.@POTUS' holiday card did not mention #Christmas for 8th year, but President-elect @realDonaldTrump brings it back. https://t.co/KH2MiF3p8X pic.twitter.com/hX2Sh4JzHO — Fox News (@FoxNews) December 15, 2016 … What You See Is What You Get. The white power salute is a nice touch too. https://t.co/873DXJqBs4 — Betty Cracker (@bettycrackerfl) December 15, 2016 Oh, remember that Vanity Fair …
Friday Evening Open Thread: Virtual Waifu
According to Mark Frauenfelder at BoingBoing: I thought it was a trailer for a movie, but this is a real product. It’s advertised as a virtual wife for men who live alone. Gatebox is a holographic home “robot” in the vein of Siri or Alexa. It’s basically a 3D cosplay character that says nice things …
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President Obama’s Presser
Here’s a YouTube livestream of the 2:15 ET press conference: As valued commenter Trentrunner mentioned in the “Never tell me the odds” thread, PBO’s tone during this presser could signal how robustly he plans to address the Russian hacking issue and how much info on it we can expect. We’ll know soon! ETA: Breaking news …
PR is a Thankless Job
Also, I am a touch alarmed that I look like a fucking Trump voter or angry Santa: Off to spread my special brand of holiday cheer on an unsuspecting public. Oh, Steve is home. The bastard never left. He just wasn’t coming when I called. I saw him at 7pm last night.
Christmas Comes Early – Tech Style
Hi Folks, I hope you are all doing well this cold December day. Hard to believe we’ll soon be ushering in 2017, and with current events I still wonder if I’m in a fever dream. I just. can’t. seem. to. wake. up. Aside from this mortal terror, I hope that you and yours have a …
Never tell me the odds…
The mainstream media has the attention span of a dog on a squirrel farm, but even that twitchy bunch seems to be coming around to the fact that Trump’s election is tainted by the Russian hacking operation. Putin’s interference wasn’t the only factor, but it drove media coverage of EMAILS EMAILS EMAILS, which had a …
Getting longer and the dangers of bigger
First the very important news: The deadline for coverage starting Jan. 1 has been EXTENDED to Dec. 19 (11:59pm PST). #GetCovered –> https://t.co/1XtinKmoxZ pic.twitter.com/gMaTDSqVSY — HealthCare.gov (@HealthCareGov) December 16, 2016 I was surprised. I thought the 15th would have been a hard deadline but enrollment is coming in fast. Charles Gaba has an optimistic projection …
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