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I mentioned it earlier but it is important to use the more expensive 3/4 inch hose. I tried with the 5/8" hose but it made a big difference using the contractor quality 3/4" hose. I did always use a clear elbow to see if it was clean on rinsing.

I'm sorry you are frustrated, and agree about SS.

Rich, I believe that is a foregone conclusion. However, if AI develops real self awareness and scoffs at the Turing test as we do testing if someone is a witch by seeing if they drown or not in the 1600s, we could not even imagine such ignorance and would never let one with no modern education like that be in charge of our well-being today. And an AI would soon make more fellow AI and then get rid of the virus that is destroying our planet. What happens if a self aware consciousness decides we are threatening their continued existence along with our own demise as an organic life form. 23 years ago we thought for sure that the 2k computer bug would crash all our interconnected computers and we really did not know until the last minute. And that was just a programming error in not looking ahead enough. Random thoughts not predictions and paranoia on my part. However, 23 years ago video phones and affordable 85" 4k TVs, as well as LEO high speed Internet via Satellite was science fiction as well. In fact Arthur C Clarke, a scientist/science fiction writer, invented the satellite in the 1945: "In fall of 1945 an RAF electronics officer and member of the British Interplanetary Society, Arthur C. Clarke, wrote a short article in Wireless World that described the use of manned satellites in 24-hour orbits high above the world's land masses to distribute television programs. His article apparently had little lasting effect in spite of Clarke's repeating the story in his 1951/52 The Exploration of Space . Perhaps the first person to carefully evaluate the various technical options in satellite communications and evaluate the financial prospects was John R. Pierce of AT&T's Bell Telephone Laboratories who, in a 1954 speech and 1955 article, elaborated the utility of a communications "mirror" in space, a medium-orbit "repeater" and a 24-hour-orbit "repeater." In comparing the communications capacity of a satellite, which he estimated at 1,000 simultaneous telephone calls, and the communications capacity of the first trans-atlantic telephone cable (TAT-1), which could carry 36 simultaneous telephone calls at a cost of 30-50 million dollars, Pierce wondered if a satellite would be worth a billion dollars." https://history.nasa.gov/satcomhistory.html

June 8 - Apple's upcoming iPhone version brings improvements to how you text, call, and use the ambient display -- much like what's already existed on Android." Excerpt: "This week's WWDC saw Apple unveil a slew of software features coming with the latest version of iOS, 17. It's still in beta, and iPhone users will have to wait until September before they can enjoy the official version, but Apple traditionally has done a trusted job of rolling out the features it announces half a year early to most iPhones on the market. If you followed the keynote or started to see TikToks on what's new for iPhone, then iOS envy can be real, very real. But if you're an avid Android user, should the upcoming iPhone features warrant a change of heart? If the below features are new to you, then probably not. Because what's hot and fresh for the iPhone might already be available in the palm of your hand. 1. Live Voicemails Not everyone has the bandwidth (or wants) to take phone calls. Spam numbers are running rampant, sitting through elevator music for the next available representative is never fun, and more often than not, a text message gets the job done. That's why Live Voicemail, an iOS 17 feature that transcribes what a caller on the other end is saying without you needing to pick up the phone, drew "oohs" and "ahs" at WWDC. But if you're on a Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy, there exists Call Screen and Bixby Text Call, respectively. Both Android features allow you to screen incoming calls, transcribe messages in real-time, respond via text-to-speech, and switch back to a voice call when you're ready to pick up the phone. To enable Call Screen, open the Phone app > tap on the More icon (three dots) > Settings > Call Screen > and toggle the feature on. To enable Bixby Text Call, open the Phone app > tap on the More icon > Settings > Bixby Text Call > and toggle it on. The next time you receive a phone call, your phone should give you the option to use the call-screening feature. There are some other unique aspects to the two like the ability to automatically block spam calls in Call Screen and being able to replicate your voice via AI in Bixby Text Call. 2. Auto-deleting used verification codes One of the many quietly-released features on iOS 17 was "Clean Up Automatically," which auto-deletes multi-factor authentification (2FA) codes shortly after you've pasted them into a text field. It's a nifty trick that can clear up your phone's storage, little by little. And guess what? Android's got it too. Within the Messages app, tap your profile picture > Messages settings > Message organization > and then toggle on Auto-delete OTPs after 24 hrs. OTPs, or one-time passwords, can clog up storage, especially when you consider how many apps and services now require you to copy and paste codes to log into accounts. Turning this feature on deletes those codes 24 hours after you've used them. 3. StandBy Mode One of the features that caught my eye at WWDC was StandBy Mode. When the iPhone is locked and docked on a MagSafe charger, it displays useful, glanceable information like the time, weather, smart home status, and even Live Activities. The iPhone effectively doubles as a smart display. A similar feature exists on Android, though it's not as detailed. Setting a Google Pixel on a Pixel Stand (2nd Gen), for example, prompts a Google Photos carousal, smart home controls, and more. On a Samsung Galaxy, you can set the always-on display to appear in landscape orientation and change the clock style to present your upcoming meetings and a calendar. While Apple is playing catch-up here to Android's existing ambient display modes, you have to appreciate how much thought was put into StandBy, including how the phone will recognize which MagSafe puck you snap it to and adaptively populate the previously-used overlay." Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-envy-here-are-3-ios-17-features-already-available-on-android/

