When I searched for the quote, the only result was this:

https://github.com/Xyphyn/photon/blob/36f8a87b95d0b6b6689c43cff09f08ddc13cd355/src/lib/util.ts#L37

My guess is that they wrote those themselves.

Very cool! I’ve never quite seen a design like that, nicely done.

I was curious what “cadre deployment” was, so. If you are too:

Simply put, “cadre deployment” is when a political party sets out to achieve its strategic and ideological, goals by spreading its influence [read control] across all spheres of society by placing party activists in positions of power in institutions of state

https://irr.org.za/fan/media/anc-cadre-deployment-what-is-it

So true. Even things like “pre-approvals”. Like, you’ve gone to a medical professional about your problem, you both agree on the right way to go forward. Now you have to get your insurance company’s approval to receive this type of treatment before you start the treatment OR potentially pay out of pocket for what you need. That generally is cost prohibitive and how people get into hundreds of thousands of dollars of medical debt.

Helloooo kitty! I love it

Seems on brand for GOP Jesus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ2L-R8NgrA

We’re on a tiny social network that is trying to gain users. Engagement matters and my response was the only one at the time I posted. I did investigate but I don’t have time to get to a definitive answer which is why I put a disclaimer on it.

It’s fine if you hate AI, it’s fine if you hate my comments. You’re welcome to downvote to oblivion or block me. I was trying to add something to the conversation that didn’t exist. I’m sorry that’s infuriated so many people.

The worst part, my AI answer is probably right.

Why post something mean that doesn’t add to the conversation? I tried to post what I believed what the right answer to the question being asked. You’re mad about where that answer came from.

Check my comment history and you tell me if I’m “looking for negative attention” or if perhaps I was trying to contribute to the community as a whole with what I believed was the right answer.

Say what you’re gonna say. I have no desire for negative attention on the platform. I genuinely don’t know why you even started in on me. Seems like you’re just unhappy or a generally rude individual. Block me if you don’t want to hear what I have to say.

Cool story. I’m gonna keep doing what I please. But thanks for this comment.

ChatGPT says thanks too. :)

ChatGPT says:

It appears to be a photo taken in Chicago, Illinois. The distinctive skyline, including the Willis (Sears) Tower and the city’s recognizable downtown profile, suggests the picture was snapped along a roadway near the city’s lakefront. The curvature of the road and proximity to Lake Michigan’s shoreline strongly hints that this was taken along (or above) DuSable Lake Shore Drive, facing towards the Loop area and Chicago’s iconic skyline.

But I have zero personal information regarding it.

To detain a suspect in the US they need reasonable, articulable suspicion of a crime that person has committed. Like it or not, a tip followed by items in his possession checks that box.

The man was on a Greyhound bus traveling through Altoona on Monday morning, sources said, when he got off and walked into a McDonald’s where a witness recognized him from the images of the suspect circulated by police.

The McDonald’s employee reported him, and “because of that, we believe we have a strong person of interest,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference Monday.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-latest-net-closing-suspect-new/story?id=116591169

Off topic kinda, but a great short story: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream

I’m proud of you for cleaning your room. It can be so easy to just let the filth continue and the longer you let it go, the harder it can get. Nicely done.

From his Wikipedia page, some selected excerpts:

Thompson joined UnitedHealth Group in 2004 and was named CEO of UnitedHealthcare government programs that included Medicare and retirement, and community and state divisions in 2021. Under his leadership profits at UHC went from $12 billion in 2021 to $16 billion in 2023.

The investigation revealed that in 2019, UHC’s prior authorization denial rate was 8.7%. Thompson became CEO in 2021, and by 2022 the rate of denial had increased to 22.7%. For both Medicare and non-Medicare claims, UHC declines at a rate double the industry average.

A lawsuit was filed against Thompson, UnitedHealth chairman Stephen J. Hemsley and two other senior executives in May 2024 for alleged fraud and insider trading due to failing to disclose an antitrust investigation into the company by the United States Department of Justice and by selling stock options before the probe was made public.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Thompson_(businessman)

I’m dumb as hell but was curious what it said. I asked ChatGPT, so feel free to correct:

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The abbreviation “A·I·TR” on the Roman auxiliary cavalry standard can be interpreted as follows:

1. A: Likely stands for Ala, which refers to a Roman auxiliary cavalry unit.
2. I: Stands for Prima (first), indicating the unit’s numerical designation as the First Ala.
3. TR: Likely stands for Thracia (Thracian), indicating the origin of the unit or its cultural composition.

Thus, “A·I·TR” likely translates to “Ala Prima Thracum,” meaning “First Thracian Cavalry Unit.” This would have been a Roman auxiliary cavalry regiment recruited primarily from Thracians, a group known for their equestrian skills.

When they won’t get their dicks out of their hands in formation, it’s very distracting for others.

Very interesting. I wish the story told more.

South Korean police have arrested a CEO and five employees for manufacturing over 240,000 satellite receivers pre-loaded or later updated to include DDoS attack functionality at a purchaser’s request.

While neither company has been named, the two companies have been trading since 2017. In November 2018, the purchasing company made a special request to include DDoS functionality, with the South Korean manufacturer complying.

Allegedly, the functionality was needed to counter the attacks of a competing entity.

I like the trees in the background.

R2? Is that you?