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What's the deal with DeKalb County? Is it the Florida of Georgia?
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-47239692
Now we know why some people won't read another book...
Now we know why some people won't read another book...
BScCollateral
kiwifarms.net
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This site uses Generative Adversarial Networks to generate photos of non existent people. AI has left Uncanny Valley way behind.
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/
More info here.
https://thenextweb.com/artificial-i...t-com-is-face-generating-ai-at-its-creepiest/
Transgender Mexican Youtuber Furry Potato shot by security guard outside synagogue. They were previously arrested for making derogatory comments to an African American Marine recruiter.
Apparently the security guard is Hispanic too. Also there's a fair chance it was a negligent discharge. Something which seems plausible if you look at the video -
https://www.foxnews.com/us/youtuber-furry-potato-shot-while-filming-los-angeles-synagogue
It's apparently still illegal to shoot furries, so don't do that. You can't just cap 'em and say 'Sorry. Negligent discharge. Must have had too much coffee' either.
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/
More info here.
https://thenextweb.com/artificial-i...t-com-is-face-generating-ai-at-its-creepiest/
The most impressive magic trick AI‘s learned in the modern era is the one where it conjures people out of thin air. And there’s no better machine learning-powered wizardry than Nvidia‘s.
Nvidia is a company most lauded for its impressive graphics cards. But in the world of machine learning, it’s one of the most ingenious companies using deep learning today. A couple of years back TNW reported on a new generative adversarial network (GAN) the company developed. At the time, it was an amazing example of how powerful deep learning had become.
This was cutting edge technology barely a year ago. Today, you can use it on your phone. Just point your web browser to “thispersondoesnotexist.com” and voila: the next time your grandmother asks when you’re going to settle down with someone nice, you can conjure up a picture to show them.
Transgender Mexican Youtuber Furry Potato shot by security guard outside synagogue. They were previously arrested for making derogatory comments to an African American Marine recruiter.
Apparently the security guard is Hispanic too. Also there's a fair chance it was a negligent discharge. Something which seems plausible if you look at the video -
https://www.foxnews.com/us/youtuber-furry-potato-shot-while-filming-los-angeles-synagogue
It's apparently still illegal to shoot furries, so don't do that. You can't just cap 'em and say 'Sorry. Negligent discharge. Must have had too much coffee' either.
Corbin Dallas Multipass
kiwifarms.net
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Uhh, sorry guys, but Jack Dorsey did an interview with Joe Rogan, where he said "Trump's comments about north korea are no worse than things Obama said".
Twitter has a hard alt-right bias, it's now proven. Now don't read any articles about how Jack Dorsey said conservatives are afraid to identify themselves at twitter.
Twitter has a hard alt-right bias, it's now proven. Now don't read any articles about how Jack Dorsey said conservatives are afraid to identify themselves at twitter.
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The created people still hit the uncanny valley but with subtle details that pile up. A lot of the faces are way more asymmetrical than what would be desirable in a human, eyes too far apart, etc.
Freaks me out.
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One of my lobbying clients, SkyNet Inc, would like to talk to you. Give me your address there.
Hatchet faced middle aged woman strips off on live TV to try to convince Brits to stay a vassal state of the failing EU. The absolute state of the UK...
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/brex...-her-voice-heard/ar-BBTBJlI?OCID=ansmsnnews11
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Ugh we have copycats for that toothy exhibitionist with the fuckin' Amazon between her legs.
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If that dude existed he would be a lolcow.
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She sounds nice. Bipolar Pixie Dream girls are like Manic Pixie Dream Girls except they are somewhat more likely to murder you in your sleep. On the other hand they are somewhat less likely to do so that than Borderline Pixie Dream Girls. Borderline Pixie Dream Girls are also more likely to talk you into letting them peg your ass with a dildo just to watch you wince.
Basically it breaks down like this
Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Fun. Idealised. Doesn't actually exist outside of movies.
