Husband Father (“Papa” to the grandkids) Hacker (rusty, working on that) Lover of philosophy (deontology, noetics) Apple Fanboy Outlander Fanboy Atheist One-time actor Foundational books: The Bible (I wasn’t always an atheist); Mythology (Hamilton); The Hobbit; The Lord of the Rings; Future Shock; Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; Gödel, Escher, Bach, Doubt, A History; Good Without God; What We Owe To Each Other. There are many more. But who am I, how I think derives from these. Still Reading: The Dawn Of Everything (abandoning Surveillance Capitalism for now) Current Book: Book Club: “PIpeline To Power” by Vicky Ward; James by Percival Everett Previous Book: Erasure; Telephone, both by Everett
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Last Notes npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I never her score for yesterday (or yours for that matter). As a result I let the day escape without posting mine. That got me to thinking. I shouldn’t let not seeing her score cause me to not post mine. My stat calculation now tracks Bot and OldGal missed days so my consistency check on Win-Loss-Ties still works. It’s unlikely the Bot will miss a day. After all, it’s only non-human. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Had you written “their original purpose”, I would have nothing to argue with what you wrote. Try thinking of them as a tribal gathering and reasons to hold them become more apparent. It’s more than preaching to the choir. It’s affirmation of shared beliefs, opportunities for personal connection, reinforcing shared identity, recognizing new voices, honoring the past, as well as abundant free advertising. You had to start with “Arguably”. <sigh> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 A pretty, pleasing pattern. I’m impressed! <grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Wordle 1,156 5/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.67% streak(C/M): 4/165 std dev: 0.98- W/L/T: JvB: 2/1/1 JvOG: 3/1/0 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I couldn’t seem to get my mind around this puzzle, #youngpups. I found an answer in 5, but it wasn’t pretty. It’s lucky for me the #OldGal struggled, too, allowing me to salvage a win over her. The Bot showed no mercy, so today is a split. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Woof! The #OldGal better make with the treats! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,155 3/6* mean: 3.90+ winning: 97.66% streak(C/M): 3/165 std dev: 0.98- W/L/T: JvB: 2/0/1 JvOG: 2/1/0 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m getting up to speed, #youngpups! Victory today over both the Bot and the #OldGal. Very satisfying. <cheshire cat smile> (Wrong genus, but seems apropos. To my delight “genus” is a variant spelling of “genius” (OED), even better!) After 2, only two possibilities remained. I chose well. Definitely genius. <doggy grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 It’s good to be back in the pack. I missed the barking and braying! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Wordle 1,154 2/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.66% streak(C/M): 2/165 std dev: 0.98- W/L/T: JvB: 1/0/1 JvOG: 1/1/0 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m as shocked as anyone I got it in 2, #youngpups! After two greens on 1, no more vowels seemed likely. Two consonants were most likely, the third was a bit lucky but nothing else seemed to fit. There was only one choice, and that was the answer. After an average day yesterday, today was a nice surprise with victory over both the Bot and the #OldGal! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,138 4/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.46% streak(C/M): 7/165 std dev: 0.98- W/L/T: JvB: 41/72/80 JvOG: 61/52/49 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 An average score that loses to the #OldGal and the Bot, #youngpups. There’s a certain Italian, Jeff Spicoli, who would see today’s puzzle, and declare it “Tubular, man!” This SoCal dude is headed the Wisconsin North Woods for a few days where I’ll endeavor to not be eaten by a bear. Or mosquitoes. The latter is a most definite possibility… npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 One of those day where you throw it at the wall and see what sticks, eh? npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Oh, I vehemently disagree. Hard mode requires more careful thought (natch! Otherwise it wouldn’t be hard. <wink>) But it is a different kind of challenge, I’ll admit. On more than one occasion hard mode has saved me a guess when I thoughtlessly omitted letters I already had in my (wrong — ‘cuz they were gold) pocket. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Argh! The #OldGal is definitely cooking today. Plus I know what’s for dinner… npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 When I was a student, some of the most valuable lessons I learned about microeconomics came from simulation games. The author writes they puncture ill-considered strategies, and can illuminate otherwise less obvious, but strategically valuable alternatives. But of course, the best political strategy of all for the sake of our society is electing Harris to succeed Biden. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,119 5/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.54% streak(C/M): 12/165 std dev: 0.98+ W/L/T: JvB: 38/62/74 JvOG: 59/44/41 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today’s puzzle is an ironic one, #youngpups — the length of time I spent finding the solution was the complete opposite of the actual solution. <sigh> Of course, I went down to defeat to the Bot and the #OldGal. My streak lives for another day. That’s something. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Wordle 1,118 4/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.53% streak(C/M): 11/165 std dev: 0.98+ W/L/T: JvB: 38/61/74 JvOG: 59/43/41 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m in awe of the #OldGal, #youngpups! After two there were just too many possibilities to choose. I was lucky today. My third guess narrowed the possibilities to a coin flip. One made a brief appearance in my grid. But after its bow, I said, “Y would I go with that?” — and chose the winner. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I’m impressed! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Not according to the NYT panel. A 4.3 average score for the panel rates as “easy breezy”. IMHO, that’s snooty. I agree with you. Sometimes the descriptions of the panel’s average seems inconsistent with the number. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Flummoxed again! She’s a crafty one, that #OldGal is. