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Cake day: July 5th, 2023

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  • Paul took the clips in stride, initially putting on a grave voice and decrying that “this AI is getting out of hand,” only to buy into the trend by acting camp in a response video posted to TikTok on Monday.

    Proof? That video response sounds like AI.

    But his girlfriend, Dutch professional speed skater Jutta Leerdam, wasn’t impressed. “I don’t like it, it’s not funny!” she told him in a video. “People believe it.”

    Proof? That video sounds fake. Maybe this is all a ruse by the girlfriend to slander Jake Paul.

    I don’t actually believe that, but this article is written based on videos uploaded to TikTok, there is no proof any of the events described took place.

    Things are about to get much worse.


  • Wouldn’t that depend on what you’re watching?

    You can watch reality TV on YouTube, or traditional television.

    You can watch educational content and documentaries on YouTube, or traditional television.

    Hell you can watch some traditional TV shows on YouTube or traditional television.

    YouTube is just a platform for hosting content. Now they may have a “better” algorithm compared to traditional television, but that doesn’t really change much.


  • Due to this post I just found mine.

    For the longest time I’ve been trying to find a video that featured someone copying a VHS recording over and over again, each time loosing a little bit of quality.

    The specific video featured a catchy song, but I couldn’t remember the song or any of the words. I’ve found a few different videos over the years but every time I found a video the song was wrong.

    Every few years it’s jumped into my head and I’ve gone off looking for it, but could never quite figure it out.

    This time I either put in just the right terms or the magic algorithm has moved it around,

    https://youtu.be/mES3CHEnVyI


  • So I’ve always felt this way about video games.

    Can you imagine a kids first Mario game being Mario Wonder? That’s a twist on Mario games, it’s not the base Mario!? They won’t understand what makes it an interesting new game!

    But the thing is, it’s fine. Everything new is old. Plus it’s the Internet, it’s impossible to actually sort out everything.

    Like, what is Roblox? I know it’s some online game. Then I saw John Green play Roblox with his daughter. It was a dress up simulator. That’s Roblox?

    Or how about the song Gangnam Style? I remember when that reached 1 billion views on YouTube. That was a moment. But then remember Despacito? When I first heard that song it was already at 1.2 billion views. How could I clearly remember the first billion views video, but completely miss it happening again?

    Think about the entirety of history that happened before you. How did you sort that out?



  • Even with this lead time, some OEMs struggle to roll out security updates for all their devices each month. In fact, many don’t even commit to monthly security updates for their entire lineup; their update policies often stipulate that budget and mid-range devices only qualify for bi-monthly or quarterly patches.

    Which is to say that most OEMs aren’t making monthly releases. It’s a sad state of affairs.

    Google has put a lot of effort into making the process for OEMs easier. Project Trebel to simplify updates. Project Mainline to move updates to be pushed via Google Play. (The small downside being you now need Google Play, but users do now get security updates.

    Now the answer seems to be fewer updates. OEMs weren’t doing them, but maybe if they’re smaller? It’s probably better that end users get some updates rather than none.



  • Let’s try flying.

    You can fly, but you still have to put in the same amount of effort as if you couldn’t fly.

    For example if you want to fly over a house it would be at the same speed as climbing a ladder and taking an equal amount of time.

    Or if you wanted to fly a mile away it would be the same as running or walking a mile. Also if you want to carry someone or something, how fast could you move while doing it? Same as on the ground or in the air.

    Basically you still get the convenience of flying, but you have to put in all the work.








  • who needs the web?

    Generative AI that’s who. For it to spit out information, it needs information. The argument may be that it is better at collecting all that information in one place and returning an answer, although we know it hallucinates responses. But to even begin a response it needs data, it needs the web.