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Madman liked Dogberry's Watch's post in the thread The Not Happy Thread - Continued.
My parents' dog passed away this morning. She and I became really good buddies when I lived with my parents a few years ago. I got to...
Apr 24, 2024 at 6:32 AM -
Madman liked Naomasa298's post in the thread Article on garbage ebooks on Amazon.
A useful tool for spotting AI written text is... AI. It's like the best way to fight a Terminator is with another Terminator. Or maybe...
Apr 22, 2024 at 7:03 AM -
Madman liked KiraAnn's post in the thread The Happiness thread, continued.
Years ago when caller id appeared, we used to let our 5 year old talk to tele-marketers. Always good for a laugh.
Apr 21, 2024 at 2:35 PM -
Madman liked balgay's post in the thread Article on garbage ebooks on Amazon.
Difficult to police perhaps. I can't understand why those duped into buying rubbish don't report it to Amazon and demand a refund. They...
Apr 21, 2024 at 12:33 PM -
Madman liked Rath Darkblade's post in the thread The Happiness thread, continued.
Here's something wot made me laugh. :bigtongue: I was house-sitting when the phone rang. I picked up, and after a few seconds of...
Apr 21, 2024 at 9:09 AM -
Madman liked Xoic's post in the thread How do you define art?.
And even though I can't say I understand Hamlet to any large degree (if at all), it contains many powerful emotions and many ideas and...
Apr 20, 2024 at 8:46 PM -
Madman liked hirundine's post in the thread The Not Happy Thread - Continued.
Not my writing hand, thankfully. But the idea made me laugh.
Apr 20, 2024 at 8:43 PM -
Madman liked Xoic's post in the thread Article on garbage ebooks on Amazon.
Of course if AI fiction gets good enough, nobody will care, except for human authors who think wistfully back to a time when they were...
Apr 20, 2024 at 8:42 PM -
Madman liked Xoic's post in the thread Article on garbage ebooks on Amazon.
It'll be more like an ongoing arms race, or like the constant tug-of-war between digital surveillance and things like VPNs that protect...
Apr 20, 2024 at 8:42 PM -
Madman replied to the thread The Not Happy Thread - Continued.
@hirundine Now when you write, every word matters more, since every word will be painful to put in place. Pain efficiency? ;)
Apr 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM -
Madman liked hirundine's post in the thread The Not Happy Thread - Continued.
Accidentally sliced the tip off one of my fingers. Only flesh and I got away with just a dressing, but it f***ing hurt.
Apr 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM -
Madman liked Rzero's post in the thread The Not Happy Thread - Continued.
Well, crap. My microwave quit on me. I've only had it for 20 years! (No idea how old it was when I got it, though, lol.) Unfortunately,...
Apr 20, 2024 at 4:46 PM -
Madman liked Louanne Learning's post in the thread How do you define art?.
Tolstoy was no fool. His criticisms of Shakespeare are consistent with his viewpoints about what constitutes art. In answer to the...
Apr 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
