Wednesday Overnight Open Thread (/21/24)

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Quote I

"She was swaying, she was falling over, she was leaning on walls, she couldn’t hold her head up, she was slurring her words," Noemi Valencia

Quote II

My life happens to be a bit of a shit show right now. Mental health stuff,” Kathy Griffin
No shit lady.

Quote III

“I wanted this to look and feel very real to her, even though there’s probably no real chance of me putting her in jail,” Judge Kenneth King
Had that been my sorry ass in jail my old man would have backed the judge and then some.

Quote IV

“I mean, we certainly have a wonderful country, and we do wonderful things, but we also are in the middle of all this woke bullshit,” he declared. “All this other stuff that there is absolutely no point to, as far as I can see, other than to undermine people’s beliefs in the country. That’s very bad.” Don McLean

If a squirrel suffers from heat exhaustion I'm not going to lose sleep about it. Others have different ideas.

Breyana Elwell never liked rodents, but after it became clear the neighboring squirrels were suffering from the heat, she began to warm to them.

Living in New Braunfels, Texas, she maintains a sort of “squirrel resort” where the arboreal rodents can stop by, cool down, grab a bite, and lounge until the heat of the day passes.

If you stay in your lane little guy we will be ok.

Video: ‘Rat-sized’ spiders that eat fish returning to the UK from brink of extinction

The ONT is blessed to have some die hard fans of the 'ette persuasion. Iris submits a story that could have gone to CBD's Mid Morning Art Thread.

Only Top Marksmen Can Find The Sniper Hiding In This Picture

I know deep in my heart there are some of you who just love this time of years. The Great Pumpkin and Pumpkin Spice Everything will be here soon.

SEASON'S GREETINGS Starbucks officially confirms date for pumpkin drinks after fans broke internet with fall menu leak weeks before
Plus, how Dunkin' fans can score a taste of fall before the chain's menu drop

Now if I could only find a boob link I would have the bases covered tonight.

5 Guns to Have When AI Becomes Sentient

AI is all the rage today. It’s one of the top buzzwords in the Boardroom and on Linkedin. It seems like a lot of the work that has gone into AI over the years is starting to bubble to the top. I have personally seen everything from customer service, fast food ordering and even image generation being handled by AI. I don’t think we’re going to see a slow down in AI deployment anytime soon, in fact this is probably just the beginning. I even saw someone propose to implement AI into a vending machine yesterday. One thing my caveman brain wonders is, what happens when one too many Karens give the Chat Bot a hard time about their triple third pounder with cheese, and AI starts to despise us?

Too much unfettered imagination can lead to certain endings. Genius Award Winner.

Deadbeat dad faked his own death by hacking government databases

Hoped to dodge child support payments, now faces 81 months inside – and a bigger bill than ever

A US man has been sentenced to 81 months in jail for faking his own death by hacking government systems and officially marking himself as deceased.

The US Department of Justice on Tuesday detailed the case of Jesse Kipf, 39, who was sent down for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft.

In January 2023, Kipf used the credentials of a physician to access Hawaii's Death Registry System and create a "case" that recorded his own death.

"Kipf then completed a State of Hawaii Death Certificate Worksheet, assigned himself as the medical certifier for the case and certified his death, using the digital signature of the doctor," the DoJ wrote. The paperwork was all correct, so many government databases listed Kipf as deceased.

The cargo must have been pretty darn good. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Bus Driver's Quick-Thinking Saves 14 Children As School Bus Erupts In Flames

Today's good news story comes from Aurora, Colorado.

In a remarkable display of courage and quick thinking, a bus driver in Aurora saved the lives of 14 children after their school bus caught fire on Tuesday afternoon.

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