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#61
Apple Talk / Re: I Learned a New Word Today
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 26, 2026, 05:12:02 AMQuote from: Abbot Mythos on January 25, 2026, 04:12:38 AMNow, regarding AI, I've noticed a new, definite, AI generated trend on YouTube over the past few months. I have yet to run across a word that accurately describes this trend. Nor, have I attempted to invent a new word to describe it.I found the word I was looking for, so I don't have to invent a new one. And, it appears this new word found its way into the internet vocabulary sometime in
And so, without further ado, the new word is boomerslop.
#62
Apple Talk / Re: I Learned a New Word Today
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 25, 2026, 04:12:38 AMFor what it's worth, I stated this new topic with the intent of occasionally utilizing it to post about other words and phrases that are new to me, and that just may be interesting enough to be worthy of discussion. And, of course, other forum members are welcome to utilize this new topic for the same purpose.
Now, regarding AI, I've noticed a new, definite, AI generated trend on YouTube over the past few months. I have yet to run across a word that accurately describes this trend. Nor, have I attempted to invent a new word to describe it. But, on my 'sign in' YouTube 'page,' I'm getting bombarded with crap, AI generated videos trying to pass themselves off as 'historical documentaries.' At first, the narration alone gave away that the videos are AI generated, because of the unnatural, awkward cadence. Then, shortly after that, I began seeing videos that don't even contain readily obtainable, public domain photographs of historical figures. But, the worst thing about all of this AI generated crap is the intentional bias. That is, if I dislike a well known historical figure, there are plenty of AI generated videos out there that will cater to my bias.
So, okay, it was fun for a while to be presented with large numbers of videos that support, and reinforce my opinions. But, what if my opinions are unjustified? What if a bias of mine is no more than a bias of mine? What if I had never learned any critical thinking skills? To me, this new AI generated video trend is pretty scary stuff.
Now, regarding AI, I've noticed a new, definite, AI generated trend on YouTube over the past few months. I have yet to run across a word that accurately describes this trend. Nor, have I attempted to invent a new word to describe it. But, on my 'sign in' YouTube 'page,' I'm getting bombarded with crap, AI generated videos trying to pass themselves off as 'historical documentaries.' At first, the narration alone gave away that the videos are AI generated, because of the unnatural, awkward cadence. Then, shortly after that, I began seeing videos that don't even contain readily obtainable, public domain photographs of historical figures. But, the worst thing about all of this AI generated crap is the intentional bias. That is, if I dislike a well known historical figure, there are plenty of AI generated videos out there that will cater to my bias.
So, okay, it was fun for a while to be presented with large numbers of videos that support, and reinforce my opinions. But, what if my opinions are unjustified? What if a bias of mine is no more than a bias of mine? What if I had never learned any critical thinking skills? To me, this new AI generated video trend is pretty scary stuff.
#63
Apple Talk / Re: I Learned a New Word Today
Last post by Mandelbrot Slapper - January 24, 2026, 08:34:26 PMLike we needed the average human concentration span shortened, amirite?
Sure I could me mad at the platforms & tech oligarch's pushing short form AI slop out to maximise profits. But that's what they do.
The consumer is totally responsible however for not resisting the fuck out of their algorithmic cuntfuckery.
But they don't because they're all living in Dumbfuckistan now...and that was a choice.
https://youtu.be/pM6RAz9BE2A?list=RDmPpGp_J3z2A
Sure I could me mad at the platforms & tech oligarch's pushing short form AI slop out to maximise profits. But that's what they do.
The consumer is totally responsible however for not resisting the fuck out of their algorithmic cuntfuckery.
But they don't because they're all living in Dumbfuckistan now...and that was a choice.
https://youtu.be/pM6RAz9BE2A?list=RDmPpGp_J3z2A
#64
Apple Talk / I Learned a New Word Today
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 24, 2026, 04:08:29 AMI learned a new word today:
'Doomscrolling' now Britain's top habit – but least enjoyable
"Previous research found connection between 'doomscrolling' and feelings of existential anxiety, despair, distrust, and suspicion of others"
As per this article:
"Browsing social media or "doomscrolling" has ranked as Britons' least enjoyable pastime, despite it being the one people engage in most often, a new study has claimed.
After surveying more than 2,000 people, researchers from the University of Sussex found that scrolling social media was the most frequent leisure activity, but it was also considered to be the least favourite."
Surprisingly, this word does not yet have an entry in The Free Dictionary, my go-to source for definitions.
But, Wikipedia describes Doomscrolling as follows:
"Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time watching short-form content or watching large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media."
'Doomscrolling' now Britain's top habit – but least enjoyable
"Previous research found connection between 'doomscrolling' and feelings of existential anxiety, despair, distrust, and suspicion of others"
As per this article:
"Browsing social media or "doomscrolling" has ranked as Britons' least enjoyable pastime, despite it being the one people engage in most often, a new study has claimed.
After surveying more than 2,000 people, researchers from the University of Sussex found that scrolling social media was the most frequent leisure activity, but it was also considered to be the least favourite."
Surprisingly, this word does not yet have an entry in The Free Dictionary, my go-to source for definitions.
But, Wikipedia describes Doomscrolling as follows:
"Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time watching short-form content or watching large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media."
#65
Techmology and Scientism / Re: Weekly Science Headlines
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 23, 2026, 02:02:09 AMThis article caught my attention because is mentions one of the lesser celebrated escapades of Our Lady of Discord.
A hidden planet on the edge of our Solar System? Here's why scientists are closer than ever to finding it
"There could be a hidden 'planet 9' – or planet X – orbiting the Sun"
Yeah, yeah, that Planet 9 and Planet X stuff is interesting, but what really caught my attention was the following:
As per this article:
"The discovery of substantial Eris was the beginning of the end for Pluto.
It was now unavoidable: Pluto didn't appear to be the most massive object in that region of space, and certainly didn't appear to be special.
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the authority on the definitions, characteristics and naming of bodies in the Solar System, issued their ruling.
It decreed that Pluto was not a planet but a dwarf planet, just one of many such objects in that distant patch of space (a zone known as the Kuiper Belt)."
So, to start with, Pluto/Hades never made to cut and became one of the Twelve Olympian gods and goddesses. Then, after he finally gained some worldwide recognition in 1930 by having a planet named after him, Minor Planet Eris was discovered in 2005, named in 2006, and that led to Pluto/Hades' "planet" being demoted to "minor planet status." So, Pluto/Hades' big claim to worldwide fame didn't even last a century. That has to be pretty humiliating for an immortal god. But, it really does sound like something Our Lady of Discord would orchestrate, just for the hell of it, of course.
Hail Eris!
All Hail Discordia!
A hidden planet on the edge of our Solar System? Here's why scientists are closer than ever to finding it
"There could be a hidden 'planet 9' – or planet X – orbiting the Sun"
Yeah, yeah, that Planet 9 and Planet X stuff is interesting, but what really caught my attention was the following:
As per this article:
"The discovery of substantial Eris was the beginning of the end for Pluto.
It was now unavoidable: Pluto didn't appear to be the most massive object in that region of space, and certainly didn't appear to be special.
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the authority on the definitions, characteristics and naming of bodies in the Solar System, issued their ruling.
It decreed that Pluto was not a planet but a dwarf planet, just one of many such objects in that distant patch of space (a zone known as the Kuiper Belt)."
So, to start with, Pluto/Hades never made to cut and became one of the Twelve Olympian gods and goddesses. Then, after he finally gained some worldwide recognition in 1930 by having a planet named after him, Minor Planet Eris was discovered in 2005, named in 2006, and that led to Pluto/Hades' "planet" being demoted to "minor planet status." So, Pluto/Hades' big claim to worldwide fame didn't even last a century. That has to be pretty humiliating for an immortal god. But, it really does sound like something Our Lady of Discord would orchestrate, just for the hell of it, of course.
Hail Eris!
All Hail Discordia!
#66
High Weirdness / Re: The Florida Man Games
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 22, 2026, 02:03:31 PMI missed posting about the Florida Man Games last year. But, this year's upcoming games look well organized and publicized:
The Florida Man Games @ FREEDOM Factory
"LIVE THE HEADLINES WITHOUT THE JAIL TIME"
Yes, this year the organizers have their own website to promote the games, and the events include the:
EVADING ARREST
OBSTACLE COURSE
Floridians are chased by police after stealing copper
pipes and catalytic converters. Find the frozen iguana and
chuck a gator through a drive thru window to earn a
victory and your freedom.
Actually, these games look like a really good time in the making.
The Florida Man Games @ FREEDOM Factory
"LIVE THE HEADLINES WITHOUT THE JAIL TIME"
Yes, this year the organizers have their own website to promote the games, and the events include the:
EVADING ARREST
OBSTACLE COURSE
Floridians are chased by police after stealing copper
pipes and catalytic converters. Find the frozen iguana and
chuck a gator through a drive thru window to earn a
victory and your freedom.
Actually, these games look like a really good time in the making.
#67
Techmology and Scientism / Re: Weekly Science Headlines
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 21, 2026, 10:13:08 AMThe First Americans May Not Have Crossed Beringia at All — Hokkaido Could Be the Starting Point
As per this article:
"For decades, the story of how the first humans reached the Americas has been framed around an inland migration across the frozen plains of Beringia. A growing body of archaeological and genetic evidence, however, is now challenging that long-held narrative. According to a new interdisciplinary study by Japanese and U.S. researchers, the earliest ancestors of Native Americans may have originated not in central Siberia, but in a coastal region spanning Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands—and they may have reached the Americas by sea.
The research, published in Science Advances, proposes that maritime-adapted hunter-gatherers from Northeast Asia played a decisive role in what has been called the final great migration of Homo sapiens."
The entire scientific paper, with it's boringly nondescript title this article is based upon can be found here:
Characterizing the American Upper Paleolithic
I've been seeing mentions about possibility of a coastal migration route to the Americas for many years. But, the authors of this paper have put some real effort into describing the archaeological research that supports this idea.
As per this article:
"For decades, the story of how the first humans reached the Americas has been framed around an inland migration across the frozen plains of Beringia. A growing body of archaeological and genetic evidence, however, is now challenging that long-held narrative. According to a new interdisciplinary study by Japanese and U.S. researchers, the earliest ancestors of Native Americans may have originated not in central Siberia, but in a coastal region spanning Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands—and they may have reached the Americas by sea.
The research, published in Science Advances, proposes that maritime-adapted hunter-gatherers from Northeast Asia played a decisive role in what has been called the final great migration of Homo sapiens."
The entire scientific paper, with it's boringly nondescript title this article is based upon can be found here:
Characterizing the American Upper Paleolithic
I've been seeing mentions about possibility of a coastal migration route to the Americas for many years. But, the authors of this paper have put some real effort into describing the archaeological research that supports this idea.
#68
High Weirdness / Re: It's the Secret POSOTUS Al...
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 20, 2026, 03:04:46 AMDoctor Claims Trump, 79, Suffered Serious Medical Issue
|NEW THEORY| "Concerns about the president's health have been raised for several months."
As per this article:
"Donald Trump suffered a stroke several months ago and has kept it from the public, a prominent medical expert has suggested.
Professor Bruce Davidson of Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine made the bombshell claim about the 79-year-old president's health while laying out "lines of evidence supportive" that have also been reported on by the Daily Beast over the past year.
"I think his stroke was on the left side of the brain, which controls the right side of the body," Davidson told biographer Sidney Blumenthal and Princeton historian Sean Wilentz on their podcast, The Court of History."
So, here's yet another theory about the deterioration of the POSOTUS' brain. The bottom line is there are experts out there who believe there is something organically wrong with the POSOTUS' brain.
And here I had been thinking malignant narcissism was way more than enough to be wrong with his brain. Silly me.
|NEW THEORY| "Concerns about the president's health have been raised for several months."
As per this article:
"Donald Trump suffered a stroke several months ago and has kept it from the public, a prominent medical expert has suggested.
Professor Bruce Davidson of Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine made the bombshell claim about the 79-year-old president's health while laying out "lines of evidence supportive" that have also been reported on by the Daily Beast over the past year.
"I think his stroke was on the left side of the brain, which controls the right side of the body," Davidson told biographer Sidney Blumenthal and Princeton historian Sean Wilentz on their podcast, The Court of History."
So, here's yet another theory about the deterioration of the POSOTUS' brain. The bottom line is there are experts out there who believe there is something organically wrong with the POSOTUS' brain.
And here I had been thinking malignant narcissism was way more than enough to be wrong with his brain. Silly me.
#69
Aneristic Illusions / Re: Money Can't Buy Class - Ex...
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 19, 2026, 02:02:42 PMI was tempted to post this under a new topic with the title "How Not to Actually Win a Nobel Peace Prize." But, I've already started way more than enough currently active topics on the Aneristic Illusions Board, so I'll just put this right here:
Trump tells Norway PM not bound to 'think purely of peace' after Nobel snub
"Barbed message to Oslo follows Trump's bitterness over missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize he coveted."
As per this article:
"United States President Donald Trump's simmering resentment in the wake of failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize has surfaced again when he told Norway's prime minister that he no longer feels obliged to "think purely of peace".
In the message that was confirmed on Monday as being delivered to Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store, Trump wrote that "considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"."
It's no wonder that "Is he dead yet?" is an internationally popular meme.
Trump tells Norway PM not bound to 'think purely of peace' after Nobel snub
"Barbed message to Oslo follows Trump's bitterness over missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize he coveted."
As per this article:
"United States President Donald Trump's simmering resentment in the wake of failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize has surfaced again when he told Norway's prime minister that he no longer feels obliged to "think purely of peace".
In the message that was confirmed on Monday as being delivered to Norwegian leader Jonas Gahr Store, Trump wrote that "considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"."
It's no wonder that "Is he dead yet?" is an internationally popular meme.
#70
Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade
Last post by Abbot Mythos - January 19, 2026, 02:11:19 AMQuote from: QuestionsTheSoil on January 18, 2026, 09:02:35 PMIs Plato Woke? Texas A&M professor speaks out after being banned from teaching the Greek philosopherIt's repugnant that a 'Merican university is so radical right-wing that it believes it's necessary to ban the study of a work of one of The Big Three Greek Philosophers.
Plato's Symposium has been banned from the curriculum because it addresses gender and sexuality. His theory of the Androgyne and the origin of human attraction (which includes an explanation for homosexuality) is evidently too woke.
Now I know for sure why even the Arkies I've met, who inhabited their very own cultural wasteland in the Mississippi Delta, felt culturally superior enough to make fun of the Aggies.