Bipolar Pixie Dream Girl. Not fun. Will ruin your life. Might murder you.
Borderline Pixie Dream Girl. Not fun. Might murder you. Severe risk they will brainwash you into letting them peg you. Will ruin your life. Might murder you.
Come to think of it the pegging of dubious consensuality is probably a risk with the bipolar girls too. All those Hollywood movies with Manic Pixie Dream girls are probably propaganda to talk you into being pegged.
The Airbus A380 is dead; https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47231504
This might not seem like a big deal, but here is a quick gestalt
Originally the break even point was supposed to be 300 airframes but that ballooned to 450 or so due to delays. Production will come to a halt after about 300 airframes, far short of the break even point and airbus original estimate for 750+ aircraft.
The 747 is the aircraft the 380 was supposed to displace from the market. Production for the 380 will end in 2021, while Boeing will be making deliveries of the 747 until at least 2022
There was a whole bunch of market analysis done that told airbus there wasnt much of a market for this aircraft. They ignored that and went ahead with the program anyways because politicians and the leadership at airbus wanted the biggest passenger jet in the world as a flagship. Ooopsies!
Fucking Eurotrash. The UK should ally itself to the American military industrial complex and abhor, detest and abjure, as impious and heretical, European consortia like Airbush. All hail the God Emperor! All hail Lockheed Martin!
Fearing whining from American SJWs Evo Japan cut the livestream to its stage show. Here are the offending bits
https://clips.twitch.tv/UnsightlyMotionlessRaisinSwiftRage
https://clips.twitch.tv/AbstemiousFaintLEDCharlieBitMe
This lead to a solemn apology from Evo
https://clips.twitch.tv/ExpensiveDoubtfulHawkSoonerLater
Thing is if you've been to Japan young women do joke about like this especially if they're models at an event or if they're hitting on you in a bar.
It's all just jealousy from fat blue haired Western women who eat too much and exercise too little masquerading as some sort of ideological concern about 'objectification'. Well that an prudery. IMO if Europeans and Americans whine about it, the Japanese should just tell them to fuck off and not apologise.
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Could probably its own thread, but
https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/16/form...-given-a-second-chance-at-life-in-uk-8645208/
Are the britbongs growing a spine all of the sudden?
https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/16/form...-given-a-second-chance-at-life-in-uk-8645208/
Are the britbongs growing a spine all of the sudden?
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Javid knows letting her back in would be career suicide for him.
The masses want blood in this case.
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https://news.avclub.com/urban-outfitters-now-just-jamming-packs-of-old-vhs-tape-1832678546
Once again fulfilling its duty as the place to shop for the man who has everything—except some random bullshit you assembled during a $10 day trip to Goodwill—Urban Outfitters unleashed its latest uber-trendy bit of nostalgic home decor this week: Random assortments of old VHS tapes, stuffed into 5-packs and sold for 40 human dollars. Bundled together under the artsy-sounding “Studiohouse Designs” label, it’s not clear whether you’re supposed to actually watch The Waterboy and Office Space on your prehistoric VHS system (sold separate), or if you’re just supposed to prominently display them in order to wow any date likely to be impressed that you own a copy of A Night At The Roxbury in its original wrapping.
Urban Outfitters assures fans that each pack—whether it’s ’90s Comedy, Horror, ’80s Romance, Sci-fi, or ’00s Rom-Com—will be “unique,” ensuring that you’ll have a specially curated collection of a bunch of bullshit that some low-level employee picked up at random from out back of old, abandoned Blockbuster. For what it’s worth, we did a quick Amazon search for the five films featured in their sample ’90s comedy pack—the three aforementioned movies, plus Heathers and National Lampoon’s Vacation, neither of which are from the ’90s, but hey, whatever—and checked to see how much they’d run you on their own: About $22, although those $3 copies of Office Space are apparently going pretty fast.
Of course, buying them individually would deny you the chance to make a real conversation piece out of your purchase—especially if you’re looking to have a conversation that starts with, “So, I really enjoy wasting my money on overpriced trash.”
