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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • Seattle baseball is doing well this year, and there are so many ChatGPT ads. There’s one where a guy is doing pull-ups. The text shows him asking ChatGPT for help doing pull ups. The response, as printed on the ad, generously typed by me for your convenience:

    8-Week Pull-up Progression plan Weekly Schedule

    • Day 1 - Strength focus
    • Day 2 - Rest or light activity
    • Day 3 - Volume focus.
    • Day 4 - Core and mobility.
    • Day 5- Full-body strength (optional).

    Core exercises

    • Negative pull-ups - 3x5 (5-10 seconds).
    • Assisted pull-ups (bands or a machine) - 3x6-10.
    • Inverted rows (under a bar) - 3x8-12.
    • Lat pull-downs (if gym access) - 3x10-12.
    • Dead hangs - 3x30 seconds

    Supporting Work

    • Core - Hanging leg raises, planks, and hollow holds.
    • Biceps - Hammer curls and chin-ups
    • Grip - Farmer’s carries and towel hangs
    • Mobility - Scapular shrugs and shoulder abduction.

    Tips for Faster Progress

    • Do pull-ups when fresh.
    • Track your reps weekly.
    • Protein and calories matter

    Wow, great advice. If I knew what a hammer curl was, I probably wouldn’t need your advice that “calories matter.” Also what does 3x6-10 mean? Reps, sets, and …?

    Day 1, “strength focus” what the hell does that mean? You don’t say what strength focus is. You only provided core exercises. How come hanging leg raises and planks from supporting work aren’t listed in the core exercises? If day 2 is a rest day, then what are days 6 and 7?

    Like what is the plan? Do they hope you don’t even read the text? Is that why it scrolls so fast?

















  • I’ve been driving with Tesla FSD since it launched. It’s…okay. I’ve never had it blatantly try to drive me off the road, but it does make some really dumb decisions at intersections. Like it doesn’t seem to understand that there’s a right-turn only lane near my home. It also has recently started inching into intersections after stopping at red lights even though it correctly identifies that the lights are red.

    All told, it’s a net positive. I find myself able to focus more on my surroundings rather than just keeping the car in its lane. That said, I would never ever trust it to do anything without my hand on the wheel. I even have a real recurring nightmare where I’m somehow stuck in the backseat and can’t reach the controls.

    If Tesla set their goal at just decent driver assistance, I’d say they’re very close. But there is no way current autopilot is going to be steering their autonomous taxis around.