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      oyaji @Kilemall
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      Benj Edwards  /  Apr 23, 2024  /  Tech

      You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

      You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

      Thermonator, the first “flamethrower-wielding robot dog,” is completely legal in 48 US states.

      “completely legal in 48 US states”

      I need a pack of them to loose upon the ROUSs… ermm, RsOUS.

      I wonder if Bushman will get some and come by for a day or 2. I had found his number and rang him up a few years ago, but then I lost it. These would be right up his alley. Anybody got his contact info?

      I don’t think they exist.

      I think they do exist. A day or three ago I heard part of a radio story on NPR about the Therminator now being offered for sale.

      This is why we need the three laws of robotics.

      We won’t get them.

      More like we are heading for the Bulterian Jihad.

      © 2015 - 2025 oyaji

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        Whoofe Gold @Kilemall
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        @Kilemall said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

        @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

        @tigger said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

        @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

        @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

        Benj Edwards  /  Apr 23, 2024  /  Tech

        You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

        You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

        Thermonator, the first “flamethrower-wielding robot dog,” is completely legal in 48 US states.

        “completely legal in 48 US states”

        I need a pack of them to loose upon the ROUSs… ermm, RsOUS.

        I wonder if Bushman will get some and come by for a day or 2. I had found his number and rang him up a few years ago, but then I lost it. These would be right up his alley. Anybody got his contact info?

        I don’t think they exist.

        I think they do exist. A day or three ago I heard part of a radio story on NPR about the Therminator now being offered for sale.

        This is why we need the three laws of robotics.

        We won’t get them.

        15...10 Commandments

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        If no set of moral ideas were truer or better than any other, there would be no sense in preferring civilized morality to savage morality, or Christian morality to Nazi morality. In fact, of course, we all do believe that some moralities are better than others . . . . The moment you say that one set of moral ideas can be better than another, you are, in fact, measuring them both by a standard . . . admitting that there is such a thing as a real Right, independent of what people think, and that some people's ideas get nearer to that real Right than others."

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          A Former User
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          https://twitter.com/sodiumPen/status/1785152049811730943

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            A Former User
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            Time Extension  /  Apr 30, 2024  /  Features

            Flashback: How The Kindness Of Sega Saved Nvidia From Going Under

            Flashback: How The Kindness Of Sega Saved Nvidia From Going Under

            "There was no reason for him to do it"

            SEGA would own maybe a trillion dollars worth of Nvidia stock if they’d just asked for a 49% stake in the company instead of giving charity. I mean, I’m all for charity, but not in business.

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              Henry Pickavet  /  May 5, 2024

              Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board | TechCrunch

              Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board | TechCrunch

              Bluesky’s most prominent backer has left its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his philanthropic Start

              Disappointing.

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              Oh.

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                A Former User
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                He looks like a plumber

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                  A Former User
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                  Not an Aussie plumber. He’s too fit and you can’t see his butt crack peeking out of his shorts.

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                    It’s soooquel!!!

                    Mohammad Asjad  /  May 4, 2024

                    Researchers at Stanford Introduce SUQL: A Formal Query Language for Integrating Structured and Unstructured Data

                    Researchers at Stanford Introduce SUQL: A Formal Query Language for Integrating Structured and Unstructured Data

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                      oyaji @Gators1
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                      @Gators1 said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                      It’s soooquel!!!

                      Mohammad Asjad  /  May 4, 2024

                      Researchers at Stanford Introduce SUQL: A Formal Query Language for Integrating Structured and Unstructured Data

                      Researchers at Stanford Introduce SUQL: A Formal Query Language for Integrating Structured and Unstructured Data

                      In 'Mur’kuh, say it like it’s spellt: “suckle”.

                      © 2015 - 2025 oyaji

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                        A Former User
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                        Return-to-office mandates at some of the most powerful tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX — were followed by a spike in departures among the most senior, tough-to-replace talent, according to a case study published last week by researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan.

                        https://wapo.st/4btMo8Z

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                          oyaji @oyaji
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                          @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                          @Kilemall said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                          @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                          @tigger said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                          @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                          @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                          Benj Edwards  /  Apr 23, 2024  /  Tech

                          You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

                          You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

                          Thermonator, the first “flamethrower-wielding robot dog,” is completely legal in 48 US states.

                          “completely legal in 48 US states”

                          I need a pack of them to loose upon the ROUSs… ermm, RsOUS.

                          I wonder if Bushman will get some and come by for a day or 2. I had found his number and rang him up a few years ago, but then I lost it. These would be right up his alley. Anybody got his contact info?

                          I don’t think they exist.

                          I think they do exist. A day or three ago I heard part of a radio story on NPR about the Therminator now being offered for sale.

                          This is why we need the three laws of robotics.

                          We won’t get them.

                          More like we are heading for the Bulterian Jihad.

                          @Kilemall

                          Late late edit:

                          “Butlerian Jihad”

                          © 2015 - 2025 oyaji

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                            A Former User
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                            I’ve got this guy I’ve been working with for a month or so. He needs to regularly schedule meetings with up to five people in five different time zones. Every time he manually asks everyone individually, what time are you free tomorrow? Me: I don’t know, use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks me to convert it into the HQ time zone. Me: use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks me what time I finish work. Me: use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks what time that is in the HQ time zone. Me: dude, I’m trying to fucking code here, use the scheduling assistant.

                            After doing the dance several times now, I’ve posted screenshots of how to use the scheduling assistant. Not that he’s ever asked for them or acknowledged that there even is a scheduling assistant.

