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November 8, 2025
Despatched from never Neverland
The only thing worse than a bucket hat is a corked bucket hat
Despatched from never Neverland
November 7, 2025
Oasis Live 25: Brothers deliver dream setlist at Sydney stadium
Oasis are brighter, harder, better than they ever were
Sydney Daily Telegraph
Thank you Liam - not wearing a bucket hat.
Oasis in Sydney Australia: Rock 'n' ro;ll Masterclass
Oasis Live 25: Brothers deliver dream setlist at Sydney stadium
Oasis are brighter, harder, better than they ever were
It has only taken three decades for Oasis to make good on the Gallagher brothers’ proclamation that they are the greatest rock rock‘n’roll band in the world.
In the ’90s, this cocky brag was a flex. In 2025, it may be the truth.
After three killer gigs in Melbourne to kick off the Australian leg of the Live 25 reunion, Liam and Noel walked on stage, holding hands above their heads and proceeded to electrify Accor Stadium with a concert for the ages on Friday night.
Liam was chatty, with random ramblings early in the set, dedicating Morning Glory to to Mork and Mindy. [The] American sitcom starring Robin Williams was big in Australia, so the Gen X fan squad cheered loudly.
In the ’90s, this cocky brag was a flex. In 2025, it may be the truth.
After three killer gigs in Melbourne to kick off the Australian leg of the Live 25 reunion, Liam and Noel walked on stage, holding hands above their heads and proceeded to electrify Accor Stadium with a concert for the ages on Friday night.
Liam was chatty, with random ramblings early in the set, dedicating Morning Glory to to Mork and Mindy. [The] American sitcom starring Robin Williams was big in Australia, so the Gen X fan squad cheered loudly.
Sydney Daily Telegraph
Thank you Liam - not wearing a bucket hat.
November 5, 2025
If/when SCOTUS strikes down Krasvov's tariffs
anyone expecting prices will go down to where they were before will be very disappointed. Just like in the supply chain crisis, businesses will use it as an excuse to fatten margins. Prices go up very quickly,;going down - not so much.
The 'Trump Tariffs' have done permanent damage to the American economy and we all are paying the price.
October 29, 2025
Repost: Its pretty soppy. I deleted it; I was embarrassed.
But a good friend was sure I should repost it, so -
I've been out of the states for more than two decades; here's what No kKngs means to me.
It means what my parents believed and what I was taught in school was not a pack of lies. It means the word patriot is not a cipher for popular. It means the heart of our constitutional republic is still beating. It means we the people have not given up and won't give up. It means those who lampooned George Washington were wrong and are still wrong. It means those who died on the beaches in Normandy did not die in vain. It means everything.
October 21, 2025
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ballroom-white-house-east-wing-demolish-a3efb2973d4d4e45f98b02e55210c538
total respect
[My ballroom] will be near [the White House] but not touching it.
The Republican president had said in July when the project was announced that the ballroom would not interfere with the mansion itself.
“It’ll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” he said of the White House.
“It’ll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” he said of the White House.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ballroom-white-house-east-wing-demolish-a3efb2973d4d4e45f98b02e55210c538
total respect
October 21, 2025
In the UK the Epstein scandal has brought down Prince Andrew
and their ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson.
But here, in the land of the plea (bargains) and the home of the knaves, nada, not this year.
October 20, 2025
Hey, is anyone here watching South Park?
I haven't watched it for years, but when I heard the current series is about Trump getting Satan pregnant I tuned in. What I didn't expect was the hit Trey Parker and Matt Sone did on Peter Thiel. There's a catchy little tune throughout "I'm Peter Thiel and I know about the antichrist." A thing of beauty. Topping that off, JD Vance, is trying to get Satan an abortion, well ...
October 20, 2025
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/19/no-kings-protests-against-trump-bring-a-street-party-vibe-to-cities-nationwide-00614875
Here are my people. Here is our America. We the people are not giving up. Not now. Not ever. This is the message of No Kings: We are here; Welcome to the fight.
Let's party like it's 2029.
‘No Kings’ protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwideIt just feels like we’re living in an America that I don’t recognize,” said Jessica Yother, a mother of four. She and other protesters said they felt camaraderie by gathering in a state where Trump won nearly 65% of the vote last November.
“It was so encouraging,” Yother said. “I walked in and thought, ‘Here are my people.’”
“It was so encouraging,” Yother said. “I walked in and thought, ‘Here are my people.’”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/19/no-kings-protests-against-trump-bring-a-street-party-vibe-to-cities-nationwide-00614875
Here are my people. Here is our America. We the people are not giving up. Not now. Not ever. This is the message of No Kings: We are here; Welcome to the fight.
October 17, 2025
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4059383/openai-admits-ai-hallucinations-are-mathematically-inevitable-not-just-engineering-flaws.html
CYA. Don't say we didn't warn ya - Sam.
Open AI admits that Large Language Models like ChatGPT will always hallucinate
even with perfect training data. Having said that, businesses will not be able to escape liability when their AI goes wrong.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits.
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, acknowledged in its own research that large language models will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.
The study, published on September 4 and led by OpenAI researchers Adam Tauman Kalai, Edwin Zhang, and Ofir Nachum alongside Georgia Tech’s Santosh S. Vempala, provided a comprehensive mathematical framework explaining why AI systems must generate plausible but false information even when trained on perfect data.
“Like students facing hard exam questions, large language models sometimes guess when uncertain, producing plausible yet incorrect statements instead of admitting uncertainty,” the researchers wrote in the paper. “Such ‘hallucinations’ persist even in state-of-the-art systems and undermine trust.”
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, acknowledged in its own research that large language models will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.
The study, published on September 4 and led by OpenAI researchers Adam Tauman Kalai, Edwin Zhang, and Ofir Nachum alongside Georgia Tech’s Santosh S. Vempala, provided a comprehensive mathematical framework explaining why AI systems must generate plausible but false information even when trained on perfect data.
“Like students facing hard exam questions, large language models sometimes guess when uncertain, producing plausible yet incorrect statements instead of admitting uncertainty,” the researchers wrote in the paper. “Such ‘hallucinations’ persist even in state-of-the-art systems and undermine trust.”
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4059383/openai-admits-ai-hallucinations-are-mathematically-inevitable-not-just-engineering-flaws.html
CYA. Don't say we didn't warn ya - Sam.
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