AI narration has started to really really bother me. So many AI-narrated videos feature fake British accents – why? The tone is posh and often supercilious – why? There’s monotony. Many mispronunciations, like “desert” for “dessert” or vice versa. Or … Continue reading →
Here’s the first bit of news that at first glance sounds ever-so-slightly encouraging: The European Union passed several resolutions condemning Palestinian Authority educational materials containing antisemitism and glorification of jihad, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School … Continue reading →
Trump gave an interview to 60 Minutes in which Norah O’Donnell asked him to comment on the shooter’s written letter, the so-called “manifesto.”
Continue reading →Commenter “Skip” makes this interesting observation: Nothing glazes my eyes over faster than reading law. Yet one like me would think a written law shouldn’t need to be determined, it should be cut and dry what it means. Seems that … Continue reading →
By now you probably have read the many reactions to Trump’s Truth Social post last Tuesday, threatening to escalate. Both the woke left and the isolationist right spoke as with one voice: “He’s crazy! He’s a war criminal! He’s threatening … Continue reading →
Trump put it this way, in characteristic fashion: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, … Continue reading →
Trump called Tim Walz a “retard,” and Walz is understandably miffed: TIM WALZ says that people are driving by his house and using the term ‘retard.’ “This creates danger… we know how these things go, they start with taunts, they … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Ace.] This is what it’s come to: An assault victim has been convicted of a homophobic hate crime after she branded her attacker a ‘f****t’ in text messages whilst ranting about being beaten up. Care home worker Elizabeth … Continue reading →
The left loves to distort language in order to mislead the public. You might say it’s one of their favorite tactics, and it’s very effective. One good example is the morphing of the term “illegal aliens” to “illegal immigrants” to … Continue reading →
I recently had the experience of spending a great deal of time visiting a hospital and a rehab hospital due to the illness of my ex-husband and the fact that I was the only person geographically on the scene. I … Continue reading →
Robert F. Graboyes is a writer I often read, and I recommend this more personal piece he wrote about his beloved recently-deceased wife. RIP. She sounds like a rare and wonderful person, and it sounds as though they had a … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Commenter “AesopFan.”] Here’s an astounding encounter with AI, by a writer who asked it to evaluate some of her essays. It offered glowing evaluations, but the writer discovered at some point that it had some of the details … Continue reading →