# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657
**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
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6481 "2026-02-11T02:59:06Z")
Reads to me like she’s refusing contact and he doesn’t want to accept that.
At least he had the sense not to name her.
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### Author:  [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6482 "2026-02-11T03:11:21Z")
I wonder if he was unfaithful in the last week or so? Because from what I’ve heard, a lot of sex goes on among the athletes during the Olympics. And isn’t that subject to the Las Vegas Rule (what happens in the athletes’ village stays in the athletes’ village)?
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### Author:  [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6483 "2026-02-11T03:13:20Z")
Article says he said it was three months ago.
ETA: he might have done it again in the last week, of course; although I’m not sure if it would still count as being unfaithful if she’s called the relationship off, which again is what it reads like to me.
ETA again — that supposed rule would only apply to people who’ve agreed with their partners that it does. Or, I suppose, to those who have at the time no partner to make such an agreement with.
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6484 "2026-02-11T04:32:37Z")
Numbskulls on Twitter are trying to use Grok to solve the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping.
> **[World's Dumbest People Think They Can Solve the Nancy Guthrie Ransom Case...](https://gizmodo.com/worlds-dumbest-people-think-they-can-solve-the-nancy-guthrie-ransom-case-with-grok-2000720373)**
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> "Hey @grok remove the kidnapper's mask and show us what he looks like."
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### Author:  [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6485 "2026-02-11T13:49:39Z")
As long as Grok looks around the internet, finds that musk’s and trump’s faces are the most common ones around, and delivers nicely generated AI images of trump and musk each dressed like that guy in that scene it’ll be perfect.
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### Author:  [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6486 "2026-02-11T18:22:59Z")
Maybe they should inform the police about this cutting-edge technology!
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### Author:  [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6487 "2026-02-12T02:04:29Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#):
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> ETA again — that supposed rule would only apply to people who’ve agreed with their partners that it does.
Not even. The point of the rule is that the partner doesn’t need to know. Shitty way to treat your partner, but as common as mud.
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### Author:  [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6488 "2026-02-12T02:31:24Z")
Assuming that the girlfriend already knows, and he’s trying to atone, admitting guilt in a high-visibility context sounds to me like a bold, but potentially rational, move.
> [@Smapti](#):
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> Numbskulls on Twitter are trying to use Grok to solve the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping.
Why am I getting flashbacks to Enemy of the State?
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6489 "2026-02-12T02:42:42Z")
The people who think Grok can “unmask” the kidnapper are basically doing the equivalent of pointing at a blurry photo on a computer screen and shouting “Enhance!”
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### Author:  [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6490 "2026-02-12T02:50:47Z")
But it always works on TV!!?!. And all but instantly on CSI:Whateverthefuck.
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6491 "2026-02-12T03:37:00Z")
> [@Smapti](#):
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> The people who think Grok can “unmask” the kidnapper are basically doing the equivalent of pointing at a blurry photo on a computer screen and shouting “Enhance!”
That’s not going to work. You have to press the “Enhance” key at the same time.
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### Author:  [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6492 "2026-02-12T03:45:35Z")
You may need an [extra set of hands for that](https://youtu.be/u8qgehH3kEQ?si=fJz3TrPY_DBg8QVL).
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6493 "2026-02-13T03:34:48Z")
Remember the Super Bowl ad for Ring that demonstrated how it could be exploited by stalkers and ICE?
Amazon is cancelling that partnership after it turns out consumers don’t WANT to live in an AI-powered Panopticon.
> **[Amazon's Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash](https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/12/amazons-ring-cancels-flock-partnership-amid-super-bowl-ad-backlash.html)**
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> Ring's decision to cancel its partnership with Flock comes as tech companies face growing pressure to reexamine their work with federal agencies.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6494 "2026-02-13T15:31:30Z")
It would be wonderful for locating lost pets.
[Maxwell Smart] If only they used their genius for niceness instead of evil. [/MS]
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### Author:  [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6495 "2026-02-13T17:16:02Z")
> [@](#):
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> In response to the scrutiny of its Search Party tool, Daniels said Ring built the feature “with strong privacy protections from the start.” Ring users can decide on a case-by-case basis whether they want to share videos with a pet owner who initiates a Search Party, she said.
It’s still not entirely clear to me whether a Ring user has to specifically opt out in order for its videos to not be automatically shared with the lost dog owner.
i don’t use any of the popular home security camera devices/systems like Ring, Nest, Wyze, Blink etc., mostly because of subscriptions being mandatory to get the best features. The idea of them potentially sharing images or video with law enforcement without my consent is not a plus either. I’d likely send relevant stuff to police if they asked.
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### Author:  [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6496 "2026-02-13T17:59:38Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> It would be wonderful for locating lost pets.
> **[Give Us Access to Your Ring Camera and Maybe We’ll Find Your Dog](https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/give-us-access-to-your-ring-camera-and-maybe-well-find-your-dog)**
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> “A new feature from Ring Camera is causing a stir online. The AI-powered ‘search party’ feature helps locate lost pets, but some are questioning it...
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6497 "2026-02-13T19:20:01Z")
Yes, I saw the commercial during the Super Bowl. And in a perfect world, it would be a good thing. But the way it would actually be used is bad, which prompted Maxwell Smart.
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### Author:  [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6498 "2026-02-13T19:24:33Z")
“Give Us Access to Your Ring Camera and Maybe We’ll Find Your Dog”
Article title is misleading. Should say, “Give Us Access to Your Ring Camera and Maybe We’ll Find _Someone Else’s_ Dog”.
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### Author:  [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6499 "2026-02-13T19:27:44Z")
Give us access to your Ring camera or the dog gets it.
[ ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/National_Lampoon_%28magazine%29_cover_%E2%80%93_January_1973.jpg)
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### Author:  [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/6500 "2026-02-13T19:57:55Z")
It’s more like “Give us access to your Ring camera and maybe we’ll find your dog, _and also your ex-girlfriend who walks that dog_”.
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