Five Jokes: 9-24-2024
Arizona's Hot Streak, A.I. Police Body Cam Scanners, X's New Stance On Blocked Profiles, Federal Investigation Of New York Mayor Eric Adams, and Chinese Software vs. American Cars
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Phoenix, Arizona has had a total of 113 straight days where temperatures reached over 100 degrees — forcing the Arizona brand to pivot to hot tea.
AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. The study, of course, was conducted by the company Not-Not-Skynet.
X will now make your posts visible to users you’ve blocked but impossible for them to interact with — until a year from now when X will make your posts visible and interactive to users you’ve blocked but impossible to smell with Elon Musk’s patented smell-o-tweeter. “Mmm… this tweet has faint hints of Nazism.”
Federal prosecutors investigating whether Mayor Eric Adams conspired with Turkey to receive illegal foreign donations have also sought information about interactions with five other countries. How will Turkey react when they find out he’s been talking to other nations. Find out in the next episode of…
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The Biden administration plans to ban Chinese software from American cars, aiming to prevent China from monitoring Americans’ movements. In an official response, China yawned before stating, “We already know you’re headed to McDonald’s.”
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