Weird News Compilation

[nsaspook]

Three girls in pajamas sought in over a dozen car prowlings in Bellevue
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/th...rowlings-bellevue/ESYH72HDB5EUPIEC4KHCLHPM54/

 

[nsaspook]

Fake, fake AI.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/01/...-comedy-podcast-over-ai-generated-impression/
Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written
Creators still face "name and likeness" complaints; lawyer says suit will continue.

Despite the presentation as an AI creation, there was a good deal of evidence that the Dudesy podcast and the special itself were not actually written by an AI, as Ars laid out in detail this week. And in the wake of this lawsuit, a representative for Dudesy host Will Sasso admitted as much to The New York Times.

“It’s a fictional podcast character created by two human beings, Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen,” spokeswoman Danielle Del told the newspaper. “The YouTube video ‘I’m Glad I’m Dead’ was completely written by Chad Kultgen."
...
A human writing a stand-up special that was merely inspired by Carlin's work would likely not be subject to the same kind of potential copyright claims as the makers of an AI explicitly trained on that work. But even a fully human-written special would be guilty of unauthorized use of Carlin's name and likeness for promotional purposes, according to the lawsuit.

"Defendants always presented the Dudesy Special as an AI-generated George Carlin comedy special, where George Carlin was 'resurrected' with the use of modern technology," the lawsuit argues. "In short, Defendants sought to capitalize on the name, reputation, and likeness of George Carlin in creating, promoting, and distributing the Dudesy Special and using generated images of Carlin, Carlin’s voice, and images designed to evoke Carlin’s presence on a stage."

 

[morrobay]

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/briton-dies-in-failed-parachute-jump-from-pattaya-condo/

 

[morrobay]

Scroll down to video by Soi3eddie and ID his fatal error

It looks like, as posted above, that the small chute line was trapped within the main harness and could not deploy the main chute on jumping. The full video is below but does not show anything gory. I ask that for clarity, mods do not remove this. Just for answering the real question as to what happened and to end speculation. From what I see, the jump was rather hurried with less than sufficient safety checks (likely worried about security stopping the jump). A very sad tragedy to an adventurous thrill seeker. RIP.


1706534643445.mp4


https://aseannow.com/topic/1318280-...attaya-condo/?do=findComment&comment=18655096

 

[Astronuc]

This is what happened when a Cold War-era missile was found in the garage of someone’s home​

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — An inert rocket of the type used to carry a nuclear warhead has been found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state, police said.

Bellevue police responded Thursday to a report of a military-grade rocket in the garage of a home in the city across Lake Washington from Seattle. Police said an Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio, had called Wednesday evening to report an offer to donate the item, which a neighbor said had been purchased at an estate sale.

https://apnews.com/article/rocket-found-garage-bellevue-washington-8ff6c9d92b59a264d8a99059e3c65faa

Bomb squad members inspected the rusting object and found it was a Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1), an unguided air-to-air rocket that is designed to carry a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead. There was no warhead attached and there was no rocket fuel — “essentially meaning that the item was an artifact with no explosive hazard.”

Unfueled and without the warhead. Had it either, it would be a whole different story.

 

[Hornbein]

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/briton-dies-in-failed-parachute-jump-from-pattaya-condo/

That reminds me of Anthony Kiedis, the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. When a teen he and his friend Flea would jump from the roofs of LA condos into the swimming pool below. They worked up to five story jumps until Anthony missed a pool and got concrete. He survived and pretty much recovered.

 

[morrobay]

Did you see the video? Scroll to post by Soi3eddie








1706534643445.mp4


https://aseannow.com/topic/1318280-...attaya-condo/?do=findComment&comment=18655096

 

[Borg]

I was fascinated by the original story but I guess it was too good to be true.

Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after her affair with a married man is revealed

 

[Hornbein]

I was fascinated by the original story but I guess it was too good to be true.

Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after her affair with a married man is revealed

The pageant seemed to imply that she was chosen because she was the best at calligraphy and had very good manners. These are very important in Japan.

 

[nsaspook]

Florida Man

 

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[nsaspook]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-toothbrushes-were-not-used-in-a-ddos-attack/

No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack​

 

[OmCheeto]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-toothbrushes-were-not-used-in-a-ddos-attack/

No, 3 million electric toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack​

They should include a deadlier version of them in the next Terminator movie.
(google, google, google)
Oh good grief, there are already several short videos on Youtube that pop up when googling "attack of the killer toothbrush".
Never mind.

 

[fresh_42]

They should include a deadlier version of them in the next Terminator movie.
(google, google, google)
Oh good grief, there are already several short videos on Youtube that pop up when googling "attack of the killer toothbrush".
Never mind.

A pathetic attempt to follow in the footsteps of "Little Shop of Horrors" (1986). So sad.

 

[Hornbein]

Russia makes drone strikes on New York.



There is a town in Ukraine called New York.

