Was wondering how wight changed meaning from 'person' to 'immortal/undead being'.
Looks like the answer is, it always carried a couple meanings and now I'm curious why the English ignored the demon-y aspect for a while.

Huh.

wight (n.)

Old English wiht "living being, creature, person; something, anything," from Proto-Germanic *wihti- (source also of Old Saxon wiht "thing, demon," Dutch wicht "a little child," Old High German wiht "thing, creature, demon," German Wicht "creature, little child," Old Norse vettr "thing, creature," Swedish vätte "spirit of the earth, gnome" ...
Not related to the Isle of Wight, which is from Latin Vectis (c. 150), originally Celtic, possibly meaning "place of the division."

Hey check out this really important new development: You can deep fry a Mars bar.

AI to detect heart attacks tested in the land of the deep-fried Mars bar
#AI #fryEverything

https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/12/ai_algorithm_heart_attack_scotland/

Helpful video for people living in occupied territories: How To Survive Russian Retreat

Bit of (dark) humor included.
#Ukraine

(turn on closed captions and set language to whatever you need)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tiFjbZMq5I

And here it is, announcing the irrelevance of the Bigs' AI subscriptions.

Why sign up for ChatGPT when LLaMA and a multicore beast can do as well?

https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/11/open_source_ai_makes_subscriptions_irrelevant/

Think I found out when the mosquitoes will be back this year

#itchy #scratchy

Meanwhile after three months in limbo, today not 1 but 2 electricians actually scheduled actual dates on the actual calendar to do actual work, during my lifetime presumably if I can make it to next week.

Believe in your dreams is what I'm saying.

Welp. Metaverse has passed over the Rainbow Hype Cycle Bridge.

I'm excited about augmented reality. Please someone spend $10 Billion on that now.

https://www.businessinsider.com/metaverse-dead-obituary-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-tech-fad-ai-chatgpt-2023-5

#VR #AR #technology

Yes yes yes I lived long enough to see solar really take off.

"...the reservoir could hold enough solar panels to power all the municipal buildings and streetlights, saving the city more than $500,000 each year." and "...clean power and lack of a land footprint, but because they also conserve water by preventing evaporation."

https://apnews.com/article/floating-solar-ramping-up-climate-change-renewable-energy-7316dbfe9db23363aacadcd133cbd408

Shed renovation has spawned a deck build...wait, strike that, two decks. Not fun decks; need places for tools and equipment.
Working with piles of spare wood here, so...gonna get...interesting.

#probablyFine

@Alfred how many liters does a 23 kilogram dog displace

Sunburnt. Am currently an actual redneck.

I guess I have to chew baccy now? Is that how this works?

Desensitizing puppy to s-q-u-i-r-r-e-l-s by sitting on the porch, being calm and relaxed.

This is tough work.
I may need another iced tea.

Watson has a lot of fair points here but hold up.
Are guys really pushing rosemary into their urethra to cure hepatitis?!?

Why chatgpt won't replace your MD anytime soon.

https://youtu.be/zRWm1E2Bn-U

Aretha Franklin, age 18. Nuff said.

https://moochinaboutltd.bandcamp.com/album/aretha-with-the-ray-bryant-combo

#music

Road trip podcast suggestions?

#podcasts

Need sappers, ASAP.
And open the Black Sea.

https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-grain-farmers-food-a9df0827d8009c3fef347378061f9dd7

#foodSecurity

Moen Pulldown Kitchen Replacement Gray Faucet Spray Hose (68-in)

...is "trending now" on the home improvement store website.
🤔

I am glad someone was paid to implement that _completely unnecessary_ feature.

awakened brain informs me I might have broken a bone in my wrist yesterday.
No idea how.

Getting older, still beating the alternative. Onward.