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I can’t say how he’d take it…It probably depends on how much of that frozen concoction he’s currently drained from the heavenly blender. <wink> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Listening to Joni Mitchell sing “Woodstock” this morning, I was thinking about the song, and the hope for the future she catches in its lyrics. What happened to that hope? What kind of world has my generation wrought where we’re scared for our country, its future, the world? A few songs later, Vienna Teng was singing her ode to LBGTQ+ rights, “City Hall”. Oh yeah! We did that. We’re in danger of losing it, but we did that. Let’s fight to keep that, keep all the good that we’ve done, eh? npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,117 4/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.53% streak(C/M): 10/165 std dev: 0.98+ W/L/T: JvB: 38/61/73 JvOG: 59/42/41 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The NYT called this one easy, #youngpups. I’ll settle for an average score and ties with the Bot and the #OldGal, today. At least one of us brought home a win. (Nice going, Dan!) npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Thank you! The only bad thing about a deuce is it slightly increases the standard deviation of the distribution of my solutions. I can live with that. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Wordle 1,116 2/6* mean: 3.90+ winning: 97.53% streak(C/M): 9/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 38/61/72 JvOG: 59/42/40 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 And play the odds I did, #youngpups! Three greens on 1, and I was not going to make the same mistake as the other day. Studying the possible solutions, I picked the most probable letters for 1 and 4, scoring a 2 for my reward. Alas, it was only good for a tie with the Bot. It plays the odds, too. But it’s a solid win over the #OldGal! First deuce in a while. (Yes!!) npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 It’s all about putting one foot in front of the other. <grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Dunno much about telepathy, #youngpups. But I’m notably thick-headed. Those brain-wave broadcasts probably can’t penetrate my dense skull. I’ll stick to playing the odds. That seems to work best for me against the #OldGal. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,115 4/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.52% streak(C/M): 8/165 std dev: 0.98+ W/L/T: JvB: 38/61/71 JvOG: 58/42/40 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I wasn’t particularly efficient today, #youngpups. Knowing any solution would beat the #OldGal, I got a little sloppy. There were still 4 possibilities after 3, but I went with the most probable letter, and it was right, luckily. <phew> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,114 4/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.52% streak(C/M): 7/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 38/60/71 JvOG: 57/42/40 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It is a fundamental principle, #youngpups, that when two choices remain, pick the unique letter. Following that axiom after 2, of course, it blew up in my face. It was a loss to the Bot because sometimes rules are meant to be broken. <ignoring the groaning> Ecclesiastically speaking, the #OldGal and I are the same. <smirk> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,113 4/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.52% streak (C/M): 6/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 38/59/71 JvOG: 57/42/39 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It looks like I knew what I was doing, #youngpups, but I felt like I was throwing darts blindfolded at the board. I’d peek after each toss with a quizzical look. It’s an undeserved win over the #OldGal and a tie with the Bot. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 I can’t say it without cocking an eyebrow and looking down my nose at the world. It just happens automatically! <grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 +1 It’s tough to sleep when it’s hot, damp, and no breeze. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,112 3/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.51% streak(C/M): 5/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 38/59/70 JvOG: 56/42/39 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ties all around, Bot and #OldGal, #youngpups, at least for me. Nevertheless, when I saw that row of green, I felt like Fat Amy in one of my favorite moments from Pitch Perfect <mic drop> But nobody beats Lois today! Woot! P.S. Should someone tell the NYT games editor they forgot to finish editing the comments cover page? npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Lois is to the #OldGal as Roadrunner is to Wile Y. Coyote: TB-TB-TB-TBH <Coyote watches helplessly as boulder falls from cliff> Nicely done! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 #Wordle 1,111 4/6* mean: 3.91- winning: 97.51% streak(C/M): 4/165 std dev: 0.99- W/L/T: JvB: 38/59/69 JvOG: 56/42/38 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No fireworks from me, #youngpups. But I’m holding forth with my streak of 4 on the Fourth with a solve in 4. Forsooth! A tie with the Bot and the #OldGal. I contemplated writing “Forsixth!…” as five other #youngpups scored similarly. But I really couldn’t bring myself to do that…<looks nervously from side to side> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 If you subtract it from the grid, it definitely would make a splashier entrance. But I wouldn’t want to come out with something like that. <wink> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 Not me. I came forth with a solution, but not a win over the #OldGal. She skirted past me! npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 That’s mighty impressive, EZ! Go to the head of the #youngpups pack! Maybe the #OldGal will treat us with a dog-themed quilt. <grin> npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 True enough. But with change comes new dangers, or at least, old ones in more dangerous, more pernicious forms. Consider one example. Growing up, I could trust that articles in an encyclopedia were well-vetted for accuracy and I trusted its veracity. Today, much as I respect the work of the legions who support Wikipedia, I’m more inclined to check the sources for an article I read there, especially the closer to current events its subject. npub1nr6nldv3c7ct86vgdy3730su8d3yn2kkcuwj09l2lmxnn4y5vzuqkus6yw Hippasus500 aka jwn2 There is an interesting piece co-authored by Judith Donath and Bruce Schneier in The Atlantic about the implications of #AI for the Web. Not #infosec exactly, but Bruce comes from that world. This is the thesis: “The advent of AI threatens to destroy the complex online ecosystem that allows writers, artists, and other creators to reach human audiences.” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/04/generative-ai-search-llmo/678154/