My mom liked that movie a lot. I also ran across it on Disney+ a while back and watched it with my kids. I watched a lot of those 60s and 70s Disney movies as a kid in the 80s… Herbie, etc.

Oh, man. Idea: When watching a vintage movie on a steaming service they should run ads from the same time period.

Watch an 80s movie with 80s McDonald’s and Folgers commercials.

I suggested it last year for my family. No one (wife nor kids) wants to watch it this year.

I’ve seen a lot of nods to Flight of the Navigator in here, but this is the first mention of The Last Starfighter. I saw that probably a dozen times because my best friend was obsessed for a while and we’d watch it every time I want over. I have very fond memories of that.

Agree with your take on Caillou. I also always thought Dora was yelling. My daughter never seemed to mind either though. 😕

Same. For me it was Robocop 2 in about 2nd or 3rd grade at a birthday party sleepover.

I steal only what I can’t afford …

I think this is an important distinction. AI can be creative in that it can develop something new and unique, but it will have arrived at it by chance - through random inputs to the algorithm designed to minic evolutionary mutations that end up beneficial.

I agree that (at least for now) it would not be able to develop something out of inspiration or emotion. But that’s because we don’t understand enough about how emotion and inspiration are developed to create an algorithm that cultivates it.

But all of human creation is derivative.

Right, the trick will be quantifying what is ‘likely to be a hit’, which if we’re honest, has already been done.

Also, neural networks and other evolutionary algorithms can inject random perturbations/mutations to the system which, operate a bit like uninformed creativity (something like banging on a piano and hearing something interesting that’s worth pursuing). So, while not ‘inspired’ or ‘soulful’ as we would generally think of it, these algorithms are capable of being creative In some sense. But it would need to be recognized as ‘good’ by someone or something…and back to your point.

At least I still have Jacques.

Man, I hadn’t seen this. I’ll have to dig a little deeper, but from a quick scan doesn’t look awesome.

I’ve been a big fan for many many years. Doesn’t change what he did for food television. And helped do (along with other people/companies of the same era) to food science. But, damn, can’t a hero just stay a hero?

At least I still have Jacques.

+1 for paprika. Works like a charm. Other great features too. I have all my recipes with all of my personal tweaks/notes from the past 10 years in there. Also, all of my ‘special occasion’ meal planning goes through there.

I’m probably old-school, but you may also find you get some good use out of cookbooks if you find good/reliable ones. They’re also kind of fun to browse/explore once you have faith in the source.

A few I’d recommend: The Food Lab America’s Test Kitchen Good Eats

If there’s a cuisine you favor you, you might try finding a commonly recommended book or author in that area.