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RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news
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RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news
03-29-2025, 09:26 AM
Meanwhile, in Japan, train stations are being 3D-printed in an afternoon
Quote:We understand the formwork, used to mold concrete sections, was the component actually 3D printed using mortar. These were then filled with concrete and steel reinforcement to create the four parts of the building and its foundations, which were transported to the site and assembled.
The rail company carried out construction work after the day's train services had finished, with the job taking about 180 minutes. This, it noted, is "considerably shorter" than it would take with conventional methods.
And, of course, the couldn't resist the "Platform-as-a-Service" joke.
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03-31-2025, 02:42 PM
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RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news
03-31-2025, 05:06 PM
Congratulations to Jeannie Hunter for winning the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year at the 2025 Juno Awards.
I forget - do the Grammys award a statue to the high-school music teacher of the year, or is that something we only do in Canada?
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ChatGPT’s improved image generation is now available for free
Quote:Now everyone can make ChatGPT Ghibli art.
Why some are concerned over ChatGPT’s new Studio Ghibli-style images
Quote:Weigensberg said it’s unclear if this ChatGPT model was trained using Studio Ghibli’s work and, if so, whether OpenAI had a licence or permission to do so.
Quote:CBC Kids News reached out to Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki to hear his thoughts on the new ChatGPT model, but we have not heard back.
But in the past, Miyazaki has expressed a strong distaste for AI animation, saying he would “never wish to incorporate this technology into [his] work at all.”
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RE: Even more oddities spotted in the news
10 hours ago
Dublin City Council picked an excellent date to announce they were appointing stewards to shoo away tourists groping the statue Molly Malone.
Oh sweet meteor of death
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Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.
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