WTF: Exercise in Pointless

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We Talk Friday

(WTF)

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We Talk Friday Ep. 64: Exercise in Pointless

1. Is it Real Gold?

There are apparently 74 nations competing in the Commonwealth games, though I am not sure if the games are worth it at all. It is Day 7 of 11 and the top of the medal standings looks like this:

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At what point does it become wholesale pointless?

Though I get it. I believe that any opportunity to represent your country in sports would be pretty amazing, even if it isn't against the highest level competitors. There is of course some competition among some of the sports, but for something like swimming where Australia took thirty seven gold. I don't know how many events there were in swimming in total, but that is a fair whack of them I am sure.

2. Almost there!

60,000 Moroccans have stormed over into Spain - only it really isn't Spain, is it? They are technically on Spanish territory, but it is an exclave of Spain, which is next to Morocco and still very much in North Africa. So they are in Spain, but are not really any closer to getting into Europe. I guess if they are feeling sporty, they can still make the 22km swim to the mainland, but it seems to me that they are not really any closer to entry. Maybe they get some administration rights to apply for asylum or something, but they are definitely a captive audience still.

3. The great replacement

Donald Trump has apparently banned the entry of Chines e humanoid robots into the US, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as all Chinese humanoid robots know Kung Fu. But for those who think it is to protect against a Chinese invasion and security concerns to protect Americans, I would suggest it is more to protect the US-made humanoid robots that will be rolling out of the likes of Tesla and other companies to take jobs and replace American workers anyway.

The great replacement isn't by having foreigners replace white people, it is to have automation replace all people. Very soon you will be useless, as well I, our children, and I would say our children's children - but they are unlikely to ever be born.

Robots need lubricant.

By how fucked we are, we will need it too.

Taraz
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Humanoid robots know Kung-Fu, really?

My knowledge about AI or robots is very poor, this is too hard to understand that the robots can fight...

They are all coded to be Kung Fu masters.

It is very difficult to grasp, but ultimately, AI can do anything.

Yes Robots is actually trained to fight even Kung Fu and anything other tasks you can think of.
We are in the middle of Genl Ai were everything is becoming possible.

That's is absolutely Cinematic...

It's always a delight to read some of your articles, but I still believe the whole world is enjoying it when we talk about sports and the joys that it's driving me crazy especially when you in with your country flying high in any world games.
It's a great Friday and the last day of the month happy new month in advance friends. See you all in My month of birth. AUGUST

Jees, its becoming common practice to talk about this more and more around the dinner table. The insight that pops up, is how are Ai robots going to be able to do the nuanced physical work, for example, when a surgeon is neck deep near your spine cutting a growth out of your lymph gland area, with all those nerves and vessels etc, not only is every operation different, its surgical experience and wisdom that gets the job done. Am I just naive or hopeful?

I think some exercises might look pointless to others, but if they make us think and learn, perhaps they are not useless after all.

the Commonwealth games

this was the first time I heard about that.

60,000 Moroccans have stormed over into Spain

it may or may not be real Spain but I still don't envy anyone who has to deal with this problem. Seems like a bureaucratic and logistical nightmare.

as all Chinese humanoid robots know Kung Fu

I also know kung fu- the word at least. So maybe I could infiltrate those humanoid robots and learn their plans of world domination.

Are the commonwealth games only for nations that used to be under British rule? I don't think I have ever heard of them before.