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(6,933 posts) Sun Dec 7, 2025, 06:17 PM Dec 7

TURBO AI!!!!! [View all]

I just saw an add for a vending machine - The Genius Vend AI Smart vending machine. Yep, an AI vending machine - is that dumb or what?

Remember "Turbo"? It all started with "Turbo Pascal". It became the go-to product name prefix for software and other tech products. Everything became "Turbo". Turbo-this, Turbo-that. It lives on in TurboTax.

Same with the i prefix - started with iPhone. And "e". There are all sorts of iThnigs and eThings.

"AI" - a step up from "Intelligent", which is a step up from "Smart".

Well, the new Turbo is AI. Everything has to be "AI enabled" - whether it is or not. My guess is that about 90% of "AI" is just plain old software. Not even "smart" or "intelligent".

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AI Lightswitch! Beartracks Dec 7 #1

For Sure!!! reACTIONary Dec 7 #2

Its an Artificial Evolution.... reACTIONary Dec 7 #3

Those of us in the Deep State Arthur_Frain Dec 7 #4

Announcing the first ENTIRELY A.I. Food Item. usonian Dec 7 #5

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Thanks! usonian Dec 7 #11

There are a few things in life I have loved - and Turbo Pascal was one of them. Intractable Dec 7 #6

It was amazing because.... reACTIONary Dec 7 #8

Now, I program almost exclusively in javascript. Intractable Dec 7 #9

I wrote my first 21 Blackjack program in Pascal. cayugafalls Dec 7 #13

It runs fine in dosbox... hunter Dec 7 #12

Quite a collection! reACTIONary Dec 7 #16

Thanks for this info. I'll check it out. Intractable Dec 7 #19

My first, noname, PC had a Turbo button Emrys Dec 7 #10

"Heirloom Intelligence" mr715 Dec 7 #14

Honestly I'd rather they ride the hype wave jfz9580m Dec 7 #15

Thanks! Interesting study, and.... reACTIONary Dec 7 #17

Well I think that's the right term jfz9580m Dec 7 #18

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