Comment "anti fascist" (Score 1) 82
Gritty functions as both hockey mascot and anti-fascist meme
The irony meter goes up to 11.
Comment Re:Remember: AI just spews out stuff it was taught (Score 0) 38
and low bars for academic performances have been the norm for a long time.
Well yeah, came here to say that.
Plenty of real human education bigwigs are telling us every day not to be concerned about silly things like low test scores, not when important things like recycling and diversity are at hand!
Comment Kinda brilliant actually (Score 2, Insightful) 129
Instead, a sensor mounted on the inverter detects the powertrain's real mechanical vibrations, which are then amplified to create what the company describes as a natural, evolving tone that reflects how the car is being driven... a reactive soundtrack.
Pretty smart.
Mock all you like, but what's wrong with restoring some audio feedback about what's actually happening?
Comment Watch in amazement as 2025-ers learn ... (Score 1) 83
... that "Big Sale" doesn't always mean truly lower prices!
Comment Aren't ... (Score 1) 25
... free AI tools like one web browser request away?
(Okay, maybe not unlimited use of the latest models, but surely duck.ai will give you whatever a schoolkid might need/want?)
Comment Re:If only there was a way (Score 1) 45
If one felt really strongly about punishing Australia, one could always stop doing business with Australia.
But
Comment Environmental Annie again? (Score 1) 45
"Tomorrow, tomorrow, I luv ya, tomorrow, you're always, ten years, awaaaaaayyyy!"
Comment Re:Why exclude data centers? (Score 1) 83
there is some speculation that a lot of datacenters being built today will never actually be used at capacity, and may in fact never be used at all if the AI bubble pops.
So you're saying there will be a lot of cheap data centers available? Cool!
Comment I don't believe ... (Score 1) 83
... that the people investing in the AI bubble would be investing in nothing otherwise.
Nor do I believe that they would just be letting their money sit in a Scrooge McDuck money bin.
Comment LLMs ... (Score 1) 96
... are literally word salad.
Sometimes the salad they toss together is interesting and useful - surprisingly often, when, say, rigorous languages and well defined goals are involved (as in programming). But sometimes is it is just plausible sounding words strung together.
Why anybody would use an LLM for say weather reports or (un-double checked) travel advice is baffling. It's just a word machine.
Comment Re:Meanwhile ... (Score 1) 92
And who cares if this is actually true! Feelings are more important than facts. If it sounds true to you, and you feel deeply in your heard that it's true, the it is true.
I'm watching the Left cheer it on. Your gaslighting doesn't work.
Comment Re:Imagine (Score -1, Troll) 166
Maybe we'll even get a democratic system of government out of it
We have a democratic system of government. You just don't like some of the recent outcomes.
Believe it or not, "democracy" doesn't mean "only my party gets to win elections".
Comment So ... (Score 1) 166
... people who happen to be currently investing in AI just, er, wouldn't invest in anything?
Comment Will it ... (Score 1) 20
... make me a free Steamboat Willie era Mickey Mouse video that isn't stupid?
That would be better than any human has done so far with that.
Comment Re:Opera browser sold for $600m in Feb 2025 (Score 1) 74
In case you haven't heard, the browser was sold: The original owner probably wouldn't have done this.
'Opera Sells Browser Business to a Chinese Tech Group for $600 Million In a move that has sent shockwaves through the tech industry, Opera Software, the Norwegian company best known for its web browser, announced the sale of its browser business to a Chinese tech conglomerate for an astounding $600 million.'
Opera has been Chinese owned for quite a long time now.
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