Small things 5 Jan

• 2023. The year it rained on New Year’s Eve in Calgary. Bizarre.
• I think I may have come up with a way to explain AI chat to older people. AI chat is basically a digitized version of the character Cliff Claven from the TV show Cheers. He’ll baffle you with his seemingly infinite knowledge, but you can never be 100% sure whether he’s full of crap or not.
• Most of the time when people are telling you a story about their life, all they want you to do is listen.
• Toyota is recalling the 1993 Camry due to the fact that their owners really should have bought something new by now.
• People on Facebook Marketplace are like, "Gorgeous couch! We've had it for 11 yrs, but it is in really good shape for its age. Corners look like a scratching post. Only missing 1 cushion. Our cat once gave birth on it, but the smell is mostly gone. Paid $2500, selling for $1000. You keep whatever change has fallen into it."
• I am not against riches. I am against riches through the demise of others.
• “The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he.”  ~Karl Kraus
• "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."  ~Isaac Asimov
• Beef jerky is just a cow raisin.
• Using your turn signal is not sacrificing your privacy.