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Human or Not challenges you to distinguish chatbot from human, and it's harder than you think
22 February 2025 @ 8:45 pm
In today's Internet, it's more crucial than ever that you be able to tell what's AI and what's not. While it's easy enough with No one knows how many people are actually watching TV anymore
22 February 2025 @ 8:22 pm
Once upon a time, the Nielsen Ratings were the alpha and omega of TV viewership ratings. For decades, the marketing firm had the most reliable methodology for figuring out how many people were watching things across the country. The networks all turned to the Nielsen ratings to figure out which shows were popular, which ones deserved renewal, and so on. — The Teapot Dome service station is a quirky reminder of scandal
22 February 2025 @ 8:18 pm
The Teapot Dome gas station in Zillah, Washington was a gas station like no other. This whimsical structure was built to look like a giant, adorable red and white teapot. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this unique building is known for both its novelty architecture and commentary on a political scandal. — Martial arts expert grades fictional fighting techniques
22 February 2025 @ 6:35 pm
Sure, fictional heroes like Batman and Kazuma Kiryu might look cool when they're brawling with legions of petty criminals, but how would they do in an actual fight? The answer might surprise you – or it might not. It is Batman we're talking about, after all. — Is Elon Musk the reason why Neil Young's hi-def music player never caught on?
22 February 2025 @ 6:33 pm
Watch tadpoles dance and develop in this 4-minute timelapse video
22 February 2025 @ 6:14 pm
This cool timelapse shows tadpoles develop over the course of 4 minutes. We don't get to see them turn into frogs, but they sprout little legs and begin taking on a new shape.
I love how It looks like they're all dancing around inside their eggs to the music in the video. — The Wonder Bread store in Wyoming is a polka-dot landmark
22 February 2025 @ 6:04 pm
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22 February 2025 @ 4:00 pm
TL;DR: Get a grade-A refurbished 2020 MacBook Air with a Retina display, Magic Keyboard, 256GB SSD, and 11-hour battery liYou have less than a week to back up your Kindle books
22 February 2025 @ 2:30 pm
Amazon is poised to remove a feature that allowed purchasers of Kindle titles to download their books to their PCs. Most Kindle users download their books directly to their devices via wifi. A lesser-known option is "Download & Transfer via USB," which dates back to the old days of the internet before ubiquitous wifi. — Read the rest
The post The Third Term Project is at CPAC pushing for "Trump 2028"
22 February 2025 @ 2:04 pm
A group calling itself the "Third Term Project" is out and about at CPAC holding press conferences and handing out "Trump 2028" stickers and propganda, all in support of Andy Ogles' (Republican Representative from Tennessee) House joint resolution to amend the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution to allow President Trump to run for a third term. —