The Jackpot Blog

Dad Joke of the Day: My son was chewing on electrical cords so I had to ground him.

• Dominant.
• Desperate.
• Hack.

That Constitution really tied the country together, did it not?
And this guy PEAD on it. —After The Big Lebowski

Acronym: PEADs.

Headline: “THE SECRET ‘DOOMSDAY BOOK’ THAT ENABLES TRUMP’S ABUSES OF POWER”, Seymour Hersh. (caps in original).

Sunlight is really old.

(1) “2011 : WHAT SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT WOULD IMPROVE EVERYBODY’S COGNITIVE TOOLKIT?” • Kayfabe (!).

(2) “Graham Platner calls Susan Collins ‘corrupt’ while trying to pivot from controversies” • Dubious.

(3) “2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among US Veterans” • Hilarity ensues!

(4) “The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech” • “I know you know you f*cked up.”

To experience what patients have to do to opt-out of having their data shared, I went to doctor’s appointments in seven states. One clinic showed me how easily dark patterns force patients to share their data with big healthcare networks, even when the privacy form they’re signing explicitly says they can opt-out.

Dad Joke of the Day: Last night my neighbor came home drunk and banged on his door for about five minutes. Problem is, he lives alone.

Fury.
Settlement.
Reality.

The Democrat totem animal is the donkey, which reminds me of the old joke:

A farmer sells a donkey. He says the donkey is very obedient; all you have to do is whisper in his ear.

The buyer takes the donkey home. But then he can’t get it to do anything. He whispers, he shouts, he gesticulates, he yells, but nothing. He calls the farmer to complain.

Brain health can be proactively cultivated at any age. No shuffleboard for me!

(1) “Susan Collins Within Striking Distance of Graham Platner in Maine—Poll” • With Blue votes!

(2) “What You Didn’t See On TV: Inside the UFC Thunderdome on the White House Lawn” • Blech!

(3) “An Oil Deal That Ended a War Nobody Won” • Iran won, ffs.

(4) “The SpaceX IPO Is A Giant Unworkable Con Orchestrated By An Overt White Supremacist Huckster” • Who knew?

Virginia built an incentive its own auditors say returns less to the state than it costs, watched it grow into a near-billion-dollar annual line, and has not decided whether it has the will to change course. Data centers, of course.