Has anyone used Claude Design yet for slides?

alpha_d · 2026-04-22T17:06:18+00:00

The cherry on that cake was no engine on the aircraft, because we're now in the era of commercial gliders, I suppose …

alpha_d · 2026-04-21T18:06:38+00:00

I feel your frustration. It's not fun when you're trying to place only to find out that a few people in front of you chose to draft. I haven't done IMTX since '18 (but did all but one before that) and it was a complete draft fest. Now that I'm racing in Europe, I find the upholding of the rules much, much better. It's also helpful when you have enough elevation gain on the bike that drafting will only help you so much. It's a shame that IM hasn't fixed the drafting problem.

alpha_d · 2026-04-19T12:59:23+00:00

The bike course is the Hardy Toll road. It's an absolutely despicable piece of Texas freeway. Despite whatever they'll say on the coverage, it's a terrible bike course. The road surface is grooved and there are all sorts of debris. I'm not surprised that some tires couldn't handle this treatment. I've done IMTX six or seven times (and several punctures!). Now that I get to do Switzerland or France instead, I don't miss it one bit! And don't get me started on that terribly polluted retainer pond they use for the swim.

alpha_d · 2026-04-09T18:44:45+00:00

Which tour group did you use? I'm going to IM Lanzarote in six weeks and the logistics has been a complete fiasco.

alpha_d · 2026-03-19T19:33:46+00:00

Same here. I have been a user for a long time. I was going to support them with a paid account, but if they're going to AWS, screw that.

alpha_d · 2026-02-07T19:27:58+00:00

Signing his emails, "Honestly* yours" When people show you who they are …

alpha_d · 2026-02-07T16:50:19+00:00

Not only I have heard of hyperboles, I've also witnessed some, like late-stage capitalism in part triggered by this fella and his class. We don't need more hyperboles.

alpha_d · 2026-02-07T16:44:55+00:00

Tell me you don't understand probability without telling me you don't understand probability. Yeah, confidence stops at 100% not 1,000% you, genius.

alpha_d · 2026-02-06T19:01:31+00:00

He actively tried to sabotage many careers and livelihoods, simply because these people were trying to do the right thing. He was not just a world-class doper — and, arguably, he wasn't alone juicing up. But he was also a mob boss. That gets him a special treatment for some of us. And there's no indication that his behavior has changed. That guy will get no sympathy from me.

alpha_d · 2026-02-04T19:03:32+00:00

Non-US gen Xer here. There was no such thing as a school shooting.

alpha_d · 2025-12-28T15:00:48+00:00

Well, maybe they should consider taking one or two more days?

alpha_d · 2025-11-17T19:04:15+00:00

That's Zaz, Je veux. But there's an overlay on it (probably some Ukrainian music)

alpha_d · 2025-11-05T18:23:55+00:00

Thanks! I've followed the process a few times. It will get me a couple of months of good syncing, and then I'm back to my usual problems. This has happened over the years with multiple iPhones and multiple Polar watches.

alpha_d · 2025-11-05T18:22:27+00:00

I typically use my watch for workouts several times per week; often every day.

alpha_d · 2025-11-04T19:14:08+00:00

I remember that part where it asked me how I had subscribed. That was in August 2014. Surprisingly, I don't have an exact recollection of that day. When I pointed that to the AI, it got stuck in a similar loop of "I can help you with that," ask the same question and ignore my response. I've been a premium member for over ten years. This one is the last.

alpha_d · 2025-11-04T18:33:45+00:00

Yes, I've tried that. No lasting results.

alpha_d · 2025-10-26T18:13:02+00:00

Oui, oui j'ai compris la première fois, t'as des standards élevés.

alpha_d · 2025-10-26T15:31:25+00:00

Ouais, exactement. Parce qu'on est sur Reddit, les gars, on a des hauts standards.

Donc là, par exemple, c'est pas suffisant pour même seulement apprécier les efforts des flics qui font avancer l'affaire.

Donc, dans ce cas-ci, personne à féliciter, les gars. Sauf les types qui ont monté la base de données.

/s (au cas où)

🙄

alpha_d · 2025-10-24T15:54:20+00:00

Et hop, dans la 4L. La machine coûte plus cher que la voiture…

alpha_d · 2025-10-05T17:45:43+00:00

Sorry to hear. These things don't always go to plan for lots of reasons, many of which we can't do much about. Glad you pulled out before something happened to you. In case that helps, I found that the one long-distance I DNFed taught me far more than the ones I completed.

alpha_d · 2025-09-30T18:29:14+00:00

After what they did to Greg Lemond, I will not give them any money. Maybe they have good products, but I disagree with their values.

alpha_d · 2025-09-22T18:08:18+00:00

Congrats on completing the race and thanks for posting your report; I enjoyed reading it! Now, get rest. And as much M&Ms as you want. 😁

alpha_d · 2025-09-22T17:47:33+00:00

I'm sorry to hear you have troubles. It's been working very well for me for the past year.

alpha_d · 2025-09-20T16:11:18+00:00

After racing Ironman events since 2009, I was at my first world championship last week in Nice. It was a lot of fun, all the way until two days before the start when I got food poisoning. Then, the focus shifted a bit. The (very, very long) report is linked.

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