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I realized recently that I posted way too many items at once to Facebook — no one could keep up. I’m just like [certainly not *your* name here]! Only more obscure.
Not you, RSS reader. For my FB peeps.
“Only a body dominated by millionaires could define ‘shared sacrifice’ as telling nurses’ aides and coal miners they have to work until age 69 while sharply cutting tax rates on wealthy people. I see why conservative Republicans like this. I honestly don’t get why Democrats–‘the party of the people,’ I’ve heard – would come near such an idea.” – EJ Dionne Jr
Screenplay: Someone goes back in time and switches Einstein’s and Hitler’s brains. Einstein establishes an intellectual utopia in Germany, while Hitler languishes in a patent office.
In one scene, Einstein buys a painting from Hitler. Later, in a bar, Hitler brags to Eva Braun that he ripped off Einstein.
Happy Wolf Full Moon, everyone!
Watson AI won on Jeopardy, but Ken Jennings got the last laugh. To his final answer, he added "(I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords.)" When a computer is intentionally and truly funny, we will be done.
10 echo “ha! ”
20 goto 10
Second round with Watson AI on Jeopardy was very different, but more like what one would expect: Computers kick human ass in collating and recalling facts. Watson’s wagers were odd: $947 in the final round?! And what glitch produced Toronto as a US city?
This protracted IBM infomercial revealed the long-term goal: To create Doctor Watson, a Holmes of medical diagnosis.