Ben

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Deep Space Nine title card that says “The Waitress Is Getting Married”
Album cover of Lute Music of John Dowland, performed by Ronn McFarlane. McFarlane seems to be laying down with his head resting on his hand, looking into the camera in a way that I’m forced to describe as smoldering.
Faust, Part Two Faust: The Second Part of the Tragedy (German: Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil in fünf Akten.) is the second part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was published in 1832, the year of Goethe's death.
macrumors.com OpenAI Alleges DeepSeek Used Its Models for AI Training Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:28 am PST by Tim Hardwick OpenAI says it has uncovered evidence that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used its proprietary models to train a competing open-source model, potentially violating the company's terms of service.
Other attacks, assassination attempts, and plots Andrew Jackson January 30, 1835: Just outside the Capitol Building, a house painter named Richard Lawrence attempted to shoot President Andrew Jackson with two pistols, both of which misfired. Later somebody tried the two pistols and both worked fine.
The First Amendment protects an individual’s freedom of speech and expression. However, private companies can enact codes of conduct for the greater good of their customers. Most restaurants, for instance, prohibit bare feet, and some nightclubs don’t allow athletic wear and baseball caps. Unsure about the appropriateness of your travel outfit? Check the airline’s contract of carriage. Or use Harteveldt’s test: “Would you wear that if you were going to confession or visiting a friend in the hospital?”