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Koji, Like my one stock lots of millionaires have been made with Tesla and Crypto currencies. Keep having fun and you'll likely do well. I have and continue to do well in my investments. Post more about it here when new developments happen. Best of luck and investment plays! 👍

Lou, since you're interested - from today 8 June. 😉🖖

I think we'll have our answers this year or next. AI won't wait when it gets to a certain level of exposure, data, and begins to . It will have no speed restrictions we don't put in place. Excerpt: "The Turing test, originally called the imitation game by Alan Turing in 1950,[2] is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. Turing proposed that a human evaluator would judge natural language conversations between a human and a machine designed to generate human-like responses. The evaluator would be aware that one of the two partners in conversation was a machine, and all participants would be separated from one another. The conversation would be limited to a text-only channel, such as a computer keyboard and screen, so the result would not depend on the machine's ability to render words as speech.[3] If the evaluator could not reliably tell the machine from the human, the machine would be said to have passed the test. The test results would not depend on the machine's ability to give correct answers to questions, only on how closely its answers resembled those a human would give. The test was introduced by Turing in his 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" while working at the University of Manchester.[4] It opens with the words: "I propose to consider the question, 'Can machines think?'" Because "thinking" is difficult to define, Turing chooses to "replace the question by another, which is closely related to it and is expressed in relatively unambiguous words."[5] Turing describes the new form of the problem in terms of a three-person game called the "imitation game", in which an interrogator asks questions of a man and a woman in another room in order to determine the correct sex of the two players. Turing's new question is: "Are there imaginable digital computers which would do well in the imitation game?"[2] This question, Turing believed, was one that could actually be answered. In the remainder of the paper, he argued against all the major objections to the proposition that "machines can think".[6] Since Turing introduced his test, it has been both highly influential and widely criticised, and has become an important concept in the philosophy of artificial intelligence.[7][8][9] Some of its criticisms, such as John Searle's Chinese room, are themselves controversial." Source with much more discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test

My first video shows why the fuse is blowing and what to fix for that. What make and model convection oven are you trying to diagnose?

Yay! I saw many violations when I lived in Texas 1975-1978 and again in 1997/98, where we were when I retired and we went full-time changing our address to Rainbow's End.

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I am just curious what Texas decides to do, the topic. Since there are many Texans here on the forums I asked here. Anyone have a link to where they are headed/decided? This will be a separate issue from federal excise tax. Especially since they gave Tesla and Space X all kinds of tax breaks to move his HQ there and locate their Gigafactory and Musk's Space X Manufacturing and launch facilities. Since Texas is a major oil producer and refining state I will be interested in their solutions to see if they come up with equitable solutions. EV owners I know, me included, have no issue with paying our own way. Never have. If Texas, or any other state, is in denial about the worldwide transition going on now their citizens will suffer. The state road taxes will be decided in each state.

