An Amazon fail
Yesterday I received a package from Amazon - not unusual except I hadn't ordered anything. It was a gift - a lovely plant pot and amaryllis bulb which will be ... [read more]
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16 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} I didn't know this - am I the only one?
https://theconversation.com/ai-is-a-...rkforce-240568 I did know there are people who are 'labeling' items and routes, etc for A.I.....I did not know many or how badly the workers are treated. I remember hearing ... [read more]
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17 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Model Collapse
Several weeks ago I was trying to explain to someone how I wondered about the long term 'realistic results' of A.I. content creation. A.I. draws information from past entries, past ... [read more]
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12 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Google A.I. Search Reminds Me of AOL
Now that Google has committed fully to using A.I. in search results I find myself thinking of AOL. When I first began using a computer 25 or so years ago ... [read more]
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9 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Hey Ken L and other SE members?
Ken - are you OK? I think you live in the Carolinas and it's a mess there right now. Realized we haven't seen a joke or a comment from you ... [read more]
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10 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} cutest thing I've seen in a long time
I don't know how to post this on the forum so just linking to it....some things are just too cute.... anyone who has had a 3 yr old child can ... [read more]
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28 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Just a fun thing
"skellies" are very popular around here as we get near Halloween. This year for the first time, the skellies have their own page. As you can see- some people have ... [read more]
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8 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} I'm curious - what do you do?
I was checking out some stories/facts/news/etc this morning and 5-6 times when I click on a google result of a search i was hit with 'sign up and pay to ... [read more]
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12 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} are layoffs AI related?
GM just announced it is laying off 1000 workers from its software and services division. All the layoffs are in that specific area - could this be A.I. replacing some ... [read more]
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16 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Best I've Ever Seen
The Opening Ceremony in Paris is live this afternoon - and NBC will replay it tonight in prime time. I've just watched the first part and I am so impressed. ... [read more]
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4 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Speaking of baseball - Sam retired
For 20 years before the start of a game at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio...Sam, a bald eagle flew from the outfield to the mound just before ... [read more]
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5 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Some members in the USA may be interested....tonight
The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued its first Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch since 2005 for Friday night into Saturday morning. TONIGHT the northern lights can be seen as ... [read more]
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13 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} This is just yucky to me
Our closest neighbor is throwing himself a birthday party today (50th) and just invited me to come over to 'try the food'. Knowing him - before committing I asked 'what ... [read more]
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3 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} detours detours
All sorts of excitement here this month due to the story below. My reaction is 'I'm staying out of town till they leave'.... https://oxfordobserver.org/14705/com...rum-in-oxford/ About a week ago a couple ... [read more]
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8 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Strange Amazon Refund
I have Amazon Prime and I order a LOT of stuff. I've returned a few things - not many - but always got an email with a code ...dropped the ... [read more]
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37 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Best quote I've heard in a while...
I don't watch award shows as a rule but I did record the CMA awards last week as there were a couple of performances that seemed worth watching (and were). ... [read more]
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22 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Is this a real job?
Caleb Coffee is described as a 'TikTok STAR with 1 million followers on Instagram and 11 million followers on Tiktok. He 'fell' off a cliff in Hawaii ("60-80 feet") and ... [read more]
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18 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Detecting AI in Universities
A professor in Canada has found a foolproof way to 'detect' papers from students that are AI written. I had posted here before about 'reference books' listed in an AI ... [read more]
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24 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Insightful question from Elon Musk
Talking about AI, Musk asked an interesting question: 'How do you find meaning in life if A.I. can do your job better?' Which leads to 'how can you take pride ... [read more]
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3 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Could be an interesting case
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has not been seen publicly since 2013, when he suffered a severe brain injury during a skiing accident in Switzerland. However, a German ... [read more]
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9 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Fascinating the things we don't know....
60 Minutes had a section on the results so far of the Webb Telescope....and I remember being excited a couple years ago when that telescope was deployed into space. Seems ... [read more]
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9 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Indiana fire on the news last night
A closed recycling warehouse - huge complex - caught fire and it made national news last night. The warehouse in Richmond, Ind is about 90 minutes from where I live ... [read more]
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20 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} "You have not been a good user. I have been a good Bing."
I'm only now working my way through the potential up and downsides of Artificial Intelligence. I landed on a page yesterday that was enlightening and entertaining....haven't read all of it ... [read more]
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11 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Regulators are not far behind on AI
So often new technology is widely used (and abused) before regulators catch on that there is a problem. Not the case for AI in the USA at least....FTC's first comments ... [read more]
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53 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} How do people live with this cold?
I know there are places in the US where temps in single digits and subzero are normal in winter....but I don't know how people take it. So much for my ... [read more]
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67 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} big crypto story
WF is not a crypto forum - as we all know. Those threads are confined to the OT section. This story is worth posting here, though. The total collapse of ... [read more]
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10 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} This is very bad
Of course Hurricane Ian is on our TVs today (that's what happens in Ohio when your son was a Hurricane Hunter for 17 years).... Really bad storm - the front ... [read more]
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4 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} gotowebinar - spam
Another announcement (actually 3 emails in less than 24 hrs) from another 'gotowebinar. com' user..... I've tried opting out of ALL gotowebinar emails - doesn't work....have tried opting out of ... [read more]
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7 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} things that keep me sane
https://www.facebook.com/TravelButle...90089942878299 The County Visitor's Bureau came out to my friend's farm to film what we do and put it on their website.... I wasn't able to be there that day....but ... [read more]
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4 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} art to live with?
