The New Coffee Room

https://imaginationlibrary.com/about-us/

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, ...

I have just learnt that such a program exists. Not available in my area, but what a nice idea!

Its latest funding challenge (this part gets political): https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/28/dolly-parton-imagination-library-literacy-republicans/89318742007/

In some states, the Republicans have complained and said some of the books are not age appropriate. In Kentucky, they went from griping that some of the books aren’t printed in the United States to not explaining exactly what their trouble is.
They just cut the budget and didn't say why.

@jon-nyc said:

... the ideal of success from the standpoint of a Jewish mother circa 1985.

What is that ideal?

@jon-nyc said:

The importance of getting my engineering license.

Did you get an engineering license?

Five hours since the last update.
Partying with the ladyboys yet?

The important question is whether he uses a private email server.

@Klaus said:

What do you do to get to 4000kcal a day?

Would have been epic had the answer been "pies."

Get well soon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3e467ewqo

OpenAI has shut down Sora, its video generation service.

Since the platform's launch, Sora made $1.4m in global net in-app revenues, compared to $1.9bn over the same period for ChatGPT, ...

... it was "a resource black hole" with "limited monetisation".

"The platform struggled to prevent the creation of non-consensual imagery and realistic misinformation, not to mention major copyright infringement," ...

What's a bramble?

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ex-rapper-shah-sworn-nepal-prime-minister-after-sweeping-election-win-2026-03-27/

Ex-rapper Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win ...

This is one of his rap video from 3 years ago:

Kids doing gymnastics are not as interesting as the Internet, clearly. The bits that are interesting would be captured and shared on the Internet. Duh!

@mark said:

@LuFins-Dad said:

@mark said:

Ugh. Hire a freakin accountant.

And pay somebody $1800 to just do data entry into a $200 software program?

$1800??? Wow. My accountant is a bargain at $400.

$1,800 is more typical when an S-Corp is involved. $400 is fairly typical for the usual husband+wife joint return.

@taiwan_girl said:

Was TNCR named in the lawsuit also? #eek

It's a lawsuit about addiction. TNCR is clearly not addictive. Just ask @george-k , @jolly , @copper , @aqua-letifer , @brenda , etc.

@taiwan_girl said:
I have a good book. LOL

If not, you have TNCR. 55555

@jon-nyc said:

Lost a boat load of weight.

I suppose that means he’s running in 28.

Proof that running is good for losing weight.

OpenShit

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/florida-special-election-emily-gregory.html

Florida Democrats Win Special Election in Mar-a-Lago’s District

That's the Palm Beach district.

By the same measure, how long has the USA been "insolvent"?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/23/trump-east-coast-wind-farms-pay-france/

Trump administration to pay $1 billion to stop two East Coast wind farms

The Interior Department reached a settlement to pay France’s TotalEnergies not to pursue two offshore wind farms but direct the investments toward fossil fuels.

Someone please explain why this is a good idea.