2024 archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog: How about your night watchman?
The closed caption: How about your knife watchman?
The artificial intelligence: Shall we say, not as sharp as a knife?
Devolution 0
In the midst of a longer article about Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy, AL.com’s John Archibald makes what methinks is a apt observation in this age of clicks and likes and X cretions (and X cretins):
Follow the link for context.
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Reprise 0
Farron makes a persuasive case that Donald Trump has made racism acceptable great again.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
My Daddy fought Nazis in the Ardennes.
Were he still with us, he would be–er–somewhat distressed to find home-grown Nazis on the homefront betraying the very cause that he fought for.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness bags another trophy.
In a post on Facebook, the LDWF said Roberto Garcia, 61, was hit by a .45-caliber muzzleloader around 8:45 a.m. The shooter claimed he was aiming at a deer and did not realize Garcia was behind the animal due to dense vegetation.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
It seems that we may be witnessing the greening of Antarctica. Here’s a bit from the report at SFGate:
And, in related news . . . .
Climate change doesn’t care whether you are a climate change denier. It’s just gonna keep on keepin’ on, and I fear we are well past the tipping point.
The Courage of His Conniptions 0
John Amato points out that a self-proclaimed “independent thinker” who proclaims that he will do as ordered is not that independent a thin–oh, never mind..
Meet the Swamp King . . . 0
. . . and his swamp things.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
Leo Chavez and Dan Simmons:
It’s not artificial intelligence. . . . It’s enhanced automation.
The relevent discussion takes place at about the one hour 20 minute mark.
(And, yeah, I”m behind on some the podcasts I regularly listen to.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, someone decides to play with a portable phallus and is taken aback when it discharges upon someone else.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation . . . .” 0
Submitted for your consideration . . . .
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog: I don’t really know the origins of this.
The closed caption: I don’t really know the oranges of this.
The oranges: Nonexistent.
The words: They fail me.
(By the way, follow the link and watch the episode. It’s grab bag of miscellany, as David responds to comments.)
