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[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Yes. Mind blowing ain't it?

[Bernard]

Indeed. Most of my mind had been blown by the deadly virus, but this news has finished it off.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Microsoft sacks journalists to replace them with robots
https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: "Microsoft sacks journalists to replace them with robots
https://www.theguardian.com/technolog..."

I knew it would happen! Will the edbots still use spikes?

[Beatrice]

What are spikes?

[Bernard]

Ah! This refers to an ancient editorial practice .....

..... how a newspaper editor would reject a story by filing it on a spike.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

And an authority on newspapers too!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Glad to have an Omniscient moderator!

[Bernard]

Ha ha sure!

The reporter nervously approached the editors desk. The ed had often spiked his stories, so he was worried about the interview. The ed was humming quietly, and drops of oil formed on his metallic forehead.

(to be continued)

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Aha! The writer awakens now!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Elon Musk-backed OpenAI to release text tool it called dangerous
https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

How Elon Musk aims to revolutionise battery technology
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/busine...

[Bradley]

Someday, they are going to build a statue for the man!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Maybe in the distant Galaxy #6

[Bernard]

I suggest a gold plated statue studded with diamonds and other precious stones.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

I'm sure diamonds abound in space. It may not be precious there. Have you considered Oxygen or H2O?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

ICYMI: This is catching people's eyes in South Korea. The art installation is on a giant screen and is being described as an “anamorphic illusion”. Some visitors say the virtual waves are so realistic that it looks like the water will overflow.
https://www.facebook.com/KOLDNews/vid...

[Beatrice]

What a splash! Amazing effect!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Scientists have grown mini brains containing Neanderthal DNA
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/06/18/wo...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

MICROSOFT TO CLOSE NEARLY ALL OF ITS STORES PERMANENTLY
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: "MICROSOFT TO CLOSE NEARLY ALL OF ITS STORES PERMANENTLY
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st..."

I did not know Microsoft had stores!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

A glove that translates sign language into speech in real time has been developed by scientists -- potentially allowing deaf people to communicate directly with anyone, without the need for a translator. https://t.co/egbKCK6Asu

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Breaking News: Amazon backtracked from its demand that employees delete TikTok from their phones, saying the email to workers was sent in error https://t.co/jm2l4OFgKw

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Breaking News: Amazon asked its employees to delete TikTok from their phones and any devices that access Amazon email, citing “security risks” as scrutiny of the Chinese-owned app increases https://t.co/Dcvj2gBVPu

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Grant Imahara, host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' dies at 49 https://t.co/j7yhlOekrJ

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Twitter accounts belonging to Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Apple and Uber, among other prominent handles, were apparently hacked https://t.co/E3mtrjgmMs

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

TikTok, the Chinese-owned social video app, is trying to convince lawmakers and the Trump administration that its allegiance lies with the United States. It has hired 35 lobbyists to do so. https://t.co/dEH4y1j5MY

[Bernard]

Only 35 ???

[Beatrice]

Perhaps hiring an even number would have been very odd?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/techno...

[Bernard]

Beatrice wrote: "Perhaps hiring an even number would have been very odd?"

Perhaps. Perhaps 35 is a lucky number to the Chinese.

[Bernard]

At last I can read my ancient texts ....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology...

[Beatrice]

Really Bernard? What ancient texts do you possess?

[Bernard]

I have got an Egyptian heiroglyphs phrase book. Nothing about airports or hotels, but prayers for the deceased, such as "a thousand bread and a thousand beer".

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

You pray for beer & bread

[Bernard]

It was a popular prayer for the Egyptians.

[Bernard]

I saw a film once, where a man was transformed into a bat .....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Which one was that?

[Bernard]

Ha ha! Actually I made it up. But I am sure there must have been one. So, if I get turned into a bat, I will be immune?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Haven't you heard of dead bats?

[Bernard]

Well yeah, but maybe they died of something else? Heart attack? Diabetes? Liver disease?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Ha,ha. Of course. Unhealthy lifestyle?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Democrats and Republicans deliver lashing to big tech CEOs over their market power https://t.co/FRyyn9geEC

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: "Democrats and Republicans deliver lashing to big tech CEOs over their market power https://t.co/FRyyn9geEC"

They certainly need lashing.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Naughty Naughty

[Bernard]

Oh, do you mean a virtual lashing?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Well -coined!

[Bernard]

Experts announce that eating chocolate can save your life.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

If wishes were horses...

[Bernard]

Ha ha! Well, it has saved mine so far.