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Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

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Dancer, poet, RPG theorist, FOSS enthusiast and developer. Cofounder & CTO https://genvid.com. Earthling.

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Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

No need to go that far: here Mistral's answer for the age of Susan Calvin:

What age Susan Calvin, a character created by Asimov in 1941, would have today if she was real?

Susan Calvin, the fictional robopsychologist created by Isaac Asimov, first appeared in the short story "Liar!" published in 1941. In that story, she is described as a 20-year-old graduate student. If Susan Calvin were a real person, she would have been born around 1921.
If she were still alive today (November 19, 2025), Susan Calvin would be 104 years old.

November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

Trying to trick him:

- Oregon?

- You are absolutely right again-"Oregon" does not contain the letter "r". I clearly need to be extremely thorough and double-check every single state without exception.

Here is the final, fully verified list:

November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

LOL! It is very very bad....

Massachusetts: M-a-s-s-a-c-h-u-s-e-t-t-s "r" absent (Correction: Actually, "Massachusetts" contains an "r" in "Massachusetts" - I missed this earlier! Let me correct this.)

Correction for Massachusetts

Massachusetts: M-a-s-s-a-c-h-u-s-e-t-t-s No "r" (I was wrong again-it does not contain "r." I will remove it from the list.)

November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

The Alberta Prosperity Project takes "Blood and Soil" to a ridiculous level:

Revised Immigration and Deportation Plan for an Independent Alberta

1. Points-Based System (Adapted from 2005 FSWP)

The plan reuses the 2005 Canadian points-based system (100 points, pass mark 67) to assess immigrants, prioritizing economic contributions aligned with Alberta's needs (energy, agriculture, technology). It applies to new applicants and with Alberta's needs existing Canadian work permit holders/PRs in Alberta.

Education (25 points): PhD (25), Master's (22), Bachelor's (20), Diploma (15), with verification being required as detailed later in this document Language Proficiency (24 points): Based on English IELTS/CLB scores, English being prioritized for workforce

integration

Work Experience + trade qualifications (25 points): 4+ years skilled work (NOC 0, A, B: 21), 2-3 years (20), 1 year (15) along with suitable validated qualifications and detailed later in this document

Canadian citizenship (40 points for born, lifelong Canadians without a criminal record, 20 points if naturalized). This is intended to facilitate movement of Canadian citizens who seek to be part of an Independent Alberta

Merit: in addition to all of the above, exceptional qualifications with superior knowledge and skills (20) Age (10 points): 21-49 years

Self-sufficient with pension income, trust income or verifiable financial resources (30 pts)

Health: No serious illnesses, No experimental mRNA injections (10 pts)

Business assets over $1M investable in an Alberta business (30 pts)

• Valid Alberta Job Offer (10 points)

• Adaptability (10 points): Spouse's education/language (10), prior Alberta/Canada work/study (5), Alberta family (5) Passing Mark: 67, can be adjusted as required

November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

Thank you AI for telling me that the distance for going from Helsinki to Toronto is approximately the same as the distance from Finland to Toronto, I would have never guessed!

The approximate distance between Finland and Canada by air is 6,631 kilometers (3,996 miles), although the exact distance can vary depending on the specific locations within each country. For example, the air distance between Helsinki and Toronto is approximately 6,631 km.

To put this into perspective, this is roughly the same distance as flying from Toronto to Finland, which takes around 10 to 11 hours by plane.

September 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

And we should trust AI to compute our pensions and social security? I wouldn't trust it to tell me my age!

Google search screenshot with the query: "what age susan calvin will have today?"

The AI overview answer show a AI generated image of Susan Calvin with the following text:

"Susan Calvin, a fictional character from Isaac Asimov's Robot series, would be 143 years old today, July 24, 2025. She was born in 1982. While she lived to the age of 82 in the stories, dying in either 2064 or 2065, her fictional birth year provides her current age."

Below it, the first page is from the Susan Calvin entry on Wikipedia, with the picture of Brigett Moynahan in her role of Susan Calvin in the movie "I, Robot." The excerpt said:

"According to I, Robot, Susan Calvin was born in the year 1982 and died at the age of 82, either in 2064 or 2065."

July 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

Walking 500 miles in the UK will make you drown most of the time.

Map of UK with a 500 miles circle around it, and a 500 more outer circle around it, both of them crossing the ocean.

June 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

June 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

Ça ressemble à un orbe de communication Ood.

Doctor Who asking "Which devil are you?", and a bunch of Oods with their orb and red eyes answering "All of them!"

June 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM

Fabien Niñoles

@ninoles.bsky.social

It's hard to trust a computer when they no longer know how to count. And yes, the first link below was a government website with the list of the 11 First Nations in Quebec, clearly list at the top (the AI paragraph is almost a copy of it).