Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231213 - AI Turing test
Read more at Ars Technica: 1960s chatbot ELIZA beat OpenAI's GPT-3.5 in a recent Turing test study. You can also try a version of ELIZA yourself!.
Dec 13, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231206 - Game Pass on every screen
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Xbox's Game Pass on the Switch? On PlayStation? They said it, but not so fast . . . =( webmeister Bud Read more: Microsoft wants Game Pass on PlayStation, Nintendo, and ''every screen'' possible. Read more: ''We have no plans to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation or Nintendo.'' Xbox...
Dec 06, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231129 - 299 Queen Street West
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a documentary about MuchMusic just came out, and it's awesome. But a cease and desist might keep you from seeing it. =) webmeister Bud Read more about the documentary or its possible legal troubles. Finally, the zoom at 4:15 of this interview with David Bowie criticizing MTV for not ...
Nov 29, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231122 - OpenAI
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . in some shocking corporate tech news, OpenAI fired its CEO, its president then quit, and over 700 employees threatened to follow suit. AI DRAMA. =O webmeister Bud Read this BBC recap: What on earth is happening at OpenAI?. Here's the open letter to OpenAI's board of directors.
Nov 22, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231115 - NASA+
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . NASA+ is a new FREE streaming service with live events, documentaries, historical footage, and kid-friendly options. =) webmeister Bud Explore NASA+ here!
Nov 15, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231108 - Jetson ONE
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . a new personal drone (not a jetpack) is on the market, and it sounds cool/terrifying. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Axios: The Jetsons era of personal flight is getting closer.
Nov 08, 2023
Chee'ilth, Indigenous Marvel superhero
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . the Vancouver developer behind the Marvel Contest of Champions mobile game developed a First Nations hero named Chee'ilth, and she'll be a playable character at the end of the month. =) webmeister Bud Read more at MobileSyrup: How Vancouver's Kabam created a new Indigenous Marvel her...
Nov 01, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20231025 - Project Primrose
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Project Primrose aims to make your clothing change from white to chrome in an instant. =) webmeister Bud And, if the pretty videos weren't enough for you, and you'd prefer to make your head explode, here's the white paper. =)
Oct 25, 2023
#WeeklyGeekOut: consensual doxxing
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . an OSINT-skilled TikTok user went viral doxxing other users...WITH CONSENT. =) webmeister Bud Check out ''consensual doxxing'' on Kristen Sotakoun's TikTok. @notkahnjunior #stitch with @nachoslicker ♬ original sound - kahn
Oct 18, 2023
#WeeklyGeekOut: the .AI domain
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Anguilla, a tiny British territory in the Caribbean, is making BANK with their top-level domain, .AI. =) webmeister Bud Read more at Ars Technica (Latin for Art of Technology): AI fever turns Anguilla'.ai' domain into a digital gold mine.
Oct 04, 2023