blog.TO2d ago
Toronto restaurant serves mozzarella sticks so spicy you have to sign a waiver
A Toronto fried chicken joint churns out mozzarella sticks so spicy that diners have to sign a waiver before sinking their teeth in, but are they really worth it?The human species has some sort of sick fixation with pushing ourselves to the absolute limit of how much spice our taste buds can possibly handle, and I'm not too proud to ad...
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/04/daves-hot-chicken-toronto-worth-hype/
Mathrubhumi EnglishMar 18
US President Donald Trump issues 60-day Jones Act waiver to ease energy costs amid Middle East conflict and rising fuel prices https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/trump-suspends-jones-act-energy-costs-bfxxauaa?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DonaldTrump #waiver #straitofhormuz #IsraelIranwar
Mathrubhumi EnglishMar 6
A temporary US waiver on Russian oil was a measure to stabilize global markets, not a permit for India https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/india-russian-oil-imports-energy-security-strategy-d29z9lrb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #russianoil #india #us #waiver
Mathrubhumi EnglishMar 3
Major airports in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kolkata report significant flight cancellations https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/indian-airlines-waivers-middle-east-flight-disruptions-h3jdyacg?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #flight #waiver #israeliranconflict
Mathrubhumi EnglishMar 2
Property tax waiver limit increased from 500 sq ft to 700 sq ft https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/bmc-mumbai-property-tax-waiver-wbxiwu7a?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #mumbai #propertytax #waiver
Show threadNonilexFeb 2
The #waiver, which 2 former employees confirmed receiving & a copy of which was obtained by WaPo—was alarming to some members on the team, who had been hired to help shape how #xAI’s #chatbot #Grok responds to users. To some employees, it signaled a troubling new direction for a company launched “to accelerate human scientific discovery,” acc/to its website. Maybe now, they said they thought, it was willing to produce whatever #content might attract & keep users.
#law #regulation #Musk #tech #AI
Show threadNonilexFeb 2

Their jobs would require being exposed to “sensitive, violent, sexual and/or other offensive or disturbing content,” the #waiver said, emphasizing that such content “may be disturbing, traumatizing, and/or cause you psychological stress.” [JFC!]

#law #regulation #Musk #Grok #xAI #tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #content #moderation #safety #abuse #pedophilia

Show threadNonilexFeb 2

Weeks before #ElonMusk officially left his perch in government last spring, employees on the #human #data team of his #ArtificialIntelligence start-up #xAI received a startling #waiver from their employer, asking them to pledge to work with profane #content, including sexual material.

#law #regulation #tech #AI #Musk #Grok #moderation #safety #abuse #pedophilia

R.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 2

Freaking fiddlesticks!!

Now meetup.com requires a flipping #BindingArbitration clause to use their service.

So, what do I do? Stick to my guns and have no chance for a social life, or capitulate to the conniving, capricious capitalistic caper?

This is the stupidest timeline.

#Meeting #Arbitration #Waiver #shenanigans #BindingArbitrationClause

R.L. Dane    🍵 Feb 1

Holy crap, you can't even read an article on CNN without first agreeing to a #BindingArbitration clause.

Well hello, #Dillo!!!

#BindingArbitrationClause #Arbitration #shenanigans #waiver #DilloBrowser