Wikipedia:
New York first appeared on maps in 1846.

The origin of the name of the town remains a mystery that is the subject of many local legends. It could come from an entrepreneur or local dignitary, who would have settled from the United States or who would have had as a partner an American citizen from New York City.[6] Another explanation refers to the city of Jork, currently in northern Germany, where Mennonite settlers may have come from. The local historian Viktor Kovalov thus believes that the name of the locality may have corresponded to "Neu Jork" (new Jork) and evolved over time. It may also be the result of a transliteration error from the Latin alphabet to the Cyrillic alphabet.[7] However, the establishment of the Mennonites officially dates back to 1889, whereas the name Niu-York predates it. Historian Viktor Kovalov does not rule out the possibility of a joke.[6]

 

[Hornbein]

Disgruntled Russian differential equations laborer informed of Laplace transform.

 

[Astronuc]

An Atlanta woman’s home was demolished by mistake — and then the city threatened to fine her for the mess.
https://news.yahoo.com/finance/news/unforgivable-accident-atlanta-woman-home-110200588.html

 

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[fresh_42]

A herd of sheep smells a very special smell. They eat 300 kilograms of grass - and are not only full afterward, but also “happy”. The hungry animals were probably looking for something to eat after a bad storm and extreme rainfall when they smelled a very special smell near a greenhouse. “It seems that the poor things were looking for something to eat because the flooding spoiled the hay,” Jannis Burunis told Greek broadcaster Mega. According to his statements, the Greek has the largest production of medicinal grass in all of Southeastern Europe. “The sheep smelled the hemp and jumped over the barbed wire.”

(Source: in German)

 

[Borg]

I guess we can add Apple VR headsets to Darwin Award contestant's technology of choice.

Video of man wearing Apple Vision Pro prompts reminder from police to 'cross streets the old-fashioned way'



And, from the contestant's perspective...

 

[fresh_42]

I guess we can add Apple VR headsets to Darwin Award contestant's technology of choice.

Old fashioned way? And how could he ever have seen the starships from left and right the old-fashioned way? Those cops are so naive.

 

[Borg]

Unfortunately, the next set of contestants will likely being using them while driving.

I'm constantly reminded that half of the population has a below-average IQ.

 

[fresh_42]

Unfortunately, the next set of contestants will likely being using them while driving.

I'm constantly reminded that half of the population has a below-average IQ.

 

[BillTre]

Unfortunately, the next set of contestants will likely being using them while driving.

I'm constantly reminded that half of the population has a below-average IQ.

I'm waiting for someone to try them out underwater!

 

[Astronuc]

Passenger video of a damaged leading edge slot. A flight from San Francisco (SFO) enroute to Boston (BOS) had an emergency landing in Denver because a leading edge slot was damage either during or following take off from SFO. It looks like some damage to the wing surface behind the slot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u...after-wing-comes-apart-mid-flight/vi-BB1iDL7P

They flew past Phoenix to get to Denver, so how much of an emergency was it. I'll be interested in the root cause. It looks like a composite structure. Was it a bird strike, or ice, or . . . . ? Could ice have come off the engine cowling?

 

[Astronuc]

This is weird.

A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause.

Christopher Ward, 34, was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters on Feb. 12. He was soon placed on life support and died Friday,

https://apnews.com/article/gila-mon...o-pet-lizard-6b15c382d9ac61c20dc3a28cac87a518

 

[berkeman]

Was it a bird strike, or ice, or . . . . ? Could ice have come off the engine cowling?

No ice at SFO in San Francisco...

 

[fresh_42]

No ice at SFO in San Francisco...

That is so not quite right. Altitude is significant here!

 

[berkeman]

That is so not quite right. Altitude is significant here!

Oh, interesting. So if you take off in the rain and climb out in colder weather, ice can form during the ascent?

 

[fresh_42]

Oh, interesting. So if you take off in the rain and climb out in colder weather, ice can form during the ascent?

How far away from SFO will a plane be if it starts there and reaches regular flight level? In 10,000 m it is usually about -40°.

 

[BillTre]

Minor league baseball, making it fun!

 

[nsaspook]

This is weird.


https://apnews.com/article/gila-mon...o-pet-lizard-6b15c382d9ac61c20dc3a28cac87a518

Sad, we were warned about them as kids.

 

[fresh_42]

Sad, we were warned about them as kids.

Funny. I watch a TV show right now: "Kill Factor: The Deadliest Animals of the World - North America."

The Gila monster came in on 7.

I missed number 10, maybe Polar Bear.
9 - Wolf
8 - Bison
6 - Grizzly
5 - Rattle Snake
4 - Aligator
3 - Scorpion
2 - Moose
1 - Africanized Bee

 

[BillTre]

The "deadliest in the world" seems skewed toward N. America animals.
No African snakes, hippos, blue ring octopi, ...