Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: "DeepSeek" - China AI App Shakes Up Tech Markets Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 21:57:11 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <9ac264ea-a5b9-63b7-d092-c20480138948@example.net> References: <20250128130321.00002cc9@gmail.com> <5f302a07-ed82-ec7a-7351-1b76c45b5fd1@example.net> <38be8622-b262-7764-2bc8-bb30fc9a240f@example.net> <4479f93d-dc8d-31c7-4797-e624c044de1c@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323328-929206645-1738529832=:16712" Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2388729"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:65151 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-929206645-1738529832=:16712 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Sun, 2 Feb 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 02/02/2025 10:46, D wrote: >> >> >> On Sat, 1 Feb 2025, WokieSux282@ud0s4.net wrote: >> >>> On 2/1/25 7:35 PM, rbowman wrote: >>>> On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 20:10:41 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> >>>>> Masque of the red death is an edgar allan poe story. >>>> >>>> Doctorow took the title and theme into the 21st century. >>> >>> >>>  I mostly remember Poe ... and I think there >>>  was a Brit horror flik with Vincent Price >>>  that didn't stick very closely to the Poe story. >>> >>>  As slowly revealed, Poe was a real polymath who >>>  delved into all sorts of subjects including >>>  sci/tech and astronomy. The ghoulish stories >>>  were just a profitable sideline. >>> >>>  To this day nobody knows what killed him. The >>>  theory he was a major addict was the invention >>>  of a hated rival news reporter. >> >> I thought the prevailing theory is that he still walks among us? Apparently >> one of his private projects looking into immortality bore fruit, and he >> became immortal. >> >> Now what about Lovecraft? Any love for Lovecraft in this group? > > Not a lot of Cthulu cultists here I suspect. > > If you have ever read Charles Stross's 'Laundry files' he parodies just about > every SF/horror author going. > > Highly recommended if you have worked in IT. Thank you will have a look. Currently reading More than human. I enjoy it! Nothing beats the golden age of science fiction. Most, if not all, modern science fiction pales in comparison. --8323328-929206645-1738529832=:16712--