I never said that introverts don’t like hearing people talk.

No, it’s an intrinsic want. Extroverts get energized by being around other people, and feel drained when spending time alone. Introverts get drained by being around other people, and need some time alone to recharge. You can be a shy extrovert, someone who wants to be around other people but is shy about it. Or, you can be a class-clown introvert, someone who is the life of the party, but needs to get away and get some energy back after that kind of performance.

Yes, but it sounds like you’re extroverted but shy.

It sounds like you’re shy, not introverted.

Yes, and do you know how often introverts are told to talk more? Do you know how rarely extroverts are told to shut up?

It might be rude to tell an individual extrovert to shut up. But, it definitely isn’t rude to remind extroverts as a whole that they don’t need to fill every silence with babbling, and to tell them that it certainly isn’t a duty of theirs that everyone is thankful that they do.

Nope, it came via Germanic languages.

Hey extrovert, how about you shut up? Silence is nice. We don’t constantly need to hear you talking.

Sounds like an answering machine could take the AI’s job.

That’s OK, it doesn’t come to English from French.

Given the relative speeds, I think it’s more likely the plane plowed into the helicopter than the other way around. The minimum speed of the jet (a CRJ 700) is about 145 knots indicated air speed, the max is about 470 knots. The Black Hawk has a minimum speed of zero, and a maximum of about 180 knots. The two might have been moving at a similar speed, but if one was moving faster and crashed into the slower-moving aircraft, it was almost certainly the jet that crashed into the helicopter.

Yeah, there’s almost certainly no immediate connection. It’s possible that ATC people or the pilots were distracted by the Trump chaos, but he took office 10 days ago, 10 days isn’t enough for a real cause-and-effect relationship here.

Having said that, this is definitely a warning of what his terrible decisions could do. Hopefully there’s enough of a backlash that he’ll reverse himself.

What focus group convinced them that trite inspirational messages on tampons was a good idea?

No, one region (France) has a correct way to pronounce crepe. Everyone else should pronounce it the same way, otherwise they’re dumb. If there are language limitations that mean it can’t be perfectly pronounced, they should endeavour to pronounce it as close as possible given the phonemes of their language. In the case of crepe, there’s no reason not to use the “e” sound in “crept”, which would make it the correct, French pronunciation of that vowel.

Instead of what, an answering machine, or a printed sign?

“No problem What’s the name of the song that goes dududududu dededede do dududududu”

And the correct way to pronounce crepe comes from France. The rest of the world should try to emulate that pronunciation as much as possible.

Nah, the US one is more correct because it’s much closer to the original Japanese.

Copyright sometimes encourages new work, it often discourages it. Some of humanity’s greatest art comes from a time before copyright. Some of the earliest English stories come from a tradition of essentially “fanfic”. People took the Arthurian legends and wrote another story in that setting using those same characters. That would be illegal under copyright.

There may be an optimal copyright term that both encourages artists to pursue it, but then allows remixes while the art is still relevant. But, we don’t know if that optimal copyright term is 14 years, 3 months or 2 centuries. (Personally, I doubt it’s 2 centuries, but the current copyright terms are headed in that direction.)

Also, different types of works should probably have different copyright terms. Computer code is not going to be relevant in a century, it’s probably loses half its relevance in something like 5 years. OTOH, a novel might take 5+ years to write, and might remain relevant for decades, even centuries. Music can be relevant for centuries, but it also often fits in a short zeitgeist, and being able to remix it while still in that cultural moment would be beneficial to everyone.

Maybe the real solution is some kind of universal basic income and no copyright terms at all. That way, you don’t need a day job to pursue a passion that doesn’t make you money. There’s also nothing to stop you from finding patrons who will provide additional support because they love your work.

It all comes down to what the goal of copyright is. Are we trying to make art as a career possible? Do we want copyright behemoths like Disney? Do we want people to express themselves freely? Should cultural works be freely available to people while they’re relevant?

Ha! You think AI is “keeping up with technology”? It’s not, it’s a diversion. Technology continues to advance, but this sideshow has nothing to do with it. You keep on drinking that kool-aid. Surely there will be a use for the bullshit fountain, any day now!

you don’t have significant experience with AI

I have enough experience to know it’s utterly useless. If you keep looking for more experience once you’ve realized that, you’re in a cult.