Unpredictably Predictable

In New York, a suit is invisible. Detective Carter spent Season 1 hunting John Reese, "a man in a suit."

An invitation into any room.

And underneath? Body armor, cameras, weapons...

Then there's the tailoring; by and on behalf of Harold Finch.

Suit and Armor is a panel idea, not a confirmed panel —and it's yours if you want to run it.

Contingency Con 2026 is accepting program proposals now at https://contingencycon.com/

Movies watched in 2026

The Northman (2022, USA)

Director: Robert Eggers

Writers: Sjón and Robert Eggers (based on the work by Saxo Grammaticus)

Mini-review:

Welcome to a “profound moment for humanity,” according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O’s keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying:

Google’s cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI’s incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When we look back at this time, I think we will realize that we were standing in the foothills of the singularity. It will be a profound moment for humanity. This technology will be a force multiplier for human ingenuity and usher in a new golden age of scientific discovery and progress, improving the lives of everyone, everywhere. We look forward to building the future with all of you. Thank you, and enjoy the rest of Google I/O.

Just before announcing we’ve possibly arrived at “the foothills of the singularity,” Hassabis introduced Gemini for Science, a set of tools and experiments in Google Labs and Google Antigravity intended for helping with scientific research. According to Hassabis, with tools like these, Google hopes to “reimagine drug discovery with the goal of one day solving all disease.” Tech executives often discuss AI this way, like Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella referring to AI as “cognitive amplifier tools” and Luma AI CEO Amit Jain’s claim last year that AI is the key to saving Hollywood.

In an interview with Bloomberg just a few months ago, Hassabis said that “the singularity is another word for a full AGI arriving,” which is not the same definition we’re used to from the likes of Vernor Vinge and Ray Kurzweil.

At the time, even by his measurement, he claimed that “we’re nowhere near that.” When asked about his timeline for achieving AGI, Hassabis said he was standing by his prediction that we have a “50 percent chance of getting there by 2030.”

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Bucky Barnes and Natasha Romanoff in New Avengers #6

I depend on her

I need her

Source: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/08/why-bmi-big-fat-scam/

Goran Visnjic at the Bok Festival ready for the sing-a-long with Goran and a whole load of other people tonight. He's looking nice with the grey hair now.