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The Boys From County Hell Puts Its Own Bite on the Vampire Genre
The rural Irish village of Six Mile Hill is notable for one reason: a local vampire legend that supposedly inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula. But what happens when the legend… wakes up? That’s the premise for the genial yet gory The Boys From County Hell, written and directed by Chris Baugh.
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How Big A Deal Is That Turing Test Pass?
Yesterday, a computer program successfully passed the Turing test for the first time. As is not uncommon for breakthroughs, it was a controversial victory, with plenty of detractors pointing out the various reasons that this wasn’t that big a deal after all. What is one to think! Let’s talk it out.