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I chuckled at that line too.

If the AI art can spit out art that looks like the commercial product then it was either trained on the copyrighted works or on art that was infringing. So you can tell by the existence of anything copyrighted existing in the output.

Also, fuck copyright for being waaaay to long and abused by companies to stifle creativity.

The trombone drop at the end was glorious.

The big divide in the US is not so much between Republicans and Democrats as between people who invest and people who don’t.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

She also came across as ditzy, not creepily malicious.

Is he acting weirder than normal? I honestly can't tell the difference.

You know what has a longer wait time?

Not having medical coverage.

Calm down, I just have a different preference than you.

"Everyone else should be subjected to my preferences" is also a child's argument.

If i wanted a Mac I would buy one. They are great for people who like them, but their extremely integrated environment is used to justify exclusive software and hardware requirements that I don't want to be limited to. Windows forcing an online account is aping Apple and I hate it.

The sentiment is good, but you can easily avoid the rust and stickiness by using enough oil while cooking and if the surface is damaged wash it with soap and then if there is any bare metal heat it with a tiny amount of oil to remove the moisture and wipe out excess before putting it away. If no metal is showing and water is beading up, just dry with a towel!

I think a ublock origin filter is messing with my inbox.

It feels like you just seized on an opportunity to lecture about racism and deny the existence of literally any other factor being possible except for race.

You asked for an explanation and I provided it, then explained in further detail when you dismissed it. If that feels like being lectured, maybe you shouldn't ask for explanations.

I see you haven't given up on the explanation you pulled out of thin air to avoid the obvious explanation of racism. Why are you so dedicated to dismissing racism? Do you feel personally attacked by Florida's legal system being criticized for its racism?

Not every third degree felony is identical to every other third degree felony. There are ones where the circumstances of the case are going to warrant a longer sentence, and those are probably going to overlap with the ones where the circumstances of the case would warrant charging a juvenile as an adult.

You are assuming that what leads to a child being charged as an adult is the curcumstances of the crime, and that they will have a longer sentence for those lesser charges instead of different charges that reflect the sentence.

My assumption that the trend in this article is based on racism is because that is absolutely a thing that happens. Here's an article that covers just how racist Florida is for charging minors in general and charging them as adults.

The number of direct file cases among Black teens is also disproportionate to the overall juvenile arrests.

In FY 2020-21, there were 19,086 juveniles arrested statewide; 46% were Black, 37% were white and 16% were Latinx.

Yet, Black juveniles comprised 61% of the children transferred to adult courts.

“The racial disparities in direct file cases are still real and significant, so that is a real problem,” McCoy said.

Why in your theory doesn’t that happen for 1st and 2nd degree felonies?

Because longer sentences don't have as much proportional variance as a shorter sentence.

When a sentencing range is 1-5 years, some people will have sentences that are 5 times as long as others. When the sentencing range is 25-40 years, nobody will have a sentence that is even twice the duration of someone else.

I understand the point you are trying to make on math. I am saying your point is based on flawed assumptions.

Yes, I am also saying that racism and sexism are the most likely explanation for any disproportionate outcome when looking at the legal system. Single judges might have their own personal variance, but when looking at state levels and above it always ends up being racism or sexism that drives the trends.

What is more likely is that more of the minors who are charged as adults are minorities, which is already known to result in disproportionately longer sentences. That is aligned with racist assumptions that minorities commit more crimes or the way they commit crimes is worse.

So as long as we are both speculating, mine is based on actual disproportionate outcomes in criminal sentencing and yours is based on an assumption that the disparity had a logical explanation. Disproportionate sentencing tends to be based on racism and sexism, not reasonable logic.

Because if you are selecting for more serious circumstances, higher charges would apply. Giving them a lesser charge, but a longer sentence, doesn't make sense.

That is the entire point of the article, disproportionate sentencing for the same charges.

Which is a bit time consuming and takes a little practice, but is a pretty great feature for getting a pan back into working condition in situations where a steel or aluminum pan might be ruined.

I had a few imperfections on a lodge that were catching the spatula, but too big to just knock off with said spatula. After a light 5 minute sanding with an orbital sander, a wash, and a couple hours for the new seasoning to bake on it was back in business.

Now it is my favorite cast iron pan!

(I cook most things on ceramic non-stick though)

The cast iron subreddit drama is one of the few things I miss from reddit. Even got me to buy a few more and cook more often with them!