I know, right? You and him would have gotten along famously.

Nope, that's all you. The only thing I'll give him is that he was very charismatic. He couldn't have gotten where he did if he wasn't. For everything else, he pretty much always did the wrong thing. And I'm not only talking about morality, rather he kept making the absolute wrong strategic decisions. Declaring war on Russia? Stupid. Throwing away an entire brigade in Stalingrad? Really stupid. Joining a war against America? Fatal mistake.

There's practically nothing I have in common with him. But you on the other hand, you'd have loved listening to his rants against capitalism. He also loved putting swastikas on things he hated, just like you.

People were not born voluntarily, once alive we mostly don't die voluntarily. We won't stop voluntarily because it would be akin to dying voluntarily. We have to accept the fact that we are not in fact the Borg, we don't have one hive mind.

It's a good thing that none of what you said applies to me. I can say, with complete certainty, that your stance on it doesn't come from anything rational. You're really just as delusional as the "Muskrats" you're referring to. The "side" you're on holds no relevance. Any time Elon succeeds at anything, at all, your brain responds much the same as if you were physically slapped in the face. That's exactly why you feel so threatened by him, that's why he seems to dangerous to you, and it's all because of your ego.

Let that sink in.

Which is not the worst thing. Als much more in line to where the US is heading economically.

Exactly. The US has stopped being reliable and if there is a "bully" these days in international trade, it is the US. An irrational, unsophisticated bully at that, neither suitable as a market nor as a supplier.

But always fascinating seeing that the MAGAs do not even understand the most simple things.

I see some stupid people got mod-points. Here is why it is impossible. Pay attention, you may lern something: Rebuilding a supply chain like that is a 20-30 year endeavor. So unless you think Trump will be in charge for that long ...

Yes, they did. It blew up about five minutes afterwards, but still landed in one piece, which is pretty good considering it was the first attempt, and the second starship flight overall, making it well within the prototyping period of its development.

Modern models will take into account statistical biases in lotteries. For example, here's ChatGPT:

Pick good lottery numbers for the Virginia powerball lottery

Good question. First, a reality check: Powerball is pure chance — there’s no “good” numbers that are more likely to win. Every set of 5 white balls (1–69) + 1 Powerball (1–26) has exactly the same probability.
wwwuat.valottery.com
+1

That said, I can give you a few tips + a sample “random but balanced” pick, if you’d like to pick your own numbers rather than use Quick Pick.

Some tips when choosing your Powerball numbers

Spread your numbers
Try to pick a mix across the range (low, mid, high). According to lottery-strategy advice, not clustering all your numbers in one group is better.
samlotto.com

Avoid patterns
Many people pick birthdays, anniversaries, or sequential numbers. That’s fine—but if you win, you might have to share with more people because these are popular picks.
lotteryvalley.com

Use “due” or “hot” numbers carefully
Some sites (like lottery-analysis tools) track which numbers are “hot” (drawn recently) or “overdue” (haven’t appeared in a while). But remember: past draws don’t change future odds.
m.lottostrategies.com

Mix even and odd
According to some statistical analyses, it’s less likely to draw all odd or all even numbers.
samlotto.com

Play responsibly
Odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are extremely long: 1 in ~292 million.
lotterycritic.com

Sample “balanced” Powerball pick

Here’s a random-but-balanced combination you could use just for fun (or as a basis to tweak):

White balls: 8, 23, 41, 57, 65

Powerball: 12

If you like, I can generate 5 different “smart random” picks for the next Virginia Powerball draw (balanced by probability and number distribution). Do you want me to do that?

It's a damned shame '99942 Apothis' will miss us in a few years

It's not too late to fix that.

The thing is, it very much *won't* be random numbers. It's about as far from a random number generator as you can get.

In a really bad model, one would expect it to likely be "numbers it's seen the most in the context of a lottery". But in a good model, esp. a thinking model, one would expect it to think over which sorts of numbers are statistically over-chosen (birthdates, etc) and avoid them in giving its answers.

The funny thing is, think of how this woman will interact with ChatGPT from now on. ChatGPT could say "Abraham Lincoln was married to John Wilkes Booth", and she'd be thinking, "Okay, that sounds really, really wrong, but on the other hand, it picked the right lottery numbers, so..."

Since it is also an impossible outcome, there is not even a need to discuss it.

These days, getting along with China is much easier than getting along with the US.

But I guess the average US household is really rich and can easily afford much more expensive cars.