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Title: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 12:05:23 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes had rhythm but not algorithms, and now it is time for you to post until the rhythmic cows come home.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 12:05:33 AM
And the word of the day is: EPIC!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:44:38 AM
Wordle 1,546 4/6

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Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 04:09:30 AM
Today I shall go to the getting place and things will be gotten.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 04:10:36 AM
Leaving in about 30 minutes or so to get to the highway between the starting of high school and the dropping off of the grade schoolers.

It's a scientific certainty.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 04:36:39 AM
Good morning, friends.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 04:36:47 AM
And others.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 04:37:13 AM
Kritzerland.com appears to be down.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 04:37:29 AM
For what it's worth.
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Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 04:37:54 AM
 :)
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 04:40:29 AM
Gppd morning, all!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 04:42:10 AM
I got plenty of sleep, but nothing is removing the shoulder and right arm pains that are depressing the bejeezus out of me.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 04:43:38 AM
DR Jramd75, I enjoyed your "Day in Court" account.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 04:45:10 AM
I'm still feeling puny. Yesterday I canceled my session with my student and spent most of the day lying on a heating pad.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 04:51:11 AM
:)


I'll take any Celine Dion mention as a song cue, for this Celine Dion song parody with a glorious performance by Jan Horvath: 

"We're All in the Balcony Now" - Parody of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" from the musical "Bat Out of Hell" -
https://youtu.be/smw2Qf3TIR8


(dedicated to the parody proposition that it costs so much to see shows that we're all in the balcony now - even though we know there are a LOT of people who can and will pay whatever shows cost if they want to go)
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 12, 2025, 05:36:01 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 12, 2025, 05:39:21 AM
Agree re algorithms. Why is this not a no-brainer for more people?

Even our own Google and other search results are created by algorithms.

How about giving us the option to - gasp! perish the thought! - turn them off?
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 12, 2025, 05:39:34 AM
Al Gore Ithms
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 12, 2025, 05:43:53 AM
Tonight I'm seeing an opening of my director friend's Jesus Christ Superstar at the Bridgeport Downtown Cabaret. It's been a bucket list item of his for years, so I'm interested to see his concept. All I know about the production is that they have a female Judas, which has apparently been a "thing" for a while. This gal was our Eva Perón this summer, she's immensely talented and wonderful to work with, and doing this has been a bucket list item of her own for a few years.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 12, 2025, 05:45:30 AM
TOD

Pretty much nothing since I finished watching all of my Truffauts and Beach Parties and my two-film Poitier revisit. Those were all fun, but I have no idea what's next.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 05:49:03 AM
Al Gore Ithms

A jingle that could have swayed the razor-thin 2000 Bush v. Gore election, and we wouldn't be where we are today:

Al Gore Ithms
Al Gore Music
Al Gore's my man
Who could ask for anything more?

Bush won by 537 votes.  Certainly, such a jingle could have swayed 600 voters.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 06:10:24 AM
Thanks DR ELMORE.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 06:10:39 AM
What fun items we have had here already this morning!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 06:11:33 AM
I bought some Penne and some Classico pink sauce.....I don't know if it's what MR BK uses....and I had a length of sausage - so I shall probably try cooking it this Sunday.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 06:12:38 AM
The trans message the FBI claims was scratched into the bullets - was actually TRN the trademark of the manufacturer of the bullets - a Turkish company named Turan.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 06:28:01 AM
I bought some Penne and some Classico pink sauce.....I don't know if it's what MR BK uses....and I had a length of sausage - so I shall probably try cooking it this Sunday.

A Length of Sausage - possible song title for the musical version of "The Pizza Guy: He Delivers"
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 06:28:56 AM
The trans message the FBI claims was scratched into the bullets - was actually TRN the trademark of the manufacturer of the bullets - a Turkish company named Turan.

Oy!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 06:52:20 AM
Indeed it could be a lively song.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 06:54:27 AM
LOL I don't know what they're called. Smoked sausage two in the package they look like cured foot long hot dogs......

I am sure someone on HHW will know.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 06:59:38 AM
Good morning, all.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 06:59:49 AM
Two!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 07:00:29 AM
TOD:

Matlock
Maybe a western or two
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 07:43:02 AM
Maybe some algorithm jokes to move this page along.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 07:43:12 AM
An algorithm walks into a bar.

