That's a nice little article on this immortal game :) Good job, @munnyndonuts.bsky.social

Do you think our crew can stay on topic and not talk about Fat Jar Jar and Jizzabilly music? Huh ;)

Yeah, this quote from the article by @edzitron.com really got me: "[AI Booster say]: “I use it to draw connections between articles I write,” which is something I do without AI using my fucking brain."

The whole AI thing seems like one of the biggest hoaxes ever.

For everyone saying that "it's just round the corner", it's a must read. Do you repost a used cars salesman's pitches? Why would you repost Sam's then? Please read Professor @garymarcus.bsky.social 's article, it's both informative and morbidly funny.

It's fascinating how our Diggers go places near the end of every episode. I love their random banter. But this one is of course a great discussion of an interesting film. Highly recommended!

@darrenmooney.bsky.social is Ireland's national treasure, next to Aisling Bea, and his columns are alone worth the Patreon fee. Next to all the cool stuff that @secondwindgroup.com provides :)

Wow, this episode of @movieswedig.bsky.social really goes places;) Our beloved hosts open up like never before, I loved it :) open.spotify.com/episode/6mos...

It's some of the best episodes so far, @apriletmanski.bsky.social really reaches new heights in terms of verbal humor. You can listen to it in slow mo. Or in regular mo. Damn, I cried at that ;)

This week, the GOP slid an amendment into the budget reconciliation process that would ban US states from enacting laws that govern AI. This of course was not an aberration—it’s the direct result of Silicon Valley lobbying efforts, and big tech’s union with Trump and the Republican Party.

AI is not the future, people are. Tech bros think that everything in the world can be diluted to an algorithm, and the reality times and again proves them wrong. Music, graphics, art and competency cannot be generated. Only hype can.

@garymarcus.bsky.social Professor, There's a growing number of people in my country, including the Deputy Minister of Education, and various academics, who claim that AGI is coming in 5+ years and that the tempo the current models are improving means they'll be able to reason soon. What's your take?

@movieswedig.bsky.social Did you consider watching Arrival? It might be somehow thematically related to what you like talking about. I also wanted to suggest Scorpion King, I don't want to get banned;)

Loved the episode and the in-depth discussion on the Predators' culture ;) If you're interested in what movie buffs think about this motion picture, check this episode of the 250 podcast hosted by the wonderful human being and punsmith @darrenmooney.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3poq...

@nosuchthingpod.bsky.social Hey, @paulscheer.com from @hdtgm.bsky.social just read out Justin's review of Double Trouble on the recently released Last Looks episode:) That is a capital S synergy! (Around minute 29.00) open.spotify.com/episode/5qDc...

This article from @aftermath.site is so worth the read. I have yet to read anything from this staff of journalists that isn't worth the price of admission alone, but this one hammers home how destructive AyeEye is. If you're on the fence or for it, and this doesn't change that? You're a lost cause.

Well, people who hate education get elected by people who didn't have a chance to get proper education and the vicious circle continues.

Well, in the GenAI hype cycle every day is April Fool's Day, cause what our favorite CEOs are saying is a joke. Remember, it's always round the corner;)

Jimmy Page on AI: www.instagram.com/p/DGp7sqEty2...

One of my favorite podcasts is back with the wonderful @flintdibble.bsky.social ! So many good points about archeology, hot stories from the dig and some criticism of biopics as a genre!

If you're enjoying Adventure is Nigh at @secondwindgroup.com and you really love Dabarella played @sassqueenamy.bsky.social, check the song out! @ladyannielaurie.bsky.social has a magical voice and her lyrics always make me cry a little:)

One of my favorite podcast groups talks about one of my favorite movies! If you want to learn what girls will make guys do on the dig, you gotta listen to the whole thing! Also, some people on the pod would rather have DougLESS in the film ;)

@sylvcz.bsky.social food for thought.

The future is really just over the corner. Why pay for expensive cosmetics if you can ask AI for help!

@sylvcz.bsky.social Zastanawiam się, czy potrafiłyby zrobić odcinek o tym co mówi prof. Gary Marcus, czy też @edzitron.com oraz @bcmerchant.bsky.social na temat genAI. Bo w mediach słyszę wyłącznie hypowy bełkot i czas przyszły ("z pewnością będzie rewolucją").

Warning: Elon Musk is crippling the future of the United States. Short essay with a cameo from @mollyjongfast.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...

