Odd Stuff (Part 4)

Who you gonna call?

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Kinda looks like antifreeze?

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Why do Xenomorphs drool so much?

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It will introduce NFT functionality? WTF does that even mean??

All I know is that seeing the images of the good old Winamp I remember makes my heart hurt. I just want that back. Why havenā€™t any other media players managed to catch up to what Winamp was 10 years ago?

Iā€™ve been living like a caveman for the last month with a metered internet connection, so Iā€™ve basically been listening to NPR on a real radio and the soundtracks for Divinity Original Sin 2 and Baldurā€™s Gate 3, because those are what I have on my computer. Iā€™ve been using VLC. Itā€™s not a great replacement for Winamp, but itā€™s ok. Yesterday I tried ReSonic, which has an overly cumbersome UI and is still working on implementing playlists. Playlists! Come on!

Honestly, Iā€™d be fine with VLC if it would just remember the two darned folders that I load every time I open the player, and also had a ā€œstop after currentā€ button. But thatā€™s too much to ask for, I guess. Winamp, in addition to whooping the llamaā€™s ass, apparently still has me whooped.

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That theyā€™re late to the party. Itā€™s all about AI this season, darling.

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Exactly a decade ago, Amazon revealed a program that aimed to revolutionize shopping and shipping. Drones launched from a central hub would waft through the skies delivering just about everything anyone could need. They would be fast, innovative, ubiquitous ā€” all the Amazon hallmarks.

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Dominique Lord and Leah Silverman live in College Stationā€™s drone zone. They are Amazon fans and place regular orders for ground delivery. Drones are another matter, even if the service is free for Amazon Prime members. While itā€™s cool to have stuff literally land on your driveway, at least the first few times, there are many hurdles to getting stuff this way.

Only one item can be delivered at a time. It canā€™t weigh over five pounds. It canā€™t be too big. It canā€™t be something breakable, since the drone drops it from 12 feet. The drones canā€™t fly when it is too hot or too windy or too rainy.

You need to be home to put out the landing target and to make sure that a porch pirate doesnā€™t make off with your item or that it doesnā€™t roll into the street (which happened once to Mr. Lord and Ms. Silverman). But your car canā€™t be in the driveway. Letting the drone land in the backyard would avoid some of these problems, but not if there are trees.

Amazon has also warned customers that drone delivery is unavailable during periods of high demand for drone delivery.

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What about the family pet exploring the landing target?

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Iā€™m sure AI will handle that just fine!

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(I have relatives ā€“ who call them headlights, among other things ā€“ who would love this joke.)

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Just the brain?
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@NoContextHumans

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