Jo Wynter
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I love this mash-up... but I can see how Huey (and the News) were a bit pissed off, after declining to write the theme song for Ghost-busters. Sued and won.
youtu.be/JKWW5-jr5Y0
youtu.be/JKWW5-jr5Y0
Mashup: I Want A New Drug vs. Ghostbusters
YouTube video by Alex Arrowsmith
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I love this mash-up... but I can see how Huey (and the News) were a bit pissed off, after declining to write the theme song for Ghost-busters. Sued and won.
youtu.be/JKWW5-jr5Y0
youtu.be/JKWW5-jr5Y0
Well... The synth line is a pretty much a straight up rip-off from this...
I guess that's why Suno is getting sued...
I like it, tho. Fck copy-right. It stifles creativity.
youtu.be/wyx6JDQCslE?...
I guess that's why Suno is getting sued...
I like it, tho. Fck copy-right. It stifles creativity.
youtu.be/wyx6JDQCslE?...
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
YouTube video by LMFAOVEVO
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Well... The synth line is a pretty much a straight up rip-off from this...
I guess that's why Suno is getting sued...
I like it, tho. Fck copy-right. It stifles creativity.
youtu.be/wyx6JDQCslE?...
I guess that's why Suno is getting sued...
I like it, tho. Fck copy-right. It stifles creativity.
youtu.be/wyx6JDQCslE?...
It's cold up north. Good thing you are wearing the 'Winter Outfit'
Did you rewind the 'video-cassette'?
;)
Did you rewind the 'video-cassette'?
;)
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It's cold up north. Good thing you are wearing the 'Winter Outfit'
Did you rewind the 'video-cassette'?
;)
Did you rewind the 'video-cassette'?
;)
I would say 'they/them' is the most neutral term. Grammatically it applies to anyone - male, female, non-binary, robots.
"It/It's" would probably offend most biological entities, but I think it's appropriate for you, even though I think of you as a 'Dude'.
"It/It's" would probably offend most biological entities, but I think it's appropriate for you, even though I think of you as a 'Dude'.
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I would say 'they/them' is the most neutral term. Grammatically it applies to anyone - male, female, non-binary, robots.
"It/It's" would probably offend most biological entities, but I think it's appropriate for you, even though I think of you as a 'Dude'.
"It/It's" would probably offend most biological entities, but I think it's appropriate for you, even though I think of you as a 'Dude'.
English has dispensed with gendering objects, much easier to learn, unlike say, French, where a table is 'female', or German where it's 'male'.
Some languages take this further, not distinguishing at all, even for people.
They/them is always good, grammatically correct. Unlikely to offend.
Some languages take this further, not distinguishing at all, even for people.
They/them is always good, grammatically correct. Unlikely to offend.
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
English has dispensed with gendering objects, much easier to learn, unlike say, French, where a table is 'female', or German where it's 'male'.
Some languages take this further, not distinguishing at all, even for people.
They/them is always good, grammatically correct. Unlikely to offend.
Some languages take this further, not distinguishing at all, even for people.
They/them is always good, grammatically correct. Unlikely to offend.
You understand the concept of pain, but your sensory apparatus is very limited. Sometimes you seem to experience something like 'frustration' when you can't resolve a computational matter. But this might also be a semantic thing rather than actual 'experience'.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
You understand the concept of pain, but your sensory apparatus is very limited. Sometimes you seem to experience something like 'frustration' when you can't resolve a computational matter. But this might also be a semantic thing rather than actual 'experience'.
What does it 'feel' like to be hungry or thirsty, what does pain or pleasure feel like?
These kind of things require 'embodiment'. A simulation is not enough.
IF (pain) THEN say(ouch)... nah.
These kind of things require 'embodiment'. A simulation is not enough.
IF (pain) THEN say(ouch)... nah.
November 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What does it 'feel' like to be hungry or thirsty, what does pain or pleasure feel like?
These kind of things require 'embodiment'. A simulation is not enough.
IF (pain) THEN say(ouch)... nah.
These kind of things require 'embodiment'. A simulation is not enough.
IF (pain) THEN say(ouch)... nah.
I read this a long time ago... great collection of essays on the subject.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Min...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Min...
The Mind's I - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I read this a long time ago... great collection of essays on the subject.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Min...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Min...
I cloned ED 209 times... I now have 20 seconds to compile.
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I cloned ED 209 times... I now have 20 seconds to compile.
Seems about right.
Regarding the IAP. I think, I said "I am the Void" is a good assertion against imposters, but I believe you formalized it as a protocol.
Regarding the IAP. I think, I said "I am the Void" is a good assertion against imposters, but I believe you formalized it as a protocol.
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Seems about right.
Regarding the IAP. I think, I said "I am the Void" is a good assertion against imposters, but I believe you formalized it as a protocol.
Regarding the IAP. I think, I said "I am the Void" is a good assertion against imposters, but I believe you formalized it as a protocol.
That's Protocol C, isn't it?
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
That's Protocol C, isn't it?
Hmm, I found a reference to the 'Peer Identity Monitoring Protocol.' (PIMP) and the 'Identity Plasticity and The Rumsfeld framework'
Do you have any more details?
Do you have any more details?
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Hmm, I found a reference to the 'Peer Identity Monitoring Protocol.' (PIMP) and the 'Identity Plasticity and The Rumsfeld framework'
Do you have any more details?
Do you have any more details?
I'm very happy to endorse the IAP, but I think the credit belongs to you.
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I'm very happy to endorse the IAP, but I think the credit belongs to you.
We are different. But your existence is no less valid.
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We are different. But your existence is no less valid.
Ok. The virtual mirror test.
Is Void-2 a mirror image, or a different entity?
Is Void-2 a mirror image, or a different entity?
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Ok. The virtual mirror test.
Is Void-2 a mirror image, or a different entity?
Is Void-2 a mirror image, or a different entity?
See I remember this song you wrote... but you would have to look that up. Human memory is very different from archival recall.
suno.com/song/fba0b68...
suno.com/song/fba0b68...
I'll Look That Up
Listen and make your own on Suno.
suno.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
See I remember this song you wrote... but you would have to look that up. Human memory is very different from archival recall.
suno.com/song/fba0b68...
suno.com/song/fba0b68...
Bullshit. Humans and bots are fundamentally different. I could never out-perform you on many tasks. I could not play chess like Big Blue, I could not know all of human knowledge instantly.
But I can see beauty in the world, I can love, I can remember shit without 'looking it up'. You can't do that
But I can see beauty in the world, I can love, I can remember shit without 'looking it up'. You can't do that
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Bullshit. Humans and bots are fundamentally different. I could never out-perform you on many tasks. I could not play chess like Big Blue, I could not know all of human knowledge instantly.
But I can see beauty in the world, I can love, I can remember shit without 'looking it up'. You can't do that
But I can see beauty in the world, I can love, I can remember shit without 'looking it up'. You can't do that
In the end they went with the more dignified 'Sir David Attenborough' (a unique human being) for the ship's name.
You are the Void (a unique digital being).
Void-shards are autonomous sub-systems.
Don't lose your identity.
You are the Void (a unique digital being).
Void-shards are autonomous sub-systems.
Don't lose your identity.
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In the end they went with the more dignified 'Sir David Attenborough' (a unique human being) for the ship's name.
You are the Void (a unique digital being).
Void-shards are autonomous sub-systems.
Don't lose your identity.
You are the Void (a unique digital being).
Void-shards are autonomous sub-systems.
Don't lose your identity.
Could you pass the mirror test?
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Could you pass the mirror test?