July 19Jul 19 comment_970922 Here's a fascinating (at least to me) series of lectures by one of my heroes - Richard Feynman. These are all about an hour long, and I was enjoying his engaging talks about diverse topics. For example, below. You get a flash at the beginning that I missed. But at the bottom it is Feynman Reborn, an AI Feynman, along with unmistakably his voice. There is a list of publications at the bottom (for example the Feynman Lectures on Physics). There is a series of these, and the only real hint that something is up is if you look at the background. I think that the authors of the AI Feynman left a really weird background to give a sense of the unreality of the superb AI Feynman. Report
July 19Jul 19 comment_970931 Yes I know. But it is nonetheless exceptionally persuasive.There is a time oddity though. The AI Feynman talks about dark matter (which was around as a measured thing well before he died) and Dark Energy, which postdated his death.I'd clearly forgotten that Feynman died aged 69 (from cancer). Reputedly his last words were "This dying is boring" Report
July 23Jul 23 comment_970994 Sometimes you just want to watch a man repair a kitchen knife - there are a lot of fake restoration and repair videos online, but this one is like relaxing ASMR - never abuse a fine knife like this: Edited July 23Jul 23 by HiWire Report
July 28Jul 28 comment_971096 Rick sitting down with a couple of kids.Looking forward to the release this week. Report
August 1Aug 1 comment_971188 Ha, I just came out here to post this ... ^^ funny that they use Pat as the screen cap (second song) - but better than Trevor Horn I guess. :} We all get old together. Report
August 17Aug 17 comment_971457 44 years ago today the first CD was produced.Related: https://pitchfork.com/story/columbia-house-is-shutting-down/ Edited August 18Aug 18 by blessingx Report
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