This is one of the best episodes, I love Cory's take on hope vs optimism. If you want to better understand how technology changes our lives (and you're tired of those who drank the Kool Aid with AI and stuff), this is a podcast for you!

Looking at powerful people (not naming names, cause it's too obvious), I see arrogance and hubris. Not that I wish anyone harm, but I wouldn't mind some classic comeuppance...

Unfortunately, the current information environment and social media do not make us eager fact checkers. And the "we have a scientist at home" machine will only feed into that.

Because historically, tariffs always worked well for everyone involved...

You need to hear that, cause the debate goes hot. Great guests, great hosts, wonderful insights. But you're gonna have to pick sides: Are you an Illiad person or an Odyssey monster?;) Warning: references to full Fiennes (which is fine;)

Seriously, the whole genAI world is one ethical person after another. All media outlets are "benchmarking" both chatbots testing which one would better compose a dumb poem, suggest a title for a podcast, or analyse ingredients of a food product. Finally a technology that can do all those things!;)

Another great article by @bcmerchant.bsky.social who's been right all along...

The AI bubble was inflated based on the idea that we need bigger models that both are trained and run on bigger and even larger GPUs. A company came along that has undermined the narrative - ways both substantive and questionable - and now the market panicked that $200bn got wasted on AI capex

Another wonderful episode! What you can always expect is that our beloved podcasters will take the conversation into an unexpected direction. Listen for some very interesting and unorthodox readings into Hades 1/2 and some suggestions for Hades 3 that @supergiantgames.bsky.social should check out!

One widely quoted tech bro in my country said that no one should doubt that AI is a bigger revolution than the Internet. Maybe future AI will be that, but what they're pushing now is simply wishful thinking. AGI is around the corner. The problem is that the corner is in another solar system.

Everyone's fuming about chip "embargoes" and how it will slow down the already super fast progress towards hyper efficient whatever the current acronym is (AGI?). I think what AI companies are doing is completely justified. All the essays, all the dumb images, all the to-dos it'll do for us. Wow.

We love bringing on different guests to chat about the ancient world in pop media. If you want to find those people here on Bluesky, here is our MWD Starter Pack. We also love the feeds #AncientBluesky #Archaeology

If you like @secondwindgroup.com 's Hidden Gems streams with @prettygrimgames.bsky.social @sigmagears9.bsky.social and @rexiconjesse.bsky.social here's the full version of the "famous" is intro song: youtu.be/bUWISImXpRQ?...

@rexiconjesse.bsky.social @prettygrimgames.bsky.social and @sigmagears9.bsky.social played it in a @secondwindgroup.com stream ans they loved it!

Just watched Wicked. (Spoiler alert?) Who would have thought that an old white guy from a tower would turn out to be an egotistical hack and fraud?... ;)

Some movies are like Linear A. Some are like the first three letters of the alphabet and are proud of it. Stargate knows what it is, and it's not Linear A What do our brave movie diggers discover this time? That cigarettes and guns are how you move a civilization to another level:) Great episode!

Also, a bit more shallow observation: gladiators had their chests exposed, which was dumb protection-wise, but made sense from the spectacle point of view. And bows and arrows were never that effective against armour like in this film. Why do Hollywood people hate learning anything about history?

Happy Birthday, Ms. Vogler! You did it again, the episode is great, as always. You were a bit less negative on the film compared to others I've listened to, but you still made a wonderful point about the ending, and about the fact that the history of the Severans is a readymade screenplay.

I don't want to go political, it's not that anybody cares what I think, but I've been wondering: If a person claims they'll singlehandedly solve various complex issues "just like that", am I correct to be a bit unconvinced it's possible?

I've been enjoying System Crash very much, highly recommended! It's surprising how funny discussions on the dystopia we're living in can be :)

This week on the blog: closing thoughts on Gladiator II and how it treats the city of Rome, the Colosseum and gladiators and the Severan dynasty. In particular, we look at why the real, historical Caracalla is history's crushing rebuttal to this film's own themes. acoup.blog/2024/12/13/c...

Hey, I missed one day, I guess, but we've got a new song for you! I hope you'll enjoy it. All likes and comments are greatly appreciated:) youtu.be/xe9fVEZVs5Y?...

As promised, another song from our little project, hope you'll like it, there are some nice melodies here and there. Enjoy! youtu.be/ns7UgII040M?...

So, I've been making music with my friend for some time, just some instrumental songs, and I'll be posting a link everyday here to songs from our first album. If at least one person checks it out and enjoys the song, it's a win :) youtu.be/U_na-6Pj5rw?...