Venture capitalists Menlo Ventures have released what purports to be a survey: “2025: The State of Consumer AI”. That is, chatbots. [Menlo Ventures] The subtitle is: “AI’s Consumer Tipping Po…
  • blakestacey@awful.systemsEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I just found out, that a girl got killed here last week, and you knew it! You knew there was a shark out there!

    Is it true that most people get attacked by sharks in three feet of water about ten feet from the beach?

    The torso has been severed in mid-thorax; there are no major organs remaining… May I have a glass of water, please?

    What we didn’t know… was our bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signal had been sent.

    I thought he was asleep, reached over to wake him up… bobbed up and down in the water just like a kinda top. Upended. Well… he’d been bitten in half below the waist.

    • blakestacey@awful.systemsEnglish
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      7 days ago

      “It was the job we were chosen for.”

      “Of course you’d say that, James Bond, her majesty’s loyal terrier, defender of the so-called faith.”

      • blakestacey@awful.systemsEnglish
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        7 days ago

        The quest for the Grail is not archaeology; it’s a race against evil! If it is captured by the Nazis, the armies of darkness will march all over the face of the Earth! Do you understand me?

        • blakestacey@awful.systemsEnglish
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          7 days ago

          I can see that my 50,000 a year has been well spent.

          Donald, Donald… This park was not built to cater only for the super-rich.

          This isn’t some species that was obliterated by deforestation, or the building of a dam. Dinosaurs had their shot, and nature selected them for extinction.

          Dinosaurs and man, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together.

          T-Rex doesn’t want to be fed. He wants to hunt.

          Unless they’re continually supplied with lysine by us, they’ll slip into a coma and die.

          I was overwhelmed by the power of this place. But I made a mistake, too. I didn’t have enough respect for that power and it’s out now.

          • blakestacey@awful.systemsEnglish
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            7 days ago

            It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy.

            If I may say so, sir, I noticed earlier the hyperdrive motivator has been damaged. It’s impossible to go to lightspeed!

            Captain, being held by you isn’t quite enough to get me excited.

            We’re going to get pulverized if we stay out here much longer.

            “You said they’d be left at the city under my supervision!”

            “I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”