                            Anyway, I’m no longer going to take that scheduling assistant for granted. Having to do every meeting the way this guy does it would be unspeakably bad. I’d spend half of my day manually coordinating meetings.

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                              Kilemall Careful, railroad agent @A Former User
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                              @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                              I’ve got this guy I’ve been working with for a month or so. He needs to regularly schedule meetings with up to five people in five different time zones. Every time he manually asks everyone individually, what time are you free tomorrow? Me: I don’t know, use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks me to convert it into the HQ time zone. Me: use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks me what time I finish work. Me: use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks what time that is in the HQ time zone. Me: dude, I’m trying to fucking code here, use the scheduling assistant.

                              After doing the dance several times now, I’ve posted screenshots of how to use the scheduling assistant. Not that he’s ever asked for them or acknowledged that there even is a scheduling assistant.

                              Anyway, I’m no longer going to take that scheduling assistant for granted. Having to do every meeting the way this guy does it would be unspeakably bad. I’d spend half of my day manually coordinating meetings.

                              We force people to use it, but does no good for external vendors.

                              https://i.imgur.com/hX2CMMZ.jpg

                              Never go full Lithu-
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                              No editing is gonna save you now-
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                                Kilemall Careful, railroad agent @oyaji
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                                @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                @Kilemall said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                @tigger said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                @oyaji said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                Benj Edwards  /  Apr 23, 2024  /  Tech

                                You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

                                You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

                                Thermonator, the first “flamethrower-wielding robot dog,” is completely legal in 48 US states.

                                “completely legal in 48 US states”

                                I need a pack of them to loose upon the ROUSs… ermm, RsOUS.

                                I wonder if Bushman will get some and come by for a day or 2. I had found his number and rang him up a few years ago, but then I lost it. These would be right up his alley. Anybody got his contact info?

                                I don’t think they exist.

                                I think they do exist. A day or three ago I heard part of a radio story on NPR about the Therminator now being offered for sale.

                                This is why we need the three laws of robotics.

                                We won’t get them.

                                More like we are heading for the Bulterian Jihad.

                                @Kilemall

                                Late late edit:

                                “Butlerian Jihad”

                                Big fat Jam edit cheater!

                                https://i.imgur.com/hX2CMMZ.jpg

                                Never go full Lithu-
                                Twain

                                No editing is gonna save you now-
                                Wingmann

                                http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/72217/DSC_2528.JPG

                                http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/20416/PTOB 101_resize.jpg

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                                  A Former User @Kilemall
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                                  @Kilemall said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                  @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                  I’ve got this guy I’ve been working with for a month or so. He needs to regularly schedule meetings with up to five people in five different time zones. Every time he manually asks everyone individually, what time are you free tomorrow? Me: I don’t know, use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks me to convert it into the HQ time zone. Me: use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks me what time I finish work. Me: use the scheduling assistant. Then he asks what time that is in the HQ time zone. Me: dude, I’m trying to fucking code here, use the scheduling assistant.

                                  After doing the dance several times now, I’ve posted screenshots of how to use the scheduling assistant. Not that he’s ever asked for them or acknowledged that there even is a scheduling assistant.

                                  Anyway, I’m no longer going to take that scheduling assistant for granted. Having to do every meeting the way this guy does it would be unspeakably bad. I’d spend half of my day manually coordinating meetings.

                                  We force people to use it, but does no good for external vendors.

                                  I can see this guy’s working hours and busy times in it so I assume he should be able to see mine. Assumptions are bad though.

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                                    A Former User
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                                    "Google Search is generative AI at the scale of human curiosity. - Google Boss

                                    Dude, seriously. That has to be the most wankish statement I’ve ever read.

                                    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

                                    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

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                                      tigger @A Former User
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                                      @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                      "Google Search is generative AI at the scale of human curiosity. - Google Boss

                                      Dude, seriously. That has to be the most wankish statement I’ve ever read.

                                      https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

                                      https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

                                      You only say that because you haven’t eaten enough small rocks with your titebond pizza.

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                                      • KilemallK
                                        Kilemall Careful, railroad agent @tigger
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                                        @tigger said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                        @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                        "Google Search is generative AI at the scale of human curiosity. - Google Boss

                                        Dude, seriously. That has to be the most wankish statement I’ve ever read.

                                        https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

                                        https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

                                        You only say that because you haven’t eaten enough small rocks with your titebond pizza.

                                        Can’t you fix this shit Tigger?

                                        https://i.imgur.com/hX2CMMZ.jpg

                                        Never go full Lithu-
                                        Twain

                                        No editing is gonna save you now-
                                        Wingmann

                                        http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/72217/DSC_2528.JPG

                                        http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/20416/PTOB 101_resize.jpg

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                                          tigger @Kilemall
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                                          @Kilemall said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                          @tigger said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                          @Hog said in The OFFICIAL tech stuff thread:

                                          "Google Search is generative AI at the scale of human curiosity. - Google Boss

                                          Dude, seriously. That has to be the most wankish statement I’ve ever read.

                                          https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

                                          https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240524-how-googles-new-algorithm-will-shape-your-internet

                                          You only say that because you haven’t eaten enough small rocks with your titebond pizza.

                                          Can’t you fix this shit Tigger?

                                          Only the stockmarket can fix this…

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                                            A Former User @tigger
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                                            @tigger I had to duckduckgo that:

                                            https://boingboing.net/2024/05/24/googles-ai-enhanced-search-suggests-users-add-glue-to-their-pizza-and-eat-one-small-rock-a-day.html

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