75 Replies to “January 29, 2025: Reader Tips”

  3. “After John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the presidential limousine was transported back to the White House via a cargo plane. It was kept for evidence for a while and was documented and analyzed by the Warren Commission, the FBI, and the Secret Service, according to the New York Daily News. The windshield, which was hit by a bullet, was removed. Most would think that the vehicle where the JFK was shot was retired after the assassination, but that wasn’t the case.”

    https://www.grunge.com/827864/what-happened-to-the-car-jfk-was-assassinated-in/

    “(4) Mr. George Whitaker, Sr., a senior manager at the Ford Motor Company’s Rouge Plant in Detroit, Michigan, told attorney (and professor of criminal justice) Doug Weldon in August of 1993, in a tape recorded conversation, that after reporting to work on Monday, November 25th, he discovered the JFK limousine – a unique, one-of-a-kind item that he unequivocally identified – in the Rouge Plant’s B building, with the interior stripped out and in the process of being replaced, and with the windshield removed. He was then contacted by one of the Vice Presidents of the division for which he worked, and directed to report to the glass plant lab, immediately. After knocking on the locked door (which he found most unusual), he was let in by two of his subordinates and discovered that they were in possession of the windshield that had been removed from the JFK limousine. They had been told to use it as a template, and to make a new windshield identical to it in shape – and to then get the new windshield back to the B building for installation in the Presidential limousine that was quickly being rebuilt. Whitaker told Weldon (quoting from the audiotape of the 1993 interview): “And the windshield had a bullet hole in it, coming from the outside through…it was a good, clean bullet hole, right straight through, from the front. And you can tell, when the bullet hits the windshield, like when you hit a rock or something, what happens? The back chips out and the front may just have a pinhole in it…this had a clean round hole in the front and fragmentation coming out the back.” Whitaker told Weldon that he eventually became superintendent of his division and was placed in charge of five plant divisions. He also told Weldon that the original windshield, with the bullet hole in it, had been broken up and scrapped – as ordered – after the new windshield had been made.”

    https://www.lewrockwell.com/2012/06/douglas-p-horne/photographic-evidence-of-bullet-hole-in-jfk-limousine-windshield-hiding-in-plain-sight/

  4. Top AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages

    What a noble vision.
    Marc Andreessen, cofounder of the massive venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz — which has its fingers in pretty much every pie in tech — has revealed an eyebrow-raising detail in his “techno-optimist” vision of the future.

    In a recent tweet, the American billionaire investor casually proclaimed that AI must “crash” everyone’s wages before it can deliver us an economic utopia — one that’ll definitely happen, and certainly not create a permanent underclass of have-nots.

    “A world in which human wages crash from AI — logically, necessarily — is a world in which productivity growth goes through the roof, and prices for goods and services crash to near zero,” Andreessen wrote. “Consumer cornucopia. Everything you need and want for pennies.”

    So fret not, lowly laborer: you may be destined for financial ruin, but paradise is right around the corner. Pinky promise….

    https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-investor-goal-crash-human-wages

    1. So far, it may crash a few jobs, jobs women like, but as to reality, well, not so much as one single ball-bearing has been brought to market without massive human intervention, and we’re a long way from prices crashing to near zero for most stuff.
      That being said, paper matches were near zero before the screeching safety Karens inflated the price of smokes by about 1000%.

  6. DeepSeek-R1 14B Running Locally On Linux – Technology Overview

    https://odysee.com/@LinuxRenaissance:1/DeepSeek:0

    FTV: “…Here’s the thing with free software and open source: Nothing can be censored. Literally. So if the model I have downloaded today is censored, then in half a day from now, there will be another model that is completely uncensored. ..”

    1. I have a question about your own (local) AI. Does it learn? Who teaches it? If it belongs to you (your version is unique) how does it advance from correcting your spelling to doing your taxes to designing a Mars rover?

