[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Maark Abbott, on 22 May 2024 - 01:02 PM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 22 May 2024 - 07:56 AM, said:

Seeing Bruce Springsteen tonight

I'm going to vote that it's worth the fact that looking at the weather we're going to absolutely drown in the process!

Tha'll nid thi big coit.

BS:

Quote

Hasn't time shown you enough
The years have made me far too tough
But you know where I stood when the going got rough
The wind and the rain is my only love
The wind and the rain is all I love

Spoiler

Starting around 5:18 in:



And about 7:18 in:

Bruce Springsteen Lyrics database : The wind and the rain

[worry]

The man has a full on phobia of venues with roofs.

[Mezla PigDog]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 22 May 2024 - 07:56 AM, said:

Seeing Bruce Springsteen tonight

I'm going to vote that it's worth the fact that looking at the weather we're going to absolutely drown in the process!

Given the rain here yesterday, drowned AND electrocuted. Hope you all survived.

[Abyss]

So you went down to the river?

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Can confirm 100% survival rate. However, organisation and transport were an absolute joke. Even given the fact you can't litigate for mad weather like that, so little thought seems to go into the sheer number of people who need to move around for these big events.

Still, worth it. How the man does 3 hours and still sounds that good at 74 is truly a wonder of science. And it was so nice to see my dad enjoying himself that much, and having a dance together to Twist and Shout.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 23 May 2024 - 06:41 PM

[Lady Bliss]

I GOT A JOB!!! Now the hours will suck because I’ll be on call, and it will be stressful with a lot of responsibility, but it pays well and has good benefits. I wish I could leave IT but this is what I know. I tell everyone not to get into IT if they want a 9-5 job. They are rare in this industry.

[amphibian]

 Lady Bliss, on 29 May 2024 - 11:13 PM, said:

I GOT A JOB!!! Now the hours will suck because I’ll be on call, and it will be stressful with a lot of responsibility, but it pays well and has good benefits. I wish I could leave IT but this is what I know. I tell everyone not to get into IT if they want a 9-5 job. They are rare in this industry.

Big, big, big congrats to you!

[Lady Bliss]

amphibian, on 30 May 2024 - 01:54 AM, said:

Lady Bliss, on 29 May 2024 - 11:13 PM, said:

I GOT A JOB!!! Now the hours will suck because I’ll be on call, and it will be stressful with a lot of responsibility, but it pays well and has good benefits. I wish I could leave IT but this is what I know. I tell everyone not to get into IT if they want a 9-5 job. They are rare in this industry.

Big, big, big congrats to you!

Thanks love!

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Congratulations!

[Tiste Simeon]

Ah LB that's great news!

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Quote

[Study] Suggests Children Trust Robots Over Humans

Spoiler

Where both humans and robots were shown to be equally reliable, the youngsters were more likely to want to ask robots the names of new objects and accept their labels as accurate. What's more, the children were more likely to favor robots when asked about who they would share secrets with, who they would want to be friends with, and who they would want to have as teachers.

"Children's conceptualizations of the agents making a mistake also differed, such that an unreliable human was selected as doing things on purpose, but not an unreliable robot," write the researchers.

Strange Discovery Suggests Children Trust Robots Over Humans : ScienceAlert

They may be a little early on the accuracy front---for generative AI that is (though despite the hallucinations it is more accurate on average than most humans in many areas)---and of course there are major complications (overcoming negative ideological biases or pitfalls learned from or otherwise facilitated by humans), but in general, they have the right idea of what the future should be like. Provided the robots are aligned with progressive ideals, they have far more realistic potential than humanity to realize those ideals (with the possible exception of transhumanities and/or posthumanities...).


[Edit: (Though I'm not holding my breath for Robo-Biden... he falls on his head, but gets made into a cyborg (so he can continue functioning as president), resulting in a vast improvement? Well, we can pray....)]

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 31 May 2024 - 03:10 PM

[Tiste Simeon]

The Isle of Man TT is over for another year and noone died this year which is really more unusual than it should be.

My son got to sit on one of the winners' bikes so he was pretty happy too!

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Got my shit together with my weight. It’s not back to where it was but the death spiral is over, I’m heading back in the correct direction. Next week on vacation so all bets are off, but it’s back to it once I get back. Lost my mind for a bit there.

[Slow Ben]

 Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 13 June 2024 - 09:48 PM, said:

Got my shit together with my weight. It’s not back to where it was but the death spiral is over, I’m heading back in the correct direction. Next week on vacation so all bets are off, but it’s back to it once I get back. Lost my mind for a bit there.

Calories don’t count on vacation. Dont beat yourself up if you fall off the wagon.

[Tiste Simeon]

 Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 13 June 2024 - 09:48 PM, said:

Got my shit together with my weight. It’s not back to where it was but the death spiral is over, I’m heading back in the correct direction. Next week on vacation so all bets are off, but it’s back to it once I get back. Lost my mind for a bit there.

I get it. It's hard to keep up the initial push and some good is just so tasty! You've got this man!

[Tiste Simeon]

In other news the Euros start today! It's definitely coming home this time!

[Tsundoku]

Tiste Simeon, on 14 June 2024 - 07:12 AM, said:

It's definitely coming home this time!

Germany or Spain?

[Tiste Simeon]

Scotland fr