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Why the hell can't you spell colour?!

Reminds me of the 90s dot com bust. Yes, it's the next big thing, really big thing. Every venture capitalist is throwing money at the wall to see what sticks, they would be stupid not to. Guarantee some good shit is going to stick, but the vast majority is going to fall.

You nailed some great bullets.

• Used Zoom AI a year ago to summarize meetings and was astonished at how well it did.

• Yep, used it to get a clue coding PowerShell. It's not a replacement for programmers, but it's a great way to get over a hump or get inspiration for other pathways. Same goes for writing anything. I wrote a horror short, be interesting to see what AI does with the concept, might give me ideas.

• Biology seems to been booming with uses, seeing a new story every day.

The lemmy hate is silly, like everyone is trying to be so much smarter than the suckers falling for AI. Again, reminds me of all the stupid shit that came out in the late 90s, but what stuck is the internet today.

The Way of the Gun is fantastic.

No way they could pack all the intrigue into a movie. As it was they had to rush some explanations, without blatant exposition, still did damned well.

One example; think on all of Princess Irulan's writings at the chapter beginnings.

You might like The Laundry Files books by Charles Stross. Exactly that plays out in one book where elves invade Earth.

The premise is that magic is real, and can be summoned/controlled by the appropriate application of mathematics. If you discover this truth, you're irrevocably attached to The Laundry, basically MI6 for supernatural affairs, and you can never leave.

The protagonist is an IT nerd in England. He almost flattened Wolverhampton with a new algorithm he discoved but they caught him in time. His wife is a protagonist in a few books, and she's a delight. One of my favorites is where a bunch of high-end accountants accidentally make themselves vampires.

That plays out in the Discworld novels. The idea is, pray the man about to kill you is a bad guy, because he'll fuck around, gloat, maybe make a mistake. If he's a good guy, he'll kill you instantly.

Exercise for it's own sake sucks. Find something physically challenging and fun. Kayaking is a great example, and not the crazy fast rapids type. Hiking is great exercise as well. Dedicate a pack to it and keep modifying it untill you're carry what you want and need. LOL, mine's about 25lbs. with beer and a little shotgun. You get the idea, even if those things aren't your jam.

You might be surprised what you can find on maps! Zoom out and see what's out there. Found a park by the Navy base that few locals know exists. Been exploring this area for years and there are still places close by I've never been.

We crammed 15 bags of mulch in one the other day, couldn't close the cover. For comparison, my wife's Subaru will hold 20 and my little convertible can hold 20. And I can put the top up after loading.

Nah. Water is created and destroyed all the time. Here go the formula for photosynthesis:

6CO₂ + 6H₂O + light energy → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

Take some baking soda for heart burn. You will instantly know you've created water and gas. (But hey, it works.)

NaHCO3 + HCl → NaCl + H2O + CO2

Anyone here burning glucose and breathing?

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O

JFC, here's Google's AI take, depsite the evidence above:

Water on Earth is constantly being transformed through a natural cycle, but it is not created or destroyed. This transformation, known as the Hydrological Cycle, involves processes like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. While Earth has a vast amount of water, its total quantity has recently dropped, according to NASA.

If you want to shoot your brain full of rot, check out the answers on Quora.

Board them, hold a military court on the spot, hang the captain and first mate, throw the rest of the crew on the nearest shore, wherever the fuck that may be, scuttle the ship. That kinda action would take maybe twice, thrice if they're really stubborn. Instant mutiny if anyone onboard even suspects they're dragging cables. Boom. End of this shit.

Russian and Chinese ships are literally engaged in terrorism, piracy, invent a new word for all I care. China especially is testing what they can get away with, and the rest of the world is allowing it. Guess they got their answer.

You all should catch up on the news as to what they're pulling in the South China Sea, i.e., fucking with Vietnam and the Philippines. China is 1 inch away from publicly declaring, "These are Chinese waters, do sumpin' bout it!"

Jesus, I thought you were joking.

Got that impression. She was definitely foreign, but I did hear enough to make a call. Also, I could not begin to guess her heritage by her looks.