Music: Mario Parga returns

His new album is just loaded with outstanding guitar work, soulful compositions, and balance that shows a level of maturity that is inspiring.

This Fucking Guy

This Guy: Scott Adams

At one time I would have written a TFG post about him and his performative assholery, but today, I learned that his prostate cancer is bad with not many months left, and I am just profoundly sad

Music: Unlucky Morpheus

I really am slack-jawed listening to this.

Why is anything here?

The meaning of life, physically speaking

AI gone wild

LLMs are complex systems. Alas, the people that own them often think they can influence them like their hangers-on, but as is commonly noted, reality has a liberal bias that can't be tuned away

Milestones: Is it more than a number?

I spend time exploring my life, mortality, and what is left to look forward to. What is the point?

You can't make this up: Judge Box Wine as U.S. Attorney

I swear The Onion is doomed. The real actions of this homeless abortion of an administration is destroying the ironic satire market.

Pinch me, I must be dreaming

Trump is telling Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy

AI is ruining my appreciation of music

Also, Moonlight Haze isn't AI slop, do listen to them.

This Fucking Guy

This Fucking Guy: Minnesota Mom who crowdfunds after calling a child the N-word

Imagine being a complete piece of human garbage, and then using your shittiness to collect $600K+ from a large ecosystem of bigots, racists and outright Nazis. That gets you the TFG award

AI and replacing people

A tale of a new manager and new hires, a parable that doesn't quite absolve AI slop and fantasizing.

Not your father's Yacht Rock

A not-so-subtle tribute to a genre that began as a joke, but has had and continues to wield a lot of influence in music