Bag of Randomness for Thursday, March 7, 2024

 

 

  • I’ve been experimenting with Microsoft’s AI image generator. This is what it produced using the following descriptor:
    • “A superhero with a large cape, short brown beard, bald head, with a paper bag logo on his chest that says BagOfNothing with two small dogs singing on stage with U2 at the sphere”
    • I then followed it up with:
      A superhero with a large cape, trimmed short brown beard, bald head, with a paper bag logo on his chest that says BagOfNothing, walking two small dogs, singing on stage with all four members of “U2” during halftime at a dallas cowboys game at at&t stadium

  • Today’s cute dog video of the day on Rumble
  • TwitterX was so much better before its current ownership. I’ve noticed when looking at replies on popular video tweets, that written comments are sparse. When I look at the replies, it’s mainly posts of other videos that don’t relate to the original tweet. It didn’t always used to be this way, it’s annoying, and ruining TwitterX. Thanks to one of my followers, I now understand why. It’s because blue checkmarks now get paid for “content creation” which includes getting likes on posts. So they just glom onto popular posts and reply for the likes. Most are probably run by bots now. Super annoying.
  • I’ve always wondered avout this, and finally took the time to find the answer. It all comes down to money. – Why Do Candidates ‘Suspend’ Campaigns When They Drop Out?
    • Campaigns rack up a lot of debt. Per the Federal Elections Commission, a campaign isn’t completely over until its debts are paid off, loans are settled, and its cash has been transferred into other accounts. Suspending a campaign is a plea for donors to help the candidate to eliminate their debt. I couldn’t find any record of a political campaign coming out of suspension. The closest I could find was in 1992 when Ross Perot dropped out in July and reentered in October. Several sources cite he funded his entire campaign, which in retrospect is HIGHLY impressive, but it appears he never officially suspended his campaign. I was lucky enough to be invited to an engagement party at his daughter’s house, shook his hand, and had a short conversation with him as we were the only ones in the house’s library. Taking pictures with a camera phone wasn’t mainstream back then. I haven’t read that old post in a while, but couldn’t help but notice the date. Little would I know that my mother would unexpectedly pass less than two weeks later.
  • A man deliberately got 217 Covid shots
    • A correspondence published Monday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases outlined his case and concluded that while his “hypervaccination” did not result in any adverse health effects, it also did not significantly improve or worsen his immune response.
  • Everyone has their values. It’s interesting what will sway a voter. I remember how after 9-11 some politicians didn’t feel a need to wear an American flag lapel pin. Those who didn’t suffer in the polls. Eventually, they all caved.

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