I thought 2025 was supposed to be "the moment" for AI PCs. Dell and other manufacturers were sure as hell spamming the shit out of that premise in their incessant online ads. But then it all fell through because of the sagging economy on Main Street, and the fact that many people didn't like AI being forced down they're proverbial throats. So yeah, 2026 won't be any better for this ill-thought out marketing strategy.
Allut's deathbed confession forms the bulk of the French police records of the case [about Picaud]. The detailed description of Picaud's experiences in prison, which could not have been known to Allut, were supposedly dictated to him by the ghost of Father Torri.
Hmm, all sounds pretty sketchy. More like a screenplay itself than solid, verifiable facts.
That's where the 'release government files about extraterrestrials' comes in. But that's small fries. He'll need to go a lot bigger than that with the distractions.
Oh for sure. Indoctrination plays a huge part. My wife is a good example of that. She was raised to be critical of feminism and was always told a woman's place was in the home serving her husband. But she broke out of that mindset. (She saya I played a big part of that, but I think I only played a very minor role and by far the biggest factor was her critical thinking and intelligence.)
But it reaches a point where there's a sense of willful ignorance - where people have to go out of their way via sustained mental gymnastics to avoid putting two and two together. And that's when it gets frustrating.
Hopefully this lady can wake up and break free of her psychological prison. Because right now she apparently couldn't see the point if it got inches from her face.
Yeah, I had the same thought after seeing how the DJIA reacted. A small number of people are going to make a nice bit of money from this. I wonder who. 🤔
I was talking in more general terms. Most of the time people don't want to open their mind to a different perspective. That's awesome that OP's friend is bucking that trend!
I read a bit of the article and watched most of the YouTube video embedded in it. It's definitely worth a read/watch.
The video narrator keeps going back to the argument "they didn't tell the agents to do XYZ!" Yeah no shit, that's the whole point behind agents! They are autonomous and extrapolate actions based on the situation they find themselves in. The implication the guy is trying to make is that these agents are sentient, which is a stretch and a bit misleading.
But... it's still a really interesting series of exercises. Especially the Minecraft one. And if nothing else it gives researchers pointers about how they can improve agent decision-making, and everyone more insight into how they operate.
The Democrats don't seem to have a plan for 5 minutes from now, let alone for 3 or so years in the future.
But it sounds like they're in good company. Established politicians all over Europe seem lost by the current direction of global politics. Based on thus sticks there's lots of vague ideals with no implementation - more than you'd even expect to see normally.
And the Republican party is getting witlessly dragged along in the wake of those running the Trump administration. And it seems like even those 'masterminds' are just aggressively winging it based on the high-level objectives they outlined in Project 2025.
Everyone is lost and stumbling around in the dark. Some might have a faded glow stick in their hand, but that's not much help.
Sure, keep firing lots of experienced, talented military professionals because their opinions offend you. And replace them with less competantent sycophants. I'm sure that won't have a negative impact on the daily operations of the US armed forces! /s
"It's a very empathetic place," she says of Reddit. "For my wedding, I've found help emotionally, logistically and inspiration-wise."
Empathetic? Really?! On reddit?!!
Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good people still using it. But there are a ton of assholes and trolls poisoning a lot of discussions, deliberately antagonizing people, or derailing conversations with pedantic bullshit.
If she thinks Reddit is empathetic she'd be blown away by most of the Fediverse.
To quote Pearl Jam:
Born on third,
Thinks (s)he got a triple.