That's a spicy meatball!

So lets all get AI to create a bunch of BS videos and get Gemini to watch them. And then get Gemini to create a bunch of videos based on those same videos, and then watch those. Wash, Rinse, Repeat...

They already have an OS - what they need is an editor :)

...an article worth considering from Princeton University's Zeynep Tufekci:

We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives

Since scientists began playing around with dangerous pathogens in laboratories, the world has experienced four or five pandemics, depending on how you count. One of them, the 1977 Russian flu, was almost certainly sparked by a research mishap. Some Western scientists quickly suspected the odd virus had resided in a lab freezer for a couple of decades, but they kept mostly quiet for fear of ruffling feathers.

Yet in 2020, when people started speculating that a laboratory accident might have been the spark that started the Covid-19 pandemic, they were treated like kooks and cranks. Many public health officials and prominent scientists dismissed the idea as a conspiracy theory, insisting that the virus had emerged from animals in a seafood market in Wuhan, China. And when a nonprofit called EcoHealth Alliance lost a grant because it was planning to conduct risky research into bat viruses with the Wuhan Institute of Virology â" research that, if conducted with lax safety standards, could have resulted in a dangerous pathogen leaking out into the world â" no fewer than 77 Nobel laureates and 31 scientific societies lined up to defend the organization.

So the Wuhan research was totally safe, and the pandemic was definitely caused by natural transmission â" it certainly seemed like consensus.

We have since learned, however, that to promote the appearance of consensus, some officials and scientists hid or understated crucial facts, misled at least one reporter, orchestrated campaigns of supposedly independent voices and even compared notes about how to hide their communications in order to keep the public from hearing the whole story. And as for that Wuhan laboratoryâ(TM)s research, the details that have since emerged show that safety precautions might have been terrifyingly lax.

Full article

On the other Foot:
Microsoft Opens Source to China

Reader NZheretic points out that less than a year ago, Jim Allchin swore under oath that disclosing the Windows operating system source code could damage national security.

Transcript of Internet Caucus Panel Discussion
Re: Administration's new encryption policy. Date: September 28, 1999.
Weldon statement.

Rep. Curt Weldon : Thank you. Let me see if I can liven things up here in the last couple of minutes of the luncheon. First of all, I apologize for being late. And I thank Bob and the members of the caucus for inviting me here.
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But the point is that when John Hamre briefed me, and gave me the three key points of this change, there are a lot of unanswered questions. He assured me that in discussions that he had had with people like Bill Gates and Gerstner from IBM that there would be, kind of a, I don't know whether it's a, unstated ability to get access to systems if we needed it., Now, I want to know if that is part of the policy, or is that just something that we are being assured of, that needs to be spoke. Because, if there is some kind of a tacit understanding, I would like to know what it is.
Because that is going to be subjected to future administrations, if it is not written down in a clear policy way. I want to know more about this end use certificate. In fact, sitting on the Cox Committee as I did, I saw the fallacy of our end use certificate that we were supposedly getting for HPCs going into China, which didn't work. So, I would like to know what the policies are. So, I guess what I would say is, I am happy that there seems to be a coming together. In fact, when I first got involved with NSA and DOD and CIS, and why can't you sit down with industry, and work this out. In fact, I called Gerstner, and I said, can't you IBM people, and can't you software people get together and find the middle ground, instead of us having to do legislation.

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Compared with all the AI slop that is being trust upon us, It all looks so dated.

And the likeliest explanation is things connected with the GDPR "right to be forgotten":

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fc...

It makes sense, I was surprised when they said they were considering it. They've clearly reimplemented the whole back end and the old app wouldn't work any more. End users thinking that the app was the entirety of Sonos' systems was a bit naive.

They rolled it out too soon though.

And that's my point - Religious definition i.e. cherry picking biblical verses to suit own world view
Outside of maybe #3-#10 of the commandments (which are borrowed from other codes of ethics anyways) - 99.9% of the old testament should be discarded except as historical interest
NT needs to be read as a product of its time - discard most of the Pauline epistles. Kick revalations to the realm of horror films and treat Acts as a quasi-historical document
As for the Gospels - we had a saying in back NT202 - All we can really say about JC is that he was born around the time of Herod the Great, died sometime under the reign of Herod Antipas (extra-biblical sources) and that he was somehow against divorce (gospel sources)
And even after all of that - there's still no real definition of marriage in the bible

(lapsed catholic and general agnositic with degree in theology majoring in exegesis.)

Sorry that's not a definition of marrige. That's just a clause added for a marriage between a man and a woman. It does not exclude marriage between a man and a man, or a woman and a woman - except perhaps that those are not joined by god?

They were living beings in the book too - just "slightly" more mutant that the film

Q: Is Windows or Linux the better Operating system?

Co-Pilot:
The choice between Windows and Linux depends on your needs and preferences. Here's a quick comparison to help you decide:
### **Windows**
- **User-Friendly**: Windows is known for its user-friendly interface, making it easy for beginners to navigate.
- **Software Compatibility**: Most commercial software, including popular games and productivity tools, are designed for Windows.
- **Support**: Extensive support from Microsoft and a large user community.
- **Hardware Compatibility**: Works well with a wide range of hardware.

### **Linux**
- **Customization**: Highly customizable, allowing users to tweak almost every aspect of the OS.
- **Open Source**: Free and open-source, with a variety of distributions (distros) to choose from, such as Ubuntu, Fedora, and Debian.
- **Security**: Generally considered more secure due to its open-source nature and fewer targeted attacks.
- **Performance**: Can be more efficient and faster, especially on older hardware.

### **Considerations**
- **Purpose**: If you need an OS for gaming, professional software, or general use, Windows might be more suitable. For programming, server management, or if you enjoy customizing your OS, Linux could be a better fit.
- **Learning Curve**: Windows is typically easier for beginners, while Linux might require more technical knowledge, especially for advanced customization.

So I guess 2024 is the year you decide what OS is best for you

Kessler syndrome

Why stop at Compaq? Bring back DEC