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Transgender Chili’s manager fired over ‘personal values and lifestyle,’ lawsuit says Exclusive: Hudson Webber claims a store manager said another employee at a different location was being terminated ‘for the same reasons’

EXCLUSIVE | Transgender Chili’s manager fired because ‘personal values and lifestyle did not align’ with chain’s, lawsuit says

A little offended Grammarly didn't make a sloppelganger of me

1. Are you currently using an AI tool for work-related tasks or projects? * Yes * No, but I would like to (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION 7)

My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):

well, i finally cracked and looked up wtf roko’s basilisk is and somehow, unbelievably, a lot of very wealthy men are about a thousand times more pathetic than i previously assessed.

Nathan J Robinson @Natha... •8/25/20 ... My argument is not "every philosopher is a consequentialist." It is that by abstracting away from the reality of what murder and death are, and setting up ludicrous hypos to evaluate whether they are "justified" we are discussing these things irresponsibly and unhelpfully. Dr. Plague @ManArmyof • 8/25/20 Serious question, what ethical theory do you believe in, since it's obviously not utilitarianism? Nathan J Robinson @Natha... '8/25/20 ... reject the premise of the question. go ask a fish what its ethical theory is. you don't need a Theory. The Last Despair Bender 8/25/20 Is asking fish their preferred theory a methodology you recommend in general?

Simply in awe of this state of affairs

The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."

My new Purity Litmus Test for any Democrat in politics is to at least talk like uhh this cato institute gentleman

the new york times post captioned “here are the suggested serving sizes of common household supplies that surprised us the most” with a photo of a glob of white goo in the palm of a hand

gotta be another way to do this

a calf wearing a party hat and surrounded by different colored balloons

this is the future liberals want

jay ceo as "crazy" chips lady

Is the NY Times suggesting Mamdani was in favor of a terror attack on the literal house he lives in?

jigsaw movie where jigsaw is extremely burnt out and is just like here's a bunch of stuff, figure something out.

starling (seth rogen): if you could take this survey that would be so awesome. i could get out of your hair before this guy's done jacking off.

hannibal lecter (danny mcbride): motherfucker that's miggs. me and him are boys, so you better watch yourself. i'm behind this glass cause i ate some dudes

We need another swing revival, that will solve everything

Text saying "You've read your last free article."

Jacked action hero with goon in headlock, in raspy yet firm voice:

* Rani Timekey Baker, Noi... @destroyed4.com4t 1978: Willie Nelson releases "Mamas Dont Let Your Babies (Grow Up To Be Cowboys)" 1996 (literally 18 years later): Paula Cole releases "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" Amazing the patterns you start to recognize when you learn the history they refuse to teach you in school.

Food $250
Insurance $130
Car $300
Rent $1600
Taking care of kids/elderly $2
Consultant $17,000,000

Please someone help me with my national budget

I would give quite a lot to live in a world where saying you prefer war crimes because they are more fun got you impeached

good news guys! we've invented the Meno problem for dating: it's only responsible to meet people you already know

I don’t think this is a normal way to talk about opportunity costs

Ted Chiang responds to the article going around that asks if the left is missing out on AI: “I don’t know. Is the left missing out on ICE?”

since when is this more attractive than this? [Image of modern movie Godzilla and old school movie Godzilla next to each other] End the impossible standards set by Hollywood. All Godzillas are beautiful. real godzillas real beauty

This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

can't wait to see what the new innovations are here on bluesky

2.6 Lies on education history 2.7 Catfishing allegations 2.8 Apologies 2.8.1 Initial apology 2.8.2 Updated apology 2.9 Rebranding and faking death

In fairness Noah Smith is not very smart

Miss Piggy made of flowers/hedges

Muppet Midsommar