I must say, I’m being convinced to move from my initial position…
“AI is a worthless distraction”
… to a new position of …
“AI is bubble the likes of which we have not seen for decades, and will cause significant havoc when it pops”
#AI
These AI ads I'm seeing go like this....
- Premise - "You need to write two paragraphs of English language text , that are entirely relevant to your job.:
- Character - "What a drag!"
- AI - "Let me generate a bunch of shit!"
- Character - "Oh joy! I won't read this!"
- Character - *presses send on email*
#AI
I've been noticing these ads for Google's Gemini AI model.
The ad says to businesses the AI tool is as good as a whole finance team.
Holy crap what a mess this will be when the bubble bursts.
#AI
What?
But also... intrigued.
"Public feedback opens for proposed floating saunas on Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin"
#Canberra
If he spots this toot, I expect eldest kid will comment, but...
He thought 'Sting' was an actual character in the narrative of Dune.
This is because whenever the Lynch Dune came up, and Feyd was on screen, I'd say "It's Sting!".
So he just assumed that was the character Sting.
Only this week did I explain that Austin Butler and Sting played the same character.
#Dune #DavidLynch #Sting #Dune2
I reckon regular people have a view on what AI is.
And also there is what's currently what's been sold as AI.
Not the same thing.
#AI
So this one had a ton of stuff from the comics and prior series.
Lilandra, Gladiator and the Shi’ar. The Kree and Ronan. The horse alien species that Beta Ray Bill is one of. Professor X not being dead, but actually being saved by Lilandra who he’s in love with. The prior Shi’ar civil war of the M’kraan crystal.
Still pretty good drama for Professor X having to make a difficult choice.
Meanwhile, the Storm sequence was excellent. Classic costume and all.
#XMen97 #XMen
This year's shirts are sorted.
I'm blaming Pippin cat for putting holes in all my old ones.
#Metal
Right now, I think Aquaman 2 might be one of the best films of 2024.
I think James Wan is great, and Jason Momoa is great in this part.
I thought the first film was the best of the supposed DC cinematic universe.
#Aquaman
nostr:npub152xggmm5dnlpuqvvn20ct6pmsk75ngw7utn32l7xupwpnc55p8nq0rmcek I think it's a very worthwhile series, that shifts a bit as it tries to find its feet.
The first 5 seasons are definitely solid.
nostr:npub1q0fh099yrljs7rxztzlylu9edzy2y3yt492kaajvfhm76kzugaxskurdcz The amazing thing about that finlm is that it was based on a *book*. I can't even begin to imagine how all that would work on the page.
nostr:npub1t9r75fkh6hu7xqrzz6n9rchsgaryt0xsaar2yjd9hq255a8ugm4s7h9ug4 I get the impulse to take a fairly innocuous thing (e.g. cartoons) and then "make them dark".
And I can see it working if it goes all in on the concept.
E.g. There's things like "Meet The Feebles" which are definitely *not for kids*.
Roger Rabbit I think tries to have its cake and eat it too. Featuring plenty of cameos from very well known characters, but also trying to run a dark (ish) storyline.
I promise I'm not gonna toot about Trent Reznor all evening...
... but!
This collaboration with HEALTH is top tier Nine Inch Nails material.
(FWIW that HEALTH album has some good Poppy and Lamb Of God songs too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2E6jNXzBE
#NineInchNails #IndustrialMetal
Listening to Garbage and their album 'Strange Little Birds'.
The the set of bands I really like is quite large. But that set with Metal bands removed becomes quite small.
Garbage is still there.
#GarbageBand #Garbage
I'm working on my Halloween avatar and it's Babymetal that's keeping me focused on the task.
nostr:npub1z7gzlrdtnyccn0t2k9f5gx38psazj8h47ppxdd06kdhvnzfvzegs6fy67t 'The Curse Of The Errant Hammer Throw!'
If you were to ask me if 'Rising' by Rainbow is one of the best Heavy Metal albums ever made, I will probably say yes.
At very least, I'll say it has one of the best album covers.
#Rainbow #Dio #Metal
