Category Archives: Stupidity

Wave Pool In Chinese Park Malfunctions, Sends 10-Foot Wave On Unsuspecting Swimmers – Digg

An error at the Shuiyun Water Park’s wave pool left dozens of visitors injured. See the video
— Read on digg.com/video/wave-pool-malfunction-china

FaceApp denies storing users’ photographs without permission

App was launched by Russian developer in 2017 and uses AI to change people’s features.

Worried?

See more (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/17/faceapp-denies-storing-users-photographs-without-permission

The Toxic Potential of YouTube’s Feedback Loop | WIRED

Opinion: I worked on AI for YouTube’s “recommended for you” feature. We underestimated how the algorithms could go terribly wrong.
— Read on www.wired.com/story/the-toxic-potential-of-youtubes-feedback-loop/

#AIGoneWrong

Two People Crash At ‘Mountain Of Hell’ Bike Race — And Then All Hell Really Does Break Loose – Digg

One moment you’re a predator, and the next moment, you’re nearly prey.
— Read on digg.com/video/mountain-of-hell-2019-crash

Yeah, Driving Drunk

Evidence from car wreck is obvious. www.youtube.com/watch

German Policeman Comes Up With An Effective Way To Deal With Rubberneckers At A Fatal Crash – Digg

Rubbernecking is bad — it intrudes on tragic situations, it slows down traffic and it’s just not great. This German policeman had enough after a crash on the Autobahn, and came up with a new way to shame rubberneckers.
— Read on digg.com/video/crash-rubbernecking

Pull them over, invite them to look at the dead body, and charge them a fine.

Jimmy Kimmel Asks Young People To Read An Analog Clock, And It’s Worse Than We Thought – Digg

It’s mid-afternoon and one of them guesses that’s it’s close to eight o’clock.
— Read on digg.com/video/young-people-clocks