In order to grow and retain a diverse and engaged user base, Hexbear needs to keep up with trends in the podcasting world. The time has come for a new flagship podcast, and that is why we must all start listening to The Prompt:

This series features Trevor Noah, Microsoft’s Chief Questions Officer, who is known for his inquisitive nature. In each episode, he and his guest discuss a new prompt that is relevant to the public debate, how they are using AI to address urgent global issues, and its effect on public safety, health, education, and more. He explores the cutting-edge of technology, crossing boundaries and learning from technologists, engineers, scientists, and communities around the world.

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Trevor Noah, Microsoft’s Chief Questions Officer

Season 1, Episode 6: AI is sometimes the only solution

Two things. One, holy fuck - the fucker will do anything for money. Two, this is some straight up Onion shit.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Never thought the demand to join the Borg would be coming from Trevor Noah, did you?

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The Matrix missed an oportunity. Trevor Noah's name should be Gink Grob which a reverse palindrome for Borg King.

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Pointless trivia

There's a ridiculous chess opening named after Henri Grob - an unremarkable chess player.

Grob's Attack

Grob's Attack, or the Grob Opening, is an unconventional chess opening in which White begins with the move:

1. g4

It is widely considered to be one of the worst possible first moves for White. International Master (IM) John Watson writes, "As far as I can tell, 1 g4 is competitive with 1 h4 for the honour of being White's worst first move. Against an informed or skilled opponent, it is simply masochistic."

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That would be pretty funny. Also, Gorbachev using that opening as a ceremonial move and then forcing the player he stood in for to finish the game feels really on brand for him.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Even though it's good for black - when I'm playing as black - I hate such openings. The situation on the board is going to be odd and chaotic. And both of those things give can give me serious grief. I hate it when I blunder and then resign on about move 20 because I'm going to get vivisected.

Luckily - people who play those openings tend not to be patient and their defense is weak. My goal is go hold on to the endgame.

Gorbachev

I really need to learn about his time in power from a leftist perspective. I was an adult then but I was naïve liberal and way too trusting of the media. I was such a strange time compared to now. There was bipartisan dislike if not hatred of Russia. Plus two foreign words "perestroika" and "glasnost" were floating around even though many Americans hate learning new things. The media even used a nickname for him.

I suspect the average person of my generation has a positive view of "Gorby" even though they don't remember anything he did or didn't do. Propaganda is so funny that way. People like something (or dislike it) but they don't even remember why.

Ninja edit. Effective propaganda becomes a sort of nostalgia "memory implant". I watched Total Recall for the nth time a couple weeks ago.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn't that the daily show guy?

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

It is indeed the man himself. He's making a logical career transition from serious news programming.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is this just a marketing campaign for Micro$uck's spyware?

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The lab itself is supposed to take on pro bono projects that use AI/Machine Learning to advance the public good, which is probably meant to be an advertisement for Microsoft's products.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Still good to be informed of the dealings of Micro$uck. There is value in that.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Of course, we should all be delighted over news of how AI is definitely making the world a better place.