I don’t know, but it seems weird that they wouldn’t know that but still know what Super Saiyan Blue is.

Pretty sure kids these days are going to be more familiar with Goku and Hulk than Mighty Mouse.

“You see, I need cocaine to accelerate my thought process and unleash the full potential of my mind. I’m not sure what you would get out of it, but I’m sure it would be a waste, by comparison.”

No. Sherlock has cocaine, but he doesn’t share cocaine.

Whenever I get junk mail with prepaid envelopes I send them back with a note that says, “Thanks for supporting the Post Office, now fuck off.” I doubt this post is real, but if that’s actually how prepaid envelopes work, I’d love to waste even more of, “Auto-Warrenty Department’s,” money.

Oh, interesting, I didn’t consider that it could actually be cheaper than building an user-intake system, but that makes sense. I’m not sure how much more efficient AI will make the drive-thru experience though; it will free up a cashier a bit, but generally cashiers are already doing something else when they’re not busy, and when they are busy most of the slowdown is on food prep, not ordering. I know McDonald’s is experimenting with fully automated kitchen, so maybe that’s around the corner, but that’s a whole other can of worms in terms of quality and safety.

Yeah, my understanding is that they’re integrated right now, with drive-thru attendants jumping in when the AI fails. That’s why I think the tech won’t actually change things fundamentally for the industry; if someone that has to be able to drop what they’re doing and jump on the intercom at a moments notice, it’s not like that job can be eliminated. When self-checkout lanes were introduced, people thought they would take over super markets and eliminate hundreds of jobs, but very few companies fully committed to them, and they’ve become a supplement, not a substitute.

What you’re describing with claim emails seems much more feasible than replacing real-time human interactions, but I wonder how many companies would prefer to have AI parse through emails. It seems like that would be more efficient and accurate (at least for the company) to just force customers to manually enter their claim details into an online portal, and call me cynical, but I can’t see insurance companies being all that motivated to make filing claims easier and faster for consumers. I bet that kind of tech would be very desirable in sales though, where a customer could just send an email and receive an AI generated quote.

I’m still skeptical. I’m willing to bet that these systems work well in vaccum, but I suspect that they will struggle with things like accent recognition, order changes, and novel questions. Even if the tech really does work well in the field, they’re all working on brand new hardware, and I’m curious to see how well they take orders on a microphone that’s been exposed to the elements and car exhaust for a few years. I suspect that these will wind up like the self-checkout lane; more efficient when it’s working well, but requiring too much human supervision to be a real replacement for anything.

Asura. Asura’s Wrath wasn’t the greatest game, but it was memorable, and I’m pretty sure this scene makes Asura a contender for pretty much any match up.

Blue and Brown for sure. Not sure I want anything else. Pink is tempting, but sometimes I just want water. Black would be cool, but only if I still can sleep; dreams are cool and I like a good nap. Purple sounds good on paper, but it would actually be a curse. The expertise and pallet you’d gain would just make you see all the flaws in all the pizza you order. You’d never enjoy pizza again unless you made it yourself. I don’t need a tail or estrogen, and I like my beard…I might have to take the $20.

If we’re going to let people drive all these unnecessarily large trucks on our roads, we should create a new license class for them. Something between a Class D and Class B that has its own written/road test, where they’re forced to learn about how these cars have huge blind spots, longer breaking distances, and how they’re not crash compatible with standard sized cars. Hopefully, if a government agency acknowledged how dangerous these trucks are, it might also lead to bigger insurance premiums for the dorks who drive them.

The unspoken part about people growing more conservative as they grow older is the assumption that they’re growing wealthier as they grow older. If everyone under 50 has lived paycheck to paycheck their entire lives they’re not very likely to buy into trickle down Reganomics bullshit.

Yeah, I was being a little flippant there, but what I was basically getting at is that I don’t think, “breed,” has any real definition beyond what breeders decide is a breed.

I don’t think, “breed,” is really a term that means anything concrete. There’s some sort of Cat Association that registers new breeds, but I don’t think they have any scientific criteria other than, “kitty look different.”

No, it’s a reference to Serenity. Bad guy asks the hero basically the same question you did, that was his answer.

Ah hell, I’m a fan of all seven. But right now, I’m gonna have to go with Wrath.