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New comment by silvandeboer in "Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models"

silvandeboer — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:34:32 +0000

This comment makes it sound like they sold private recordings to whomever was willing to pay for them, but they paid third parties to evaluate Siri recordings.

New comment by silvandeboer in "The price of fame? Mortality risk among famous singers"

silvandeboer — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:23:07 +0000

From the graph in the paper, it seems that once you make it till 60, the mortality rate is actually lower if you're famous. I'm guessing it's because the ones with an extreme lifestyle don't make it that far, and the famous singers have more money to spend on healthcare than the less famous singers.

New comment by silvandeboer in "Round and Round"

silvandeboer — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:30:46 +0000

Due to the Earth's rotation, the man could be circling the squirrel even when standing still.