Prime Directive? Schmime Directive!

https://aftermath.site/xbox-microsoft-layoffs-ai-prompt-chatgpt-matt

I have a friend who was part of their 1900 layoff shortly after acquiring Blizzard in 2024. Basically, brought into a meeting and then no more job.

She learned last week that every single person who remained in her former group except one had been laid off in this last round. We’re talking about people who had been with Blizzard for years and years and had been happy with their jobs and loved even playing the games that they were making. Just poof! Gone.

The layoffs have been asinine enough, but the completely tone-deaf response from one of their leaders saying “use AI to help with the trauma of job loss” has just been the icing on the cake.

As American, I’m always so glad to see our cousins across the water follow our inane footsteps. Cheers Brits!

The best comedy echoes for ages. 😂

If this inquiry has no power to actually do anything about this finding, I’m not sure I understand the point.

Anyone who ever read a history book already knows about the multiple genocides. The issue is what happens now?

As someone who recently built a new home (not with DR Horton because they are complete trash), the solution to this issue rests in the inspection process.

Especially with a builder well-known for shoddy workmanship, you have to have every single phase of the house inspected and you need to be onsite regularly to point out things to the builder. Also, while builders are giving such incredible incentives on spec homes with like 4.5% rates, sometimes, it isn’t worthwhile in the end because you miss out on the option of having the house inspected at every point.

DR Horton has a neighborhood a few streets from mine and I could have had a bigger home for possibly cheaper, but I refused to use them. I had an inspection at just pre-drywall and pre-close, but a DR Horton home requires inspections at the initial dig, pre-foundation pouring, post-pouring, framing, electrical and plumbing, pre-insulation, post-drywall, flooring installation, pre-close, and then an 11-month inspection, too. And, if the builder says things like “the inspector can’t go onto the roof” or “we don’t have to fix anything that the inspector finds” walk. Regardless of the incentives, the headache is not worth the offer.

Your printer looks a little bit furry.

There are LAYERS of Trek nerdom in here. Layers!

Lib Dems campaigned on a promise of free uni … then did the exact opposite and tripled the price when awarded the power to do something about it.

Un-freaking-believable…

I’ve always known the Tories were trash, but I had no idea that there was a whole extra party that were just as bad. Crimony…

Could someone explain how this happens?

It was my general understanding - albeit as an American - that university costs were virtually close to nothing outside of a few exceptions. Have the costs risen that much over the last 15-20 years to create this level of debt?

Most of the Brits I interact with have always pumped up the education system as being so much cheaper than that in US, but there’s a chance that those comprised of mostly older Gen X who graduated 30 years ago without noting recent changes, but this news is very surprising to me. £53K in debt is nearing the same amount that the average millennial had at graduation as well.

If only interest rates could drop to the same levels…

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And for Chakotay’s arc, and for Voyager’s storylines in general, and for the time he wouldn’t let actual trans actors play in the TNG episode that was about trans folk, and for making nearly all the ladies wear skintight everything with corsets, and for…

Why doesn’t she just send these questions in a text or through Discord since that’s where the convo is taking place?

Wow, look at the time! It’s 1984 already!

Introducing, Barb-GPT! You talk to Barbie and she talks back! If you tell Barbie your secrets, she can give you fun tips in return.

Tell Barbie that Mommy and Daddy have discussed not being able to afford another kid, and Barbie will have the government anti-abortion squad at your door tomorrow. Whisper to Barbie that Grandma’s legal status is not entirely clear and Barbie will have ICE take care of all Grandma’s problems. Share to Barbie that your big sister in college has expressed political views that don’t align with Dear Leader, and Barbie will ensure that you’ll never have to share a room with that mean sister ever again!

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Osmosis Jones.

A half-and-half cartoon and live action film with Chris Rock as the titular character from the late-90s/early-00s. The movie was a flop, but I think it had more to do with lousy marketing. It was actually pretty good and a fun way to look at how things affect the human body.

David Hyde Pierce as the enormous Pill was a great choice, and Bill Murray was hilarious.

That’s how she turned an amazing voice into a legendary one!

They have almost no content library these days. I’m actually surprised that it is as high as it is.

Your Minecraft posts got me thinking about getting back into again on PC. What version are we on these days?