The bartender asks, "What would you like to drink?"

The algorithm replies, "What's everyone else having?"


Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 07:44:06 AM
If all your friends jumped off a bridge would you follow them?

Machine Learning algorithm: yes.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 07:45:05 AM
My girlfriend wanted to visit another country, so I wrote an algorithm that crawls all the travel sites online...

She wanted to go to either Canada or Iran.

Canada, Canada's pretty close, I just ran Canada in about 2 minutes; I found a way that fit our budget.

And Iran, Iran's so far away, I just ran Iran all night and day; I couldn't get a way.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 07:47:03 AM
Well, enough of those.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 08:03:36 AM
Time for a Costco run.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 08:06:42 AM
Good morning.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 08:07:29 AM
I was busy all day yesterday with church stuff. Our 20th anniversary of being in this building is this weekend, so they thought we should have a celebration.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 08:08:10 AM
The thing about anniversaries is that no one else really cares. So I really don't expect anyone from our past to show up.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 08:09:49 AM
The Big Cheese from the district office is coming.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 08:13:00 AM
We spent several hours setting up the dining room so we don't have to do it on Sunday morning. Then I spent a few hours making a PowerPoint presentation of old photos. I went through my old camera cards looking for photos of people. Trouble is, there are thousands of photos of nature things mixed in with the church photos. And I had cleared some of the cards to make room for other photos, so none of the photos go back 20 years. But they'll get what they get.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 08:13:24 AM
It was fun seeing how the kids have grown up, though.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 08:14:32 AM
I also got covid and flu shots yesterday. Last night I was achy. I took some Advil around 1 a.m. and went back to sleep until 6:30, which is sleeping in for me.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 08:47:59 AM
LOL DR FREDDIE.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 08:49:12 AM
DR LAURA I'm sure your efforts will be appreciated - except by those (in every group) who after the fact say "Well, I could have done that better if you had asked me."
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jrand75 on September 12, 2025, 08:50:10 AM
They are the same ones who have been asked before to help and either are too busy or uninterested or who turn it back over to you at the deadline - with nothing done.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:10:35 AM
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Nice.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:11:23 AM
Leaving in about 30 minutes or so to get to the highway between the starting of high school and the dropping off of the grade schoolers.

It's a scientific certainty.

Smart move.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:13:28 AM
The trans message the FBI claims was scratched into the bullets - was actually TRN the trademark of the manufacturer of the bullets - a Turkish company named Turan.

LOL. I thought the trans message seemed odd.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:14:38 AM
The thing about anniversaries is that no one else really cares. So I really don't expect anyone from our past to show up.

Too bad. Maybe someone will surprise you.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:15:18 AM
We spent several hours setting up the dining room so we don't have to do it on Sunday morning. Then I spent a few hours making a PowerPoint presentation of old photos. I went through my old camera cards looking for photos of people. Trouble is, there are thousands of photos of nature things mixed in with the church photos. And I had cleared some of the cards to make room for other photos, so none of the photos go back 20 years. But they'll get what they get.

It seems like a lot of work.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:15:27 AM
It was fun seeing how the kids have grown up, though.

:)
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:16:47 AM
DR Laura I hope your 20th anniversary celebration is a good one.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 09:40:24 AM
They are the same ones who have been asked before to help and either are too busy or uninterested or who turn it back over to you at the deadline - with nothing done.

LOL. Nobody will complain. It looks nice. As far as the photos go, I took them when I worked there. Haven't taken many since. We have no official photographer.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 09:41:06 AM
The pastor sent out invitations to everyone he could find contact information for. There's a few people I hope don't come.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 09:56:15 AM
The pastor sent out invitations to everyone he could find contact information for. There's a few people I hope don't come.

Good luck they are the only ones that don't show-lol
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 10:02:03 AM
I'm up, I'm up - five hours of sleep, but may try for a couple more now.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 10:03:13 AM
Shake Shack has a new burger - a French onion burger - like the soup but a burger. I'm tempted. I've only had Shake Shack twice - Hated it the first time - second time, avocado and bacon cheeseburger, was better. And they now have onion rings.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 10:03:31 AM
But cheap it ain't. The burger is fifteen bucks alone.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 10:19:48 AM
Shake Shack has a new burger - a French onion burger - like the soup but a burger. I'm tempted. I've only had Shake Shack twice - Hated it the first time - second time, avocado and bacon cheeseburger, was better. And they now have onion rings.


