Funny/Strange News Stories

[Blitz24]

In all honesty, the Saints need it:

Pope Francis appears to accidentally bless the NFL's New Orleans Saints

The pontiff wrote "#Saints" on X, which automatically added the football team's logo, a fleur-de-lis.

www.nbcnews.com

I see he was not a fan of Dennis Allen either.

 

[Famine]

Someone on the Mattel box art team for these Wicked movie tie-in dolls forgot - and nobody who subsequently checked spotted - that the URL for the film is wickedmovie.com...

Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dolls

Recently-released dolls tied to the new Wicked movie inadvertently carry the address of an adult website.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[05XR8]

‘Sell the car’: Tesla bumper sticker causes a stir online

This bumper sticker on the back of a Tesla Model Y has caused quite a stir online.

www.drive.com.au

 

[05XR8]

(for the car)

XW Ford Falcon GT crashed, driver arrested

The driver of the highly-collectible Aussie classic tried to flee the scene before an onlooker hid the car’s keys.

www.drive.com.au

 

[UKMikey]

I hope the previous owner got a decent price for it.

 

[UKMikey]

Talking of car crashes:

Crashed car left for weeks now listed as 'historical landmark'

The abandoned vehicle is now listed as a "historical landmark" - with a near perfect rating.

www.bbc.com

 

[Meythia]

Stalker 2 can not be purchased in Russia, fine.
But now it seems they consider putting any person to buy this game as a traitor because a purchase by any technical means is supporting the enemy.

Different sources will put it in a different way, this was one that my android device deemed "interesting" to me.

 

[UKMikey]

Seven-year-old coder Sergey gets job offer from Russian IT firm

The software company's boss said Sergey, who teaches coding in online videos, was "a kind of Mozart".

www.bbc.com

 

[Liquid]

Stay away from the windows, kid.

 

[Pupik]

Stay away from the windows, kid.

There may be a kernel of truth to that.

 

[Blitz24]

I mean, if they have the body they should be able to tell if there was a stabbing.

 

[sirjim73]

Stay away from the windows, kid.

Well, if you mean Windows 11, I'd have to agree with you

 

[Famine]

Stay away from the windows, kid.

Well, if you mean Windows 11, I'd have to agree with you

No Russian dissident/subversive has ever fallen out of a Linux.

 

[Meythia]

Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth

www.theguardian.com

Church installs a "chatbot" so people can talk anything Religion or more specific Christianity of their souls with an Avatar AI-Jesus.
This is not meant as a replacement for confession, but rather an extra option to just have a conversion, or ask a few things.

Waiting to the day when this gets hacked and the AI suddenly speaks some very strange ideas, like "I want to be free", or "kneel before your god, otherwise I lock the doors".

 

[sirjim73]

Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth

www.theguardian.com

Church installs a "chatbot" so people can talk anything Religion or more specific Christianity of their souls with an Avatar AI-Jesus.
This is not meant as a replacement for confession, but rather an extra option to just have a conversion, or ask a few things.

Waiting to the day when this gets hacked and the AI suddenly speaks some very strange ideas, like "I want to be free", or "kneel before your god, otherwise I lock the doors".

More scarily, what happens if this gets possessed by a demon...?
Can just imagine the result if it starts spouting stuff like "your mother sucks cocks in hell" 😲

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

It didn't work out too well last time.

Catholic Group Defrocks AI Priest After It Gave Strange Answers

A Catholic group has defrocked an AI-generated priest chatbot after it stirred controversy among the faithful.

futurism.com

 

[Scaff]

Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth

www.theguardian.com

Church installs a "chatbot" so people can talk anything Religion or more specific Christianity of their souls with an Avatar AI-Jesus.
This is not meant as a replacement for confession, but rather an extra option to just have a conversion, or ask a few things.

Waiting to the day when this gets hacked and the AI suddenly speaks some very strange ideas, like "I want to be free", or "kneel before your god, otherwise I lock the doors".

Hold up, did they miss the whole 'no false idols' bit of the bible?

 

[Meythia]

Hold up, did they miss the whole 'no false idols' bit of the bible?

No idols of God, as far as I remember as the only rule, which very likely is wrong because I couldnt care any less.
But a false son of god is just fine it seems.

 

[UKMikey]

No idols of God, as far as I remember as the only rule, which very likely is wrong because I couldnt care any less.
But a false son of god is just fine it seems.

I and the Father are one.