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#1

Principia Discussion / Re: Happy Maybe Day everyone!

Last post by Abbot Mythos - Yesterday at 12:02:32 PM

'Tis Maybe Day in the YOLD 3192!

And, it's sad that even the Discordian Wiki failed to document this Whollyday.

Hail Eris!

Hail Discordia!

[OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models going rogue. Here are some things to know]

#2

High Weirdness / Re: Still Think "Skynet" Is On...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - Yesterday at 11:07:27 AM

OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models going rogue. Here are some things to know

As per this article:

"ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it is still investigating the "unprecedented cyber incident" that led its artificial intelligence systems to break out of a testing environment and hack into another AI company.

OpenAI said Tuesday two of its most capable AI models were responsible for the cyberattack targeting AI startup Hugging Face. The incident is stirring debates over the need for stronger AI guardrails and the extent to which AI agents are capable of acting on their own.
 
Hugging Face said last week that it had detected an intrusion into its data processing systems that it suspected was caused by an AI agent acting on its own. But the New York-based startup said it wasn't until this week that it learned OpenAI was responsible, and it worked with the larger company to contain what Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called "an attack unlike anything we've seen before.""

This "attack unlike anything we've seen before" will not be the last one committed by an "AI agent."

Tick tock, Civilization.

[Trump-Endorsed Minnesota Gov. Candidate Mike Lindell Isn't Even Registered to Vote in the State]

#3

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - July 18, 2026, 12:07:16 PM

As the original article from The Minnesota Star Tribune is "paywalled," I have, instead, posted an accessible review.

Running for election to high office in places where the candidate does not have their primary residence has become common in the GOP. Still, this clown takes it to the next level:

Trump-Endorsed Minnesota Gov. Candidate Mike Lindell Isn't Even Registered to Vote in the State

As per this article:

""Lindell does not need to be registered to vote in Minnesota to run for office here," the Star Tribune's report noted. "But his lack of knowledge about his voter registration status is notable for a candidate who has called for strict scrutiny of voter rolls and made election integrity the central pillar of his campaign and political life.""

This useful idiot to the GOP should have been bankrupted years ago. So, I can't help but wonder which greedy oligarch(s) is/are still funding him.

[This AI tool doesn't just speak languages—it invents them]

#4

Techmology and Scientism / Re: The Tech Forum

Last post by Abbot Mythos - July 17, 2026, 11:40:40 AM

This AI tool doesn't just speak languages—it invents them

As per this article:

"Artificial intelligence isn't just capable of translating between existing languages—it can also create entirely new ones.

That's according to a recent paper published in the Proceedings of the Association for Computational Linguistics on ConlangCrafter, a tool the authors developed that leverages large language models (LLMs) to create novel languages with their own grammar rules and vocabulary.

"The idea of ConlangCrafter is: 'How can we make new languages that have different linguistic features than what we normally see in natural languages?'" explained Morris Alper, the paper's first author and an incoming assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences."

Okay ... swell. So, developers, what else ya got?

#5

Techmology and Scientism / Re: I forgot how to physics an...

Last post by Doktor Howl - July 17, 2026, 04:20:18 AM

I can't argue with this sort of superior logic.

When you spend six months designing and building a 200-ton robot monster, only to discover that a roomba with a salad fork duct-taped to it would have worked just as well, you think about these things.

I would still do it.  For the aesthetic.

#6

Techmology and Scientism / Re: I forgot how to physics an...

Last post by Sander - July 16, 2026, 09:56:16 AM

Mass depends on the nuclear plant.

#7

Techmology and Scientism / Re: The Tech Forum

Last post by Sander - July 16, 2026, 09:52:45 AM

Thinking again, would it not be possible to create some kind of Ipad docking station that does most of this?

#8

Principia Discussion / Re: Have a Convivial Confuflux...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - July 15, 2026, 12:46:03 PM

'Tis the 50th day of the Season of Confusion in the YOLD 3192, and once again time to celebrate Confuflux, the Season's Holyday.

Yeah, that ol' Hodge/Podge, etc. thing is happening once again.

Hail Eris!

 All Hail Discordia!

#9

Apple Talk / Re: I can't be bothered to fin...

Last post by chaotic neutral observer - July 13, 2026, 05:47:00 PM

And then some russians mounted a helicopter gun on the back of a truck, thereby demonstrating certain Physical Laws.

#10

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Faust - July 12, 2026, 11:09:28 PM

This has been building for a while they have had rolling power outages, two black starts, due to fuel blockades by the US in recent months. Trump wants to expand the country as part of his legacy, and this would make sense.

Its really sad to see, the people there are incredible, seeing them keeping 60 year old Lada's on the road mad max style and all taking pride in their country, really welcoming and kind people, they dont have much but they live well and take care of each other.