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"published": "2025-04-05T15:19:43-07:00",
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"text": "This is the second time this month that my boarding gate and seat number are palindromes of each other"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250404/powered-by-the-sun-and-wind",
"published": "2025-04-04T21:49:30-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://electrek.co/2025/04/04/first-month-on-record-fossil-fuels-drop-below-50-of-us-power-mix/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Fossil fuels just hit a record low in the US electricity mix last month, while solar and wind soared to all-time highs, according to fresh data from global energy think tank Ember.</p>\n\n<p>In March 2025, fossil fuels accounted for less than 50% \u2013 49.2% \u2013 of electricity generated for the first month on record. This beats the previous monthly record low of 51% set in April 2024.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><strong>Incredible news.</strong> \ud83d\ude4c</p>\n\n<p>I\u2019ve mentioned this in passing before, but I will reiterate it here in the strongest terms: advances in solar power generation combined with advances in battery technology is ushering in an unbelievable paradigm shift in how electricity gets produced (and by whom!).</p>\n\n<p>If we\u2019re in \u201cthe Age of\u201d anything right now after the rise of computers/the Internet, it\u2019s <strong>the Age of Solar</strong>. (And yes, wind and other renewable energy sources are a factor as well.)</p>",
"text": "Fossil fuels just hit a record low in the US electricity mix last month, while solar and wind soared to all-time highs, according to fresh data from global energy think tank Ember.\n\nIn March 2025, fossil fuels accounted for less than 50% \u2013 49.2% \u2013 of electricity generated for the first month on record. This beats the previous monthly record low of 51% set in April 2024.\n\n\n\nIncredible news. \ud83d\ude4c\n\nI\u2019ve mentioned this in passing before, but I will reiterate it here in the strongest terms: advances in solar power generation combined with advances in battery technology is ushering in an unbelievable paradigm shift in how electricity gets produced (and by whom!).\n\nIf we\u2019re in \u201cthe Age of\u201d anything right now after the rise of computers/the Internet, it\u2019s the Age of Solar. (And yes, wind and other renewable energy sources are a factor as well.)"
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"name": "Link: Powered by the Sun (and Wind): U.S. Fossil Fuel Generation Now Below 50%",
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"published": "2025-04-04 13:51-0700",
"url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/04/i-was-just-reminded/",
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"text": "Hahah, I was just reminded of this interaction on Twitter with Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales. I wanted to make a copy for posterity:\n\n\nKeith Andrew: \u201cGood God man, what kind of woke idiot have you devolved into. What\u2019s next? Trans Veggie Tales where Veggies come out as fruit?\u201d\n\nPhil Vischer: \u201cBotanically speaking, cucumbers and tomatoes are, in fact, fruit. Sorry about that.\u201d\n\n\nScreenshot on Reddit",
"html": "<p>Hahah, I was just reminded of this interaction on Twitter with Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales. I wanted to make a copy for posterity:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>Keith Andrew: \u201cGood God man, what kind of woke idiot have you devolved into. What\u2019s next? Trans Veggie Tales where Veggies come out as fruit?\u201d</p>\n\n<p>Phil Vischer: \u201cBotanically speaking, cucumbers and tomatoes are, in fact, fruit. Sorry about that.\u201d</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/comments/xzz0wc/sothe_creator_of_veggie_tales_is_going_off_on/\">Screenshot on Reddit</a></p>"
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"name": "gRegor Morrill",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250403/zootopia-2-shown-at-cinemacon",
"published": "2025-04-03T19:16:46-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/04/zootopia-2-quinta-brunson-ke-huy-quan-cinemacon-1236358834/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Plucky bunny cop Judy Hopps and her erstwhile foil, now partner, fox Nick Wilde got some prime screen time during Disney\u2019s CinemaCon presentation today as a pair of clips were shown from Zootopia 2. The sequel to 2016\u2019s Oscar-winning $1B+ grosser is due for release in the Thanksgiving corridor this year.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><em>Zootopia</em> is one of my favorite Disney <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a>, no joke. It\u2019s right up there with the best of the best. I believe I actually enjoy it more than my kids do, who for inexplicable reasons find it only mildly amusing. I remember feeling absolutely blown away by it when I first saw it in my local cinema, and <strong>I simply cannot wait</strong> for a similar feeling when the sequel comes out. Fingers/toes/paws crossed! \ud83d\udc3e</p>",
"text": "Plucky bunny cop Judy Hopps and her erstwhile foil, now partner, fox Nick Wilde got some prime screen time during Disney\u2019s CinemaCon presentation today as a pair of clips were shown from Zootopia 2. The sequel to 2016\u2019s Oscar-winning $1B+ grosser is due for release in the Thanksgiving corridor this year.\n\n\n\nZootopia is one of my favorite Disney #movies, no joke. It\u2019s right up there with the best of the best. I believe I actually enjoy it more than my kids do, who for inexplicable reasons find it only mildly amusing. I remember feeling absolutely blown away by it when I first saw it in my local cinema, and I simply cannot wait for a similar feeling when the sequel comes out. Fingers/toes/paws crossed! \ud83d\udc3e"
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"name": "Link: Zootopia 2 Presentation at CinemaCon, Ke Huy Quan as \u201cGary the Snake\u201d",
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{
"type": "entry",
"published": "2025-04-02T10:09:45-07:00",
"url": "https://aaronparecki.com/2025/04/02/5/mcp",
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"mcp",
"ai"
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"text": "Is it just me or does this current Model Context Protocol wave remind anyone of the early Web 2.0 days of everyone launching open APIs?"
