I’m confused by this phrase:

this DEI gimmick

What gimmick would that be? I can’t see anything in the text that this might refer to. Is this a translation issue? Because even the term “DEI” is at least unusual, that’s not a thing in Germany. I’d like to know what he said originally.

Well, if they straight up GIVE the territory to Russia, it isn’t occupation, of course, it’s ownership. So it’s obviously the vastly superior option of the two only options left to Ukraine. /S

Because they do business in Türkiye.

Universal Basic Income first.

It’s not based on their views but after multiple convictions for extremist activities. That sounds reasonable (on paper) to me for now. Not that I won’t be surprised if anything useful comes of this.

They are a feature that capitalists think will be useful - of course they are ultimately meant to make you spend more money. It’s not inconceivable that means they’ll make your visit to a site more pleasant (so you’ll be likely to come back to spend more).

That said, it’s also The Thing To Do these days to put AI into everything, whether it’s actually useful or not. So whether or not any particular AI assistant will be helpful or not is anyone’s guess and you’ll have to try them to see. Any AI assistant I’ve interacted with has been decidedly less than helpful and just barfed up what information I could’ve found more easily on my own.

• hey gym assistant, does the subscription include a trainer showing me how stuff works?
• the subscription includes a personalised training plan :)
• okay but will your staff show me how the equipment works?
• the personalised workout plan is included in the subscription and is personalised to you by our staff :)
• i am a total beginner, never been to the gym, will your staff show me how to use the equipment if i don’t know how to use it?
• our staff will help you design your workout plan personalised to your individual fitness level. sugar free drinks are included in the subscription too :)
• you’re not answering my question. i don’t want to know about the personalised workout plan or the drinks. i need to know about the equipment in the gym. is there anyone who can teach me how to use the equipment so i don’t hurt myself?
• i’m sorry, i don’t know that :( hey but our subscription is awesome :)

True story.

(I ended up assuming they’re not going to show me shit.)

I sometimes make a conscious effort to understand electricity. For a few days, I then think I understand what’s going on and then promptly I forget.

(Yes, I shall watch this video.)

I’d rather have notifications for channels that don’t upload very often (thus I don’t interact much with them) because when they do upload, I’m likely to miss it.

Thank you for pointing this out, I shouldn’t have just skimmed the nonsense.

Which is probably why they do still sell these dictionaries, just not nearly as many as they used to.

Let me guess, you don’t watch リック·アンド·モーティ.

Well… Yeah. Everybody’s using their phones instead.