yes, its not rocket science. i will probably watch this year since they finally ditched DAZN. That was a joke.
It's Mosconi Week!
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Dude just subscribe for a month then turn it off. Will take you all of a minute to sign up. https://www.wnttv.com/subscribe Starts at 1:30Eastern starting tomorrow thru Sat.
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Very easy when I signed up
Guess I have no other choice, ok ill subscribe for 5 days only, I am on it!
I just paid using Visa then I got a confirmation email from WNT which is good thing because its the same website, also they already cut money from my visa all good...
however then I received an email from some company called link, here's what I got inside. I am usually scared of scams, what is this link thing? do I click it to confirm? I always am cautious when its online things and payment stuff thats why I am asking...I wouldn't dare to click this before I hear from other ppl who paid.
Right click the link see what shows and copy it. You can then search it or run it through whatever security stuff you have.
Guys here can tell you if it's okay but it's good to have some surf chops. Phones, I don't know.
Guys here can tell you if it's okay but it's good to have some surf chops. Phones, I don't know.
What exactly is the Mosconi Cup?
Scrunge19
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I used to watch every year but have skipped it since last year. It’s not even close to being competitive anymore. Matchroom understands this as well so they’ve done everything they can to emphasize the circus and drama aspects and that’s not what I’m into at all. I doubt I’ll watch it until it starts being a competitive pool match and not some reality tv circus full of Emily’s pets.
I don't think thats safe either since the email is directed to me whoever gets the link is kind of like having access to my email if they use it no? anyways, ill just ignore it...
The mosconi cup is an annual tournament, between a team of 5 USA versus team of 5 EU, so in a sense its a USA vs EU matchup...then each day there used to be 5 matches, now adays I think they made them 6? It's a race to 5 each match and whoever wins a match gets a point for the team, by the end of 4-5 days whichever team who reaches 11 points wins the whole thing...its fun to watch.
Obviously a better description I would assume is looking it up in Wikipedia or something.
The confirm email is routine but you're right. Nothing that pops up is guaranteed safe.
The MC question is just sacrasm. sic...
xX-Wizard-Xx
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Int
eresting prediction by ai
Same..
Badpenguin
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Yeah that is not a prediction, that is the idiotic technology hallucinating facts up that don't exist. This is what 1/3rd of the American economy is based on now. That includes everyone's retirement funds.
Funny how they call it hallucinations, I call it lies. It is now the American Hallucination instead of the American Dream.
AI gets better all the time, and like it or not, it is here to stay. The smartest people are the ones who will accept it, use it, but understand its limitations.
I use it a lot at work to dredge up information faster, especially stuff that is hard to find. It's also making a noticeable impact on our business. Small, but gradual and growing.
Nor is AI even close to one-third of the U.S. economy. Still a tiny influence overall. Most companies are investing in it, but few are breaking the bank.
One of my kids wants to reject the technology, but it never pays to be a Luddite. A tool is a tool. Learn how to use it, and you will be rewarded.
If anyone is very skittish, well, put your retirement money in income or other stable funds. That is what I am going to do soon. But I, for one, am happy I caught the early AI wave.
Badpenguin
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No one seems to know how to actually make a profit off of it. If by smartest people you mean the biggest grifters, you are right on.
Knowing that it hallucinates and just makes shit up out of thin air, are you validating everything you are dredging up with it? Or are you just trusting it? Would you mind if medical decisions are made for you and your children based on AI? And no, I'm not talking image/pattern recognition, that isn't _really_ AI in the first place.
Ok, I misspoke a little bit (same thing AI does but you don't seem to mind). "Market Value" vs Economy.
See: AI Now Accounts for a Third of US Market Value—What That Means For The Economy
Some of us lived through the .com bubble in the 90's and have seen this dog and pony show before. All that is happening is that gigantic tranches of money are moving into a very few hands. I would agree with you if what they were offering was a) trustworthy, b) actually intelligence, and c) profitable.
Anywho, I have gone completely off the tracks and will shut up now.
Yes, I verify everything. One great thing about AI is it gives all the original sources for its info. I cross check against those sources or other sources.
I not only lived thru the dotcom bubble, by the way, I covered and wrote about it as a journalist.
Lot of speculation, to be sure, and lots of failed companies (Pets.com, Wortldcom, Enron, etc). But the fiber got laid and used, the Internet became huge, and it fundamentally altered the U.S. and global economies.
Some companies - Amazon anybody - even became big and enriched a lot of people. In any case, the stock market only took a few years to recover.
But yes, we have gone astray. Back to pool.
I not only lived thru the dotcom bubble, by the way, I covered and wrote about it as a journalist.
Lot of speculation, to be sure, and lots of failed companies (Pets.com, Wortldcom, Enron, etc). But the fiber got laid and used, the Internet became huge, and it fundamentally altered the U.S. and global economies.
Some companies - Amazon anybody - even became big and enriched a lot of people. In any case, the stock market only took a few years to recover.
But yes, we have gone astray. Back to pool.
sudocrushms
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The difference between the explosion of the Internet and "AI" is "AI" doesn't actually exist. It's just clever software and brute force compute. There's nothing really revolutionary about it except the money being sunk into it (see the OpenAI, Oracle, NVIDIA circle jerk). Those platforms have their uses, but as humans do: we'll just use it to generate memes, skim intellectual property, and break our trust in reality. The environmental, economic, IP, and adjacent implications far outweigh its use.
That's all i have to say 'bout that.
Back on topic: Who do we got for the first matches today? Team is always a tossup, but the first doubles match is gonna be huge. If Fedor and SVB can't win that one, the US is in trouble early. I think it's 3-1 Europe at the end of the day.