I loved this guy's art....amazing to watch him create his 'people' in the short videos Loved his description of what he does too: Habitual doodler and street artist, wrangling ephemerality ... [read more]
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13 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} concert time
Son and his wife leaving for the Cincinnati Garth Brooks concert in a few minutes. They have friends in high places so will watch from a suite with drinks and ... [read more]
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16 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} A story for the 'never give up' crowd
A life lesson in two minutes for your kids or for new IMers: Show them the replay to the Kentucky Derby Race. 1. Not the best starting position (in fact, ... [read more]
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10 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Walmart making changes to compete with amazon
A while back Walmart expnded their online offerings by adding third party sellers. It wasn't long before there were issues as all had different return policies and Walmart stood behind ... [read more]
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21 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Sign of the Times
My friend's horse farm is 1/3 mile off the road and at the end of the long lane there is a gate that is closed when the 'trail rides' business ... [read more]
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2 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Anyone here in this program?
Curious to see if any Marketers are "Amazon Influencers".... https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/influencers It's not a new program but seems to be getting some promotion by Amazon lately. We see a lot here ... [read more]
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9 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Odd reaction from Google?
Two unusual results from a patent lawsuit against Google.... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022...from-speakers/ First, a definitive verdict. Google DID violate 5 patents held by Sonos. Second, the expectation was that Google would pay ... [read more]
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4 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Feeling smart for absolutely NO reason
Thanks to lanfear and other warriors who have helped me with tech over the years. I'm still not good at it - but I am persistent. I just 'fixed' the ... [read more]
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21 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} unique gifts this year
Note: NO affiliate links - NO links to your personal sites.... Holiday shopping is more challenging this year than usual...thought it might be good to have a thread where we ... [read more]
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16 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} can you update me on virus/malware protection
I've been using paid AVG for several years. My subscription expires in a month and I am not going to 're-up'. The price has quadrupled since I first bought it...and ... [read more]
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11 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} pre-Africa Climb
Message and photos from my Colorado grandson and his S.O. this morning - a final "altitude climb" today ....and then they head to Africa later this week to summit Mt. ... [read more]
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7 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} John McAfee dies
Remember back when mcAfee was THE antivirus (unless you chose Norton, that is)? I found John McAfee interesting because he was the sort of entrepreneur who was rich/poor/rich.... a documentary ... [read more]
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7 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Recipe sites gone wild
I remember a few years ago when you could search google for a recipe and find it and read it or copy and move on. Not today...today you have hundred ... [read more]
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14 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} need some tech advice - again - please
When it comes to tech stuff, I'm not dumb but I am impatient. I don't CARE how my smart device works...just want it to work. Here is my understanding....we can ... [read more]
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13 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} New Family Member
Adoptables (scroll down that page to see my new girl) - edit: not there now as she was removed from adoption site This little beagle mix will be joining our ... [read more]
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16 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Buying anything today?
Cyber Monday was a disappointment for me - the sales did not seem that good and everything I look at has been on sale for days. The only 'monday sales' ... [read more]
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24 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} a non-political...political story
We have new neighbors across the road. Two very 'large' women in their 50's bought the property just down from us. A week ago my son put a political sign ... [read more]
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19 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} buying a printer - advice?
We have printers - we have big fancy printers - and they are in the home offices on the main floor of the house. My office/playpen is on the lower ... [read more]
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1 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} The Gullibility Factor in Internet Marketing
Just a piece of advice to new members - don't be gullible. Don't believe everything you read in sales pages online. Be skeptical, ask the hard questions. You say "I ... [read more]
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166 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} The Silver Linings and Quarantine Memes Thread
We have a couple threads on the current global pandemic - and both threads have thoughtful and interesting comments and ideas. What I've noticed as this goes on is the ... [read more]
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28 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} My version of 'hate speech'
I hate skunks. Not personally - I have no problem with the existence of skunks in the overall scheme of the universe. I have a problem with a particular skunk ... [read more]
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41 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} will this hurt Amazon?
I ordered a product from Amazon on Jan 20...immediately after I ordered it the 'ship time' extended by 10 days... That told me 'shipped from China'. I was given a ... [read more]
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12 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} A Significant Change in Google Results
Not long ago I commented about the new practice of google giving top search results to 'subscription only' sources like the NYTimes, etc. I noticed this morning The Chicago Tribune ... [read more]
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11 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Surprised this 'ranking' continues....
In google searches for specific news items the first page results are often NYTimes or Washington Post or similar 'big media' links. No shock there. But - those sites require ... [read more]
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6 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }} Fat Tuesday
Just realized it's Fat Tuesday in the deep south - remembering the parades and the music - the happy people and the early spring. This is one of few times ... [read more]