Five Jokes: 2-26-2024
Tyler Perry's A.I. Revelation, A Gizmodo Writer's Slackbot Hack, IKEA's Mall Empire, AT&T's $5 Apology, and Contours Of A Ceasefire Agreement
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Tyler Perry halted a multi-million dollar studio expansion after being shocked by A.I. Instead of physical sets, actors, and makeup artists — he’s currently “filming” the new Madea movie by facing a computer and thinking at it.
A former Gizmodo writer changed his name to ‘Slackbot’ and stayed undetected for months despite no longer working there. “I’m honestly relieved that my secret is out,” the writer explained. “You have no idea how often people flirt with Slackbot. I can’t unsee what I’ve seen.”
IKEA has purchased a string of malls across the world and says it can rejuvenate them with co-working spaces and Nordic food. Which explains this title for Ari Aster’s Midsommar sequel.
AT&T will give a $5 credit within two billing cycles to customers hit by last week’s massive cellphone network outages. And I think I speak for all AT&T users by saying, “Come on, dawg. Just give us a five dollar footling and keep it moving.”
Finally…
National security director Jake Sullivan says the U.S. and Israel have agreed to 'basic contours' of a cease-fire deal. In response to accusations that those contours are in the shape of a missile, he explained, “Our international game of Pictionary is still ongoing at this moment. It could be a sword, or a lollipop.”
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A JOKE FROM SOMEONE ELSE
Okay, I can never unsee this. Thanks, Ben Crew.
https://twitter.com/BenjaminCrew1/status/1761796327812264354
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It would be very amusing to see TP using AI and the quality of the films/shows he puts out being the same. But I fear it would mean even *more* films/shows from him. And we don't really need that.
I live near an IKEA, and the neighborhood hasn't been the same since they came, with a lot of new businesses and apartments surrounding it. So it will be interesting to see if they can fix those malls.