From the BBS, many with short video clips, and most short and simple enough to be used in ELT classes.
Author: tokyokevin
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Rotating Sandwiches
At least 6, and maybe 8, of these Rotating Sandwiches are not sandwiches. But controversy aside, this is a great resource for language teaching. Besides our yes/no, we can compare, we can guess the prices, we can list ingredients, we can make recipes. I’m sure there is more. Thanks to Kottke for the link.
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Liar, liar, pants on AI
“The paper adds to a small but growing body of evidence that today’s most advanced AI models are becoming capable of strategic deception.”
From Time Magazine, 3 days before publication of the article. Is this interpretation inflammatory or just exaggerated?
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Watch your Ps and Questionable Garbage
“Under Fukushima’s new rules, if the rubbish remains unsorted for a week, city workers can go through it and try to identify the offenders via items such as mail. The violators will be issued a verbal warning, followed by a written advisory, before the last resort: having their names published on the government website.”
From BBC.
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Seaweed for Cows
Got too much red algae? Feed it to the cows. It reduces methane by 40%.
