Geek Stuff category archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Capable of perjury? You can swear on it.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Qualified to provide medical care? You must be hallucinating, because they most certainly are.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog (at the 31-minute mark): Masterminds, as you call them, don’t go around with illuminated foreheads.
The closed caption: Masterminds, as you call them, don’t go around with illuminated for-ets.
The intelligence: Artificial. The stupid: Real. The question: What the heck is a “for-et”?
Geeking Out 0
Debian v. 12 “Bookworm” with the Plasma desktop on a Thinkpenguin laptop. The wallpaper is from my collection.
The Crypto Con 0
Froma Harrop explains how it works. A snippet:
Follow the link for details.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Without precedent? Just ask these lawyers.
DOGE Ball 0
Security maven Bruce Schneier looks at how Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (which, incidentally, is not a government department in any legitimate sense of the term) has compromised federal computer systems and concludes that it can legitimately be considered a cyberattack on “the sinews of government.”
Here is a little bit from his article:
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
As trustworthy as that phone call telling you that you owe money to Walmart when you haven’t set foot in a Walmart in a decade?* You should be so lucky.
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*Based on a real life experience.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Seductively manipulative? Darn tootin.
That’s why Bruce Schneier favors truth in packaging:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
(Slightly edited for more snark 2025-02-05 14:17 EST.)
“Just the Fakes, Ma’am” 0
Security maven Bruce Schneier takes a look at why fact-checking fake memes on “social” media seems futile. A nugget:
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Up in your business? Darn tootin’.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog, spoken by a policeman: No fixed address.
The closed caption: I’ll fix the dress.
The dialog (in the same episode): Nottingham Shire?
The closed caption: Knotting, I’m sure.
The intelligence: Artificial.
The stupid: Real.
