Has writing the novel changed in the last several decades? It used to be very rare that any given writer would hit the best seller list, everyone else was steered towards taking writing classes or purchasing somewhat pricey seminars. What is the motive to defend AI writing bots? AI isn’t going to be purchasing seminars or taking classes.

“Generative AI empowers not the artist, not the writer, but the tech industry,” Star Wars: Aftermath author Chuck Wendig said in response to NaNoWriMo’s stance. “It steals content to remake content, graverobbing existing material to staple together its Frankensteinian idea of art and story.”

Is PFAS why fatty livers are so common among humans?

Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender - DARVO - Wikipedia

I’m struck by the similarities to Trump’s bible photo incident: Donald Trump photo op at St. John’s Church - Wikipedia

Edit: Link fixed, thanks to apfelwoiSchoppen

I grew up in a right-wing authoritarian family: physical violence is pretty routine, as is DARVO.

“Churches are not to be touched!” he added.

That would carry so much more weight if churches didn’t touch or otherwise affect people who don’t follow their particular faith.

…I’ve only ever read about grid-scale versions of such projects.

Your EV battery can now power your home, yes really. - The Washington Post

EV car batteries have been used for the purpose of storing daytime-generated solar energy to power a home during the night.

It is unimaginable Trump is actually running for president, and yet here we are.

More than three months after a U.S. Air Force airman was gunned down by a Florida sheriff’s deputy, his family and their lawyer are demanding that prosecutors decide whether to bring charges against the former lawman.

If it had been anyone other than law enforcement and if caught the perp would be behind bars.

Wasn’t what I had in mind. Why did the Crooks choose the AR15?

What other kinds of guns were found? I mean specifics. Handguns? Shotguns? Rifles?

…Believing he was being unjustly detained, he yelled and cursed at officers who put him in a restraint chair at the county jail.

When I was a kid my parents sent me to an upscale private boarding school. When we were speaking to superiors, we had to yell loud enough to shake walls. When we didn’t yell loud enough, we were punished. This yelling mandate/training went on for an entire year called the plebe year. Yet, when we yell in real-life adult situations, we are somehow considered insane and dangerous? Perhaps states should not allow schools to intentionally teach yelling as a compulsory-school training technique?

I could have sworn I read that Musk was a free speech absolutist. Freedom for me but not for thee?

I sure hope this doesn’t go through. Albertsons is already too big, their regular prices are high, although their sale prices are okay, they make their customers jump through hoops to get those sale prices. I miss Lucky.

That’s why multiple people share housing. Housemates.

Can’t buy alcohol. Can’t buy cigarettes. Can’t be employed in most jobs. Can’t get a drivers license. But can initiate sex with an adult?

Allergenicity? Are any humans allergic to insects as food?

We now have a collection of maybe 400 DVDs (not pirated, legally purchased). Sure, everything we watch is reruns, but there are no commercials.

Is nuclear war winnable? I’ve been led to believe it is not: MAD.