Things to watch on Xmas when you’re bored
Classic Christmas movies Home Alone and Die Hard come to mind, though the latter is actually a Hanukkah movie. Xmas episodes from long-running sitcoms Bob’s Burgers for the wholesome stuff. Futurama if you wish we had Robot Santa enforcing the curfew. American Dad for taking that good old Christmas violence up a notch. The long…
Duolingo’s Portuguese course gets “passivo agressivo” lesson
In addition to “flirting” and ” idioms”, the Brazilian Portuguese course on Duolingo gained a third optional lesson today: passivo agressivo.
Is Artificial Intelligence going to save us?
Short answer: No, AI is stupid. Example: Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, probably a dog. Auto-generated subtitle for Dr. John Campbell’s video For a longer answer, see: Is Artificial Intelligence Stupid?