PicoBlog

A generous reading of Madame Webb is that it’s an overcorrection. If you’re complaining of superhero fatigue, fine, here’s a movie where there are barely superheroes, and their super powers are slight. Madame Webb is a thrill-less thriller; there is no real mystery.  Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson) is a New York City paramedic with a dry sense of humor. After a near-death experience, she realizes she can see about 12 seconds into the future, a superpower that is not that helpful.

Friends, Congress has introduced restrictions on the use of the AI chatbot ChapGT. Here is a complete description of these restrictions. Congress has restricted ChatGPT, a large language model chatbot developed by OpenAI, in congressional offices. The restrictions are as follows: ChatGPT can only be used for research and evaluation purposes. This means it cannot be used as part of a regular workflow or for other purposes. ChatGPT must be used with privacy settings enabled.

The LCS Players Association announced late Sunday evening that players “overwhelmingly” voted on a walkout: What was not disclosed was the vote tally, which would have indicated one way or the other just how many players actually voted for it and if that number was overwhelmingly for the measure. Employees have legal rights under the law in most states to stage a walkout, and 1099 or contracted players probably have broader rights in progressive states like California, but mileage probably varies in other states.

Exhale. Both Woj And Shams reported a version of the same report, which is that following MRI’s over the weekend, there is optimism that Julius Randle avoided major injury when he dislocated his shoulder on Saturday afternoon. Shams added that Randle has received “multiple second opinions” on the MRI in an effort to get the most complete picture. Stefan Bondy confirmed the report but also noted that this is not yet conclusive, and then Ian Begley came out with a slightly less rosy picture of where things stand:

We have a bit of a linguistic problem in this war—one which often leads to mental associations with earlier wars which distort more than help. Arguably the most problematic linguistic problem is the “breakthrough” which has been used breathlessly and repeatedly for the past few years. Most recently it was used during last week’s Russian advance towards Ocheretyne. This kind of reporting has happened regularly. Maybe the first time the idea of a “breakthrough” leading to a dramatic military event occurred after the Russian full-scale invasion was in May 2022, when the Russians supposedly broke through at the Ukrainian town of Popasna.

As you breathe in, you’re sucked into the depths of your unconscious mind — a place where nothing and nobody exists, yet you’re enveloped in pure ecstasy. As you breathe out, you re-emerge right back where you started. This is the magic of xenon gas. Xenon is unique among psychedelic drugs because it’s a pure element. It leaves the body exactly as it entered, completely unchanged. Creating elements larger than zirconium on the periodic table requires an incomprehensible amount of energy.

An exploration of beer in New York City and the world at large. News from the city's beer scene, general nerdity, and anecdotes from some of the 3,000+ breweries that author Chris O'Leary has visited globally, delivered to your inbox every Thursday No thanksncG1vNJzZmiaoprEurvRpGWsrZKowaKvymeaqKVf

**SPOILERS AHEAD** I’ve been thinking a lot about how there are some stories that I love to read, and some stories that I love to watch. I just finished reading The Worst Best Man, a romantic comedy. I did not particularly enjoy the activity. The pacing was too slow for me. If, however, a movie came out about a Brazilian wedding planner whose fiancé leaves her on her wedding day and years later she has to work with his brother and they fall in love and have amazing sex, SIGN ME UP.

If I were a Sarasota County School Board Member, here’s what I would say at the next meeting to my fellow board member and “Moms for Liberty” co-founder Bridget Ziegler about Thrupple-gate and her gross husband’s rape allegation: Mrs. Ziegler, I don’t know if you enjoy sex with women in the company of your husband. I don’t know if your husband created video pornography of the sex and later raped your female threesome partner when you weren’t around.