@bernard I found an interview about AI.. The person being interviewed said AI is a scam.
I t was in my youTube feed.
I spent about five minutes on it before something distracted me and I had to leave it.
He started by proving the financials re: profit (and loss) don't add up with what the public is being told.
He said it is basically cloud storage.
I wish I had copied the link.
Intelligence can't be "artificial". That's the philosophical and real world problem I have with it.
Glorious
People can say anything. It doesn't make it true. Who is this guy? Who pays him? Where is his research? Where is his data? It doesn't add up.
The middle class are causing the problem with programs they paid for with dedicated taxes along with the poor and what they cost others? It isn't the trillion $ defense budget (war budget now I guess) increased by 1/2 trillion overnight? It isn't the endless wars? It isn't the endless corruption? It isn't the fact oligarchs and corporations pay no taxes?
I bet they were just glad not to be trekking.
Thank you, Bernard! : )
Quarter-final·Arthur Ashe StadiumCompleted
United States
8
B. Shelton
65
6
6
1
710
Spain
2
C. Alcaraz
77
1
3
6
67
Congratulations to Ben Sheldon.
Yes, I remember Vitas Gerulaitis. How could I not?
@andyd I'll post about my HS tennis "career" some time. Lol.
I never had professional lessons but once.
Our HS coach booked lessons for the team at Bardmoor.
For this of you who don't know, Bardmoor is kind of a big deal tennis establishment/ couching center a few miles from me as the crow flies. It is clay courts. All of them. At least then.
It's not in inner city Tampa. Lol.
So, I did get to spend a day taking a lesson on clay.
I haven't been able to step on a clay cour since.
This is the US.
They had this business model of selling these public school teams lessons.
It was something far below the level of seriousness.
My lesson- the trainer was "over it" before we started.
My only memory (the lesson was 30 min or as little as 15 min so there wasn't much to take away from it) is:
The trainer was hitting balls to me while standing at the net.
So he hit a few to me.
Then he hit another one.
I turned to my left, coached, set up a two handed backhand, and aimed at his person (I guess a violation of etiquette in this situation but whatever).
My shot was fast, cleared the net by a few inches, and slammed into him .
That's how you would play it and since this was once in forever time to hit on a clay court, I don't regret doing this at all.
So then he got all berserk.
I just kind of ignored him.
I was 16. He was unprofessional.
He was "the tennis player" (and I have no doubt a very mediocre one).
He has a racket in his hand.
He had little awareness and poor reflexes. Too bad.
Well, I've put my foot in my mouth.
@andyd I just didn't know
My favorite was Chris vs Martina growing up. I watched their rivalry until their last matches.
Martina might have been the better player with a stronger game but Chris was a worthy opponent imo.
Chris's baseline two-handed background, most conducive to clay of course, my favorite surface by far, and the slowest for those of you who don't know (hence Alcaraz). She would be at the baseline and hit backhand side side with with precision leaving Martina in the middle doing whatever she was doing.
Then that era of the women's game was over. I was a young adult. I stopped following tennis for many years.
I didn't return until Nadal.
BTW, Alcaraz is playing live in a quarterfinal match right now.
@mik Duh! Of course I remember you talking about this!
Recently too.
Forgive me.
Lucky for you!!
Now I'm wondering if you brought war horns disguised as brass instruments. j/k! : )
I can see it, Chas.
You are full of surprises.
The US Open singles defending champions are through the quarter finals!
Link to videoI know Cindy and I are the two of us like tennis and Cindy isn't posting right now.
So thank you for indulging me.
This gives me so much joy.
Link to videoIt is great to be part of this group. Hug!
Rogers
It's she beautiful?