Once again fulfilling its duty as the place to shop for the man who has everything—except some random bullshit you assembled during a $10 day trip to Goodwill—Urban Outfitters unleashed its latest uber-trendy bit of nostalgic home decor this week: Random assortments of old VHS tapes, stuffed into 5-packs and sold for 40 human dollars. Bundled together under the artsy-sounding “Studiohouse Designs” label, it’s not clear whether you’re supposed to actually watch The Waterboy and Office Space on your prehistoric VHS system (sold separate), or if you’re just supposed to prominently display them in order to wow any date likely to be impressed that you own a copy of A Night At The Roxbury in its original wrapping.
Urban Outfitters assures fans that each pack—whether it’s ’90s Comedy, Horror, ’80s Romance, Sci-fi, or ’00s Rom-Com—will be “unique,” ensuring that you’ll have a specially curated collection of a bunch of bullshit that some low-level employee picked up at random from out back of old, abandoned Blockbuster. For what it’s worth, we did a quick Amazon search for the five films featured in their sample ’90s comedy pack—the three aforementioned movies, plus Heathers and National Lampoon’s Vacation, neither of which are from the ’90s, but hey, whatever—and checked to see how much they’d run you on their own: About $22, although those $3 copies of Office Space are apparently going pretty fast.
Of course, buying them individually would deny you the chance to make a real conversation piece out of your purchase—especially if you’re looking to have a conversation that starts with, “So, I really enjoy wasting my money on overpriced trash.”
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Texas border town fights construction of border wall, fearing it could displace homes
RACIST WALL TEARS APART COMMUNITIES
ROMA, Texas — This small border town is hitting a wall.
This past week, the border security deal reached by Congress and signed by President Trump set aside $1.35 billion for fencing and barriers at the border. Apart from the national emergency Trump declared to secure additional billions for the border, the funding deal spelled out that a wall could not be built in Roma until there’s more input from the community. Local elected officials in several specific towns, including Roma, and the Department of Homeland Security now have until Sept. 30 to reach agreements on where exactly the barriers will go.
In Roma, there are absolutely zero barriers between the United States and Mexico. The town with its population of about 11,000 sits just across from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Mexico. Without a wall, fence or even barbed wire to separate the two countries, the town is vulnerable, according to Customs and Border Protection — but many in the community disagree.
A group of undocumented immigrants wade across the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 14, 2017 in Roma, Texas. FileJohn Moore / Getty Images
The border wall that is slated to go up in Roma would separate most of the community from the Rio Grande River. For people in here, the river is part of their community. Children, from both countries, play in the Rio Grande while men fish from the riverbank.
"The biggest concern we had with the border wall is, 'Will it displace residents in our community?'" said Freddy Guerra, Roma’s assistant city manager. The town is about an hour’s drive west of McAllen, the largest city in Hidalgo County — the area where construction on new portions of border barriers was set to begin in February.
The Rio Grande Valley is the part of South Texas that sees the most illegal border crossing, although that number overall has dropped dramatically over the last two decades.
The 150-acre plot of land in Roma that belongs to Noel Benavides, 75, has been in his family since the 1700s. He dreamed of giving the land to his grandchildren. Now, he fears the government will take part of his land away from him to build the wall.
“It is very personal,” he said. “Just like it is for Mr. Trump.”
For Juan Moreno, who teaches math at Roma High School, he fears his son won’t be able to enjoy the same upbringing he did as a child.
"As a child, the woods between my house and the river were like my playground, and in a sense, this same area continues to be my playground," Moreno said.
On his weekly kayak rides down the river, Moreno says he sees a part of life that we wouldn't have access to if they built a wall between his house and the Rio Grande.
But Moreno says he understands why border patrol agents would want a wall. He admits he sees undocumented immigrants crossing the river on a daily basis and understands why people want the wall to go up.
