It was noel fielding (goth comedian), and he was replying to Handler asking how he knew Nicaragua existed.

It was a pretty funny bit. Stoned, I couldn’t say, but I think he’s just like that.

Interesting hypothesis. I went down the rabbit hole on it but couldn’t find supporting evidence (not to discredit your anecdotal experience of course). Seems if anything slightly the opposite on average. See for example “Sexual dimorphism in body size occurs when … living standards are high, and health correlate positively with male/female height ratio” here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32793524/

I have two young kids, complicated health and a demanding international job. A simple calendar app is more than adequate. No “intelligence” required. And why is your bot listening in to your discussion with the repair person, did you ask their permission first? What else is it listening to, and who is profiting off that information?

I get that it’s a fun toy, but you really have some big blind spots to paint this stuff as acceptable, let alone desirable.

Chat GPT came out in 2023. To the extent there was a bubble in 2021 (crypto and EV come to mind) those frothy parts of the market have deflated.

Thought it was worth adding to your comment that getting rich by taking extraordinary risk may not be “optimal”, and that looking at upside outliers is a bad way to decide what to do with personal finances.

If what you’re advocating is buying well diversified, low fee, investments with a long time horizon then carry right on though.

It’s mad given that Scotland technically is quite pro-renter. You just can’t enforce anything so landlords have learned not to give a fuck. A friend viewed a tennament they were trying to let with no kitchen (as in no cooker fridge or sink). Like something out of trainspotting.

God I hadn’t thought about it that way. Scroobius pip wrote “Tommy c” about it, which has a really positive spin, so I always thought about that angle.