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250401/maga-derp",
"published": "2025-04-01T21:07:34-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://youtu.be/1v-K-ME-Doo\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race where the Democratic candidate Judge Susan Crawford won big over the Trump and Musk aligned candidate Brad Schimel.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>Defenders of freedom and the rule of law in America <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-81f71cdda271827ae281a77072a26bad\">won big today</a>. Even the outcome of the race in Florida was <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/florida-election-randy-fine-jimmy-patronis-7a11350a593a89551d6f7a88ccd22c0e\">ominous for future MAGA prospects</a>. Between this great news and the amazing accomplishment of Senator Cory Booker\u2014<a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/cory-booker-new-jersey-senator-speech-ab573bb7c3c76fa107cacac7136d3823\">who is now officially the G.O.A.T.</a>\u2014I am flying high tonight.</p>\n\n<p>Wow, <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> feels good for a change. \ud83e\udd79 \ud83d\ude4c</p>",
"text": "MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race where the Democratic candidate Judge Susan Crawford won big over the Trump and Musk aligned candidate Brad Schimel.\n\n\n\nDefenders of freedom and the rule of law in America won big today. Even the outcome of the race in Florida was ominous for future MAGA prospects. Between this great news and the amazing accomplishment of Senator Cory Booker\u2014who is now officially the G.O.A.T.\u2014I am flying high tonight.\n\nWow, #politics feels good for a change. \ud83e\udd79 \ud83d\ude4c"
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"name": "Link: I Guess That MAGA Strategy was Full of Holes (Just Like Your Cheese Hat)",
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"author": {
"name": "Jared White",
"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/20250331/the-studio-is-all-that",
"published": "2025-03-31T20:28:29-07:00",
"content": {
"html": "<p>Seth Rogen is one of my absolute favorite stars ever. He\u2019s the good Rogen (not the bad Rogan). He\u2019s my spirit guide. He can do no wrong.</p>\n\n<p>I give you that preamble because it\u2019s hard for me to imagine him doing anything I truly hate. (Granted, there\u2019s a ton of Rogen backcatalog I haven\u2019t seen yet\u2026I\u2019m sure there\u2019s a stinker or two.) I went into <em>The Studio</em> already expecting to love it. Certainly the buzz and the hype surrounding this project has been superlative indeed\u2014another one of the great Apple TV+ <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/tvshows\">#tvshows</a> apparently.</p>\n\n<p>I just finished the first episode. And I didn\u2019t love it.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I LOVED IT.</strong> \ud83d\ude4c \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f</p>\n\n<p>As always when you\u2019re this early on in a season of television, you must prepare yourself to be disappointed at <em>some</em> point. Not every episode can be <em>great</em>. But if this show keeps up much in the same vein as how it started? I\u2019m prepared to call this a <strong>smash hit</strong>. And I simply cannot wait to continue watching <em>The Studio</em> and laughing so hard I have to pause playback for a solid 20 seconds.</p>\n\n<p>(Oh Yeah! \ud83d\ude09)</p>",
"text": "Seth Rogen is one of my absolute favorite stars ever. He\u2019s the good Rogen (not the bad Rogan). He\u2019s my spirit guide. He can do no wrong.\n\nI give you that preamble because it\u2019s hard for me to imagine him doing anything I truly hate. (Granted, there\u2019s a ton of Rogen backcatalog I haven\u2019t seen yet\u2026I\u2019m sure there\u2019s a stinker or two.) I went into The Studio already expecting to love it. Certainly the buzz and the hype surrounding this project has been superlative indeed\u2014another one of the great Apple TV+ #tvshows apparently.\n\nI just finished the first episode. And I didn\u2019t love it.\n\nI LOVED IT. \ud83d\ude4c \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\n\nAs always when you\u2019re this early on in a season of television, you must prepare yourself to be disappointed at some point. Not every episode can be great. But if this show keeps up much in the same vein as how it started? I\u2019m prepared to call this a smash hit. And I simply cannot wait to continue watching The Studio and laughing so hard I have to pause playback for a solid 20 seconds.\n\n(Oh Yeah! \ud83d\ude09)"
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"name": "The Studio is All That and a Bag of Chips (Oh Yeah!)",
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"type": "entry",
"author": {
"name": "Jared White",
"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250329/2025-03-3029-ai-has-failed-ai",
"published": "2025-03-29T23:11:42-07:00",
"content": {
"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/tech/apple-ai-artificial-intelligence/index.html\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Apple, like every other big player in tech, is scrambling to find ways to inject AI into its products. Why? <em>Well, it\u2019s the</em> <em>future!</em> What problems is it solving? <em>Well, so far that\u2019s not clear!</em> Are customers demanding it? <em>LOL, no.</em> In fact, last year the backlash against one of Apple\u2019s early ads for its AI was so hostile the company had to pull the commercial.</p>\n\n<p>The real reason companies are doing this is because Wall Street wants them to.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>I\u2019m not in the habit of linking to CNN regularly, but this is just <em>so</em> good. Author Allison Morrow, a Senior Writer for CNN Business, has summed up the situation with Apple\u2019s disastrous, botched rollout of \u201cApple Intelligence\u201d as not merely a goof unique to Apple but systemic to the entire <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/generativeai\">#GenerativeAI</a> technology space.</p>\n\n<p>My favorite quote, as she responds to Kevin Roose\u2019 blethering about how Apple should \u201ckeep pushing AI into its products and just get used to the idea that those features may be unpolished and a little too advanced for the average user\u201d, her comeback:</p>\n\n<p>\u201cTo what end?\u201d</p>\n\n<p><strong>Exactly.</strong></p>",
"text": "Apple, like every other big player in tech, is scrambling to find ways to inject AI into its products. Why? Well, it\u2019s the future! What problems is it solving? Well, so far that\u2019s not clear! Are customers demanding it? LOL, no. In fact, last year the backlash against one of Apple\u2019s early ads for its AI was so hostile the company had to pull the commercial.\n\nThe real reason companies are doing this is because Wall Street wants them to.\n\n\n\nI\u2019m not in the habit of linking to CNN regularly, but this is just so good. Author Allison Morrow, a Senior Writer for CNN Business, has summed up the situation with Apple\u2019s disastrous, botched rollout of \u201cApple Intelligence\u201d as not merely a goof unique to Apple but systemic to the entire #GenerativeAI technology space.\n\nMy favorite quote, as she responds to Kevin Roose\u2019 blethering about how Apple should \u201ckeep pushing AI into its products and just get used to the idea that those features may be unpolished and a little too advanced for the average user\u201d, her comeback:\n\n\u201cTo what end?\u201d\n\nExactly."
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"name": "Link: AI Has Failed AI (Don\u2019t Just Blame Apple)",
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"_source": "2783"
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"type": "entry",
"published": "2025-03-29 16:31-0700",
"url": "https://gregorlove.com/2025/03/watched-whats-up-doc/",
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"movies"
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"text": "Watched What\u2019s Up, Doc? for IndieWeb Movie Club. Very funny and a stellar cast. I was surprised to see a young Randy Quaid in there!",
"html": "<p>Watched <i><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up,_Doc%3F_(1972_film)\">What\u2019s Up, Doc?</a></i> for IndieWeb Movie Club. Very funny and a stellar cast. I was surprised to see a young Randy Quaid in there!</p>"
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"name": "gRegor Morrill",
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