Useless info about myself:
1) Given the choice I refuse to wear matching socks, preferring a green sock (left) and red sock (right) as a reminder to express myself however I feel is right and as a lingering FU to my kindergarten teacher who strongly disapproved.
Homemade wedding anniversary pizza. Getting better at baking. Ground beef and jalapenos down in there under all that cheese.
We eloped, so a Chicago deep dish pizza was our "wedding cake."
But plenty of those bad adaptations had actors who looked like the characters.
Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy is great casting.
The 90s Fantastic Four movie can be criticized for a lot of things, but not trying to resemble the comics isn’t one of them.
Canada's province of Alberta has rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results show, a setback for separatists backed by allies of US President Donald Trump
u.afp.com/SCah
since California ballots are now out:
prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them
but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box
yes on 40, no on 41 and 42
Aside from basic humanity, another reason I support broad and relaxed immigration is that my poor ass would like enough of a tax base to make sure my Social Security is paid when I can't work anymore.
If a viral news post doesn't have:
- Proper names of any of the people involved
- Date it happened
- Links to original reporting, especially local TV news for the US
then it's not real.
I think part of why we're rejecting "AI" en masse is because when the Internet went commercial, it was a unifying event that invited participation and interaction.
"AI" is an isolating technology that's meant to reduce human participation as much as possible. How is that fun?
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.
This. Makes. No. Fucking. Sense.
They're Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies! We have hundreds of pictures of them! Thousands, even! Product presentation quality pictures! The damn things haven't changed in decades!
WHY ARE YOU MAKING THESE GODDAMN ABOMINATIONS
The annoying: Sam’s Club is apparently using AI to create official product pics.
The horror: AI made Little Debbie Oatmeal Crème Pies into tacos. 😱
(Hat tip to Reddit. Verified in Sam’s app. This is image 9 of product.)
I keep trying to think of any historical example where a given technology's PROMOTERS AND TRUE BELIEVERS were like 'we are absolutely going to ruin your fucking life so be prepared like it's the end of the world'
#Quest64 is one of those games I wander back to every few years. I have fun playing as it is, but it's also one of those games that just begs for expansion. Like its unfinished state is more like a great start, y'know?
D&D in Japan: The big mid-90s push.
The bunkobon format of the three-volume Rules Cyclopedia, localized in both text and artwork style. It sought to reclaim some of the ground lost to Lodoss and Sword World - complete with D&D in the arcades with Capcom to promote the Mystara setting.
Goddamn but "AI" boosters are some credulous dipshits.
You're the ones making the outlandish claims. That puts the burden of evidence on *you.* We don't have to debunk your fantasies.
That should be your therapist's job.
I cannot say definitively that we'll never develop artificial intelligence. I strongly doubt it, based on the limits of technology and our understanding of consciousness.
But I can say absolutely that an LLM will never be conscious or feel pain.
It's a glorified Magic Eight Ball. That's all.
Chasing down something that's causing uncomfortable swelling, but my tests keep coming back squeaky clean.
Can't help but feel flattered and frustrated at the same time.
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job.
Think about that in context of
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP.
Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down.
"AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago.
We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
The first episode of the #Suikoden anime was pretty darned good.
A short list of thoughts:
Heard the pacing criticized, but it was fine. Quick but not quick enough to ruin it.
Character designs were solid, but you will see some differences. My only two complaints here are the Kage ninjas don't 1/
fit in with existing character designs and Bolgan looks tiny compared to his in-game art.
Music frequently sampled the original score from the game, even if it didn't use the same tracks exactly.
Rune magic is shown but downplayed as pretty handy, but normal.
With 100+ characters already, I'm 2/
surprised they made a few more, but it's not obnoxious or intrusive. No one is redirecting the plot towards their darling.
They're not dwelling on minor characters, but they are showing them. And they usually get a speaking part. 3/3
#devtober day 2, foot ik sinking
Added a small sink range for Brian's model to help align him with the terrain. I was always bugged whenever he moved around a slope and had a visible gap between his shoes and the ground, since his stubby legs couldn't snap at that distance etc.
Husband made me lunch for my break (he always does)
Homemade potato pancakes and brownie, and that's Tapatio hot sauce in with the sour cream
Best lunch ever
The potato pancakes are always perfection 😋
Back when I was living in Chicago I stepped off the bus one day one my way to a (very sadly) now closed bookstore when I looked up and found myself outside the iconic Marges Candies
Took myself for an ice cream float because figured I just had to
Trying to recreate it on ACNH because I miss it
Ok ok ok....😂
During my first week or so being in the States with my now husband I took myself out for coffee and a bagel one morning while he was at work. My British ass was SO confused the first time I asked if I wanted it Everything or plain!