Interesting review on Pajiba. As I suspected it’s not very realistic, but possibly more so than the 1970s version.

https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/netflix-review-this-definitely-isnt-taylor-sheridans-little-house-on-the-prarie.php

Hire her to erase all of your important data.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database

This sounds like total bullshit. Money runs the world. There’s plenty of “they” with money.

I’ve been watching Mary Hartman Mary Hartman. The humor is very Lynchian. Reminds me of his failed sitcom “On The Air”.

See also the privacy-invading aggressiveness of most platforms, and the political ads and propaganda inundating people’s feeds. If social media had just remained a way to keep in touch with friends and post pictures, it would probably have remained popular.

This was a “reduced cost“ keyboard. The Apple Extended II model that preceded it was much nicer.

Last year Windows 11 was estimated at 400 million “devices”. Thats 16-17 million possible copilot users.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/it-took-almost-4-years-but-windows-11-finally-overtakes-windows-10

It’s interesting to watch these clips and compare just how much better John Oliver’s acting is than the recurring actress in the hospital bed.

Soap Operas are a great training grounds for hungry actors. I have to wonder how she continues to keep this job if that’s the best performance she can offer. It’s not like soaps are hesitant to recast or write off characters.

And then opens 6000 job positions for AI salesmen. What a mismanaged hellhole.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/microsoft-commits-2point5-billion-6000-employees-ai-implementation-unit.html

Will the 4800 Xbox employees that Microsoft just laid off be rehired into these positions?

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/06/microsoft-cuts-2point1percent-of-employees-as-xbox-unit-plans-to-spin-studios.html

This is like those people who bought Meta glasses and then acted surprised when they got screwed. Did you really not expect something like this from Musk?

If Netflix leadership was smart, they would encourage shows to write each season as self contained. That way the show could live on after cancellation. As it is, there is a ton of content on the channel that people will not start watching because they know it doesn’t end properly.

Pandora might already have similar infrastructure in place, if it’s still used. It’s just not exposed to the public. Once upon a time, actual human beings used to import CDs into the service and tag the songs with different descriptors. This was to help the recommendation engine build playlists around similar music. You could see some of these tags when you chose “why this song” during playback.

https://community.pandora.com/t5/My-Collection/quot-Specific-musical-qualities-quot-when-clicking-on-Why-This/td-p/190293

One thing I wish the recommendation engines took into account was the record producer. Usually when you find a song/artist you like — you’ll find similar music by looking at other albums the same producer was involved in.

IMDb shows two years between seasons. I wonder if that had any impact?

I’d argue the sound should be standardized across all models. It needs to be immediately recognizable to nearby pedestrians.

Not in the primary, I won’t. Thats the trick. You have to vote in the primaries. Not just the November elections.

This season had a steep drop in the ratings. Someone should tell the showrunner to “do the math.”

Except they are paying to ship 50% air. Those calculations were probably made before gas prices went up.

More media consolidation. Just what this world needs. 🙄

Watching the original Bob Newhart show. The casting is just stellar. It’s fun to see how the sets and opening credits change each season. The 70s fashion is a hoot. I’d say season 2 is the strongest so far.