Five Jokes: 8-15-2024
Biden And Pelosi's Icy Dynamic, X's Guardrail Free A.I. Generator, Disney's Bizarre Streaming Service Terms & Conditions, Astronauts STILL Stuck In Space, and Apple's New Device
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The New York Times reports that Nancy Pelosi’s five-decade friendship with President Biden has chilled after helping push him out of the 2024 race. Not a single telegram or homing pigeon has been sent between them in the weeks since.
X’s new AI image generator will make anything from Taylor Swift in lingerie to Kamala Harris with a gun. But just remember… someone out there knows exactly what they typed. Don’t know what’s worse: Someone knowing your porn preferences or someone knowing you once typed the words “Shrek eating pizza at the Louvre”?
After a doctor suffered a fatal allergic reaction at a Disney World restaurant, Disney is trying to get her widower's wrongful death lawsuit tossed by pointing to the fine print of a Disney+ trial he signed up for years earlier. And, looking into the fine print at other services… it turns out that by saying yes to Netflix’s “Are you still watching?” prompt, we’re also saying yes to joining their military once the streaming wars escalate to the point of violence.
The fate of the Boeing Starliner crew still remains uncertain as NASA and Boeing continue to work toward a plan to get the two astronauts home more than two months after they docked at the International Space Station. So if you thought having a roommate on Earth was bad, try replacing that argument about who left the cap off the toothpaste with one about who gets to eat the last bit of it.
Finally…
Apple is moving forward with development of a pricey tabletop home device that combines an iPad-like display with a robotic limb. This paired with X’s A.I. generator can only result in the most awkward visual for a parent after walking into their teenager’s room unannounced. “Is… is that Shrek?”
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