Dallman Ross

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Expat, ex-law left-coastian fan of Brownian motion trying to write his way out of a paper bag in human and non-human languages. New septuagenerian.
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The Heidelberg Writers' Grouphttps://hwg.bluebottlefly.com
Dallman RossMay 27
I decided to try Claude. After the (expected) initial gush from it, I had this exchange. Good, now we're getting somewhere. Sheesh!
Dallman RossApr 12

Finally the weather played along. Lots of catching up to do! Only the second ride this year, and it was April 11th.

#seniorfitness #fitness #roadbike

Show threadDallman RossApr 4
Without pasting the long original content here, I will nonetheless paste in my second follow-up to it. I think it stands on its own. Here it is.
Dallman RossApr 4
Increasingly, people gush over and forward to me text that is clearly spawned by AI. It does give me pause, but I try to keep in mind that 99% of people can't write cogently on their own, so maybe this really is giving them a voice. IOW, it's not outright illegitimate. I just answered one with this:
Dallman RossFeb 24
Today's Word of the Day from the Free Dictionary has DJT written all over it.
Dallman RossFeb 10
February 12, 2012. Wiesbaden, I presume.
Dallman RossFeb 4

9 & 7 handstand push-ups in two sets. New p.b.! Age 70.

#fitness #calisthenics #handstandpushups #SeniorFitness

Dallman RossJan 26
Light dusting of snow in the night. Here's our garden today.
Dallman RossJan 21

8 handstand push-ups, tying my record. 6 more in set two hit a two-set p.b. Age 70.

#calisthenics #fitness

Dallman RossDec 28

„Wir brauchen Bücher, die auf uns wirken wie ein Unglück, das uns sehr schmerzt, wie der Tod eines, den wir lieber hätten als uns, wie wenn wir in die Wälder verstoßen würden, von allen Menschen weg, ein Buch muss die Axt sein für das gefrorene Meer in uns."

— Franz Kafka

#quote #books