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Freddie, thank you for your service.

Egyptian Man Pleads Guilty to Kicking Customs and Border Protection Beagle

As the CBP canine handler started questioning Marie, he violently kicked Freddie with sufficient force to lift the 25-pound beagle off the ground.

Whatever the Egyptian guy did wrong, deciding to “violently assault a defenseless Customs and Border Protection beagle” is going to make the criminal penalty twice as bad.  Look at that face.  Any judge would throw the book at him.

Outside incentives

Walking the dog or doing yard work is more fun when candy grows on bushes.

The blackberries are getting ripe and they are the best.  Cherries are just as tasty, but birds eat them about 15 minutes after they ripen.  Plums might be good, but my trees have more black knot than fruit.  Eating an apple doesn’t feel like a treat, and the pears are too firm until they sit on the window sill for a while.

No sign of poison ivy in Sparky’s favorite parts of the yard.

A.I. thinks you are a moron.

NYT: Why Does Every Commercial for A.I. Think You’re a Moron?

Ads for consumer A.I. are struggling to imagine how the product could improve your day — unless you’re a barely functioning idiot.

I rarely see a commercial, so wonder how often people see advertising for consumer A.I..  The article doesn’t say.  Running the commercials during episodes of Murderbot or The Black Mirror might be a bad idea.

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The problem with RV quality.

 

WSJ: Even Warren Buffett Hasn’t Fixed the RV Industry’s Serial Breakdowns

WSJ: Even Warren Buffett Hasn’t Fixed the RV Industry’s Serial Breakdowns

Forest River, owned by Warren Buffett’sBerkshire Hathaway, is one of the RV industry’s Big Three, along with Thor and Winnebago. Over the past decade, those companies have reported more recalls than Detroit’s Big Three automakers, even though they make far fewer vehicles.

That’s lucky.  My Wolf Pup was made by Forest River.

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