I find that in the evening, sometimes, I enjoy exploring a topic with AI for an hour or two. If done right, it can be very informative, and well, relaxing.
I started to wonder, "Why didn't I do this with regular old Google?"
Then I remembered that I did. Maybe 10 to 15 years ago. Back before the search results go so bad. By bad I mean tilted a lot toward selling you stuff as opposed to providing you with information.
That took all the fun out of Googling for things. And, something else must have changed, because the results became much less diverse and it is harder to get around the just plain stupidity that occurs naturally :)
But, I can't help wondering if, or perhaps when, the public and free AI will become the same way. Perhaps you will be able to pay for "better" AI, just like ca ble TV used to be. But, it will end up being the same, only different LOL. Jus t like cable TV.
I guess there is no way to avoid it :(
But, in some ways, it is a trip down memory lane LOL.
On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 07:13:02PM -0700, Gary wrote:
I find that in the evening, sometimes, I enjoy exploring a topic with AI for an hour or two. If done right, it can be very informative, and well, relaxing.
I started to wonder, "Why didn't I do this with regular old Google?"
Then I remembered that I did. Maybe 10 to 15 years ago. Back before the search results go so bad. By bad I mean tilted a lot toward selling you stuff as opposed to providing you with information.
That took all the fun out of Googling for things. And, something else must have changed, because the results became much less diverse and it is harder to get around the just plain stupidity that occurs naturally :)
But, I can't help wondering if, or perhaps when, the public and free AI will become the same way. Perhaps you will be able to pay for "better" AI, just like ca ble TV used to be. But, it will end up being the same, only different LOL. Jus t like cable TV.
I guess there is no way to avoid it :(
But, in some ways, it is a trip down memory lane LOL.
I get 60 channels or so on my TV antenna these days. Have you tried the Silicon Dust converter that puts your TV on your network? I recall a little over ten years ago, we were talking about the MythTV. I had it running for quite a while until my machine died....
Looks similar to a product I use:tablo tv, tablotv.com. Nice to know there are options.
I hook the antenna and a usb hard drive up to their device and I can view and record over the air tv from any device on my network. I think there is a way to sling it to other networks, but I never do. I pay $5/year to get the tv listings. The device will work without it, but it's harder to use, as you can imagine.
On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 11:32:20AM -0700, Brian E. Lavender wrote:
On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 07:13:02PM -0700, Gary wrote:
I find that in the evening, sometimes, I enjoy exploring a topic with AI for an hour or two. If done right, it can be very informative, and well, relaxing.
I started to wonder, "Why didn't I do this with regular old Google?"
Then I remembered that I did. Maybe 10 to 15 years ago. Back before the search results go so bad. By bad I mean tilted a lot toward selling you stuff as opposed to providing you with information.
That took all the fun out of Googling for things. And, something else must have changed, because the results became much less diverse and it is harder to get around the just plain stupidity that occurs naturally :)
But, I can't help wondering if, or perhaps when, the public and free AI will become the same way. Perhaps you will be able to pay for "better" AI, just like ca ble TV used to be. But, it will end up being the same, only different LOL. Jus t like cable TV.
I guess there is no way to avoid it :(
But, in some ways, it is a trip down memory lane LOL.
I get 60 channels or so on my TV antenna these days. Have you tried the Silicon Dust converter that puts your TV on your network? I recall a little over ten years ago, we were talking about the MythTV. I had it running for quite a while until my machine died....
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