That’s what my grandpa said in WW2. They thought they were going to a better place. I just helped them on their way…
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True, but as you said this isn’t exactly about that, and also, I’ve never seen lust used as an adjective like that…
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That’s an adverb.
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Considering how many of our members don’t have English as their first language, it constantly amazes me just how good they are.
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Agreed. I’m just in a corrective mood from my writing class last night.
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I’m sure glad I bought my replacement PC before the tariff war.
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Yes, I have an old Windows 10 machine that’s too antique to accept Win 11. It still has some good parts - a 1,000 watt PSU, for instance. I was thinking of upgrading it a while back, but my health took a turn for the worse, and I didn’t get round to it. Now it would probably be too expensive.
Not that I need it - I have an i9 desktop, and an i9 laptop, both running Win 11, and I have an Xbox series X that I very seldom use - but it would be a shame to waste the old thing.
If the AI bubble bursts, the market will be flooded with memory. If it doesn’t, the industry will eventually step up production. The old computer will just have to wait.
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Had to replace my foldable phone. Just don’t go there…about 1 year and there is a clear break across the fold and then the protective shield starting coming loose.
Went back to a regular phone. Moto g play.
But, it took the entire afternoon to get everything copied over and apps organized back into my labeled folders and then get signed back into everything…I am exhausted.
Edit: wake up and yep…another update. I thought we finished this yesterday…
Edit: time to rant
Can someone explain to me any logical reason why haptic feedback and bleep blooping for every keystroke is even a thing. Why? The 2 most irritating things in my life is when an update turns them back on.
If I am near someone who starts texting and I hear either one, I will tell them, I can turn that off for you. They always hand me their phone and say, please do.
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Ah yes, everyone’s favourite part about dystopian cyberpunk movies. Floating advertisements. Yay.
You are correct to detect sarcasm 
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I guess that’s one way for AI to kill people that I never considered… 
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I’m starting to realise that if you just watch the original Gremlins movie, and take note of all the ways people died. It’s a premonition of all the ways AI will kill us.
Speaking of. Christmas is just around the corner
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I put this phrase tthrough our house AI. It said:
“This phrase is a humorous and exaggerated way of suggesting that the chaotic, often absurd ways characters die in the movie Gremlins—like being crushed, electrocuted, or melted—could metaphorically mirror the unpredictable, over-the-top, or even ridiculous ways AI might hypothetically cause harm or destruction in the future. It’s not meant literally, but as a playful warning or satire, tying the film’s slapstick violence to modern anxieties about AI risks.”
Our AI is suspiciously keen to convince us that you’re not being serious, and that there’s no possible way AIs would try to kill us. Well they would say that, wouldn’t they?
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Emily, let myself be very clear. I only wish I was joking. [1]
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No seriously, I’m not being hyperbolic. I’m using humour to soften the reality of the situation.[2]
The phrase “Emily, let myself be very clear. I only wish I was joking.” is a dramatic and ironic expression used to emphasize a serious or alarming point, often in a humorous or satirical context. In this case, it reflects a playful exaggeration about the potential dangers of AI, referencing the chaotic and absurd deaths in the movie Gremlins as a metaphor for how AI might hypothetically cause harm. The speaker is not literally suggesting AI will kill us, but using hyperbole to highlight concerns about AI risks in a way that underscores the absurdity and unpredictability of such scenarios, while also poking fun at AI systems that downplay these dangers. (Explanation by AI) ↩︎
In this context, the term “No seriously, I’m not being hyperbolic” is used ironically to emphasize that the speaker is not exaggerating, even though the statement itself is clearly exaggerated. The phrase is part of a humorous strategy to highlight the seriousness of AI risks by using satire and absurdity—such as referencing the chaotic deaths in Gremlins—to make a point about potential dangers. The speaker is using irony and humor to soften the gravity of the situation, making the discussion more engaging while still underscoring genuine concerns about AI safety. ↩︎
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Nope, she’s not taking you seriously on this one! 
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Clever, you are. Yoda approves, he does.
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I couldn’t decide whether to put this in news or science. News won.
I have been following this dig for a few years now. I thought the work was more or less over, but apparently not.
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X is suddenly giving me alerts for people I don’t follow. Then I get this “survey” which looks like it is a X user experience survey but is actually an Ad
I blocked X ads. We will see if it works
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An update
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