Thursday Overnight Open Thread - March 19, 2026 [Doof]

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Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Thursday night ONT. Last full day of winter. I, for one, am ready for Spring! Are you? It's also college basketball tournament time. Has your bracket been busted yet? Wanna talk about those things? Wanna talk about something else? You've come to the right place!

AI is asshoe

Not long ago, we joked about "if it's on the internet, it's gotta be true". Well, how about, "if it's on the internet, it's probably AI"?

Meet Jessica Foster, the Wholesome US Soldier and Donald Trump Fan Who Doesn’t Exist

Jessica Foster joined Instagram in late December of last year, but during that short period of time, she managed to grow her following on the Meta-owned social network to over 1 million. And it’s not hard to see why; she is very beautiful (some might say suspiciously so), she serves in the US Army, and is an avid Donald Trump fan, constantly posting photos alongside the American president.

But there is something off about Jessica. Even ignoring her seemingly perfect looks, you can’t help but raise an eyebrow when you see that online searches yield no results about her. Apart from the carefully crafted Instagram account, Jessica Foster doesn’t exist. And that’s because she’s not a real person, but an AI-made avatar designed for a very specific demographic.

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Whoever created Jessica Foster appears to have done so to funnel her gullible followers to OF, where they pay for more raunchy content, messages from her, and tips. Apparently, the account violates the platform’s terms of service, which state that every account must be linked to a verified human being, and all AI-generated content must resemble that specific real person and be tagged with a #AI label.

I'm starting to go with the default opinion that every photo or video I see online is AI unless proven otherwise.

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News for you Deadheads out there

Jerry Garcia’s Famed ‘Tiger’ Guitar Bought By Chicago Collector For $11.56 Million

Jerry Garcia with The Dead at Madison Square Garden, Sept. 15, 1987.
Credit: AP Photo/Corey Struller

One of Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia’s favorite instruments was his trusty, custom-built, wood-grained guitar nicknamed “Tiger.”

Now “Tiger” could be coming back to Chicago after local guitar collector Bobby Tseitlin bought it at auction for $11.56 million, which was briefly a record for a guitar sale. (A black Fender Stratocaster used by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour sold at the same Christie’s auction last week for $14.5 million.)

Tseitlin, 44, is co-founder of Family Guitars, a Chicago company that collects historic instruments and is “home to some of the most legendary instruments ever played,” per its website. For the past 20 years, Tseitlin’s passion project has been collecting guitars, he told Rolling Stone.

Tseitlin isn’t about to store his famous guitars where no one can see them, though. He lends them out to musicians to play and keep them alive.

True to form, Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band was on stage at the Beacon Theatre in New York the night after the auction, playing a Garcia tune on Garcia’s beloved guitar. Trucks attended the auction with Tseitlin, launching online hope he would be playing it soon. Fans got their wish.

Derek Trucks and Bobby Tseitlin with Jerry Garcia's custom Tiger guitar.
Credit: Instagram

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Last week, Tseitlin purchased it at Christie’s in New York City during a multi-day auction featuring prized possessions of the late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay.

Another Dead themed beer from Dogfish Head

The long, strange trip continues with our brand-NEW Grateful Dead Citrus Daydream Lager

Some trips are long, some are strange, and some are so good, you can’t help but keep 'em going! After reuniting with the Grateful Dead last year to release Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale, we couldn’t resist keeping the journey rolling. This year, we’re beyond excited to collaborate once again on our fifth Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead beer.

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Our collaboration with Grateful Dead stretches back more than a decade, beginning in 2013 with the release of American Beauty and continuing through multiple re‑releases, evolutions and creative experiments over the years. Each chapter has built on the last, fueled by mutual respect, shared values and a belief that art, whether brewed, played or painted, should invite people in. Grateful Dead Citrus Daydream Lager is the latest stop on that journey.

This goodness is swimming to shelves nationwide in 6‑pack / 12‑oz cans as we speak ... er, type!, and will be available coast-to-coast beginning Mar. 2026. You can grab both of our Grateful Dead collaborative brews, Juicy Pale Ale and Citrus Daydream Lager, at your favorite local retailer or use our Fish Finder to track them down near you.

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Kewl Photograhy

40 Of The Funniest Wildlife Photos Ever Captured At Exactly The Right Moment

If you’ve ever wondered whether animals have a sense of humor, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards might just have the answer. This photography competition celebrates those perfectly timed moments in the animal kingdom when creatures appear surprisingly human.

Instead of the usual dramatic wildlife shots, the contest focuses on the lighter side of nature — the awkward, unexpected, and downright hilarious moments animals find themselves in. And honestly, some of these photos look like wildlife accidentally walked into a comedy sketch. So scroll on, enjoy the laughs, and get ready to see wildlife from a whole new — and much funnier — perspective.

Check them all out. It's a single page - not a stupid click-through thing.

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Wholesome content

This is the song that is playing in the background. Very powerful lyrics about how precious the gift of time is.

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You know that thing that happens with "the algorithm" - you casually mention something at some point, then your phone starts showing you ads and/or social media posts about it? Well this topic is something that I have been thinking about for a while. Just thinking! I was going to look up the history / background on what warrants something being called a road, or a street, or an avenue, etc. Again - I was only THINKING about it. Well, guess what hit my X feed yesterday...

Interesting. But very creepy that "the algorithm" fed me something that I didn't even say out loud.

Does this ever happen to you??

DJ Doof - This Date in Music History Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com

On this date in 1982: Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and former Quiet Riot member Randy Rhoads was killed when the plane he was riding in crashed.

Born on this date in 1953: Billy Sheehan, bass guitarist, with American hard rock supergroup Mr. Big, who had the 1992 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'To Be With You'. He has also worked with Steve Vai and David Lee Roth.

Here's Mr. Big with a pretty good cover version of Cat Stevens "Wild World"

Born on this date in 1952: Derek Longmuir, Scottish drummer and a founding member of the 1970s pop group, Bay City Rollers

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