 1st, 4th, 5th, & 14th amendments is… Read more »

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 5:08 pm

At 6pm on Channel 2  is doing a story about Houston SWAT’s new house-destroying machine and how proud of it they are.

Bonecrusher
August 24, 2023 5:03 pm

My truck told me it was 109 at 290 and hwy 6 today around 4:15

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 4:22 pm

One local observer has it at 107.2° out here.

Shannon
Admin
August 24, 2023 4:21 pm

.

SQK

Houston SWAT destroyed another house today.

squawkbox
Admin
August 24, 2023 3:24 pm

How about an immediate end to Civil Asset Forfeiture;

Me too Mw Too Me too

Bonecrusher
August 24, 2023 3:21 pm

#31 TP:  How about an immediate end to Civil Asset Forfeiture; those LEOs who violate this get nailed at 100 times that which was seized.  The LEOs personally.

Texpat
Admin
August 24, 2023 3:16 pm

No-knock entry by LEOs should be illegal in all but the most extraordinary instances in which saving an innocent life and the no-knocker better be able to prove it or he automatically loses all qualified immunity.

squawkbox
Admin
August 24, 2023 2:57 pm

Tex Bone Pat Crusher One of my teachings in the military was Use of Force,  I taught and was taught that we were to use the least amount of force necessary to capture a bad guy.  If that meant camping out for days well that is what we could do.  Law enforement was taught the very same thing.  Man have… Read more »

Bonecrusher
August 24, 2023 2:09 pm

#27 cont’d:  The left absolutely loves to redefine words to make their illegal actions ‘legal.’  For example, 100% of the illegal alien invasion are referred to as refugees or asylees.

Line up the top five layers of the DOJ and FBI against the wall.

Bonecrusher
August 24, 2023 2:04 pm
Bonecrusher
August 24, 2023 1:35 pm

PRESS RELEASE Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them,… Read more »