Lol Just looked up his B-Ref page and I definitely remember him as a 2.5 bWAR guy for a few years in CLE, but was surprised how long he lasted as that guy and that his career year was... 2009 for LAD!
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David 29 Sunset
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I'm growing ever more fond of the analysis that people made rich by tech see that AI has transformed coding, are anxious about what that means for their industry, and make the critical error of then assigning the same potential for upheaval to the rest of the whole damn world.
Dare Obasanjo“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
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“We are close to creating a genie” The level of hucksterism is nearly unfathomable. Real S tier shit.
Dare Obasanjo“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
For those seeing the 60 Minutes announcements...
David 29 SunsetJust listened to the pod and this is a group of siblings who aren't nearly as famous, but still... Gianna Toboni is a respected journalist who was on Vice TV. Jacqueline Toboni is an actress who's appeared on Grimm and The L Word. And Paul Toboni is an assistant GM for the Red Sox.
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Michael Kay Finally Consumed Eggs | DefectorSports broadcasters have insane palates. Jim Nantz carries around a picture of burnt toast so that he can instruct waitstaff on exactly how to char his bread. Al Michaels will visibly recoil at the si...defector.comAwful AnnouncingYankees broadcaster Joe Girardi absolutely fired up about Michael Kay using his eyeglasses to stir his tea.
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this story has been a little weird, right?
Matt BarrowsKyle Shanahan had a group of reporters in his office to clear up the circumstances of his July 14 car crash. One key detail that was mishandled in a state database — it was Shanahan who crossed into oncoming traffic not the 21-year old driver of the other car.
*Mitch Hedberg voice* "When you're a right-wing pundit, everybody keeps offering you other things. All right, you're a columnist for rubes; can you join 60 Minutes? That's like if I worked hard to become a cook, and I'm a really good cook, they'd say, 'OK, you're a cook. Can you farm?'"
Oliver DarcyScoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
Oh fuck I just realized they're gonna make a Young Ted Lasso show, aren't they? First episode is high school Ted getting cut from the football team as a freshman and then his mom convincing him to become a student manager.
ℳattHe transformed AFC Richmond from underdogs into competitors... He conquered his own hidden trauma... And he taught us all about the power of friendship... But this summer, Ted Lasso faces his biggest challenge yet: going back in time to capture and assassinate Osama bin Laden