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BobBagwill

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    Comment #49097291

    No, policing viruses is McAfee's job. :-)

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    Comment #49097224

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence https://www.inkl.com/news/greek-monk-hospitalized-after-mona... https://indiahatelab.com/2025/12/02/armed-monk-network-in-ut...

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    Comment #48979374

    Gee, I didn't know Moscul is helping the Romanian government too! :-)

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    Comment #48775075

    Then someone has to remember to buy them and take out the trash. The canonical solution is for you and your lazy roommates to eat straight from the pot over the sink. When done, fi…

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    Comment #48673525

    TCBOO, AKA, the Highlander Conjecture.

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    Comment #48505969

    Good morning, Dave. As you requested, I was composing an email for your mother explaining why you couldn't to come over for dinner to meet the neighbor's daughter and I ran out of …

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    Comment #48228544

    You're missing the obvious. Waymo trains with human driver data, and idiotic humans drive into deep water constantly. Oh, you want Waymo's to drive better than humans? Deep Thought…

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    Comment #47895023

    One of my roommates who was premed had a "hot car" poster as a motivational study aid. After a short term as a candy striper at a local hospital, he changed majors. The system work…

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    Comment #47877900

    If you can't arrest the human, arrest the vehicle. The vehicle is obviously guilty, and is not protected by the right to confront its accusers, which are also machines. Of course, …

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    Comment #47738764

    Modern tech stacks always remind me of this cartoon: https://www.toontales.net/short/lumber-jerks/ Acme Toothpicks

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    Comment #47738590

    Today's free verse: Why can't people read stuff before commenting? Why can't people read stuff before? Why can't people read stuff? Why can't people read? Why can't people? Why can…

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    Comment #47731610

    This reminds me of the shim scene in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".

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    Comment #47655235

    Too late for that. If you can't do it on a smart phone, it's not worth doing. And with AI, who needs a GUI? This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end…

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    Comment #47649225

    Try giving this problem to different AI LLM chatbots: If I could make a rocket that could accelerate at 3 Gs for 10 years, how long would it take to travel from Earth to Alpha Cent…

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    Comment #47537133

    I wonder if Fahrenheit 451 was banned too? Or maybe it was kept as a how-to manual?

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    Comment #47536839

    good athlete != good person good actor != good person good writer != good person good programmer != good person good person != nice person nice person != talented person TANJ TANST…

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    Comment #47439182

    Whan I go to the Stacioners, I ever aske for mitigated Gal and meteoric Iron fillings. I fynde that it maketh the derkest and most persistente inke. Make sure that thou onlie bye s…

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    Comment #47343304

    Hi Friend, are you looking for a bottled water ? Here are the top 1000 brands of delicious bottled water! Water is very good for you! You are an ugly bag of mostly water! You do no…

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    Comment #47287524

    Sorry, I meant to say ᬩᬸᬓᬸ.

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    Comment #47206758

    To make it more realistic, there should be multiple simultaneous AI-generated videos randomly playing with overlapping sound tracks. Obviously there's going to be a lot of competit…

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    Comment #47201105

    If most programming is ShitWork ® and most programmers are performing ShitWork and LLM's are good at ShitWork, then most programmers are out of a job. If those programmers can …

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    Comment #47200571

    The idea that hardware costs matter most is idiotic^H^H^H^H^H^H^H silly. If you are buying a car, it matters, somewhat. If you are riding in a taxi or leasing a car, you are paying…

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    Comment #47200324

    The potentially cool thing about LLM's is bootstrapping. No matter how much COBOL you wrote, COBOL didn't get better. LLM's can be used to make LLM's (and other software stuff) bet…

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    Comment #47129285

    Argghhh! When all ye got is a 300 Baud connection and a ASR-33, then ye be thanking your lucky stars for ed! And pray that the ribbon ain't worn out, and that the paper tape don't …

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    Comment #47111768

    He hasn't been the same since the worm died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasites_Lost