Even more oddities spotted in the news

[Bob Schroeck]

Researchers Disprove Their Own Work by Producing Power From Earth's Rotation

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Meanwhile, in Japan, train stations are being 3D-printed in an afternoon

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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Today's "no shit, Sherlock" story:

Cashless society could be why fewer kids are eating coins and sticking things up their noses

[Bob Schroeck]

The Blue Screen of Death is turning black.

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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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The best and worst April Fools pranks of 2025, according to The Verge.

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The shelved Coyote vs. Acme film has been rescued, and will finally reach theatres.

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ChatGPT’s improved image generation is now available for free

Now everyone can make ChatGPT Ghibli art.

Why some are concerned over ChatGPT’s new Studio Ghibli-style images

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.

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.”

[Dartz]

Dublin City Council picked an excellent date to announce they were appointing stewards to shoo away tourists groping the statue Molly Malone.

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Why America is dyeing potatoes as Easter eggs

[classicdrogn]

I'd say "Insert Steven Colbert "is potato" Russia joke here," but Mr. Tangerine Man is in fact actively attempting to move toward that state, from all appearances, so the jokes on us.

ничего́?

[robkelk]

It's fun making Studio Ghibli-style images with ChatGPT – but intellectual property is no laughing matter

OPINION Many people are having fun making Studio Ghibli-style images with OpenAI's ChatGPT. I see it as copy-and-paste intellectual property stealing on an industrial level.

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In his 20s, he worked in a fish-and-chips shop. Two decades later, he's one of the royal sketch artists.

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Not a recipe that I want to try.

Fentanyl-stuffed rotisserie chicken found by Kingston Police

Not recommend for Easter dinner

Kingston, Ontario, BTW.

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Easter on 4/20: A Stoners Paradise [sic]

It's the final day of Passover, too.