Wednesday Quick Hitter #1
Now for something slightly different. Quick hitters coming at you:
ChatGPT is a threat to civilization as we know it. I am so confused and worried about these stupid robots that think they know everything. It is also so far over my head that I can’t help but simplify what it is. We don’t need robots making every decision for us. We don’t need robots giving opinions on sentence structure. Leave that for humans to argue about. Debate is good, commentary is good, human opinions are good, robot shortcuts and handouts are bad. Also, this stuff is so new to the mainstream. Who makes these programs? People? Or are the robots building everything from the ground up. I don’t know anything and I’m scared. What is the cloud?
It’s tax szn. Yeah I do my own taxes, not a big deal. I messed up something last year that decreased the sum of my refund or whatever. But all we can do is learn from our mistakes and be better. I have had the #turbotax tab open on my my computer for a few weeks now, so we are well on our way to filing. Do you think anyone enjoys working for the IRS? I bet they have good employee benefits. May you all get your full refund.
I got 6 games wrong in the first round of the NCAA Basketball tournament. I think that’s pretty good. I did have Marquette winning the whole thing in all my brackets so thats a big bummer. I am a sucker for the Big East and I don’t regret anything. I love Shaka and this is certainly not the last time we will hear from the Golden Eagles. The sweet sixteen matchups are outstanding. My bold prediction: Miami will make the Final Four.
I am so bad at basketball. I have been marginally good in the past. But right now, I am so bad. I can’t shoot, pass, or dribble. I can’t even hold the ball well. I am short, which has never been good for my game, but it is now more magnified than ever. I’m not really playing any one on one or pickup games, but a basketball feels like a foreign object in my hands. I need to get in the lab and just get some shots up. Maybe ChatGPT can put together a training program for me.
Here are some of my favorite headlines from the last month or so. Minimal context will be added- do further research on your own:
“Mountain lion claws Colorado man soaking in hot tub, officials say”
The guy barely got scratched. Keep your head on a swivel.
“New England’s largest sweet shop hopes to fill void left by ‘Big Al’s in Wiscasset’”
You already know how I feel about Wiscasset.
“Cartel suspected of kidnapping four Americans in Mexico has issued an alleged apology letter”
This one is a truly tragic and terrible story. But there’s definitely some irony in that headline. Thanks CNN.
“Why so many people with six-figure salaries are living paycheck to paycheck”
Get this out of my face
“A 90-year old tortoise named Mr. Pickles just became a father of 3. It’s a big ‘Dill’”
HELL YEAH MR. PICKLES
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