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Captain Ron

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  1. I might note that Covid came at a very bad time for the US. Society was already fracturing as "us vs them" and Covid amplified that (hence multiplication not addition in my equation above). We were fucked up due to social, political and racial issues, Covid drove us further into our silos and the results are where we are now.
  2. I don't understand the fascination with Starlink as the end all be all. Don't get me wrong - they are a very solid ISP. But that's it - they are an ISP. If I have any real terrestrial high-speed alternative, I will use that instead of Starlink. Sure they are going to dominate a lot of the market for airlines etc. But the way everyone talks , they make it sound as if they are going to be used by everyone and that just won't be the case. Plus he is going to face competition in this market. I just see them as one among many.
  3. Let's also not ignore the fact that the Oracle-OpenAI deal is basically made up numbers predicated on a big hopes and dreams. Just to catch you all up https://www.wsj.com/business/openai-oracle-sign-300-billion-computing-deal-among-biggest-in-history-ff27c8fe This deal drove Oracle to the moon, it made Larry Ellison the richest man in the world. When you look at the deal: A. It's really $30 Billion a year for 10 years B. OpenAI doesn't just have that money laying around. In the end, its also smoke and mirrors based on OpenAI constantly growing. Maybe they will, but maybe they won't. Then what? That said, Oracle will have the datacenter and make bank selling compute to anyone else. But still, those deals aren't yet made. BTW - If you didn't know Oracle is really an acronym. It should be O.R.A.C.L.E. - "One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison"
  4. TL;DR: I would be interested in the criticism of OpenAI and Altman. I certainly agree they deserve some, just wondering that these were. I will say that no single person can be trusted with AI. I question that companies can because they are at a major level held by a single leader. And Elon has demonstrated that he absolutely can't be. Optimus, Mars, UBI - oh ok sure. Waymo/Zoox/Robotaxi - This is great talk, but until Tesla is doing ANY autonomous rides, they aren't just behind in the race, they still haven't gotten out of the workshop to get on the track. I will admit - they can scale, and I agree he is poised to be ready to get going, but they are still way behind and not ready to take advantage. And - nobody? There is this small country he might have heard about - China - that has that all down in spades. I say that guy needs to take off the blinders, because there is a lot that he is missing. Also - what software company does he work for? Sounds like I need to cross them off the list with this kind of stupidity that their engineers run around with. Social media * Covid You throw everyone in a bubble and let social media just pound in their heads day in, day out. It breaks people. We were already heading down a bad path with social media alone*, but throw in the isolation that a once in a lifetime pandemic and you have a really bad mix for society as a whole. Hell, social media in the hands of just a few is proof enough that no single person should be in control of any AI. Zuck is basically showing us he doesn't give a damn about anything. He would hook his own mom, wife, kids on heroin if he would result in another $0.10 a share on Meta's stock price.
  5. I’m not sure what Sunderland or Mandava were arguing there. That is as easy of a red card to give as you will ever see.
  6. you mean to tell me he read a book? I don’t think so.
  7. Wordle 1,554 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #832 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1335 7️⃣9️⃣ 5️⃣8️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Thrice Game #814 β†’ 7 points. 🎲: ❌3️⃣1οΈβƒ£βŒ3️⃣ https://thricegame.com #Worldle #1338 (20.09.2025) 2/6 (100%) πŸ”₯ Current Win Streak: 1 days πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β†—οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŽ‰ https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/share
  8. I would’ve liked three, but I’ll take the one point
  9. I don’t. But spurs need to dig deep.
  10. Well that’s not good.
  11. IYKYK
  12. This show was Nadia Comaneci. The last season almost transcends television - it is just art. They took risks because they could and it paid off in spades. If you stopped at season 2, slog though it, the final 3 seasons make it all worth it. If you haven't seen the show - watch it and slog through season 2.
  13. Wordle 1,553 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #831 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fuck you George Plimpton πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1334 5️⃣6️⃣ 4️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Thrice Game #813 β†’ 10 points! 🎲: 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ https://thricegame.com #Worldle #1337 (19.09.2025) X/6 (91%) πŸ”₯ Current Win Streak: 0 days πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬œβ¬œβ†—οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬œβ¬‡οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬œβ†˜οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β†–οΈ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜➑️ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬œβ¬…οΈ https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/share
  14. This wasn't the only fail and the best part was that Zuck fell on his own face in the other big one, trying to take a phone call.
  15. Wordle 1,552 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #830 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1333 5️⃣4️⃣ 8️⃣7️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Thrice Game #812 β†’ 9 points! 🎲: 1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ https://thricegame.com #Worldle #1336 (18.09.2025) 1/6 (100%) πŸ”₯ Current Win Streak: 1 days πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŽ‰ https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/share
  16. Yeah. This week is the only week that the UCL & Europa don’t overlap. Next week Europa plays. From matchweek 2 on, both leagues play the same week.
  17. But seriously, if getting yelled at for 90 minutes got him rilled up, β€œGo play intramurals brother.”
  18. Wordle 1,551 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #829 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ™‚ Daily Quordle 1332 7️⃣4️⃣ 5️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Thrice Game #811 β†’ 8 points! 🎲: 3️⃣1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ https://thricegame.com
  19. The money quote has to be the byline
  20. I fired up sneakers last night still great. My parents watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.
  21. Kind of wild how much it really hit the mark, back in the early 90s.
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