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Vinny Valenti
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Posted: 29 April 2026 at 8:37pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

Schools are stupid. In Junior High some punk kid* threw a full milk carton at my face in the lunchroom, and I instinctively raised my hand in front of my face to block it. The carton bounced off my hand and hit a girl sitting next to me instead. The Vice Principal happened to see this and sent us both to the Principal's office. We were both suspended. What lesson was I supposed to learn from the suspension (my only one, ever)? I should have just let myself get beaned square in the face, instead? I was quite angry about the injustice of it all for years.

*Found out via posts from grown-up aquaintances on Facebook that said punk kid grew up with a drug and alcohol problem and died at some point. Guess he learned no lessons from that, either.


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Posted: 29 April 2026 at 9:23pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply

Yeah……but you win.
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James Woodcock
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Posted: 30 April 2026 at 6:46pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

I play one game on my tab - based on HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. It
has daily tasks, one of which is to watch an advert.
Today’s advert was for doing exercise regime that will change your body -
leaner, fitter, less joint pain.
It featured a plus size woman speaking about her pain, and showed a
woman struggling to move well before the exercise, but moving much better
after the exercise.
The advert had a tiny disclaimer that all the women were AI generated.

I personally think this is obscene and should not be allowed.. If you are
advertising changes in body shape and fitness, show real people. I know
adverts lie all the time, but this is too much.
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Mikael Bergkvist
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Posted: 30 April 2026 at 10:31pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Isnt AI just the early ancestor to Star Treks holodeck?
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Robin Taylor
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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 3:09am | IP Logged | 5 post reply

i mean the "hosts" face changes shape routinely and it looks like a videogame but sure 
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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 12:14pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply

I'd much rather see Philomena Cunk take on Ancient Rome.  
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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 12:17pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply

Isnt AI just the early ancestor to Star Treks holodeck?

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At a stretch I suppose it could be seen that way.

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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 12:53pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

The “tour” of the TITANIC is nicely done, tho several times they violate their own premise—unless she has a drone in her pocket.

(A few times we get a glimpse of her empty hand!)

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Evan S. Kurtz
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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 4:12pm | IP Logged | 9 post reply

Makes you wonder what it'll look like in a year. I wouldn't assume these kinds of mistakes/artifacts are going to persist as the technology improves. 
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Evan S. Kurtz
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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 9:27pm | IP Logged | 10 post reply

I also generally thought the "tour" was well done. Definitely noticed some inconsistencies, particularly in Chloe's tattoos. 
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Robin Taylor
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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 9:38pm | IP Logged | 11 post reply

I suspect in a year the staggering expense of tokens and inference will finally be passed on to consumers and enterprises and youtube channels like this one will struggle to exist. The helium and oil shortage over the next year will cripple AI build out and private financing is running out of money to prop up a product with no path to profitability.
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Vinny Valenti
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Posted: 01 May 2026 at 9:58pm | IP Logged | 12 post reply

That's the thing. I find myself being amused by AI-generated videos, but I don't see myself ever being willing to actually pay for them.
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