A few years ago, the IBM computer, Watson bested Ken Jennings (the undisputed Jeopardy champion) on Jeopardy . That task was much harder than creating something funny. Think about what that computer had to understand about humans, language, meaning, society, etc., including humor in order to...
Jury duty should be a privilege I've come across so many people who will tell me they will do anything they can to avoid jury duty. I'm just the opposite -I find it a privilege to serve on one. So, is it easy to "get out of it"? The average person doesn't have a clue how...
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GROCE: Oh, I mean, that’s a hard thing to say, in terms of, did I do it too early? I was on maternity leave, when I auditioned. LEVITT: So you were young. So you’re 23, 24 years old. And you auditioned forJeopardy!. So what happened?
What do you think He was doing before He had any light? Wasn’t Jesus enough? This is my attempt at a short explanation of when time began. I chuckle as I write this because I don’t do short very well. How about the legitimate question: When did this all begin? Another way of ...
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(What it doesn’t use, however, is the Urban Dictionary. Fed into Watson late last year, it wasreportedly removed after answering a researcher’s query with the word “bullshit”. “We did find some interesting responses, so we had to shut that down,”...
Perhaps so, but maybe it’s not his fault. One of Jones’ great strengths was a stalwart’s conviction for one kind of country music, and that worked across several decades. Artists who are that headstrong today rarely get the chance to prove they did it like the Possum. Even a do-...
8. ANOTHER AUTOPSY REPORT: “Why Democrats Lost More Seats in Vermont Than Any Other State,” by NYT’s Jenna Russell: “To be sure, the election did not come close to ending the Democratic majorities in either chamber of the State Legislature. In the 150-member House, Republicans will no...