Trump, demonstrating once again what a moron he is. President Donald Trump on Friday blasted Canada for wildfires enveloping swaths of the United States in a smoky haze, and said he would add the costs of that pollution to existing tariffs. Calling the situation “totally unacceptable,” Trump accused Ottawa of failing to address what he said were the causes of the fires, which have sent air quality to dangerous levels in major U.S. cities in recent days. The costs inflicted on the U.S. as a result of the air pollution “must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Trump added that he plans to call Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney later Friday “to find out what they are going to do about it.” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/trump-canada-wildfire-tariffs.html

Not sure there's a "science" behind this. There's mathematics, sure. We know the exact mathematical operations performed to train the LLMs and to make use of the LLMs (perform inferences). But I hesitate to say there is "science" behind it because the mathematical operations performed do not attempt to simulate or approximate any physical system. It's like you execute a series of mathematical operations and plot the output of each step onto a canvas using some coordinate system, then you step back and notice some "interesting patterns." Doesn't mean there is a "science" behind your series of mathematical operations, the output just happen to resemble something you deem interesting when mapped using a certain coordinate system.

@Bernard said: @AndyD Yes, that's the one. But I don't like that recording of it. Well she was only 21 years old at the time. It's well beyond my abilities.

@wtg Thanks! I had searched for "The Piano Tuner" and I guess fuzzy results don't come up. Anyway, highly recommended!

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Any day now, I expect a social media post announcing the CiC and the SecDef's testosterone levels.

These are my people!

Yes, many times! It's right on the way to the member lounge - small bar and lots of tables in the old restaraunt space. Sometimes we just go straight there for a break during a city walk. We'd be happy to take you up there when you are in town if you haven't visited there with Susan!

Sigh, I am just not a bourbon fan. Now, I am interested in American attempts at Scotch-style whisky, but haven’t tasted any yet.

I wonder if Collins is a no vote given a tough election in a bluish state?

I worked as a lifeguard in about 1975-1977. I made $2.50 an hour which would be about 15 bucks today. I got the job because of my brilliant swimming skills and stunning physique, Certainly not because my college basketball coach ran the summer swimming program at the pool..

Immigration and tariffs affecting the Senate race in Texas. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/12/trumps-deportation-drive-tests-gop-gains-in-texas-00993955

There’s an arrow on the right side of the photo that lets you scroll through all the pics, though they are displayed one at a time. I just tried it on my iPad and it let me see maybe four photos before the login screen comes up. On my Windows PC, I could scroll thru all of them. FB is weird