Imo it would be FINE if Buttigieg said, "hey, some folks have fallen for anti-trans propaganda from the far right around sports, and we have an obligation to help them understand why that propaganda is hateful and false."

But he didn't.

He said we should "take them seriously."

Absolutely not.

As a non-tech normie, I see AI being marketed all the time as a tool to write things for you. I think that's got to be a function of tech people feeling uncomfortable with writing and the idea of having a machine do it for them is obvious. But I don't know other ways it's being deployed.

Good luck!

The 🤠 behind him looks like Cheney.

I was having this problem with my chocolate shortbread, kept thinking it would spread out so just dropped it on the sheet Willy nilly, and then they came out of the oven looking like little turds. Once I figured out I should shape them just a little bit, they were much more appetizing.

Where is this? That’s too kawaii for a US vehicle.

I’m getting them on my podcasts!

I’m thinking of my experience with JKR, that I really enjoyed the HP books and now it’s like a shadow on them.

There’s a whole discussion about appreciating the art vs the artists, but fantasy work is tied so deeply to its creator and it’s more difficult to separate the two.

And it’s one of the few places where EVERYONE takes the bus.

Here in DC, a lot of people would not be caught dead taking a public bus.