# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 302
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6021 "2025-11-28T14:53:58Z")
Until somebody typos the address and puts Malden’s zip code next to the word “Medford” or vice versa. Or they get a driver with lysdexia. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6022 "2025-11-28T15:15:31Z")
I guess, if the Malden address was a new customer. Presumably they only enter the address into the system once, not on each delivery. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6023 "2025-11-28T15:27:02Z")
We’re all grasping at straws a bit to know how this location confusion happened. I’m just spit-ballin’. Of course we all know of package deliveries (UPS, Amazon, etc.) that end up at the wrong address. That’s all computerized too. Drivers still find ways to mess it up. Despite all the nav apps, scanning of barcodes, etc., packages still end up in wacky (or unknown) places. The product here is different but the deliver-to-house dynamic is identical. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6024 "2025-11-28T15:54:27Z")
Oh sure, I’m just saying there had to be a lot of different errors/negligence to get 385 gallons of red #2 into that basement. Tank removal company didn’t seal or remove fill pipe. Inspector didn’t flag above & require them to fix it. Driver wound up at wrong address. Driver didn’t notice absence of whistling from vent pipe. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6025 "2025-11-29T16:32:32Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > You could fill a dozen threads like this with Dumbass Things School Boards Did. I’ve witnessed a lot of board stupidity dating back to my time as a reporter. > > But what Fayette County (KY) school board members are now trying to push through is about the dumbest I’ve ever seen. A majority is trying to prevent dissenting board members from speaking to the news media. The proposal (to be voted on at their next meeting): > > > [@](#): > > > > “Board members who voted in the minority on a matter, yet where the motion was approved by majority vote, shall not use subsequent media inquiries as a forum to reiterate or revive their dissenting position. The appropriate time for expressing opposing views is during board discussion while the motion is under consideration. Once a vote is taken and a decision is made, board members are expected to respect and support the collective decision of the board. In such instances, if contacted by the media, individual board members should issue no comment and direct inquiries to the board chair.” > > Yo, dingbats! Ever hear of the First Amendment? You’re going to be one lawsuit away from utter humiliation. > > The board, which oversees school matters in one of the biggest districts in the state (Lexington and environs) has already made an ass of itself over fiscal mismanagement and dubious entertainment spending by administrators, and is facing a potential state audit. Trying to silence internal criticism is just rancid icing on the cake. > > It’s probably paywalled, but an editorial about their latest moronic proposal can be found [here](https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/linda-blackford/article313102389.html#storylink=cpy). Update: Board members decided not to vote on the speech restriction policy at the November school board meeting, and district officials announced that the proposal had been shelved. At least one parent quizzed the board at the meeting about who came up with the idea, but no one would own up to it. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6026 "2025-11-30T05:53:06Z")
Anime fans are raging mad at Amazon after they decided to use AI instead of hiring actual voice actors for the English dub of an anime called _Banana Fish_. There’s a clip in this Bluesky link and you need to see it to understand why, because it’s _baaaaaaaad_. How anyone thought this was releaseable in quality is baffling. > **[LittleKuriboh (@littlekuriboh.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/littlekuriboh.bsky.social/post/3m6pzmn6sok2e)** > > The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them > > A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element. > > \[contains quote post or other... ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6027 "2025-11-30T09:19:55Z")
I’ve seen posts on Threads of someone suggesting that the Titanic sinking was a conspiracy- it was actually the Olympic that was sunk as an insurance scam. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6028 "2025-11-30T14:23:21Z")
I’ve heard that theory before and even if it was the case, I kind of struggle to see why it would matter. It was still a tragedy of _olympic_ proportions and doesn’t actually make anything better that the ship may have had a different name. It’s also just dumb for practical purposes. I wonder how easy it would be to actually aim for an iceberg and guarantee the ship sinks? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6029 "2025-12-02T00:00:32Z")
Google Gemini presents the floor plan for the house of the future - 3 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms (2 with.no toilet), a “master room” outside, no front door, and an open kitchen with 7 sinks but no oven or fridge. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xrpkxc6e3ir3bv7whdv6yg4i/bafkreiduybpxzgopfxw65h7jo37g62gsownlkcifzzjqg7s7sd6tucbbxq@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xrpkxc6e3ir3bv7whdv6yg4i/bafkreiduybpxzgopfxw65h7jo37g62gsownlkcifzzjqg7s7sd6tucbbxq@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6030 "2025-12-02T00:08:09Z")