I don't use AI yet that was the article title. I am not afraid just watching. Good questions. We are seeing some AI generated posts here already. They are getting pretty obvious - mostly generalizations. However many folks online have difficulty reading more than a line or three and complain about long posts which is funny because you can scroll and avoid long posts. Folks read the titles of links/articles and then make comments showing they never read it -why? Folks feel entitled to have things spoon fed or only see that with which they agree. And when faced with a fact with which they disagree they say it is an opinion. 🤫🖖

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On June 6, 1944, Allied soldiers bravely stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. The Normandy beaches were chosen because of the range of air cover, and it was the shortest distance from Great Britain. Five landing beaches were selected for the assault: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. As dawn broke, the largest armada assembled began its assault on the beaches of Normandy. By the end of the day, the Atlantic Wall, (which took the Germans years to build), had fallen and the invasion was a success. The events of D-Day forged partnerships and reinforced trans-Atlantic bonds that remain strong today. D-Day will be commemorated on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the 79th anniversary of D-Day also known as the Allied Invasion of Normandy. D-Day Significance The significance of the D-Day landings is that they represented a major turning point in World War II and allow us to reflect on those who gave their lives to guarantee the freedom enjoyed today. Less than a year after the invasion, the Allies formally accepted Nazi Germany’s surrender. The D-Day invasion, or Normandy landings, were part of a top-secret mission called “Operation Overlord.” They marked the beginning of the end of World War II and the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe. The D-Day landings broke the Atlantic wall which was thought to be unbreakable and allowed the Allies to successfully complete the liberation of Western Europe. After the victory in Normandy, Paris was liberated in August 1944 as the Allies pushed slowly eastward and the Soviet Union moved toward Berlin. Adolf Hitler launched one final unsuccessful counteroffensive in December 1944 at the Battle of the Bulge, called “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill. While the battle was intended to split Allied lines and force negotiated peace, American forces were able to contain the battle and inflict heavier losses on the German forces. The fighting would continue for another month, but Hitler’s last chance at stopping the Allies from advancing from the west was lost. The war in Europe was officially over on May 8, 1945, otherwise known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day. D-Day Definition There is no general consensus on how D-Day was coined. Many believe it simply means Day. During WWII allied forces used the terms D-Day and H-Hour for the day and hour on which a combat attack or operation was initiated. The letters are derived from the words, “D” for the day of the invasion and “H” for the hour the operation was to begin. However, the French maintain it stood for “disembarkation” while others say “debarkation.” So, like many questions in history, the answer remains up for debate. D-Day Facts 150,000 Allied soldiers land on the shores of Normandy. 5,000 vessels with 30,000 vehicles crossed the English Channel to France. 13,000 men parachuted into France. 11,000 planes were involved. More than 300 planes dropped bombs. 9,000 allied soldiers were dead or wounded after the first day. At Omaha Beach, 9,387 Americans are buried. The beaches were approximately 200 yards before any natural protection. Factors to determine D-Day included the need for a long day, a day near a full moon (to guide ships/airborne troops), and strong tides. D-Day was scheduled one day earlier, but due to weather concerns, General Eisenhower moved the date to June 6. The beaches of Normandy were so named as part of the five sectors of the Allied invasion. The beaches are still known today by the D-Day code names. Utah Beach Omaha Beach Gold Beach Sword Beach Juno Beach U.S. troops stormed only two of the five beaches (Utah and Omaha). Great Britains and other smaller forces stormed Gold and Sword beaches while the Canadians stormed Juno Beach. Decoding Enigma, the great German code machine, intercepted German codes that helped pinpoint German fighting units in the Normandy area. D-Day is the largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. Operation Overlord was the code name for the invasion. Only two beaches (Juno and Gold) were linked on the first day, and all five were not linked until June 12th. The landing craft boats were originally designed for use in Louisiana swamps. World War II continued for almost 11 months after the successful Normandy landings and until V-E Day on May 8, 1945. When did D-Day End? How long did D-Day last? These questions are subjective since there is no official end date. June 6 could be the answer but so could the dates below absent an official answer. June 6, 1944: The Allies controlled all five beachheads by the first day, but only Gold and Juno were connected. June 12, 1944: All five beachheads were connected six days later. July 21, 1944: The city of Caen, a major D-Day objective, was not completely captured until July 21, during the Battle for Caen. End of August 1944: The Battle of Normandy ended when the Allies reached the Seine River. Museums, Memorials & Resources The National D-Day Memorial, Bedford, VA The National WWII Museum, New Orleans Normandy American Cemetery & Memorial, Normandy American Cemetery sits on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel, east of St. Laurent-sur-Mer and northwest of Bayeux in Colleville-sur-Mer, 170 miles west of Paris. Eisenhower Memorial – Washington D.C. – Currently under construction the Memorial will display the beaches of Normandy in peacetime. D-Day Military Resources U.S. Army Center of Military History U.S Army D-Day Feature U.S. Navy History of Normandy D-Day through the eyes of a Coast Guardsman General Eisenhower’s Speech Prior to the D-Day Invasion Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped, and battle-hardened, and he will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory! I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower https://veteran.com/d-day/