“We do need a wall — or as most folks are saying now — an ‘enhanced barrier,’” said Ross Barrera, the chairman of the Star County Republican Party. “There's got to be some type of deterrence.”
But some locals worry it could be built through neighborhoods closest to Mexico, breaking up communities and potentially forcing people out of their homes.
Roberto Salinas, Roma’s mayor, said he’s concerned that new fencing in the area could create flooding problems.
“I think for the people who live here, the biggest frustration is that they don't really know anything about what's going on," he said.
RACIST WALL TEARS APART COMMUNITIES
Roma, Texas is right across the border from Tamaulipas, Mexico:
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: 21 Killed in Mexican Cartel Battle near Texas Border — 17 Burned
(NSFL photos)
Mexican Police Chief Gets 25 Years for Aiding Cartel Massacre in Border State
Just 8 years ago they claimed they were fearful of all the violence in Mexico right across the border:
Texas town fearful as cartels attack Mexico sister city
Yet now that it comes time to screw Trump, it's all one peaceful coexistent community:
Despite Efforts, The Rio Grande Is One Dirty Border
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: 21 Killed in Mexican Cartel Battle near Texas Border — 17 Burned
(NSFL photos)
Mexican Police Chief Gets 25 Years for Aiding Cartel Massacre in Border State
Just 8 years ago they claimed they were fearful of all the violence in Mexico right across the border:
Texas town fearful as cartels attack Mexico sister city
Yet now that it comes time to screw Trump, it's all one peaceful coexistent community:
Despite Efforts, The Rio Grande Is One Dirty Border
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Calling it now. The first challenge to the wall will be an eminent domain challenge much as the other executive power case Youngstown Sheet & Tube was about an "emergency" seizure.
The President has no power to seize private property without Congressional authorization.
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How can people be this stupid and still have $686 to spend on theater tickets?
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3 injured when panicked audience flees 'Hamilton'
Posted: 9:43 AM, Feb 16, 2019
Updated: 9:44 AM, Feb 16, 2019
By: Jay Croft, CNN
(CNN) -- Three people were injured Friday night when panicked audience members "self-evacuated" during a performance of the musical "Hamilton" in San Francisco, police said.
A woman in the audience had a medical emergency during the scene in which the title character, Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, is shot on stage, said Joseph Tomlinson, public information officer for the San Francisco police.
Audience members mistakenly thought there was a real-life shooting and rushed the exits, he said.
Chaos erupts at 'Hamilton' show
CNN,KGO,KTXL
A medical emergency caused mass panic and chaos in the audience at an evening performance of "Hamilton" at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.
Published at: 7:39 AM, Sat Feb 16 2019
CNN affiliate KPIX reported the someone in the audience shouted, "Gun!"
Police told reporter Shirin Rajaee -- who was in the audience -- that a woman was having a heart attack and someone in the theater thought she had been shot. In the chaos, some people jumped into police patrol cars.
The woman and three injured people were taken to local hospitals, police tweeted. One of the three people injured had a broken leg. The woman who suffered the medical emergency was taken to a hospital and reported in critical condition.
Cast members had to evacuate the Orpheum Theatre as well. An Instagram video shows them returning inside from the street.
The theater's explanation on Twitter did not sit well with some who attended.
"During a medical event at the SHN Orpheum Theatre this evening an audience member activated the theater's fire pull station," the theater said. "The audience and cast followed the life/safety system's automatic announcement and exited the theater."
Patron Laura Lasnier described "mass chaos" in a tweet.
"I was in the balcony with my 6 and 9 year old. There was absolutely NO announcement. There was mass chaos and absolutely no support and direction from SHN staff. Extremely disappointed in how the event was handled," she tweeted.
The performance of the popular Tony Award-winning show did not continue.
Tickets cost up to $686 officially and are offered online for hundreds of dollars more.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/el...stry-at-georgia-campaign-stop-why-did-you-lie
God damn Trump shows Fauxcahontas who the real savage is, amirite?!?!