the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

[Rene]

FAQ

They used to be. Until the U.S. Government replaced them with drone replicas designed to spy on the American public. Founded in 1976.

birdsarentreal.com

You know, I used to wonder what my teachers were doing in their "off hours". Now I understand.

 

[Bob Noel]

I have to remember to put the blue locktite on the bolts holding the starter on my snow thrower. Fortunately this morning the bolts were only loose and not missing. When they get loose, the starter won't engage. And, of course, if they get too loose, they disappear.

 

[SoonerAviator]

Well, I know that bats are equipped with ground ̶r̶a̶d̶a̶r̶ sonar. But how do animals with more spartan nav capabilities keep ground reference?

FTFY.

 

[Zeldman]

WTH is vegan leather.??

I just saw a Tv commercial to recover furniture and car seats and it appeared the merchandise they are selling was real vegan leather.

Are there really carnivorous cows running around.??

Or are we just talking about faux leather.??

zeldman, who has stepped in what bears do in the woods...

 

[Bob Noel]

can they make leather from tofu?

(it probably would improve the taste...)

 

[DaleB]

WTH is vegan leather.??

Leather made from plants.

Plants that died millions of years ago, were buried and eventually turned into oil, were pumped from the ground, refined, and turned into plastic. you know, those plants.

 

[kaiser]

Are there really carnivorous cows running around.??

 

[WDD]

 

[Rene]

WTH is vegan leather.??

I just saw a Tv commercial to recover furniture and car seats and it appeared the merchandise they are selling was real vegan leather.

Are there really carnivorous cows running around.??

Or are we just talking about faux leather.??

zeldman, who has stepped in what bears do in the woods...

 

[Bill]

 

[Jim K]

Hey @nauga they're talking about you in here

 

[iamtheari]

We have an early contender for dumbest journalism of the year…

 

[divergent]

Thank you!

That sounds about right.

 

[Rene]

We have an early contender for dumbest journalism of the year…

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IDK . . . that is a REALLY competitive field.

 

[Baked Potato]

Excerpt of the comments in a WaPo article about airlines hitting high speeds going to Europe due to the jet stream. Always amusing.

 

[iamtheari]

Excerpt of the comments in a WaPo article about airlines hitting high speeds going to Europe due to the jet stream. Always amusing.

Did the Washington Post article at least get the science better than The Independent that I screenshotted a couple posts up? I picked that one because they not only don't understand how the speed of sound works but also don't understand what the word "subsonic" means.

The comments are great, though. Are there some good Internet warriors tirelessly replying to explain things to everyone?

 

[Baked Potato]

Did the Washington Post article at least get the science better than The Independent that I screenshotted a couple posts up? I picked that one because they not only don't understand how the speed of sound works but also don't understand what the word "subsonic" means.

The comments are great, though. Are there some good Internet warriors tirelessly replying to explain things to everyone?

Hah, yes - the explanation in the WaPo article seems sound (pun intended). There is even a brief sentence explaining the difference between air speed and ground speed. And there usually are a few pilots eagerly correcting comments in the WaPo comment section of articles on the subject of our great hobby/profession.

 

[Albany Tom]

So if I remember the plot of Blade Runner, part of the problem was detecting the difference between a human and a replicant.

Today, is it possible to tell the difference between an AI generated story, and a "journalist" generated story? They both seem to mostly give incorrect answers based on pretty much nothing except kowledge of a bit of English sentence structure and an ability to collect data without really understanding any of it. I want to say I'm kidding, but not really.

 

[Rene]

So if I remember the plot of Blade Runner, part of the problem was detecting the difference between a human and a replicant.

Today, is it possible to tell the difference between an AI generated story, and a "journalist" generated story? They both seem to mostly give incorrect answers based on pretty much nothing except knowledge of a bit of English sentence structure and an ability to collect data without really understanding any of it. I want to say I'm kidding, but not really.

. . . . knowledge of a bit of English sentence structure . . .

I missed that part.

 

[RockyMtnFlyer]

Movies review for Flight Risk; save your money.

 

[WDD]

So if I remember the plot of Blade Runner, part of the problem was detecting the difference between a human and a replicant.

Today, is it possible to tell the difference between an AI generated story, and a "journalist" generated story? They both seem to mostly give incorrect answers based on pretty much nothing except kowledge of a bit of English sentence structure and an ability to collect data without really understanding any of it. I want to say I'm kidding, but not really.

So. If the reporting “A” makes less sense than reporting “B”, “A” must be human. A reverse Turing Test.

 

[Southpaw]

If I ever lose my medical, this will be next on the list:

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Cool tank. I was a tank commander in a M41. Recon company . Kept dry and warm when it rained .

 

[Southpaw]

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Where does a Nauga Hyde .

 

[Racerx]

Spent an hour polishing my spinner.

 

[eman1200]

Spent an hour polishing my spinner.

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bring that sht to rough river. and by that sht I mean that corvette in the background.

 

[Rene]

Spent an hour polishing my spinner.

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Gee, I hope you don't go blind.

You know . . .

'Cause it's so bright.

 

[Racerx]

bring that sht to rough river. and by that sht I mean that corvette in the background.

There's actually 3. All owned by a southwest captain.

 

[DaleB]

Spent an hour polishing my spinner.

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Let me guess... chock the wheels, start the engine, stand in front with rags and polish, amiright?

 

[NealRomeoGolf]

Spent an hour polishing my spinner.

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We use the same steel supplier.

 

[Racerx]

We use the same steel supplier.

Hahaha. Salesman stopped in yesterday. Best swag of any of my vendors

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Let me guess... chock the wheels, start the engine, stand in front with rags and polish, amiright?

I learned to do that from my favorite educational channel.

 

[40YearDream]

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As a young farm kid, I worked briefly for a farmer, who was later killed by a Holstein bull. This is a real danger. https://face.public-health.uiowa.edu/Reports/PDF-Reports/2006IA007_FarmerKilledByDairyBull.pdf

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

On a related note, I didn't post what I was going to post in another thread. Again.

I hope all of you are proud of me.

 

[MauleSkinner]

Where does a Nauga Hyde .

Have you noticed how he couches his statements with his signature line?

 

[Albany Tom]

Have you noticed how he couches his statements with his signature line?

So what I'm hearing is "don't ask him a question about a sectional".

 

[Rene]

On a related note, I didn't post what I was going to post in another thread. Again.

I hope all of you are proud of me.

I am.

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[WDD]

I went to the doctor the other day. She said my Vagus Nerve was over stimulated. A few temporary side effects, but will clear on its own in few days. I think symptoms are fairly mild, don't even know if anyone can tell.

 

[Zeldman]

Ummmm.......ok

 

[eman1200]

Ummmm.......ok

I hope it’s plant based!