ThePowerOfGeek

I watched it last weekend with my kids. I was pleasantly surprised - it's actually a pretty good movie. Shame it's done so poorly in the box office. Now there won't be any sequels. The marketing department really screwed this one over with that first trailer. The squeezed every joke into it and made it look really goofy. I think that put off many of the people who even heard about the movie.

I'm so glad I never sent them my DNA. It was tempting from a genealogy perspective. But my concerns about privacy and them selling on customer information always weighed heavier than that temptation.

But I feel a lot of sympathy for those who used their services. For a while they incessantly advertised them, including via paid endorsements from many 'trusted' podcasters and YouTubers. The company's failure should bring to the fore a drive for new laws in many countries to protect consumers' DNA from being monetized and exploited. But sadly we all know it won't.

Altman is the latest from the conveyor belt of mustache-twirling frat-bro super villains.

Move over Musk and Zuckerberg, there's a new shit-heel in town!

This has the makings of a great sci-fi story.

Okay, I like this lore.

If he's the one fixing all the destruction wrought by Kool-Aid Man, isn't he the good twin? Which would of course make Kool-Aid Man... the evil twin!

Meal Team Six

Oh he's screwed. She's going to sentence him to be ~~hung~~ hanged, drawn, and quartered for trying to kill her lord and savior.

What do I want to do when I retire? Pretty much nothing! I want to watch TV shows and soccer games, play video games, sleep in, take naps during the day as I see fit, hang out with my wife, and shit-post online.

But I know that hobbies, side-projects, and socializing are important for delaying cognitive decline and staying active. So I'll probably, begrudgingly, do some of that shit too.

Still a decade or two before I can even think about retiring though. And things can change. So who knows.

This is exactly my situation. My kids and I could move over there easily and in an instant, legally. But I'm not sure what the process is for my wife.

Also, there's more to moving to another country than just the legality (and that aspect alone is insurmountable for many unsuspecting people). You're talking about leaving/moving/selling all your belongings, vehicle(s), possibly also a home. And going through the whole process of getting a new job, new schools, cultural shock for kids. And transferring money over, setting up be accounts, etc. And dealing with starting from scratch with credit scores and such. And all that would involve moving back to a country that has its own pretty profound struggles right now. It's a massive headache. But it's something we are definitely considering.

Unfortunately for the AI models, about 95% of LinkedIn posts are total shite with no value whatsoever.

I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined Faceless Employee-Hating Corporation as a Senior wage Slave! I'm really looking forward to pouring my heart and soul into their profiteering endeavors over the next few years until their board lays me off so they can all afford another luxury yacht!

The Prestige. There are so many layers to that movie. I've watched it 4 or 5 times, and each time I notice new details.