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Kafka has nothing on trying to purchase Japanese concert tickets from overseas

What are the rules for Australian journalists at Australia's Defence Dept? I imagine they are not allowed to wander freely?

Very nice puzzle! Congratulations! 34A a new one for me but no problem due to the crossings.

Nemo - Arthouse (2025 album) is a very much a spiritual successor to Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion (2007 album).

This EXUDES "lives on bad coffee and is constantly harried by deadlines"

I'm only surprised if they haven't gone earlier and harder at this

That's quite the set up

Sayonara Stay Tuned catering to the Southern Hemisphere audience, where it's a beautiful sunny day 🌞?

When "Oh My Pumpkin" turned up in my listening algorithm I had to check that it was actually a new song and not a remake of a song from circa 2011. You could have told me that song was 15 years old and I would believe you! The AKB sound continues on strong!

YouTube video by クマリデパート クマリデパート / 愛 Eye Catch / MUSIC VIDEO

No space for Ai Eye Catch today? www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Uj...
Song takes a couple of listens to get into but I think it's worth it. YGQ directed video so lots of interesting techniques!

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty really enjoyed autumn

Ask your Doctor if Procol-Harum is right for you

archive.org/details/Nint...

www.videogamemanual.com/snes/Final%2...

I find this funny because back then, games did come with a manual, and a players guide, and unofficial players guides. And you could call the help line if stuck

So... If the age limit is 16, the algorithm might only flag somebody if they look 9? 🥴

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

"generate a map of the USA with each state named"

It's because of UMA MUSUME Pretty Derby

(PROMPT)

You are the Prime Minister of a first world country. Many of your constituents are concerned about the impacts of AI on the creative arts. Generate a brief response that acknowledges the importance of the arts while deflecting the question to talk about benefits of AI in other sectors.

No.

It sounds like your body wants rest but something's stopping you. I call it inertia - and it's kind of like, you're tired but don't want to get up (to go to bed).

A 12:10am session that ends at 3:05am getting nearly full is nuts

Google ends fact-checking funding in Australia after letting AAP FactCheck deal expire While the US search giant is signing new deals with Australian publishers, it will not renew its fact-checking contract with Australian Associated Press amid a global backlash on fact-checking.

Google will no longer fund fact-checking in Australia by letting its existing deal with an Australian publisher's team lapse, mirroring Meta's retreat amid a global backlash against fact-checkers.

www.crikey.com.au/20...

Oh hell no, how many months have they been open and nobody bothered to make sure it wasn't terrible?

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

I tried again and was told that TVs don't have RAM.

Holy shit corporate chatbots are THE WORST.
Just asked same Q 3 times, first to a "live agent" who directed me to a different bot, who couldn't answer the question so I requested "live agent", who gave me AI nonsense reply and immediately shut down the chat while I was typing a follow-up question.

Hey waddaya get when you take the 'ch's out of Cheech and Chong?
Ee and ong
Iain dong

This reads like Napster take 2. While I'm not generally a fan of the extreme copyright protectionism Hollywood megacorporations demonstrate, AI is hurting creative industries big and small, and the platform has to be held to account for how it is used.

Algorithms are weird. I made this comment under somebody's post on 3 Jan 2024 and it got 4 likes

Cue today and their post has suddenly become really popular again (happy Pride Month?), and I get 15 more likes on my comment...