My first Shake Shack meal experience wasn't that good, so with so many options, I never tried them again, except for desserts and drinks.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 10:20:40 AM
But the French onion burger sounds interesting.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 11:03:52 AM
What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a-happenin’.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 11:06:57 AM
Why should YOU want to know? -  oh wait, that's rude.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 11:20:23 AM
Anyone ever heard the cast album of Carmilla: a Vampire Tale, done in 1972 by LaMaMa Etc? Written and directed by Wilford Leach, composed by Ben Johnston.

It only ever came out in a 1972 LP I have on Vanguard.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 11:38:39 AM
Anyone ever heard the cast album of Carmilla: a Vampire Tale, done in 1972 by LaMaMa Etc? Written and directed by Wilford Leach, composed by Ben Johnston.

It only ever came out in a 1972 LP I have on Vanguard.

Around 1981, they revived it, and I saw it. It was quite strange, haunting but not particularly frightening/
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 11:42:54 AM
I have a Facebook friend who is driving this author bats. She asked me to sell her 16 signed paperbacks for family and friends, which I was happy to do, but it's taking forever to get the 16 names out of her. Then today she tells me she really needs 25 signed copies. Only I don't have that many to hand.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 11:43:52 AM
This Charlie Kirk megillah is getting old real fast.
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Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 11:43:54 AM
Oh, that’s neat Elmore. I enjoy the atmosphere of the record. I think there was a more recent revival when I was still in NYC that I missed.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: elmore3003 on September 12, 2025, 11:44:48 AM
Oh, that’s neat Elmore. I enjoy the atmosphere of the record. I think there was a more recent revival when I was still in NYC that I missed.

Yes, there was. I remember the ads.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 11:45:42 AM
I have a Facebook friend who is driving this author bats. She asked me to sell her 16 signed paperbacks for family and friends, which I was happy to do, but it's taking forever to get the 16 names out of her. Then today she tells me she really needs 25 signed copies. Only I don't have that many to hand.

That reminds me I want to order mine and order one into my local library system like I’ve done for BK books.
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Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 11:55:37 AM
Ordered from B&N since I loathe Amazon.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:32:44 PM
:)
(https://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8083.0;attach=27426)

;D
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 12:35:39 PM
I have a Facebook friend who is driving this author bats. She asked me to sell her 16 signed paperbacks for family and friends, which I was happy to do, but it's taking forever to get the 16 names out of her. Then today she tells me she really needs 25 signed copies. Only I don't have that many to hand.

What a terrific problem to have!  That's a great compliment to you!

Is she in New York?  If so, why not let her buy them, have them shipped to her, and she could bring them over to you for you to sign?
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 12:36:59 PM
It could probably be great fun and good material for publicity for you to have a video of yourself signing all these books for her, with her right there.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:36:59 PM
:)


I'll take any Celine Dion mention as a song cue, for this Celine Dion song parody with a glorious performance by Jan Horvath: 

"We're All in the Balcony Now" - Parody of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" from the musical "Bat Out of Hell" -
https://youtu.be/smw2Qf3TIR8


(dedicated to the parody proposition that it costs so much to see shows that we're all in the balcony now - even though we know there are a LOT of people who can and will pay whatever shows cost if they want to go)


Very funny, Freddie!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 12:38:04 PM
:)


I'll take any Celine Dion mention as a song cue, for this Celine Dion song parody with a glorious performance by Jan Horvath: 

"We're All in the Balcony Now" - Parody of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" from the musical "Bat Out of Hell" -
https://youtu.be/smw2Qf3TIR8


(dedicated to the parody proposition that it costs so much to see shows that we're all in the balcony now - even though we know there are a LOT of people who can and will pay whatever shows cost if they want to go)


Very funny, Freddie!


Thanks, George!

I love Jan Horvath's rendition.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:38:22 PM
Al Gore Ithms

A jingle that could have swayed the razor-thin 2000 Bush v. Gore election, and we wouldn't be where we are today:

Al Gore Ithms
Al Gore Music
Al Gore's my man
Who could ask for anything more?

