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An Ode To Al

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the vixens-in-therapy-and-donners-still-nervous dept.

bwfcusa16 writes "The Boston Globe has up a feature story on Weird Al in its Sunday edition. The article refers to his staying power as prince of the parody. It's an ode to his determination, talent, and relevance ... and, of course, the funny." From the article: "Novelty artists--and he is one--have a notoriously short lifespan. They age badly, they run out of gags. But Al, by simply refusing to stop, has turned himself into a sort of cultural Geiger counter, ticking and squawking around the hot zones. The oddity of a humorist titling himself like a pro wrestler (there's no "Funny Jerry" Seinfeld) has long since worn off--he's the champ, and he's earned it.

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  1. Weird Artificial Intelligence? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I read it as An Ode To Artificial Intelligence... The Boston Globe has up a feature story on Weird Artificial Intelligence.

    Is that something like fuzzy logic?

  2. Who else thought? by airencracken · · Score: -1, Redundant

    That it said an ode to AI. As in artifical intelligence. Sigh...

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  3. Jonathan Coulton by Perdo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is heir apparent to the throne but Al certainly has some life left.

    Only one thing to do in the meantime: Collaborative work.

    Riot.

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  4. Weird Artificial Intelligence? by nacturation · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm kind of confused. I was expecting a story about strange artificial intelligence. However, perhaps this discussion about artists and humor can digress into the merits of a font which can distinguish between lowercase "L" and uppercase "i".

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  5. Oh, AL not AI by cinexero · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I could have sworn the title said and ode to AI, I was expecting a song about artificial intelligence. So confused....