Renton

I find Rayvin an absolutely vital connection with today's yoofs.

Why don't American's care? I just can't get my head around it.

Yeah, but the last time it took it 70 million lives and that was before nuclear weapons. Germany 1930s was nowhere near the hegemonic power the US is today either. Uncharted times.

Redistribution of wealth is the crux of the problem, I agree. How the fuck that is actioned is anyone's guess. What I would say, before dismissing centrism entirely, is it was centrism that gave people the longest run of increasing living standards and greatest wealth equity in the history of human civilisation. I'm beginning to see with some hindsight in my case that perhaps the end of that era was the birth of the neocons in the US under Reagan and Thatcher here. We had some periods of respite, but maybe this has snowballed into something worse than I imagined. Oh well, I can't always be right.

Okay, so the hope is Labour will turn the economy round and people will feel better off then? But in a World where we are still suffering from Brexit, including increased immigration, and with the threat of a global trade war and fuck knows what the impact of AI will be in 4 years, are we going to feel better off? And if not, then what?

What Spongey says. Funny thing is I live in a bubble, everyone I know is a lefty wokelist. Yet you Gems, you have the evidence of this madness in your Mam and somehow ignore it. I can't explain people's stupidity but that doesn't stop me seeing it in action or where we are heading. Where the US go, we usually follow.

This wasn't some great victory for democracy here though, the distribution of votes is scary and it might not take much to flip it. I mean obviously I hope you're right. I'm not trying to doom monger, I'm just reading the signs as I see them. The World has changed by an unbelievable degree since Bowie died, Trump is literally destroying the post WW2 order in front of our eyes. It's not normal, and I personally am increasingly finding it hard to see the off ramp. Us getting poorer isn't solving anything unfortunately, it just makes the extremes more extreme.

We still have taxis too, but I try to avoid them*. *Way to complementary this.

You're wrong about Trump. When you have total control of the media, you can use it to blame and demonise sections of the population. I think you're being quite naïve if you don't think the fascist playbook doesn't play especially well in the digital age. Your kids are hungry? It's their fault. Meanwhile you subvert all elements of the state including the military and judiciary, steal people's data etc. We are well on the way there. I am constantly amazed how people can't see what is happening in plain sight. I'd hope we have more protections in the UK. All depends on keeping Farage and his ilk out though. If they get in, its game over for us too.

It required social media and the broligarchs. A synergy made in hell.

Why the fuck are the middle classes letting this happen? It's insane.

Yeah, it's a worry. Anyway, done the test, after all that ChatGPT wasn't any use due to the structured format of the paper. You either knew it, or you didn't. I aced the written test using my brain only but got shit vibes from the interview afterwards so looks like I am back to square one working for the yanky dollar.

Say I know something, but I want a good example to back it up or be reminded of how I know it. I can use AI to find the answer very quickly. Previously I would have spent longer on Google, same process, just less efficient. Before Google I would spend days in the library, so arguably Google/internet was a much more significant upgrade. It's also surprisingly good for ideation which can help you get started on projects. Ultimately the point, for me, is improved productivity. But the problem is it can't replace skills and knowledge you have acquired with years of education and work. That is my biggest concern, how it will impact the education sector. Thing is, the cat is out the bag, Pandora's box is open. Got to adapt with the times whether you like it or not.

It's canny essential to contextualise stuff. You can switch off the memory but it's less useful. Makes sense to build on previous dialogue. You get the best results treating it like a person. Really it is Google on steroids though.

Fair enough. Otoh, I'm fucking glad of my seat at my age and you could argue getting to know your seat neighbours is a benefit. I doubt there's any correct answers, always drawbacks whatever the system. From the club pov they can get more money selling tickets on a game by game basis I thought. To tourists. What fucks me off is the lack of transferability more than anything else. The club completely controls you.

Why?

On the other hand if you miss just one cup game for reasons out of your control you're fucked, meaning potentially buying tickets and not attending matches. And leaving an empty seat.

Different draw, same old shit so far. Given up trying to understand it.

I don't believe that's original CCTV footage at all. It's a deep fake, isn't it?

Home to Brighton. Meh.

Lucky number 9.....

Naah. It'll be a case of breaking down the question and using the AI as a tool. Pretty much undetectable. Just upload whatever they want me to look at and use ChatGPT to analyse the fuck out of it. Also, its not like plagiarism that can be easily detected because ChatGPT gives a different answer each time. Half my skill is knowing when it is talking bobbins. On the other hand, I'll be using ChatGPT in the role if I get the job, so I guess its not really cheating at all. My concern is, I have done 10 years of training, this is just time saving. But new graduates just will never understand the work from first principles.

Got a job interview tomorrow, preceded by a 1 hour written test which is sent by e-mail. The test will almost certainly be ChatGPTable. Pointless.

Telly???!! Luxury etc.

Fixed. Big balls is in the company of rapists and sexual abusers so I fear you are wrong.