COMPUTERS, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY

[Stanley]

I get a similar syndrome David, mine are in Chinese.....

[Big Kev]

Interesting to read that the Google CEO thinks the same as me

Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8drzv37z4jo

[Whyperion]

I am visiting a couple of websites and "cloudflare" is interfearing , I dont know if they dont like me or the site domains are having problems ?

BBC

[Big Kev]

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[Stanley]

I have found mistakes in AI especially when dealing with archaic spellings and obscure technical matters in textiles.

[Tizer]

I get a similar syndrome David, mine are in Chinese.....

Last week we an email each day, all from the same domain and like this example:
We thought of you…！
Handpicked coupons from stores with excellent ratings – just for you!
Sale alert: get up to 99% off with no code needed.
Your special discount codes are below:
MUS226DC94OC
6VK2MG1U9MC1
0QIZZ6AU9G3W
Open DealShort-term offer. Check terms.
– Trusted deals, AliExpress

I've blocked them in Thunderbird. When I had look at AliExpress on google it turns out to be a subsidiary of AliBaba, the big Chinese equivalent of Amazon. I guess they are trying switch Amazon users in West to the Chinese companies, perhaps something to do with tariffs.

[Stanley]

I can remember when, many years ago, youngest daughter Janet told me that there were half a dozen giant companies out there who were working flat out to get control of as much of the world's economies as possible. It was bad enough then, now they have AI and the Quantum revolution to assist them.....
Perhaps we are doomed......

[Tripps]

Well it's ecstacy rather than agony today.

Having struggled for too long with a desktop that was short (64GB) of memory - I bought a laptop yesterday with 1 TB of SSD. (That's 1000 GB ) That should be enough! My young lad recommended the model and he found one on eBay. The seller is CPR recycling

They offered 10% discount on my watch list, answered a query by email yesterday afternoon, then I bought it for £224.99 and they sent it to me. The packing was exemplary, and the courier delivered within the hour they predicted.

I had it up and working by 1.00 pm. So less that 24 hours start to finish.
It runs lovely and looks new. Best of all they are a non profit company, and contribute what they make to charity.

I commend this statement to the House as they say. . . .

[Big Kev]

[Stanley]

That sounds very interesting. Touch wood the FM3 that Pluggy built for me is still working well but I shall bear what you say in mind David.... Thanks for posting.

[Tizer]

I'll bookmark it too. After building a couple of PCs myself years ago (with help from OG) I later paid Pluggy to build ones for me and Mrs Tiz. I guess he may not be available for that now and I'd have to go out into the dangerous wide world to buy ones!

And I should have added that the ones he built were excellent, never a fault. I'm still using one of his but Mrs Tiz was still on 32-bit so I bought her a 64-bit one recently!

[Stanley]

The FM3 is still performing flawlessly Peter. I keep trying to get up enough courage to ring Mrs Taylforth and ask how Stephen is but I am afraid of what I might find out......