sqgl

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[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 minutes ago

Yes, all the other rooms of the castle were taken up by cats.

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Don't forget that there is also income from advertising and ticket sales.

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

I am no fan of Eurovision but it is good value for national pride:

Eurovision is funded by participating broadcasters and this contribution is a total of €6.2 million (£5.2 million), combined.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/who-funds-eurovision-song-contest-24173525

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

Olympic gold medals don't make money. It is for national pride. Even hosting the games does not always make money.

Actually I am Aussie. 12 years ago it was calculated that each gold medal costs us AU$12m (so about US$11m in today's money). It embarrasses me.

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/they-kill-us-for-their-sport-williamson-laments-arts-funding-cuts-20121115-29ejt.html

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (5 children)

Even if we were the only country researching...

I have heard GOP politicians saying something like "why should we fund a cure for a disease and everyone else benefits without spending a cent?"

Why doesn't their national pride on the world stage extend beyond sport?

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 8 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

Why should the world benefit from our taxpayer funded research? I want my taxes spent on training Americans so as to let the world watch (for free) fast running and swimming.

Am still waiting for a skipping event in the Olympics.

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago

A fairer comparison would be Eliza vs ChatGPT.

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

OTOH they can probably be traced

Well, they are called TracFone 🙃

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Depends on whether the AI is cheating by using data more recent than the trade date.

Will take longer to run it in real time and get meaningful results (I presume).

[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Sure: for professionals.

However when casually commenting in a forum it is fine because the reader can go check the citations (and perhaps come back and add to the thread).

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