Bobby Turkalino

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Cake day: August 14th, 2023

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  • Oh I wouldn’t have had a problem with them explaining rules, that would be totally understandable, but I really only heard them explain 50-22, try grounding, and no blockers in rugby. They didn’t even explain what a knock-on is, or how a ruck works, which I feel like are some of the most vital parts of the game.

    Instead, they just kept trying to hype up the game as it was happening, which US commentators do for all sports. It’s way more about selling the game to you so you stay tuned in (ad revenue), rather than commentating on it, no matter how large the differential.











  • I have a somewhat similar story.

    I hid underneath a desk when it was my turn to play bad guy. It was one of those desks where the back wall doesn’t quite go all the way down and stops about 4 inches off the ground. I would shoot people’s feet when they walked by. It was hard to contain my laughter as people jumped up like they were scared of a rat running around.

    It took 3 people walking through the room not knowing what was going on and thinking the room was clear before the 4th person actually stopped and looked behind the desk.


  • Me reading “Optimal Illusions”. The author seemed like she was on her way to blaming capitalists for optimizing for all the wrong things but then she suddenly took a hard right turn and proceeded to blame math instead of businessmen for why capitalism is out of control. Ended with a nice stroking of Sam Altman’s ego. She now lives on a tiny island in Washington where the liberal mathematicians can’t hurt her.









  • Unfortunately, opting-out isn’t the privacy win you think it is. Next time you go to the security checkpoint at an airport, I want you to look up and note the number of security cameras on the ceiling. It would be a trivial task to scan your face using one of those cameras and match it to your identity using the timecodes in the cameras along with the timestamps on the ID card scanner.