"Stop, or I'll say 'Stop' again."

Haven't seen this before. Credits of film from major Hollywood studio beg AI companies to pretty please not train on it: Eponysterically, the movie was "Caught Stealing (2025)".
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DNA Lounge Update, Wherein you get a bird's eye view

My latest big dumb art project is hand-crafted, bespoke QR codes.

"Hey Kate, tell him about the QR."
"There's an Olympic sized QR code on the roof. Take the stairs over there."
"Yeah. Sure."

So yeah, I painted a 25' QR code on the roof. And like the Nazca lines of Peru, it can only be properly scanned from Heaven.

https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2025/09/23.html?utm_source=sp_ma

Who do I know who is local and has a drone? I need some brief, specific, outdoor aerial video of DNA Lounge, for important comedy purposes. Email me, please.
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fail2ban.

Dear Lazyweb, My jail.local has an "ignoreip" setting that is thousands of lines long, because reasons. I would like to put those lists of IP addresses in separate files instead of inlining them all in the same place. What's the easiest way...
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Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released 30 years ago today.

This version introduced a number of new features:

• Plugins! This was the first time a web page could make sound, via RealAudio.
• Incremental display of progressive JPEGs on slow dialup connections.
• Animated GIFs that were actually useful.
• HTML frames.
• JavaScript! That wasn't my fault, but you still have my apologies.
• And of course my baby, the first release of Netscape Mail and News:

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Yet another Space-X vehicle explodes.
Billionaire ketamine enthusiast unavailable for comment.

Pilot dies after plane carrying nearly 200kg of SpaceX-branded cocaine crashes in remote Brazil:
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Just heard a solar panel repeatedly screaming at an empty parking lot, "You are trespassing!! Please leave the area immediately!!"

It had ED-209 voice, in case you were wondering what phase of dystopia we're in.
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Worst Kirk.

The Nation goes hard: "It's a choice to write an obituary that begins 'Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.'"

Charlie Kirk's Legacy Deserves No Mourning:
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Qualifying Conditions.

Pro tip for Californians: If you try to get a COVID-19 vaccine at Walgreens, they will ask you if you have a condition that puts you at high risk, and what it is.

The correct answer is "smoking".

Who said cigarettes are bad for you?

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The "School Shooting Industry"

According to the market research firm Omdia, the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing. "The school safety and security industry has grown rapidly over the past...
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