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Yes, but I do not give Musk credit for recognizing a good thing and then taking it from Tesla’s founders.

I would recommend disabling functionality while driving rather than outright not having the phone available because if you need to call for help, you might have to do it quickly. There are apps like Dumb Phone for iPhone and devices like Brick that will do the work for you.

I set a focus mode on my iPhone to trigger when connected to my car’s Bluetooth (not the standard Driving focus mode) that switches the Home Screen to one with only the widgets I’d use for driving, such as Maps, Music, and various playlist shortcuts. Notifications are limited to VIPs. I also have an automation that locks the screen if sensitive apps, like Settings and Wallet, are opened when away from home (I have a shortcut to disable the automation when necessary).

In your situation, I’d expand that to lock out every app except Maps, parking apps, etc., when in driving focus. Audio apps would be locked so I’m not doomscrolling through choices, options would be limited to what’s shown in the widgets and accessible through Siri and/or a preset shortcut. Could add further measures to dissuade me from disabling the lock.

“I hope they got him…”

To quote 1997 Miss Universe Brook Lee, “I would eat everything twice.”

Thames Valley police admitted to Choudhury the arrest “may have been the result of bias within facial recognition technology”. No, the bias wasn’t within the technology.

“…plans in early 2024 to scan “all the books in the world” to teach their AI tool “how to write well”.“ — That’s like teaching a writing course by only reading.

Yes, and yes.

Yes. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz3040

Totato. I add tomato flavoring to potato a lot, but never the other way around.

You skipped right past the paragraph before that one describing the adult study that needs to succeed prior to the start of the child study.

Now, scientists will see just how similar, because humans are undergoing a similar trial. Lasting 11 months, this study focuses on 30 males between the ages of 30 and 64—each missing at least one tooth. The drug will be administered intravenously to prove its effectiveness and safety, and luckily, no side effects have been reported in previous animal studies.

https://song.link/us/i/1799244839

I don’t know about dogs, but since the prompt states “pets”, I will point out that cats may leave (or hide if they are not allowed out) to die alone if they sense it.

My oldest tried to leave, but he returned a week after we gave up the hunt and was diagnosed with an aggressive tumor when we had him checked out. Inoperable. Put him down after it broke through the skin and literally started rotting. Only one who tried to leave. Second had a brain tumor, would not have been able to find his way out. Third had jaw cancer, put him down to avoid removing half his face. Fourth died of natural causes: a horrifying seizure. I would not recommend waiting for natural causes.

NCIS. We started watching the franchise with NCIS: Hawaiʻi, mostly because I support the film industry back home and love the scenery. From there, we watched the crossover episodes of the other shows, started but didn’t quite finish NCIS: New Orleans, then started the original show from the beginning until getting caught up last year. Now I throw on past episodes as background.

What’s funny is I assumed the spin-offs had to be crazier than the original because they must have had to escalate the storylines over time. Completely missed that call. That first season of NCIS is insane.

Yes, annexation is not something the White House can support right now… but definitely will support when plans for Trump West Bank Resort are announced.

All else being equal, the guy who destroys all the evidence is less trustworthy.

In the States, anyone can attempt to sue anyone for anything. Doesn’t mean you’ll win, or that you won’t be countersued, or that you won’t be penalized for wasting the court’s time, all of which should apply to those two examples.

Our Great Pumpkin President once sued a journalist for a billion dollars because he hurt his feelings. That was not the stated purpose, but his argument was the journalist caused grievous emotional harm. To be clear, much like Trump at the time, the journalist did not have a billion dollars, and the case was thrown out. https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8100467&page=1

Here’s what our actual laws against booby traps entail: “A booby trap may be defined as any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause bodily injury when triggered by any action of a person making contact with the device. This term includes guns, ammunition, or explosive devices attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, sharpened stakes, nails, spikes, electrical devices, lines or wires with hooks attached, and devices for the production of toxic fumes or gases.” https://definitions.uslegal.com/b/booby-traps/

So yeah, actual booby traps are illegal, but a concrete mailbox is not necessarily a booby trap. A lawsuit arguing a concrete mailbox is a booby trap is an attempt to classify it as booby trap, which means it is not currently classified as one.

Opposable thumbs. 👍

Apple Maps. The integration across my iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch is too good, and I have Shortcuts and automations to bring up directions as needed. Also, we build guides for vegan-friendly restaurants for out-of-town trips, so it’s a real stress reliever.

I set most of my timers using Siri and avoid 30, 40, 50, and 60 exactly because I can’t seem to emphasize “TY”in a way to distinguish it from “TEEN”. My wife needs to me to clarify those too, so it’s definitely a me problem, not a Siri problem. I instead go over or under a minute or two, depending on the task.