Bush won by 537 votes.  Certainly, such a jingle could have swayed 600 voters.


:))
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:39:36 PM
The trans message the FBI claims was scratched into the bullets - was actually TRN the trademark of the manufacturer of the bullets - a Turkish company named Turan.

F'ing idiots.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:40:43 PM
I bought some Penne and some Classico pink sauce.....I don't know if it's what MR BK uses....and I had a length of sausage - so I shall probably try cooking it this Sunday.

A Length of Sausage - possible song title for the musical version of "The Pizza Guy: He Delivers"

:o

;D
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 12:43:09 PM
Al Gore Ithms

A jingle that could have swayed the razor-thin 2000 Bush v. Gore election, and we wouldn't be where we are today:

Al Gore Ithms
Al Gore Music
Al Gore's my man
Who could ask for anything more?

Bush won by 537 votes.  Certainly, such a jingle could have swayed 600 voters.


:))


Thanks for that, too, George!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:45:09 PM
Wordle 1,546 4/6

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Nice.

Thanks, Jane.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:46:39 PM
But cheap it ain't. The burger is fifteen bucks alone.

Yikes! :o
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 12:47:41 PM
I have a Facebook friend who is driving this author bats. She asked me to sell her 16 signed paperbacks for family and friends, which I was happy to do, but it's taking forever to get the 16 names out of her. Then today she tells me she really needs 25 signed copies. Only I don't have that many to hand.

Oh, my!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 01:07:27 PM
Burger was interesting - very sweet and ultimately after the first few bites, kind of nauseating. Onion rings, on the other hand, were excellent.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: KevinH on September 12, 2025, 01:39:12 PM
Good afternoon!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: KevinH on September 12, 2025, 01:39:48 PM
Wordle 1,546 4/6

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Nice, DR George!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: KevinH on September 12, 2025, 01:41:11 PM
Wordle:  3/6
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 01:46:43 PM
Wordle 1,546 4/6

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Nice, DR George!

Thanks, Kevin!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 01:47:07 PM
Wordle:  3/6

Congrats to you, Kevin!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 01:47:22 PM
Oh, look!  It's Page Four!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 03:14:10 PM
IMPORTANT UPDATE:


The HHW photo uploader needs some attention.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 03:20:19 PM
Got an email that Love Life has been delayed.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: MichaelG on September 12, 2025, 03:33:37 PM
Got an email that Love Life has been delayed.

Me too. Was yours from Amazon or another seller?
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 03:35:41 PM
I hate it when that happens.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 03:36:06 PM
We love our Love Life and we want it now!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 03:36:54 PM
Wordle:  3/6

Very good, congrats.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 03:37:22 PM
Keith must have done Wordle while I was walking.  I'll go ask how he did.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 03:38:10 PM
The book Matching Minds with Sondheim, about his games and puzzles. keeps getting delayed, too.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 03:38:53 PM
Wordle Whilst Walking should be the title of something-or-other.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 03:39:54 PM
Many folks don't know that the original title for the song in Snow White was "Whistle While Yor Wor-dle."
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 03:40:28 PM
I've been sitting at this desk too long. Have got to get up and walk around.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 03:48:42 PM
Keith got Wordle in five.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 04:13:05 PM
Got an email that Love Life has been delayed.

Me too. Was yours from Amazon or another seller?

Amazon
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 04:14:01 PM
Ushering for the Philharmonic tonight. They did not fix the air conditioner.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 04:14:31 PM
I’m glad I had my line dancing fans in the car.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:19:04 PM
Ushering for the Philharmonic tonight. They did not fix the air conditioner.

:(
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:19:15 PM
I’m glad I had my line dancing fans in the car.

;D
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 04:19:47 PM
I’m glad I had my line dancing fans in the car.

Good thing you had those!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:20:15 PM
We were given a coupon to get into the Columbia Clothing employee store in Portland.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:20:44 PM
Since it was for four people we met friends there, shopped, and then went out to lunch.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:21:32 PM
I browsed the website first to see what I might want to buy.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:21:51 PM
I got the items I most wanted, a couple of flannel shirts for the winter.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 04:26:41 PM
We were given a coupon to get into the Columbia Clothing employee store in Portland.

