112: Del lives!, Chickens and Gems,Transistors to Artificial Intelligence,

Published: Dec. 12, 2022, 6 p.m.

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Del the trouper shows up while still positive with Covid and thanks our loyal listeners for their patience and well wishes.\\xa0 He's presently overdosing on placebos, hoping something will work. We wonders why water tastes funny. Any clues?

Dave stumps Del on an emerald recovered from the Atocha, which sank in 1622.\\xa0 Four hundred years later, it was auctioned off to support the Ukrainian people.

Del quizzes Dave on an event that happened 75 years ago and changed the world-the invention of the semiconductor. Speaking of which...

Dave introduces Del to ChatGPT, a software product developed by OpenAI. It can write a story or a poem, or answer just about any question you ask it. This is the future of artificial intelligence. You can, if you're smarter than Dave, download the software and begin using it. Or, you can play with their online demo version, which Dave used to\\xa0 create poetry and short essays. Play with the demo version yourself; you'll be amazed. It's free to sign up and easy to use the demo.

Del followed up with a bicycle riddle, which you can find here. Dave predicts the bike will move forward but you need to be a subscriber to get the answer. Del will report on his live experiment next time.

Del muses on the negative effects of bitcoin mining to wildlife while Dave likens soccer matches to watching grass grow or Doing on melatonin. Tell us how you feel about this.

Del concludes with a cautionary tale about not protecting the protective cover on your phone.


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