I explored IBM campuses LONG before they were defunct. I was there when people roamed them halls and tunnels.

I had blueprints, and plans and I knew all the hidey holes.

Pretty much, physically boring. Tunnels were only for the pipes and wires. No big secrets or bunkers.

The only interesting stuff was on the raised floor; who was doing what and where.

That's all virtually gone. Not worth getting arrested anymore for that stuff in an old IBM data center. Its all in a different data center now.

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A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. - Quote Marcus Garvey

So many questions.

We've been told that without subscription models, you can't run a business as you'll never make the money.

We've been told you can't get funding to start a business without a recurring revenue model as no one will buy in.

Of course we all knew the reality. Its nice to see a company actually do this knowing their revenue won't be maxxed out, but it will still be a profitable business.

Can we get a car like this? Can we get congress to pass a law that says we can have a car like this?

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Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Europe developed the industrial revolution.

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Take chances, make mistakes. - Mary Tyler Moore

Only you and I know how poignant this comment is.

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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. - Buddha

XOXO xoxo to all Californians!

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I've lived in California for six years and I've never surfed. - Bill Skarsgard

Dinosaurs lived for 165 millionsish years. It took an asteroid to wipe them out. (non-avian of course)

Humans have been around for 100k, maybe a million or two depending on where you want to throw the dart.

Feels like humans will wipe out humans before an asteroid hits.

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“If something robotic can have responsibilities, then it should also have rights.” – Emily Berrington

Its gross how these folks discuss AI in human terms. AI is not human, never has been, doesn't deserve the anthropomorphism.

AI is broken. AI is only here to replace people. AI is not the answer.

Unplug or die.

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I don’t want to really scare you, but it was alarming how many people I talked to who are highly placed people in AI who have retreats that are sort of ‘bug out’ houses, to which they could flee if it all hits the fan. - James Barrat

These guys have all of the answers. I think I'll stick to Sudafed.

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I am a classical music lover - not necessarily the contemporary stuff, but the old stuff. - Eberhard Weber

They'll sell the government information. Depending on your agency or "need", you get a package.

Highway Safety? We'll let you know the potholes.
Speeding? The Insurance companies are aching for this.
Location data? We got it.

No doubt the statement they made wasn't a lie, but they omitted a large chunk of the story.

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The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself. - Peter Drucker

This 'Superhighway' is going to end us all. No ones even guarding this airstream.

Shut it down!

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Pop music, disco music, and heavy metal music is about shutting out the tensions of life, putting it away. - Peter Tork

For this system its very useful. The NY Transit Authority would be 50% less behind with this data.
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You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data. - Daniel Keys Moran

Pretty sure the location issue can be fixed with a fairly cheap solution.

A bit of python and some Airtags and you've got a map of your trains. You could even spend $30 per train and know where the front and back were.

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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. - Corrie Ten Boom

It should be very suspect that a company tells anyone that they watch you for your benefit.

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If the computer-guided robots turn out to be our superiors in every respect, then will they not find that they can run the world better without the need of us at all? Humanity itself will then have become obsolete. - Roger Penrose

I feel almost righteous now that my beliefs have been confirmed.

Yes! Life came from micro-lightning! I'm positive, and I have proof too!

As I walk around, Its obvious that the majority of the people I meet and talk to each day were puddles of goo and zapped with some micro-lightning not less than 30 minutes before I interacted with them.

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Like all vain men, he had moments of unreasonable confidence. - Warren Eyster, The Goblins of Eros

This is great news! I've always wanted a banana that I could peel and leave on the counter for 12 hours, before eating.

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You have to dream before your dreams can come true. - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam