I know I’m going to sound paranoid…
Sometime over the last few weeks, I did some reading on Japan’s Fu-Go balloon bombs from WW2 and it occurred to me that such a balloon with a nuke payload could be used to set off an EMP which made me think of that miniseries from the 80’s, Amerika. And this morning I’m watching the news of this Chinese spy balloon….
I’ll be over here stocking my bomb shelter and brushing up on my Mandarin.
This might not age well…
Since #CharGPT can generate code several people have speculated that AI will eventually replace programmers. I’ve made a good career building business apps in tools like Cobol, xBase (dBase, FoxPro, Clipper), Filemaker, Access, and web CMSes like Drupal, all tools that were built to eliminate the need for programmers, yet ironically created more developer jobs then they eliminated. So I’m betting on the potential of #ai #developer #people #jobs .
I think I finally hit the breaking point with the #AppleTV library for my personal library of ripped DVDs and Blu-rays. I’ve stored my ripped TV and movies in an iTunes / AppleTV library for over 20 years and stream my media to an AppleTV device hooked to the tv.
I rip them to preserve space. Living in a modest NYC co-op, you have to make choices. My DVDs can live in a storage locker while all my media is in my apartment on a small hard drive.
I have an old computer on the shelf collecting dust which can be repurposed as a #Plex server. Amu thoughts?
If I were a less honest person, I'd have my way to get rich:
1) Post a Job Ad on LinkedIn
2) Reach out to applicants on LI's messaging.
3) Ask the applicant fir their DOB, Location, and last 4 of their SSN
4) Reverse engineer the full SSN from that data
5) Sell that identity on the dark web
6) Profit
If I'm really lazy I'll automate it with a shell script.
(was just asked for that info in a char on LinkedIn before I was told the client name)
Greetings, Programs. Today I continue to strive for #peace and a feeling of #gratitude.
Today I present…..
Atlas
Anne and I have been watching “Maine Cabin Masters”, a cabin renovation show on Discovery+.
The other night in one scene they were liting the side of a cabin so they install some jacks to level the floor. The next scene featured a worker named Jedi.
Me: You know, they should’ve used Jedi to lift the building.
Anne: Why?
Me He could use The Force
Anne: …
#starWars #MaineCabinMasters
#BadJokes
A friend asked about ulterior motives in going back David Tennant for a special in Doctor Who. Here's my answer:
It's the "special episode" of ER where Cloony returned.
It's the wrestling show that books Logan Paul in a big match.
It's brining Spock back in Search for Spock
It's the local restaurant that hangs a "Under New Management" banner when they replace the General Manager.
It's bringing Sarah Jane back in School Reunion.
It's an attempt to get a look-in audience of lapsed fans. It's an attempt to generate buzz. It's a ratings grab. It's business.
| Seán Reiser