Really nice!

Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:38:08 PM
It was.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Jane on September 12, 2025, 04:38:20 PM
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1HnPrIXZnUkIxIy_BjsBjSI69tWsOMi2oCQ&s)
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Laura on September 12, 2025, 06:43:29 PM
Ushering for the Philharmonic tonight. They did not fix the air conditioner.

That reminds me -- they haven't fixed the AC in the church kitchen yet. That's going to be miserable.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 06:55:41 PM
We are oh so close
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 06:55:50 PM
One more
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 06:55:57 PM
PAGE FIVE
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 06:56:37 PM
"Pre" means before.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 06:56:52 PM
"Post" mean after.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 06:57:08 PM
Using both at the same time would be preposterous.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 06:58:37 PM
The former dear reader known as Charles Edward Pogue just left this nice post on my Facebook page:

"BK, just finished RICHARD AND ME.  Kudos.  A warm, lovely, and loving memoir and tribute to a talented man and obviously a dear friend to you.  Sorry I never met him.  I'll have listen to LEVI again this weekend.  Hope all's well by you.  "I'm staying young"...but probably not as young as you..."
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 06:59:37 PM
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Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 07:00:19 PM
What a nice note from an old friend.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 07:02:01 PM
I love bacon because you can wrap it around anything.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 07:02:11 PM
Bacon is the duct tape of food.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 07:03:10 PM
Pub crawls are all the rage, but I feel that the idea of a BAKERY crawl has a lot of potential.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 07:03:59 PM
Ain't nobody gonna treat me like the celery on a hot wing plate.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 07:16:03 PM
Very nice note from Pogue, BK.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 07:16:24 PM
The former dear reader known as Charles Edward Pogue just left this nice post on my Facebook page:

"BK, just finished RICHARD AND ME.  Kudos.  A warm, lovely, and loving memoir and tribute to a talented man and obviously a dear friend to you.  Sorry I never met him.  I'll have listen to LEVI again this weekend.  Hope all's well by you.  "I'm staying young"...but probably not as young as you..."


Such a lovely note!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 07:16:45 PM
The concert is going on. A tribute to Juan Gabriel. Lots of people.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 07:17:24 PM
Not entirely to my tastes. So what?
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Freddie on September 12, 2025, 07:17:47 PM
Pub crawls are all the rage, but I feel that the idea of a BAKERY crawl has a lot of potential.


Yum!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 07:26:45 PM
Good night, friends.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: singdaw on September 12, 2025, 07:26:53 PM
And others.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 12, 2025, 08:01:07 PM
Back from a great Superstar.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: ChasSmith on September 12, 2025, 08:01:21 PM
Very nice note from former DR Pogue.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 08:48:54 PM
Back from the concert. The audience loved it.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 08:49:28 PM
But it ran about 50 minutes longer than it was supposed to.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 08:49:44 PM
And I am tired.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 08:51:22 PM
Watching Matlock. I need to take a break after disc two.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 08:56:08 PM
Some things are beginning to irritate about the show. Mostly it has to do with the secondary characters. The actors and the writing. Also, the repetition of lines of dialogue as an echo is growing old.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: John G. on September 12, 2025, 08:56:37 PM
The first world problems of bingeing.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:16:20 PM
Got an email that Love Life has been delayed.

No!!!!! :o
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:16:34 PM
I guess I need to check my e-mail. :-\
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:19:06 PM
Darn.  I got the e-mail, too. :P
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:26:10 PM
The book Matching Minds with Sondheim, about his games and puzzles. keeps getting delayed, too.

A new edition of the script to Merrily We Roll Along (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1636701418/) was supposed to finally be published on November 19, 2024 (the original pub date was even earlier).  But it still hasn't happened. >:(

Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:28:13 PM
PAGE SIX MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG DANCE!!

(https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816UoKQ-7QL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_FMwebp_.jpg)

Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:31:39 PM
Many folks don't know that the original title for the song in Snow White was "Whistle While Yor Wor-dle."

;D
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:31:56 PM
Keith got Wordle in five.

Nice. :)
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:32:26 PM
Ushering for the Philharmonic tonight. They did not fix the air conditioner.

