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fresh_42 said:
I just received a message: "Hello Dad! This is my new number ... Can you save the number and send me a message on WhatsApp?"

Heck. I didn't even know I am a father!
Luke?
 
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WWGD said:
If auto( inco)rrect is part of AI, I won't be investing in AI.( There, AI, a full $5 you won't be getting from me!).
"It is never a duck! Never!"
 
Astronuc said:
After being blindsided by Sam Altman firing, Satya Nadella vows OpenAI governance changes: ‘Surprises are bad’
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/being-blindsided-sam-altman-firing-012222168.html

Maybe the OpenAI board should have consulted ChatGPT first. :oldlaugh:
And now he's back! Wow, what a week at Open AI.
Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO after days of infighting at AI startup

Sam Altman is back as the chief executive of OpenAI.

OpenAI, the hot tech startup behind ChatGPT, said late Tuesday that Altman and the board of the nonprofit group that oversees the company came to an agreement in principle for Altman to return as CEO with a new board to replace the one that ousted him Friday.
 
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It's 11/22/23. But not quite 11/22/33
Last in century will be 12/24/36

Though anniversary of Kennedy's shooting.
 
Anyone been getting e-mails from Amazon "Technical Support/other" over the past couple months? I've been s54tcanning them un-opened, but they're starting to "bug" me.
 
Bystander said:
Anyone been getting e-mails from Amazon "Technical Support/other" over the past couple months? I've been s54tcanning them un-opened, but they're starting to "bug" me.
I've received a few myself. Same for some other innexistent Amazon account .
 
Photo of white disposable plates and bowls on a dark surface, with a caption reading: These plates are face down. When you find the one that is face up, all the plates will be turned face up.
 
Bathtub-curve is actually quite universal.

Just noticed, that both new and 'old enough' hardware comes with high price, while all the rest in the middle available lot cheaper...

Ps.: I should have stocked up some C64 when the neighbours got rid of them... o0)
 
It's snowing like crazy here. We're forecast to get over 10 inches. This is the first winter in several years that we've gotten snow in my little town here in Kansas.

edit: The snow is still coming down like crazy. I'm thinking we may have another 10 to 12 inches by morning.
 
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What is the secret of female, British hairdressers?

Black and white photo of a smiling young woman with short dark hair seated behind a drum kit with cymbals, bass drum reading Ludwig, and tom-tom.
Two people holding large trophies at a darts event, a man in a yellow and black shirt and a woman in a pink top with blonde hair, with a Darts Live logo and photo credit in the corner.
 
Lucky break to have randomly found out a stretch for sciatic just when I needed it. Worked out perfectly.
 
WWGD said:
Lucky break to have randomly found out a stretch for sciatic just when I needed it. Worked out perfectly.
Details, Please!
 
Tom.G said:
Details, Please!
Sure.
Sit straight. Then put one foot on top of the ( obviously )opposite knee. While in that position, place both hands below the calf . Then pull your two hands upwards, as if intending to move your calf upward, while moving your head in the direction of the calf.
Repeat with the opposite foot.
Repeat a few times.
Please let me know if my explanation wasn't clear .
Hope it works for you.
 
WWGD said:
place both hands below the calf
Which calf?
The horizontal or the vertical one?
 
Tom.G said:
Which calf?
The horizontal or the vertical one?
Not sure what you mean. My understanding is the calf is in the back of the leg, behind the shin .
Just put one foot in the opposite knee, then put both your hands behind/below your shin ( I guess as if to offset their weight) and pull upward, while moving and stretching your torso towards it.
 
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I think he's asking, if you have your right foot on the floor and your left foot on your right knee, do you pull on your left or right calf?

I'm guessing the right one, the one with the foot on the floor. Then the folding forward motion you're doing with your upper body is stretching your lower back with your hips kept open by the position of the left leg over your knee.
 
Ibix said:
I think he's asking, if you have your right foot on the floor and your left foot on your right knee, do you pull on your left or right calf?

I'm guessing the right one, the one with the foot on the floor. Then the folding forward motion you're doing with your upper body is stretching your lower back with your hips kept open by the position of the left leg over your knee.
Ah, no, the calf of the leg bent over the knee, not the one with the foot on the floor. Good catch. Edit::aka the vertical one.
 
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Or , equivalent, the calf that includes on its lower end, the foot that's up in the air, and not the calf that includes the foot touching the floor.

Phew, include that in the list of things much easier to show visually rather than in words.
Hope this clarified things.
 
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Are they, Australian critters,in cahoots with the Travel Insurance crowd? ;).
 
WWGD said:
Or , equivalent, the calf that includes on its lower end, the foot that's up in the air, and not the calf that includes the foot touching the floor.

Phew, include that in the list of things much easier to show visually rather than in words.
Hope this clarified things.
In case you're interested, @Tom G , there are exercises to prevent issues with the sciatic nerve. Essentially, they come down to tightening every muscle in your body for a few seconds, then releasing. Doing some 10 reps , or more if you need.
 
WWGD said:
In case you're interested, @Tom G , there are exercises to prevent issues with the sciatic nerve. Essentially, they come down to tightening every muscle in your body for a few seconds, then releasing. Doing some 10 reps , or more if you need.
This is when I start looking for the kids at the family dinner in order to escape diseases, illness, and death, and have some fun making stupid things instead!
 
fresh_42 said:
This is when I start looking for the kids at the family dinner in order to escape diseases, illness, and death, and have some fun making stupid things instead!
Not sure I get your point.
 
How do you decide, given daily temperature data in two cities, which you would consider better? Max? Min? Median?
 
WWGD said:
How do you decide, given daily temperature data in two cities, which you would consider better? Max? Min? Median?
Ocean temperature? :wink:
 
WWGD said:
How do you decide, given daily temperature data in two cities, which you would consider better? Max? Min? Median?
For snow boarding? Waterskiing?
 

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