Comment Not the worst possible outcome (Score 1) 82
The current administration's sockpuppets in the CIA could've just "updated" it with "facts" they wanted to be able to cite as official, without checking if they were true.
Comment Breakage acceptable, killage is not (Score 1) 95
I'm fine with NASA accepting an unknown risk that their non-radiation-hardened phones may fail to work or that stored non-critical pictures may be lost.
I'm NOT fine with them accepting an unknown risk of increased fire hazards.
Let's measure or get a very good estimate of the risk of a fire hazard then decide whether it's acceptable or not.
Comment The poor Korean low-paid artists (Score 2) 64
Basically grunt work that low-paid artists in Korea might do for creators in Japan.
But how will these low-paid artists learn their craft???
Wait, this is Slashdot: AI is taking away jobs of entry-level programmers. How will entry-level programmers learn their craft?
Comment Re:Sounds Very Sinister And James Bondish (Score 1) 83
Surely, European officials aren't that
We hope.
Comment The law of un(?)intended (Score 1) 87
consequences at play.
Comment Grey Goo (Score 2) 45
in 3...2...1...
Comment When a rich person cals me ... (Score 1) 93
... it's almost always because I have something he wants, usually money for his election campaign but sometimes just my vote.
It's not actually him though, it's usually a robo-call or someone working or vollunteering for his campaign.
Note: I get the same from non-wealthy politicians.
Comment Re:I cant see it worse than any other Windows (Score 1) 102
Windows 2000 was good for its time. I would love a version of Windows 2000 with an up-to-date security model.
Comment Making the conclave go fast (Score 1) 51
If there is a conclave, they should only be allowed to use paper/pencil and other analog equipment and a computer that has only Microsoft Windows installed and no way to install anything else.
*horrors*
Comment in mice (Score 1) 1
The study was in mice, not men and women.
Comment Attitude scares me (Score 1) 62
This "full steam ahead damn the consequences" attitude scares me.
Comment "advanced ceramic parts" (Score 1) 28
"advanced ceramic parts" - for the toilets or the electronics?
Asking for a friend.
Comment Obligatory additional options (Score 1) 2
5) Other (see comments)
6) CowboyNeal is Supreme Absolute Ruler Of The Universe
Comment Analog TV history: Sony Trinitron (Score 2) 26
The Sony Trinitron was one of the best consumer-grade color TV display technologies around during the life of its key patents (late 1960s through 1996).
After the patents expired, Sony couldn't charge the premium it could during the patent life. That was the beginning of the end. The switch to newer technologies sealed its fate.
Comment Give me an AI trained only on the public domain (Score 2) 60
We can do a lot with an AI trained in pre-1923 literature, pre-1923 sheet music (especially classical and other pre-20th-century styles), etc.
"ChatGPT, give me music in the style of J. S. Bach, suitable for playing by a small ensemble consisting of
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