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I noticed many brands and restaurants have started skimping on filling. I always joke that I would bankrupt any restaurant I own because I do not go light on the flavorful ingredients.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world…

🎵I suffer, but why?🎵 - Napalm Death

• changed lyric to meet the assignment
• reflects feelings about the task
• ends your turn as soon as possible so that the next poor soul gets to participate in this corporate hazing ritual

A friend told me that as part of a “team bonding exercise” they were asked to sing one of their favorite songs with the lyrics re-worded about their job or company and I am so thankful that this bullshit hasn’t spread to my country yet.

For a while I was tracking my expenses in a LibreOffice Calc sheet since they are not complex, but I heard positive things about these two from other users:

https://github.com/actualbudget/actual

https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii

Private Parts chose a bad moment to stand at attention.

From Deezer’s website, the detection system tags songs that are either fully AI generated rather than produced or mastered with the help of AI tools. You can also appeal if you believe your music was falsely flagged.

I strongly oppose the use of generative AI in art but if it has to be done, it should at least be labeled as AI (ideally by the “creator” themselves).

I wonder how accurate the AI detection tools are though, considering how common are posts where AI detection tools used in schools falsely flagged student assignments.

There was a song I quite liked which had several million views on YouTube which I was surprised to see was flagged as AI generated. No one I showed it to it could hear any obvious signs of AI. The main red flags were that the artists released several albums in a short time span and had no online presence on any platform you would expect to see musicians on (Bandcamp, Discogs, etc) besides YouTube and the streaming ones.

Another unrealistic body standard for Hymenoptera.

(The thin-waisted wasps are mud daubers for anyone wondering. And chunky bees are adorable.)

Trump’s own tax policies both increased the standard deduction and restricted itemized deductions. Not only that, but most average to low income Americans don’t have enough of the kind of deductible expenses that would make itemized deductions the better choice over standard.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)slightly increased the standard deduction…

The The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) eliminated or restricted many itemized deductions for 2018 through 2025. This, together with a higher standard deduction, reduced the number of taxpayers who itemize deductions…

And she knows you’re after her booty when you buy her a drink (rum…how original).