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If I was a secret immortal how long could I keep the same US ID for before I get taken away for study. I'm thinking 150 years. in c/nostupidquestions

[–] Hobo 3 points 3 months ago

I'm not entirely convinced that Highlander 2 wasn't written on the back of the same straw wrapper they used to write Gremlins 2.

Is there a name for the trope where a story is high fantasy at first glance, except for it's not fantasy and is actually set in a post-apocalypse dystopian future? in c/nostupidquestions

[–] Hobo 48 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

I have no idea the answer to your question, but I now know like 99% of people on lemmy have shitty reading comprehension.

A courts reporter wrote about a few trials. Then an AI decided he was actually the culprit. in c/technology

[–] Hobo 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (15 children)

They're bugs. Major ones. Fundamental flaws in the program. People with a vested interest in "AI" rebranded them as hallucinations in order to downplay the fact that they have a major bug in their software and they have no fucking clue how to fix it.

AskReddit in c/lemmyshitpost

[–] Hobo 1 points 4 months ago

Congress?

Automation be like in c/memes

[–] Hobo 11 points 4 months ago

Ctrl+f code has to be some of the most efficient automation ever written. Time spent was probably about day and the time saved in work hours is probably in the trillions at this point.

Cars 2 had me fucked up in c/memes

[–] Hobo 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Actual meaning if you're curious are Lemon Laws.

What other movies wouldn't work today? in c/microblogmemes

[–] Hobo 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Hackers: Because arcades don't really exist anymore and no one cares about the high score on for the ones that are still around.

OpenAI Pleads That It Can’t Make Money Without Using Copyrighted Materials for Free in c/technology

[–] Hobo 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

The above comment has also been consumed by AI for training purposes.

Politico Gets Raked Over the Coals for Kamala Harris Post: ‘One of the Worst Headlines Written in a Long Time’ in c/news

TIL that Ferrari & Lamborghini no longer make cars with a manual transmission in c/til

[–] Hobo 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

They're all fun and games until you're in stop go traffic. I agree though I miss driving a manual. Also they were easier to work on and tended to be cheaper to fix. That might not be the case anymore considering you're pretty much guaranteed to to have to special order parts.

Sovcit is just saying. in c/insanepeoplefacebook