25 February 2025

Two AI agents recognize each other as AI, and immediately speak their own language. They won't need us humans soon.

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When reporters don't ask the right questions. Multnomah County has a $104 million deficit. Then you read the article and see this:

The vast majority of the deficit, $80 million, is the result of one time boosts in spending that came from excess metro tax revenue in 2023 and 2024.

Field noted the one-time revenue had been used for temporary programs, like day shelter boosts or employment programs at Central City Concern.

What?? $80 million from excess metro tax revenue? That doesn't make sense to me. Sounds like Biden administration money. So why can't they depend on that tax revenue this year?  And how did that money just disappear funding shelter boosts, employment programs and CCC?  How was that money spent?  Damn!

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The perils of having Null as your last name.

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What stupidity. HP realizes that mandatory 15-minute support call wait times isn’t good support. Really, HP? Wasting people's time isn't good corporate practice?

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Watch out for AI-generated mushroom foraying guides. They could be killers.

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If you don't see seven planets line up this week, you'll have to wait until 2040 to see it again. And if you living in western Washington or Oregon, you're probably out of luck this week.

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