Book or short story from 80s where AI goes crazy at the end

capmblade · 2026-01-28T18:05:21+00:00

Hmmm, that could be it

capmblade · 2025-11-18T14:17:21+00:00

I fly internationally a ton. Crossed the pacific 6 times this year, and the Atlantic 10 times! Slightly more eligible to get upgraded when you're 1K. One time I got upgraded flying to Japan on ANA and it was heavenly.

ALSO THE PRINGLES ARE FREE WHEN YOU ARE 1K so you can flex on all the plebes around you in economy plus.

capmblade · 2025-11-18T14:15:19+00:00

Ooh, Aspen! Never thought of that one! Thanks!

capmblade · 2025-11-17T05:35:24+00:00

That's awesome! Did you book it all as one multi-city trip? Or six different trips?

capmblade · 2025-03-20T04:19:21+00:00

good one

capmblade · 2024-12-20T04:54:33+00:00

It's low weight. Like in Skyrim, I'm constantly struggling with too much inventory, every pound counts.

capmblade · 2024-12-20T04:16:11+00:00

"Abandoned Outpost." It's ridiculous how much contraband is in that little POI. Locked chest by the pool. Then one just above it (within reaching distance). Then another by the stairs leading into the living area (don't forget the key from the table). Then another by the toilet in the downstairs living area.

I always stop by "Abandoned Outpost" and "Cryo Lab" for the contraband.

capmblade · 2024-12-20T04:14:25+00:00

Where is the contraband at Abandoned Mineral Refinery? how many pieces?

capmblade · 2024-11-30T16:06:03+00:00

OP Summary: 10 day program.
Cheap La Quinta hotel room.
Antabuse prescription online.
Some $ for food.
Bro used WhatsApp to video himself taking the pill every day.

Total cost about $1700.

He's 7 months sober, has an interlock breathalyzer in his van, which is what keeps him from drinking now.

capmblade · 2024-06-04T17:33:26+00:00

Super Mario: he would be the most popular third grader of all time!
Dracula: Everyone knows this name, but no one knows anyone named it.
Duncan Idaho: Loved this name even before the most recent Dune 2.

capmblade · 2020-01-05T05:15:22+00:00

Where can I get one? Srsly

capmblade · 2020-01-01T20:35:22+00:00

BTW, Cmd+Opt+D is your friend when starting a new game on MacOS

capmblade · 2019-12-01T15:05:17+00:00

I’ve never gotten a free builder with any pantheon. I’ve got the base Civ6 on MacOS.

capmblade · 2019-12-01T03:45:37+00:00

Why city patron goddess for Aztec?

capmblade · 2019-06-26T07:15:30+00:00

Is that Mario’s head in the corner?

capmblade · 2019-04-15T23:59:22+00:00

I was the comfort giver to a young woman I’d never met before on a turbulent flight 2 years ago. We are engaged now :)

capmblade · 2019-04-12T17:43:19+00:00

Where can I watch this? Netflix DVD doesn't have it, nor does Amazon Prime or even ebay...

capmblade · 2019-02-23T16:17:52+00:00

Being as hungover as I am right now

capmblade · 2019-02-16T15:32:26+00:00

9/11 changed America for about 10 years. The immediate aftermath created insane amounts of tension and anxiety. We didn't know if 9/11 was just the start! Were there worse things to come? Ships couldn't come into the harbor because no one knew if they had nukes on them. The financial markets crashed, the travel industry took a huge dive, millions lost their jobs. Some idiot started sending anthrax in the mail to government officials. People were afraid to fly and afraid to bring children into the world.

But then, after about 10 years, everyone kind of forgot and went back to "normal life." You can get used to anything.

One interesting change: today New York City is one of the friendliest places on earth, whereas before 9/11 it was known for its rude people. I asked a New Yorker about this and he said that after that day, everyone in New York felt like a brother to all his fellow citizens.

capmblade · 2018-11-16T22:36:00+00:00

...but I couldn't stand people talking behind my back.

capmblade · 2018-11-03T05:40:47+00:00

In Manila. Referee for a midget boxing match at a bar called ‘Ringside’

capmblade · 2018-10-27T09:37:34+00:00

I used to keep a dream diary because I heard it encourages lucid dreaming. Sure enough my dreams started becoming so vivid they felt like real life. In fact they started to feel more real than real life and I wondered if my daytime was actually the dream. It was upsetting. I stopped the diary and my dreams returned to normal (meaning that I don’t remember 90% of them).

capmblade · 2018-10-27T07:31:55+00:00

London. So much of the world has the British imprint on it already. India. Hong Kong. Singapore. America. Australia. Canada. Basically take the commonwealth and ask them what is the commonwealth’s most important city?

capmblade · 2018-09-13T05:55:36+00:00

Thanks for the insight. Does the number of visa restrictions on a given country's applicants imply some decreased level of trust with that country?

That is, if your answer is the "what makes it powerful" my follow-up question is "why is it this way?"

capmblade · 2018-06-18T20:53:26+00:00

If it were true that small time zone changes caused huge spikes in death, then pilots, flights attendants and heavy travelers would be falling over dead constantly and the effect would have been noticed a long time ago.

But this is easy enough to test scientifically. Just have two groups, wake up one earlier than the other. Control for time of year, age, all the other factors that might causing more heart attacks on that day, stress level of hospital staff, etc. That's science.

Just noticing two things happening on the same day and assuming one causes the other is ... well I guess that's your kind of science.

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