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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/
A genius-recluse works on artificial intelligence, and brings in a young man to test his most recent success.
I don’t know what it says about me, but I find this movie innocent, beautiful, and deeply disturbing. I honestly don’t think it would be moral of me to recommend this to anyone except as a sort of cautionary tale of the inevitable.
The title is a play on deus ex machina, Latin for “god from the machine”.
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It always bothers me how science fiction presents artificial intelligence. How it’s made, how it’s taught and how it’s interacted with is astonishingly stupid.
A philosopher is always the right answer.
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Watched a little Andromeda – (2000 show), s02e07+
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104123/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180726004317/http://www.the-scorpion-king.com:80/
A kid swears revenge for his father’s unjust death, and has adventures and stuff along the way.
Fairly good for a TV-movie of this genre. I didn’t happen to particularly enjoy it myself, but it’ll appeal to people who can handle both this quality and genre together.
(Unfortunately) continues with The Scorpion King 3 – Battle for Redemption – (2012 movie)
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277296/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180726004317/http://www.the-scorpion-king.com:80/
A bounty hunter from an extinct tribe is hired to undermine the power of an evil king, but the woman he is meant to kill is hot, and complicates things.
As long as it is taken for what it is, it will be entertaining. It is an action movie through and through, and must not be taken as having much of a link to a historical past. It’s not serious, and not meant to be. It’s packed with action, has a reasonable story and its lead character is spectacular.
This has no relation to The Mummy – (2017 movie).
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-1999
Seeking ancient Egyptian treasure, amateur archaeologists unleash a curse that threatens the world.
Quite good. Light-hearted fun, with comedy that’s not intrusive, plot that makes sense, good acting, and special effects that do their job without being uncanny.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
Haunted by a criminal hacking change in his youth, a genius highschool student revives those skills when he makes new friends and discovers a nefarious plot from Superman III. (1983).
This movie is comically fun with enough nods to actual stuff to make it laugh-out-loud for its superiors. I don’t know if (or how) I could recommend this to anyone for any reason. It’s dated in every respect, unrealistic and cheesy with no sign if that’s intentional or not.. yet somehow I enjoy it.
I’d say it’s worth watching for anyone born in the late 70s and early 80s who was into tech in their youth. Even then it’s a weak recommendation. For anyone else, pass. Just. Just pass.
PG-13 but has a topless woman sex scene.
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Glanced at some software, but didn’t bother posting about them since I won’t use them.
Tidied up Lavabit into a proper website-page.
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https://www.superantispyware.com/
A malware scanner.
Mostly-meh.
It found an Wajam plugin from Magic Camera, presumably installed for either Internet Explorer or Edge.
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Black people in the United States are both the highest population of self-identified Christians and it’s strongest in self-reported faith.
They forget..
Christianity is their former slave master’s religion.