      1. 1. Does it learn?
        -Yes, you can train it with other AIs right now. Folk are working on training it with FOSS training sets.
        2. Who teaches it?
        -Other AIs, in this case OpenLLamA.
        3. If it belongs to you (your version is unique) how does it advance from correcting your spelling to doing your taxes to designing a Mars rover?
        – I don’t understand how ownership implies uniqueness? I can own a shovel that isn’t unique. I still own it. If you wish to make a simple spell check, well, that training set no doubt already exists. If you want to design a Mars rover, well, you’d need another training set composed of lots of engineering papers.

    1. The problem with clicking onto the link is that one has to take a look at that hefty load.

      2. My apologies.

        That “body positivity” is a thing is yet another sign of rampant mental illness in the culture.

        1. “My apologies.

          That “body positivity” is a thing is yet another sign of rampant mental illness in the culture.”

          Yeah, those legs will scar my memory for little while, for sure… 🙁

    2. A former boyfriend (circa 1980) dumped me because I was “too fat” at 145 pounds. He went on to marry a very rich woman who topped the scales at 300 lbs. She was so big, she could only wear flip-flops (could not bend over to put on her shoes) and she “needed” a big American car so that she could put the seat back as far as possible to allow her body between the seat and the steering wheel. I saw her in action. My sister who had many positive qualities, died last year because she was obese – at least 100 lbs. overweight. I do not think fat people should be glorified.
      I am also changing my posting name, as I discovered there is a trans-gender drag queen in Florida, who goes by the name of “Big Momma”. I will now use my initials for posting.

      1. “I am also changing my posting name, as I discovered there is a trans-gender drag queen in Florida, who goes by the name of “Big Momma”. I will now use my initials for posting.”

        The quality of your posts will no doubt remain the same, though. Respect.

      2. Please do us a favor and sign off your comments at the end with “Big Momma” for a little while.

        It will take us, me at least, a little while to get used to the name change an admired, respected, and valued commenter has made. Soon enough I, along with many others, will automatically read ‘JMM’ as ‘Big Momma’ and recall the history associated with that name.

        And don’t be surprised if you post as JMM and the response is “Well, Big Momma…” to let you know that your name may have changed, but the person is the same.

        Thanks, Big Momma.

      3. “Fight Fight Fight.”
        Don’t surrender an inch.
        Your name is fun.

        I worried like you but decided to still listen to Neil Young and I should have a capital in my name and I should add “man”,
        But I reasoned it shows I give a shit about what they say if I do and it’s a scalp I would surrender no matter how insignificant.
        “F” them.

    4. If I was the judge, I’d tell fatso there is a simple solution; call for a half ton pickup, or even better call a towing company with a flatbed truck (so they can secure the load with straps).

    1. Arrest everyone involved. Give them ten years in prison under 8 USC 1324. That is the law that is being broken.

      1. “Arrest everyone involved. Give them ten years in prison under 8 USC 1324. That is the law that is being broken.”

        Absolutely. The Democrats, the MSM and their activist supporters seem most upset by the fact that while ICE is apprehending known criminal (and /or terrorist) illegal immigrants, regular illegal immigrants are also being caught and deported.

        1. All illegals are criminals. There is a matter of degree. Even the illegal who otherwise has a squeaky-clean record has broken at least one law by entering the U.S. illegally.

    1. What does one do when not working for the government. Well, maybe go to “work” somewhere and produce something of value for your time and effort.

  14. Last week DeepSeek AI was announced, an open source model that is better than OpenAI.

    This week Alibaba has announced a new AI model that exceeds DeepSeek.

    Next week my Grandmother is announcing a new AI model that will make Alibaba’s AI look like a used cardboard box. China is trolling the US high tech industry as it rapidly takes over the auto industry, having taken over the critical and rare earth metals industries as the US wonders if it should keep Tik Tok.