Oh, no! :P
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 10:34:05 PM
I’m glad I had my line dancing fans in the car.

Not to be confused with your fan dancing lines.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:36:54 PM
Tonight, I had to go to a concessions refresher and update meeting.  Minor changes have been made, but some improvements have also been made, so that's good. 
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:37:02 PM
I'm working barback (assisting the professional bartenders) on Sunday, and then I'll be back as a bar-concessionaire (able to serve beer, wine, and hard cidar) on the 17th for the show by comedian Brad Williams (https://www.bradwilliamscomedy.com/).
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:38:07 PM
We were given a coupon to get into the Columbia Clothing employee store in Portland.

Very nice, Jane!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:38:35 PM
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1HnPrIXZnUkIxIy_BjsBjSI69tWsOMi2oCQ&s)

:))
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:39:12 PM
The former dear reader known as Charles Edward Pogue just left this nice post on my Facebook page:

"BK, just finished RICHARD AND ME.  Kudos.  A warm, lovely, and loving memoir and tribute to a talented man and obviously a dear friend to you.  Sorry I never met him.  I'll have listen to LEVI again this weekend.  Hope all's well by you.  "I'm staying young"...but probably not as young as you..."

Very nice!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:39:47 PM
Pub crawls are all the rage, but I feel that the idea of a BAKERY crawl has a lot of potential.

It certainly does!  Yum! :D
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 10:40:08 PM
While you were at a concessions refresher, I went to a church to visit the refreshments confessor.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:40:35 PM
But it ran about 50 minutes longer than it was supposed to.

Wow!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:40:49 PM
While you were at a concessions refresher, I went to a church to visit the refreshments confessor.

:))
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 10:42:03 PM
Obviously several folks up and disappeared during my years away, but what happened to the most erudite of acolytes, Charles E. Pogue?
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:47:55 PM
The book Matching Minds with Sondheim, about his games and puzzles. keeps getting delayed, too.

A new edition of the script to Merrily We Roll Along (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1636701418/) was supposed to finally be published on November 19, 2024 (the original pub date was even earlier).  But it still hasn't happened. >:(


And speaking of Merrily, on a while last night, I bought the Kindle version of the original Kaufman and Hart play.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:54:00 PM
And do you know what the very first three lines of dialogue at the opening of the show are?  These:

Julia (the Mary original):
Know what I’m having?

David:
What?

Julia (Grimly):
Not much fun.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 10:54:45 PM
Sondheim used those exact lines within the opening number of the musical! ;D
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 11:00:39 PM
Obviously several folks up and disappeared during my years away, but what happened to the most erudite of acolytes, Charles E. Pogue?

He and his wife moved, but I don't remember where they went or why.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 11:06:26 PM
Guess I should write some damn notes.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 11:06:33 PM
Guess I should.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 11:06:42 PM
The clock is ticking.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 11:06:57 PM
Tick tock goes the clock.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 12, 2025, 11:21:23 PM
Test photo.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 11:33:22 PM
Obviously several folks up and disappeared during my years away, but what happened to the most erudite of acolytes, Charles E. Pogue?

He and his wife moved, but I don't remember where they went or why.

Kentucky, apparently.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: Rodzinski on September 12, 2025, 11:34:06 PM
Baby BK!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 11:46:34 PM
Test photo.
(https://www.haineshisway.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8083.0;attach=27427)

Yay! 
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 11:47:02 PM
Now I can post what I found:
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 11:47:15 PM
;D
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 11:50:27 PM
And now, since we're so close...
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: George on September 12, 2025, 11:50:50 PM
RUPERT'S PAGE SEVEN DANCE!!
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 13, 2025, 12:04:07 AM
Yes, the Pogues are Kentuckians.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 13, 2025, 12:04:25 AM
Haven't seen Charles since they did The Brain in Indiana.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 13, 2025, 12:06:06 AM
New notes are up.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 13, 2025, 12:06:53 AM
Up are new notes.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 13, 2025, 12:07:03 AM
I've seen them.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 13, 2025, 12:07:12 AM
I've read them.
Title: Re: THE TROUBLE WITH ALGORITHMS
Post by: bk on September 13, 2025, 12:07:18 AM
I wrote them.