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by firestar464
Fri May 03, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: Society & Demographics
Topic: LGBT+ News and Discussions
Replies: 490
Views: 298911

Re: LGBT+ News and Discussions

IDK, this reminds me of that one time Arkansas refused to comply with something education-related. /j
by firestar464
Fri May 03, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
Replies: 1200
Views: 462075

Re: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

Kristi Noem’s VP chances appear as dead as the dog she killed. There are other reasons too.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/0 ... 4-00155856
by firestar464
Fri May 03, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: OpenAI News & Discussions
Replies: 428
Views: 222086

Re: OpenAI News & Discussions

Also I expect embodied GPT-4.5 to be able to pass the coffee test. If it can't, then I'm gonna be disappointed.
by firestar464
Fri May 03, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: OpenAI News & Discussions
Replies: 428
Views: 222086

Re: OpenAI News & Discussions

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/02/mystery-chatbot-openai-gpt2 "Speaking on Wednesday at Harvard University, Altman told an audience that the mystery bot is not GPT-4.5, what many see as the likely next major update to GPT-4." So this is gonna come after 4.5, I presume. So GPT-5? IDK? What i...
by firestar464
Fri May 03, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: Home & Leisure
Topic: The Metaverse & Holodecks
Replies: 81
Views: 127684

Re: The Metaverse & Holodecks

IDK I feel that Zuck's way of marketing gave the "metaverse" some sort of very juvenile vibe that is hard to take seriously. They need to call it something that can be taken seriously; maybe something more bland but better-vibing like "virtual environment."
by firestar464
Fri May 03, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: Recent Deaths
Replies: 173
Views: 143465

Re: Recent Deaths





Worth noting that while MRSA infections are rare, it would be even harder (and impractical) to murder someone with MRSA or otherwise fake the autopsy results.
by firestar464
Fri May 03, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Home & Leisure
Topic: Smartphones News and Discussions
Replies: 59
Views: 35732

Re: Smartphones News and Discussions

Smartphones have had a similar user experience for many years now. It's basically a rectangular computer with a touchscreen, microphones, cameras and other sensors. There is no large improvement in day-to-day user experience. Just advertisements pretending this or that. Faster processing, slightly ...
by firestar464
Thu May 02, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: Computers & the Internet
Topic: Computers & the Internet News and Discussions
Replies: 231
Views: 231114

Re: Computers & the Internet News and Discussions

Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-AA1nYOTR
by firestar464
Thu May 02, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: Socialism vs Capitalism containment thread
Replies: 68
Views: 62436

Re: Socialism vs Capitalism containment thread

Regarding the 2025-2050 UBI prediction (https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcent ... employment), wouldn't banning AGI get more traction than UBI in the US? IKR, people are weird...
by firestar464
Thu May 02, 2024 10:02 pm
Forum: Society & Demographics
Topic: LGBT+ News and Discussions
Replies: 490
Views: 298911

Re: LGBT+ News and Discussions

WHY NO MARRIAGE RIGHTS?

EDIT: Apparently it was because of the parliament being unsupportive. Ugh