So, this is interesting, but like you I’m skeptical about whether it can pull off everything it claims to. What I’m most skeptical about is when they say that part of Spectra is learning emotions. 99% of the time when software is created to try to bring “emotions” to the table, it’s just a facade. Just a crude mimicry…

I’m still waiting for someone to realize that Skynet exists outside of causality in a five-dimensional manifold and that every branching timeline (the “original” timeline, the new timeline created in T2, the weird timelines from Salvation and Genisys as well as the awesome timelines from the Sarah Connor Chronicles) …

Honestly I can’t find it in me to get worked up about it. They traveled on private planes for a couple weeks. This just seems like people getting pissy for the sake of getting pissy about it.

It depends. For some people it is a status symbol designed to signal the wearer’s wealth. Others buy watches because of a deep appreciation for their beauty and their history and their mechanics. Some people buy watches to impress others. Some people buy watches because the watch impresses them. The truth is that…

I was thinking the same thing, a lot of “gimmicky” products (especially infomercial ones) are created for handicapped people but rarely marketed directly. If you have a hard time using the buttons or reading the display, telling it “Alexa, run microwave for three minutes” can be a game-changer.

Oxford Uni have been doing ‘room temperature’ quantum computing for some time now, using laser cooling and totally ridiculous vacuums. I’ve actually seen the gear. It is, slightly ironically, very cool indeed. The link below is from four years ago - couldn’t find a more recent one.
I also don’t think the question of…