Too Stupid for Words category archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Courting disaster? Why, on bended knee.
Above the Law reports on a “hallucinated” A. I. precedent that, had it not been caught by an appeals court, would have led to a wrong outcome. Here’s a bit:
And, in more news of our wandering blithely and stupidly into a singularity of our own making . . . .
Where is Neo now that we need him?
Influencer Idiocy 0
Who cares about the effects on others when you can get clicks and likes?
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
“The Big White Lines” 0
Sam and the crew find themselves somewhat taken aback by a Louisiana legislator’s bill to ban contrails (or, to use wingnut conspiracy lingo, “chem trails”).
The stupid. It burns.
Devolution 0
Apparently, there is a growing group of supposedly educated persons who don’t believe in the existence of germs. (I’m certain that the germs just can’t wait to make their acquaintance.)
We are a society of stupider.
Our Society Is in Decay 0
Exhibit One: Florida Man.
Afterthought:
I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to posit that today’s Republican Party has abandoned the concept of “promoting the general welfare.”
The Casting Grouch 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini thinks he knows why Donald Trump is filling his maladministration with unqualified Fox News personalities. Here’s a bit of his theory:
The Sword of Dummycles 0
It turns out that the Force wasn’t actually with him.
The Dolly Parting 0
Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s becoming obsessed with the idea that children only need one or two dolls as a response to his tariffs leading to higher costs and shortages.
The New Isolationism 0
By imposing his tariffs, Trump is, for all practical purposes, putting the United States behind a self-imposed isolationist blockade.
Michael in Norfolk runs the numbers. A snippet:
Because isolationism worked so well the last time . . . .
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Capable of scuttling a legitimate research project because, though the intelligence may be artificial, the stupid is real?