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RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - robkelk - 08-01-2025

I do not recommend visiting Aiken, South Carolina, USA in order to get insect-themed superpowers.

Wasp nest at US nuclear site tests ten times over safe radiation limit

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - Norgarth - 08-01-2025

... Anybody remember the name of those mutant wasps from Fallout?

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - Bob Schroeck - 08-01-2025

Well, there was Steve, Walter, Joey... <grin>

I think you're thinking of "cazadores".

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - Bob Schroeck - 08-04-2025

Cloudflare announces that Perplexity's crawlers ignore and actively attempt to circumvent efforts to keep it from trawling websites.

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - robkelk - 08-09-2025

Meet President Willian H. Brusen from the great state of Onegon

tl;dr: To nobody's surprise, generative AI sucks at text in images. It handles text as text just fine, but ask it to draw pictures of letter-forms and it usually collapses.

Some of the generated images:


Maps of the USA, as drawn by generative AI.


GPT-5 ChatGPT:

[Image: map1.jpg]


GPT-5 canvas:

[Image: map8.jpg]


Bing Image Creator:

[Image: map5.jpg]


Claude LLM:

[Image: map7.jpg]


Google Gemini:

[Image: map9.jpg]



James Bond actor infographics, as drawn by generative AI.

GPT-5:

[Image: map4.jpg]

(Hmmmmm... It might be worthwhile putting this one on ATT's page for the James Bond movies. AI-generated images are PD in the USA...)


Bing Image Creator:

[Image: map6.jpg]


Google Gemini:

[Image: map10.jpg]

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - robkelk - 08-09-2025

Air Force buying two Tesla Cybertrucks so it can learn to destroy them

My immediate reaction before reading the article was "Don't they self-destruct?"

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - Norgarth - 08-09-2025

(08-09-2025, 08:51 AM)robkelk Wrote: Air Force buying two Tesla Cybertrucks so it can learn to destroy them

My immediate reaction before reading the article was "Don't they self-destruct?"

Yeah, but like the Cybertruck in so many other ways, not reliably.  Tongue

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - classicdrogn - 08-09-2025

They do have that whole Bond villain "awesome but impractical" thing going on, like so many of Musk's (or COBRA Commander's) projects.

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - robkelk - 08-12-2025

Jellyfish shut down Gravelines nuclear power plant




AOL to pull the plug on its dial-up service

Waitaminute... AOL still has dial-up?

Quote:There are plenty of commercial applications where a reliable, low-bandwidth connection is more than adequate. Some users in remote, rural areas might have few other options.

There is that. They'll need to find another supplier after September 30.

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - robkelk - 08-13-2025

Answerman and the Case of the Phantom Dubber

Quote:Now, Dear Reader, this isn't just about one overzealous fan and their digital dubbing dreams. This is about the fundamental breakdown of the systems that are supposed to protect creators, voice actors, and copyright holders in the digital age.

No tl;dr -- it's worthwhile reading the entire article.

RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - robkelk - 08-13-2025

Thousands of music fans say iconic rock track is 'best song in history'

Quote:Music enthusiasts from around the globe have united to debate what they consider the greatest song of all time. With countless tracks to pick from, a viral X post has sparked widespread discussion, with many pointing to a rock and roll classic as music's ultimate masterpiece.

Don't you just love clickbait articles? </sarcasm>

First, it was a self-selected poll. Second, it was on the service formerly known as Twitter. So, yeah, sample bias.

Can you guess the song? Two hints:
  • It's on a 1975 album, but isn't the title track.
  • Doug Sangnoir has used it in-story for a power.

[+]Spoiler


RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news - robkelk - 08-23-2025

Developer jailed for taking down employer's network with kill switch malware
Quote:All the fancy firewalls, AI tools, and malware monitoring services won't protect you if the person running them goes rogue.