    1. That sounds awesome. So happy for your grandmother! I was chatting with my neighbor’s little Frenchie yesterday and he informed me that he is also developing a new AI app for dogs. He’s calling it Bark GPT!

      1. My Grandmother is finding the timing of her new project a bit inconvenient (she has been deceased since 2006) but AI formed a company on her behalf (RecDec Corporation – an acronym for recently deceased) and she was told she only needs a press release to kick off the investor round (which I am helpfully looking after).

        “RecDec Corporation (“RecDec” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the release of its new AI platform code-named AI-AI-O version 2.0, a robust open source AI platform that keeps pace with OpenAI and many other recently announced platforms while running off a Commodore 64 (or equivalent) in combination with RecDec’s proprietary Disk Operating System (or DOS). The Company also announces it will discontinue its previous AI-AI-O version 1.0 which failed to achieve consciousness. RecDec is actively seeking investors for this exciting development. Interested parties can contact the VP of Corporate Development at the corner of Main Street and Highway 7 in Rockwood, Ontario during the office hours of 11:45 am – 12:15 pm”.

    1. “Times of Isreal
      “New Zealand requires Israelis to disclose IDF service details as condition for entry”

      Disclosing military service as they do to citizens of *every* nation applying for a visa. Nice try.

    2. New Zealand and Australia are becoming shithole countries. Fascist dystopian nightmares. I once wanted to visit both, but until they return to sanity I won’t bother.

      1. I too wanted to visit them but wrote them off because of their way-over-the-top draconian measures during the covid scamdemic.

        England is out of the question as well because it has quickly become an even worse dystopian shithole.

        I’d write off Canada too but I have family and friends there.

        1. Plus Canada’s “Justice” Minister didn’t manage to enact his anti-blasphemy law, Bill C-63, because Shiny Pony prorogued parliament.

  16. The libranos have a strategy to keep themselves in power. They’ve obviously been in talks with the ndp and the Bong has tried on a pair of big boy pants but cant decide which side to ‘dress’ on.

    He inked a nuke deal with Poland. What’s next a trade mission to China? The libranos are attempting to make themselves look tough on Trump. They need time tho so I’m thinking they’ll agree to almost any condition the ndp demand to keep the support going.

    Canadians are worried about Trump and they should be. ‘Things ain’t what they used to be’, as Duke used to say. Voters have forgotten the ‘axe the tax’ slogan. It’s a new game and the libranos are convinced they’re in it.

  17. “Gaddafi refused to do the bidding of the Rothschild-centered global banking cartel in 5 areas:

    • A Gaddafi-Centered African Union With A Common Currency
    • A Gaddafi-Run Central Bank Of Libya
    • A Gaddafi-Holding Of 150 Tons Of Gold
    • A Gaddafi-Run Libyan Oil Industry
    • A Gaddafi-Run ‘Blue-Gold’ Water Reserves”

    https://www.realjewnews.com/?p=666

  19. Heard on the radio this morning that Canada will announce a spending package to compensate Canadians affected by Trump’s pending tariffs. Specifics are not yet available and it wasn’t clear whether all affected industries would be compensated or just selected industries. Regardless, the compensation is expected to reach levels not seen since the Pandemic (think inflation). I’m sensing the Liberal election platform unfolding.

    1. Multiple FIB agents who called in sick w/ the ‘Blue Flu’ should have their asses canned tomorrow.

      1. At least they flagged themselves as part of the progressive fifth column deep state.

        If they are canned they get severance.

        I just think the FBI should just open an office in Point Barrow, AK to transfer them to and should they choose to quit instead then they shouldn’t get any severance.

    1. We’re only into week 2 of the Trump Administration and only a few of the cabinet picks have been confirmed. The Attorney General position is still pending.

      Just a hunch, but I think the U of M may come to regret their action somewhere not too far down the road.

    2. Yep – just ignore a warrant. A good way to get dental work from the concrete. Maybe not the best advice.

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