I’d like a gallery hall. That sounds fancy. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6031 "2025-12-02T00:13:35Z")
If you look closely, it’s actually a gallery halll. The extra L is for Luxury. I do like that you’ve got options when it comes to the necessarily- there’s a powder room, a master roksn, a coat bath, a guest bath, a Jack & Jil fun bah, and a bedroom AND full bath in one! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6032 "2025-12-02T00:19:56Z")
I’m sitting in a bar with fox “news” on the telly. Thankfully the sound is off but the closed captions are on. Their talking heads are the stupidest MFers _on_ not _in_ the news. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6033 "2025-12-02T00:26:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Google Gemini presents the floor plan for the house of the future - 3 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms (2 with.no toilet), a “master room” outside, no front door, and an open kitchen with 7 sinks but no oven or fridge. What is that in the bottom right corner? It looks like a series of parallel narrow stalls… Is that a stable? I also find it interesting that AI still has massive problems with English text. Most of it is okay, but there is a “MASTER ROISN” above the “HUGE WAX CLOSET”. And there is a “FUh Bah #2” above the “Full Bsth #3” on the right side. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6034 "2025-12-02T00:33:29Z")
I use ChatGPT as an aid when I’m writing role-playing game adventures. For an upcoming Daggerheart game (a fantasy RPG, similar to Dungeons & Dragons), I wanted to detail the layout of a three-story manor house that will play an important role in the adventure. I gave ChatGPT a list of what rooms I wanted, and a picture of the house’s exterior, and asked it to generate floor plans. It failed miserably: it gave me completely differently shaped floor plans from floor to floor, most of the labels were nonsense words, and it wasn’t even close to the shape of the exterior picture. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6035 "2025-12-02T00:33:48Z")
My son was watching an AI YouTube video the other day of a home design for a continually growing population of children. It started at one child and went up to one million. It stacked the masses of kids up in bunks like little sardines. While visually attractive, it wasn’t the least practical. My son watches primarily two kinds of videos: videos made by autistic people, and AI. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference, but I’m confident in this case. (I guess there’s a third category: space and physics videos, like watching various objects get smushed by a hydraulic press.) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6036 "2025-12-02T00:35:34Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > What is that in the bottom right corner? It looks like a series of parallel narrow stalls… Is that a stable? I think Gemini might have lost track of the assignment at that point and decided to draw a sliding door. The poster tried asking Grok if it could do better and, well… > > [@Atamasama](#): > > And there is a “FUh Bah #2” above the “Full Bsth #3” on the right side. A Jack & Jil Fuh Bah at that. Which I assume means that if you try to use it you’ll probably fall and crack your skull open. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6037 "2025-12-02T00:39:05Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I think Gemini might have lost track of the assignment at that point and decided to draw a sliding door. Okay, I thought maybe that was what it was going for, but it’s so out-of-place that I wasn’t 100% sure. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6038 "2025-12-02T00:45:09Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > What is that in the bottom right corner? It looks like a series of parallel narrow stalls… Is that a stable? I thought at first maybe that’s supposed to indicate stairs? But the scale is wholly out of proportion. The whole thing is like this one huge erratic space surrounded by random small pieces. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6039 "2025-12-02T01:00:22Z")
With our site documentation software I take a video scan of a home and it will generate a pretty accurate floorplan, supposedly with ‘AI’. Not sure what that entails. I take some reference measurements and scale everything to that. Its very useful, especially for 90’s homes with angles everywhere. Its the only place on my life that AI has proven to be a useful thing and not just a broken gimmick shoved down my throat. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6040 "2025-12-02T01:02:12Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > My son was watching an AI YouTube video the other day of a home design for a continually growing population of children. It started at one child and went up to one million. It stacked the masses of kids up in bunks like little sardines. While visually attractive, it wasn’t the least practical. There’s a practical way to house one million children? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=301) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657.md?page=303)