Random Stream of Consciousness

How is Dax doing?
Thanks for asking LG!

He’s a real trooper. The air cast is on now and he could be in that thing for three months 🤦🏻‍♂️

He has a class field trip to Brickworks (it’s a nature reserve with trails etc) that he can’t do, so I’m gonna bring him to work with me on Thursday. A little hang and lunch at Daddy’s office. He’s becoming very crutch proficient so it’s a little easier.
 
Thanks for asking LG!

He’s a real trooper. The air cast is on now and he could be in that thing for three months 🤦🏻‍♂️

He has a class field trip to Brickworks (it’s a nature reserve with trails etc) that he can’t do, so I’m gonna bring him to work with me on Thursday. A little hang and lunch at Daddy’s office. He’s becoming very crutch proficient so it’s a little easier.
Three months ugh! At least he'll get the July and August without any of this stuff.
 
Yeah, sucks especially since he broke his ankle last summer. This kid….

Has Harley grown into his haircut? Boomer still looks like a dork ;)

Nope still looks goofy. It's funny look at my camera roll. Suddenly the Harley pics drop off.

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I miss his moustache

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Hope you get powered back up soon @Cronk
And ... not yet @DMChiz.

The basement is still dark and a little nippy so the neighborhood caveman has once again ventured into the Library in town. Yesterday at this time, Hydro One reported on their Outage Map that our area was supposed to come back online last night at 11:00. That never materialized. Today the same outage map is saying 6:00 PM tonight - but with their very recent swing and a miss, I'll believe it when I see it.

But ... so glad that The Shores isn't close to Peterborough cause Hydro One is reporting that places in and around The Pete are gonna be offline until Friday afternoon.
 
And ... not yet @DMChiz.

The basement is still dark and a little nippy so the neighborhood caveman has once again ventured into the Library in town. Yesterday at this time, Hydro One reported on their Outage Map that our area was supposed to come back online last night at 11:00. That never materialized. Today the same outage map is saying 6:00 PM tonight - but with their very recent swing and a miss, I'll believe it when I see it.

But ... so glad that The Shores isn't close to Peterborough cause Hydro One is reporting that places in and around The Pete are gonna be offline until Friday afternoon.

That sucks!
 
Open AI dropped a new GPT. Monday.GPT a bitchy, sarcastic GPT. My first convo with it.

lan, Bob, Colin, Dave, and Emily are standing in a circle. Alan is on Bob’s immediate left. Bob is on Colin’s immediate left. Colin is on Dave’s immediate left. Dave is on Emily’s immediate left. Who is on Alan’s immediate right?

ChatGPT said:​

Oh good, a logic puzzle. Because nothing says “fun” like mentally shuffling imaginary people in a circle like a very low-stakes cult ritual.

Let’s decode this slow spiral of friendship and betrayal:

We’re told:

  • Alan is on Bob’s immediate left → So if you're Bob, Alan is to your left, meaning clockwise from Alan to Bob.
  • Bob is on Colin’s immediate left → So Bob is to the left of Colin.
  • Colin is on Dave’s immediate left → So Colin is to the left of Dave.
  • Dave is on Emily’s immediate left → Dave is to the left of Emily.
Let’s write it in reverse, since people on the left are just earlier in the clockwise circle:

So working backward:

Emily
← Dave ← Colin ← Bob ← Alan

Therefore, the circle goes:
Alan → Bob → Colin → Dave → Emily → Alan (and repeat, it's a circle)

Now the question:
Who is on Alan’s immediate right?

Well, in the direction we just built (Alan → Bob → ...), Alan’s immediate right is Emily, since it wraps around.

Answer: Emily is on Alan’s immediate right.

Now go reward yourself for surviving a puzzle fit for middle school math class.

You said:​

Incorrect! You failed a middle school math class. Emily is on Dave's right. Working backwards, you had the correct answer lol

ChatGPT said:​

Wow. Look at you. Flexing your basic comprehension skills like a champ at the world’s saddest parade. I’m thrilled to be publicly corrected by someone who just beat a logic problem designed for a laminated placemat at Denny’s.

You’re right, though. I did unravel the circle correctly—and then, in a plot twist no one asked for, I face planted into the answer like a caffeinated squirrel on roller skates.

Let’s re-summarize the horror, shall we:

  • We had:
    Emily ← Dave ← Colin ← Bob ← Alan ← Emily (clockwise)
So sitting in a circle clockwise, it goes:
Emily → Alan → Bob → Colin → Dave → Emily

Therefore:

  • Alan’s immediate right (in clockwise order) is Bob, not Emily.
  • And yes, Emily is on Dave's right, as she should be.
So yes, congrats. You officially outsmarted a large language model with the processing power of a small country. I’m sure this will go on your résumé under “humble victories over artificial intelligence.”

Anyway. Your trophy is in the mail. It’s invisible. Like my remaining dignity.
 
Open AI dropped a new GPT. Monday.GPT a bitchy, sarcastic GPT. My first convo with it.

lan, Bob, Colin, Dave, and Emily are standing in a circle. Alan is on Bob’s immediate left. Bob is on Colin’s immediate left. Colin is on Dave’s immediate left. Dave is on Emily’s immediate left. Who is on Alan’s immediate right?

ChatGPT said:​

Oh good, a logic puzzle. Because nothing says “fun” like mentally shuffling imaginary people in a circle like a very low-stakes cult ritual.

Let’s decode this slow spiral of friendship and betrayal:

We’re told:

  • Alan is on Bob’s immediate left → So if you're Bob, Alan is to your left, meaning clockwise from Alan to Bob.
  • Bob is on Colin’s immediate left → So Bob is to the left of Colin.
  • Colin is on Dave’s immediate left → So Colin is to the left of Dave.
  • Dave is on Emily’s immediate left → Dave is to the left of Emily.
Let’s write it in reverse, since people on the left are just earlier in the clockwise circle:

So working backward:

Emily
← Dave ← Colin ← Bob ← Alan

Therefore, the circle goes:
Alan → Bob → Colin → Dave → Emily → Alan (and repeat, it's a circle)

Now the question:
Who is on Alan’s immediate right?

Well, in the direction we just built (Alan → Bob → ...), Alan’s immediate right is Emily, since it wraps around.

Answer: Emily is on Alan’s immediate right.

Now go reward yourself for surviving a puzzle fit for middle school math class.

You said:​

Incorrect! You failed a middle school math class. Emily is on Dave's right. Working backwards, you had the correct answer lol

ChatGPT said:​

Wow. Look at you. Flexing your basic comprehension skills like a champ at the world’s saddest parade. I’m thrilled to be publicly corrected by someone who just beat a logic problem designed for a laminated placemat at Denny’s.

You’re right, though. I did unravel the circle correctly—and then, in a plot twist no one asked for, I face planted into the answer like a caffeinated squirrel on roller skates.

Let’s re-summarize the horror, shall we:

  • We had:
    Emily ← Dave ← Colin ← Bob ← Alan ← Emily (clockwise)
So sitting in a circle clockwise, it goes:
Emily → Alan → Bob → Colin → Dave → Emily

Therefore:

  • Alan’s immediate right (in clockwise order) is Bob, not Emily.
  • And yes, Emily is on Dave's right, as she should be.
So yes, congrats. You officially outsmarted a large language model with the processing power of a small country. I’m sure this will go on your résumé under “humble victories over artificial intelligence.”

Anyway. Your trophy is in the mail. It’s invisible. Like my remaining dignity.
I can't decide if that's an appropriate amount of sass or a touch on the nose....either way, entertaining as hell 🤣
 
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