The Hall of Fire

It's easy to blame the media, or rich people, or whoever else. I advocate looking in the mirror. While it's true that people believe what they want to believe/we are a product of our own making, it cannot be denied that some have the where-with-all to have have more influence than others. Influence...

Frelga wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 6:29 pm

Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 5:32 pm I'm not buying it. The media follows the people, not the other way around.

Yes, and we know which people.

Rich people. Or perhaps that is Reich people.

The media silos are a real problem. A decades or so ago the various nightly news channels and main news outlets would disseminate roughly the same information so that the average person (who wasn't looking for subversive, conspiracy laden views) had a similar news intake as their neighbor. Now, 'alt...

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Connections
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Strands #80
“Home grown”

For those who didn't want to bother with math... Truth Social stock continues to hold about the same value ($48.38 at the close of business today), but today the company released its financials for January-March 2024, which reveal "Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million." That...

Inanna wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 8:45 pm Strands, in payback mode, is unsolvable for me today.

If you want a hint for today:

Inanna, regarding strands, perhaps it's because it's still in beta(?)

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Strands #79
“At the bar”



Connections
Puzzle #345

It's very depressing.

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Strands #78
“Fowl fairy tale”



Connections I finally was able to finish one.
Puzzle #344

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Strands #77
“”

Our neighbors have a camera in their backyard, I think as a trail cam to record wildlife. I was unaware of this until they offhandedly mentioned it one day so now I'm a little more careful when I go back there to weed.

The 'Danger!! Warning Will Robinson' would be very annoying.

As I walk around my (suburban, zero-crime) neighborhood, in the street , minding my own business, I am repeatedly accosted by AI home security systems shouting out some variation on "you are being observed and recorded. Have a nice day." I do not care for this. :shock: Seriously? I'm gues...

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Strands #76
“Part of the equation”

What a portrait.

Ugh.

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Strands #75
“Looking for a mate”

SMH.

Heart?

By the hair of your chinny, chin-chin!

Yeah, what Dave Said.

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Strands #74
“Tasty!”