october 1 etc
We didn't just get back from the Faroe Islands by way of Venus but any trip, big or small, has the capacity to unmoor you from your day-to-day. The little trip I just returned from is no exception.
Case in point: I didn't know it was October until a few minutes ago.
Related: the big blogging streak (#tbbs) has now entered its third month!
For the uninitiated, I have written a blog post here at combatdavey.net every weekday since August 11. There was no plan to do this, I just started and... didn't stop. Along the way, I have uncovered a lot of truths, mostly in re: my life and how I interact with the world, but also in re: how things generally work.
The long and the short of it:
- you can just do things (and should)
- you can just do things (and should)
- you can just do things (and should)
- you can just do things (and should)
- you can just do things (and should)
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
On y va!
๐ค๐ค Yesterday, OpenAI launched Sora 2, its "flagship video and audio generation model" that "is more physically accurate, realistic, and more controllable than prior systems." AI bros seem really, really keen on destroying reality, huh. (OpenAI)
๐ค๐ค "In its best moments, Sora had my friends and I shaking our heads at the improbably high-quality videos it could generate of us doing almost whatever we asked it to. It also had me wondering what happens when the majority of video we consume is not just synthetic but also highly personalized: tuned not just to our individual tastes and interests but also to our faces and voices." This selection is from Platformer's write-up on Sora. (platformer.news)
๐๐ I henceforth decree that henceforth a good joke at Ezra Klein's expense shall henceforth be considered a great joke. Henceforth. (Bluesky/keithpille)
๐ต๐ต Because people have asked, "combatdavey built your hotrod" (i.e. the new meta description of my posts here at combatdavey.net) is a reference to Ministry's "Jesus Built My Hotrod" but perhaps more importantly, the t-shirt about this song and this band that I saw in the early 1990s. (Spotify)
๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ If anyone wants to buy me this mug, message me privately and I'll send you my mailing address. (thegoodshirts.com)
๐ฎ๐ฎ If you're an Xboxer, you may want to read this update on how and why Microsoft is hiking Xbox Game Pass prices. (xbox.com)
โ๏ธโ๏ธ Here are two things Pope Leo XIV said today: 1) "Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I donโt know if thatโs pro-life." 2) "Someone who says I am against abortion but says I am in favour of the death penalty is not really pro-life." (Guardian)
๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆฐ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆฐ An important update in re: the Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban split. (Betoota Advocate)
โพ๐ A(nother) reminder that this week's sports trivia questions are up over at my sports trivia blog. (oddball.blog)
๐ฒ gonna
๐ผ go
๐ฑ touch
๐ณ grass
๐ท now
Be good to yourself. This is a threat.
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