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Monday September 7th, 2026

Just when I thought MetaFacebook ads Dan Lyke / comment 0

Just when I thought Meta/Facebook ads couldn't get any stupider, the appeal to authority for a light bulb is "so effective an AI startup ordered 90".

Square Dance family Sandie Bryant had Dan Lyke / comment 0

Square Dance family: Sandie Bryant had a brain hemorrhage while calling in Germany, and her family is running a GoFundMe to help pay the costs... https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-sandie

Elizabeth Holmes lying Dan Lyke / comment 0

Wow, the tension in this teaser for You Can See Everything is intense. Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Hits Theaters in October From A24 — Watch the Trailer Now.

The whole Theranos thing is fascinating because I think it presages the current "throw money at AI" trend, and I'm normally uncomfortable with this level of whatever this is, but I think I'm gonna have to see this film.

Member of the Petaluma old guard writes Dan Lyke / comment 0

Member of the Petaluma old guard writes about the candidate who's lied, and had a restraining order for domestic violence filed against her, that "She threatens what is wrong with Petaluma."

Yeah, that's why we're voting against the old guard, dude, because y'all think that's okay.

Sunday September 6th, 2026

"AI" still not giving returns Dan Lyke / comment 2

Futurism: Majority of CEOs Alarmed as AI Delivers No Financial Returns.

According to a recent survey by professional services network PwC, more than half of the 4,454 CEO respondents said “their companies aren’t yet seeing a financial return from investments in AI.”

That article is a cynical take on Business Chief: Is ROI on AI Investment the CEO's Biggest Challenge? which takes the "if flushing money down the toilet isn't giving you a return you're not flushing enough of it, or you're doing it wrong" tack.


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