In the cycling world, much attention is paid to aerodynamics.

My Ridley Noah from around 2011 has strips of a rough tape (about 3mm across) in spots that sounds like what the OP is covering. There are also slits in the forks and seat stays that apparently have a beneficial effect on airflow, besides the more commonplace aerodynamic tube shapes. (Kammtail the standard now over more traditional aero shapes.)

They stopped using the tape after a few years, but have seen it pop up with other brands. I think the latest iteration has a very narrow indented 'line' instead. But things like dimpled wheels, and even 'whale fin' wheel designs make some interesting aerodynamic claims.

haha - jealous? Not even in the next galaxy.

He didn't train harder. He TALKED about training harder, but that was BS.

He doped better than the others. He cheated people who weren't taking drugs. He no doubt coerced others into cheating as well.

If none were cheating, and it was actually training, I'm dubious he'd have made much of a name for himself.

Especially since he was such an asshole.

Exactly, he's the perfect example. He's not particularly gifted, was fairly strong, but certainly not on the trajectory to win the Tour de France, let alone make a team to ride it.

Cheating with EPO is what made the difference. I believe the doctor is quoted as saying something along the lines of 'don't even bother training, just use this, and you'll win'.

So yeah, these Doping Olympics are a joke.

Agree they'll die off (and at that point most will agree 'okay that was a bad idea'..) but depending on the sport, PEDs really can make someone 'exceptional' with minimal training.

EPO and cycling (or any endurance sport) is a good example. An average cyclist can get a HUGE boost by upping their red blood cells...add in blood bags, and you'd be surprised how close to 'world class' the average person could get in a very short amount of time. Assuming they don't kill themselves in the process. But it's all 'legal' for individuals outside of sport.

Here in British Columbia (in Canada, for the US readers), we changed our clocks for the final time this spring. Alberta as well. The rest of Canada is likely to follow suit.

If we need to adjust schedules a couple times a year, fine, let's do that. But it's just plain stupid to change the clocks twice a year.

Don't forget that having the pleasure to use 'AI' is going to start costing a LOT as well.

How many of these companies are making a profit right now? You don't think they're about making money?

I don't see how this can't backfire spectacularly. Really sucks it's putting the livelihoods of real people on the line in the meantime.

I dunno, you're making it sound like a competition.

If 10 students complete the same work, and earn the same marks, why is it only (say) 8 should get an A because of some arbitrary ranking system? How do you determine the two who get a lesser grade?

Shouldn't grading systems be fair?

And this doesn't consider how professors can be influenced to award 'preferred' students.

Seems screwy to me, unless you believe some people just 'deserve' more handed to them.

Are there that many people interested in the 'individuals' in the AI world? Or AI in general? (Which isn't even actually AI, but we have to play along.)

I certainly am not.

I kinda enjoyed their relaunch, but this sounds like an invitation to another quick shutdown.

If they're going to use 4gb of my storage, they should extend my Google Drive account by 4gb then.

They'll have to use AI to figure out which ones are AI.

IT'S ALL AI, ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM!!!!

Very interesting, think this will make it way into our homes?

Also curious how it doesn't harm animals....we've got a bit of oxygen in us, and kinda need it to breathe, it doesn't have any effect on that?

Besides asking our hosting company, is there a way we can tell we're using the patched version?

Coming from an administration well known for their truthfulness and accuracy.

Not.

And the Jan 6th dolts were?

Money helps, but being an ass seems to be the key way to get a pardon these days.

Guess who's getting a pardon in 3.....2....1...