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Grahame

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  1. Presenting your children's dystopian AI future. It's like no one involved in the product read "I Always Do What Teddy Says" by Harry Harrison, written in 1965. If you haven't either, someone copied the text of the short story here (show full description for text, on mobile) https://www.deviantart.com/aegiandyad/art/I-Always-Do-What-Teddy-Says-259013944 Academic reference: https://openpublishing.psu.edu/utopia/content/i-always-do-what-teddy-says
  2. A sports ball match. The super bowl, The Andy Sidaris movie of sporting events? Given that it's still nil-nil after 45 minutes elapsed (half time) it's almost like proper football!
  3. An Andy Sidaris movie buffering would definitely interrupt the narrative flow.
  4. https://www.speedtest.net/result/15864749683 1.2 Gbps down , overprovisioned to 1.4Gbps. looks about right. 2.5Gbps ports on Cable modem, WAN/LAN ports on router, switch and PC over Cat6 will do that. No Mid split here, yet, so still only 40Mbs up 😠 https://www.reddit.com/r/Comcast_Xfinity/wiki/knowledgebase/next-generation-internet/#wiki_west_division Still waiting for uncapped sonic.net fiber to get here. 😞 https://www.sonic.com/
  5. Grahame

    Iceland

    More geothermal activity Stay safe.
  6. Happy Birthday Jeff! Zap yourself up something nice, or watch an Andy Sidaris Movie!
  7. I survived the atmospheric river chicken curry https://patch.com/california/sanrafael/wind-gusts-topped-100-mph-marins-coastal-mountains
  8. Because we have enough genuine stupidity to go around?
  9. Maybe they should just rename it the Apple Darwin.
  10. RDT_20240203_154635.mp4 What could possibly go wrong?
  11. Happy Birthday, Adam! * * AI Image Prompt: "Adam, who has a Porsche Macan is going racing for his birthday while beating brent, a Mexican who crashes into things. Adam is enjoying his birthday." which then suggested this prompt: "Adam, who shares a passion for driving and adventure on the roads, celebrates his special day on a mission to outpace Brent in an exhilarating race"
  12. The Apple Macintosh turns 40 next week. https://computerhistory.org/exhibits/hello-the-mac-at-40/ https://computerhistory.org/events/insanely-great/ " Additional Information The event organizer has provided the following information: None About your tickets Virtual Access Ticket Thank you for registering! You are confirmed to join "Insanely Great: The Apple Mac at 40" online on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, starting at 7 p.m. PST. The event will be livestreamed via the Computer History Museum’s YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/computerhistory/live "
  13. "Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85 Dave Mills created NTP, the protocol that holds the temporal Internet together, in 1985." https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/inventor-of-ntp-protocol-that-keeps-time-on-billions-of-devices-dies-at-age-85/ https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-thorny-problem-of-keeping-the-internets-time RIP Dave Mills
  14. Speaking of algo's, SEO of meatspace? https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/16/the-tyranny-of-the-algorithm-why-every-coffee-shop-looks-the-same
  15. Hopefully you check the AI generated product text before submitting it. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/12/24036156/openai-policy-amazon-ai-listings
  16. ^ is that 'shopped, or is there really graffiti in your hood, @VPI ?
  17. Joanne made some shortbread and chocolate dog biscuits (not dog cookies) for book club. (And why are they dog biscuits not dog cookies?) Spoiler alert, the secret was silicone molds from Amazon.
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