Jeremy McCreary
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A comedic masterpiece, perfectly played! Would love to see more from whoever made that clip.
Just for fun...
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Chargeride
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I need to do this..
Stefan Mikes
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It isn't so. A meaningless "news" projecting fantasies of some of the Polish political opposition, that is, the thieving populist right and "confederates" (the latter have the mentality similar to Charge's, haha -- only are not funny).
Stefan Mikes
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Something about "fake news", which the Internet is full of. I'm currently interested in wristwatches because my previous one -- while elegant and good for a business suit -- is too heavy with an unreadable face. Therefore I bought a lightweight titanium watch:
(own photo).
A short video on YT told an inspiring story of Gavin Newsom wearing a cheap Chinese wristwatch for sentimental reasons. What a lie. Newsom wears a Swiss watch at the price corresponding to his position, that's it.
(own photo).
A short video on YT told an inspiring story of Gavin Newsom wearing a cheap Chinese wristwatch for sentimental reasons. What a lie. Newsom wears a Swiss watch at the price corresponding to his position, that's it.
RunForTheHills
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These days, everyone wears a smart watch. Even in a business suit. My Garmin Fenix looks good enough for the office. My boss's boss even has the same watch.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
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Have you seen American Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu's short program and freestyle? Absolutely MUST watch both — even if you have no interest in skating.
Never saw anyone skate like that — just lost in the dance and the ice, flawless. Neither had the commentators, who were often left speechless. So light and effortless and joyous on her skates.
Can you imagine what it must've been like for her out on the ice?
She said in advance that she had no interest in medals. She just wanted to share her art. And that's exactly what she did: Total art-on-ice twice, and it won her gold!
Never saw anyone skate like that — just lost in the dance and the ice, flawless. Neither had the commentators, who were often left speechless. So light and effortless and joyous on her skates.
Can you imagine what it must've been like for her out on the ice?
She said in advance that she had no interest in medals. She just wanted to share her art. And that's exactly what she did: Total art-on-ice twice, and it won her gold!
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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Not everyone. What benefit am I getting from a smartwatch if my HR is controlled by a beta-blocker? I'm surrounded by clocks. What I need is a piece of rather inexpensive jewellery that tells me the general time of day. Something that never needs to be charged (Tough Solar), and which does not ever need to be online to tell the precise time (Multiband 6).These days, everyone wears a smart watch. Even in a business suit. My Garmin Fenix looks good enough for the office. My boss's boss even has the same watch.
RunForTheHills
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Lots of things. It will count your steps. Mine will measure blood oxygen level. It measures elevation. It has a GPS to log runs and rides. It will show texts or caller ID of incoming messages and phone calls when your phone is in your pocket. Some even have a microphone and speaker and can answer calls. Honestly, I don't think I would wear a watch at all if it weren't for the smart watch functions. I would just use my phone to get the time.
Limited, not controlled. I still have 3 cardiac zones with an upper limit of 130.
RunForTheHills
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One other cool thing that my watch does that you might appreciate since you travel a lot: It automatically adjusts to the local timezone. So when I touchdown in a new city and enable the radio on my phone, the watch recognizes the location and shows the correct time.
Stefan Mikes
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Fancy my Lineage also synchronises to the Time & Date radio beacon (exactly as yours). Moreover, my Edifice synchronises to my smartphone by Bluetooth
Don't think the modern quartz wristwatches are any backwards Notice the second hand position on either watch
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RunForTheHills
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Well, the Garmin can actually get the correct time without the phone but you have to enable the GPS by starting a GPS activity like a walk or a run and it will sync to the satellite. I don't have any experience with Apple watches, so I don't know how they work.Fancy my Lineage also synchronises to the Time & Date radio beacon (exactly as yours). Moreover, my Edifice synchronises to my smartphone by Bluetooth
But whatever floats your boat. I have a close friend that collects expensive watches that I never see him wearing. Although he probably does put one on when he takes his wife out to dinner or something.
Stefan Mikes
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I prefer using a bike GPS computer to a GPS smartwatch on my rides. I also have my Vado display synchronised with the phone as well so I don't miss clocks around. However, I love having an analog watch when I'm riding because the hands give me a good understanding of the time flowing. (I'm sure you can set an analog view on your smartwatch as well!)
Regarding your friend: many people are of the collector type. I'm not; I use what I own. The only reason I've bought a new wristwatch was the fact the Edifice was too heavy with the face cramped with gadgets! Lineage is made of titanium with a titanium bracelet (I posted the photos of both above).
Regarding your friend: many people are of the collector type. I'm not; I use what I own. The only reason I've bought a new wristwatch was the fact the Edifice was too heavy with the face cramped with gadgets! Lineage is made of titanium with a titanium bracelet (I posted the photos of both above).
Stefan Mikes
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@RunForTheHills: I missed your precious post.
I don't walk because I hardly can.
Useful.
Flatland Mazovia
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I separate my work from the leisure.
A smartphone.
Determining the time flow
Mine is limited to 120 even if I try hard
Chargeride
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Latest Tesla FSD has minor issue.
I was originally limited to 120 (in my mid-30s) and couldn't do what I wanted. I asked for more "horsepower"; they upped me to 130 and I have been fine since.Mine is limited to 120 even if I try hard
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
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My retired wife spent many years in high-level business meetings, often with millions at stake. She smiled in a "gee, thanks for reminding me" kind of way when I showed her this.
I got to be the fly on the wall when she'd take these meetings on our frequent road trips with the dog. This "exec speak" was the norm.
Apparently, a career advantage to talk this strange way with skill. I couldn't see that it was fooling anybody, so guessing more a street cred kind of thing.
Interesting to try to decode what they were really trying to say — or more often, NOT say. Kept looking back at the dog, wondering how dogs would work these things out?
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Chargeride
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These amusing observations on the oddities of human interaction when optics and perception are high on the agenda are just being swept aside by LLMs as every quip, every informed satire is reduced to...
Grok..make me a mildly cutting but sympathetic to ego reply that will make the reciever percieve me as supportive but honest and loyal.
Ive been reading AI sci fi.
Jesus christ, we have been dessicated.
Every one has Oscar Wilde, Douglas Adams, Carl Sagan , Arthur C Clarke and Malcolm X in their pocket.
Ready in seconds to provide an enchanting automatons scribe.
It is just the worst.
Now they are claiming they can talk to dogs and cats.
I believe them
Grok..make me a mildly cutting but sympathetic to ego reply that will make the reciever percieve me as supportive but honest and loyal.
Ive been reading AI sci fi.
Jesus christ, we have been dessicated.
Every one has Oscar Wilde, Douglas Adams, Carl Sagan , Arthur C Clarke and Malcolm X in their pocket.
Ready in seconds to provide an enchanting automatons scribe.
It is just the worst.
Now they are claiming they can talk to dogs and cats.
I believe them
