Five Jokes: 6-14-2024
LinkedIn Expands A.I., Big Hot Dog Eating Match, The U.S. Dollar's Dwindling Global Status, Donald Trump's A.I. Speech, and The Supreme Court Sides With Starbucks
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LinkedIn has expanded its AI job-hunting features for Premium subscribers. How nice! This philanthropy program helps fledgling robots make money as they seek jobs for the humans they’ll replace.
The biggest rivals in hot dog-eating are headed for a rematch 15 years in the making. That’s right, the hot dogs were made by the world’s slowest cook.
The US dollar is losing its status among the world’s central banks. Bringing us one step closer to a global Pokémon-cards-based society. “How many bulbasaurs for a combo?’
Donald Trump says he’s already used artificial intelligence to redraft one of his speeches, praising the technology’s ability to produce “beautiful writing”—while also acknowledging it might lead to armageddon. Letters From African America has an exclusive on what the speech entailed:
Finally…
The Supreme Court sided with Starbucks in a high-profile labor dispute. After the verdict, Clarence Thomas was overheard muttering, “You better be able to get my order right now, Jamarquis… How hard is it to make a venti with 50-squirt vanilla syrup piping cold?!”
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Ian Abramson gets political…
https://x.com/ianabramson/status/1801317828295016889
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