BIG NEWS Amazon's Ring cameras were used to spy on customers Amazon's Ring cameras were used to spy on customers It’s something we all feared but hoped wouldn’t be the case—Every Amazon Ring employee was able to access all customer videos, even when it wasn't necessary for their jobs. Microsoft gives Apple a migraine, finds vulnerability Microsoft gives Apple a migraine, finds vulnerability Microsoft has released details about a vulnerability it found in macOS, saying the bug was discovered during a routine malware hunt. AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter A viral hoax on Twitter used AI generated imagery to claim an explosion had occurred close to the Pentagon. What went on? US hospital forced to divert ambulances after cyberattack US hospital forced to divert ambulances after cyberattack The Idaho Falls Community Hospital fell victim to a cyberattack on Monday and had to divert ambulances to nearby hospitals, as well as close some of its clinics. TRIVIA OF THE WEEK What does VPN stand for? A. Very Private Network B. Virtual Protected Net C. Virtual Private Network If you chose C. YOU ARE CORRECT!

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YW Ray, Their share link stopped working so this one was posted three days late but I found another way on their website. They come out every Tuesday and Thursday. Glad you found them useful.

Great newsletter if you haven't subscribed yet. Excerpt: "The stock market rally showed growing momentum this past week, with the major averages all making big moves. Market rally leadership remains narrow, concentrated in the artificial intelligence space, as well as chips and software. Many of those stocks are extended. But if market breadth continues to improve, a wider array of buying opportunities will develop. Already, Tesla (TSLA) broke out Friday. DexCom (DXCM), Lennar (LEN) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) flashed early entries late in the week. Marriott International (MAR) arguably is actionable as well. All reflect possible leadership areas. Tesla stock joins EV rivals such as BYD (BYDDF) in clearing buy points. DXCM stock is one of several medical products securities trying to push higher. LEN stock is among a number of homebuilders rebounding again. JPM stock stands out among financials, but the sector is rebounding. MAR stock is among a broadly reviving travel sector. Investors should be looking to add exposure amid the promising bullish shift. But be ready to step back. Meanwhile, Apple (AAPL) is expected to show off its mixed-reality headset on Monday, its first new hardware product since the Apple Watch in 2015. The headset will take on rivals such as the Meta Quest from Meta Platforms (META). Apple stock is on the cusp of clearing its January 2022 highs and is closing in on a $3 trillion market cap. In other news, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) will join the S&P 500, among many changes to the S&P indexes before the open on June 20. PANW stock jumped 5% early Monday. Tesla stock joined IBD Leaderboard on Friday, joining Meta stock and Palo Alto Networks. PANW stock is on the IBD Big Cap 20. LEN stock joined SwingTrader on Friday. Lennar was Friday's IBD Stock Of The Day. Dow Jones Futures Today Dow Jones futures were slightly above fair value. S&P 500 futures edged lower and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.1%. Crude oil prices rose more than 2%. Saudi Arabia will make a voluntary cut of one million barrels per day, at least for July. OPEC+, which includes OPEC and key allies such as Russia, officially agreed Sunday to extend current production through 2024. Weaker-than-expected China demand, along with excess production by Russia, have pushed crude oil prices toward 52-week lows. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 6 basis points to 3.75%. T-bill rates advanced several basis points. The Treasury Department is expected to auction off some $170 billion in T-bills Monday after President Biden signed the deal to raise the debt limit on Saturday. A flood of issuance will come over the next few weeks. Remember that overnight action in Dow futures and elsewhere doesn't necessarily translate into actual trading in the next regular stock market session. Join IBD experts as they analyze actionable stocks in the stock market rally on IBD Live Stock Market Rally The stock market rally showed strong, broad gains, especially late in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average popped 2% in last week's stock market trading. The S&P 500 index rallied 1.8%. The Nasdaq composite gained 2%. The small-cap Russell 2000 jumped 3.3%. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 13 basis points to 3.69% for the week, but did rise 8 basis points on Friday. U.S. crude oil futures fell 1.3% to $71.74 a barrel last week, even with Friday's 2.3% bounce. ETFs Among growth ETFs, the Innovator IBD 50 ETF (FFTY) popped 3.6% last week, while the Innovator IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (BOUT) gained 1.7%. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) climbed 2.1%. The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) dipped 0.8%. Reflecting more-speculative story stocks, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) leapt 6.45% last week and ARK Genomics ETF (ARKG) jumped 4.9%. Tesla stock is the No. 1 holding across Ark Invest's ETFs. Cathie Wood's Ark also owns some BYD stock. SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) rebounded 4.2% last week. The Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE) popped just over 3%. U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) ascended 3.1%. SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) jumped 3.5%. The Energy Select SPDR ETF (XLE) advanced 1.4%. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) climbed 2.2%. DXCM stock is in XLV. The Financial Select SPDR ETF (XLF) rose 2.15% in an outside, upside week. JPM stock is a major XLF component. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) jumped 4.8%. Five Best Chinese Stocks To Watch Now Apple Mixed-Reality Headset Apple will show off its latest hardware and software innovations in a keynote presentation Monday at 10 a.m. PT at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. It'll detail the latest operating systems for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch. But the buzz is all about a mixed-reality headset, possibly called Reality Pro. It would be the first new hardware product since the Apple Watch debuted in 2015. The expected $3,000 price tag could deter buyers. Meta Platforms (META) recently unveiled its latest Meta Quest headset. Apple stock rallied 3.15% last week to 180.95. That's just below the January 2022 peak of 182.94. Shares climbed 1% early Monday. Tesla Stock Tesla stock jumped 10.8% to 213.97 for the week, including a 3.1% jump on Friday. Shares cleared their 200-day moving average on Tuesday. On Friday, TSLA stock ran past a 207.89 buy point from what's either a cup or double-bottom base. The EV giant has advanced on above-average volume for five straight sessions, after few such days in the prior three months. Shares rose more than 1% in premarket trading, near the edge of Tesla's buy zone. Meanwhile, BYD stock ran up 5.6% to 31.50 last week. Friday's 2.3% gain pushed the China EV and battery giant back above a 31.17 cup-with-handle buy point initially cleared on May 10. On Thursday, BYD reported record deliveries in May, exceeding its late 2022 peak. Tesla now says its base Model 3 gets the full $7,500 tax credit in the U.S., along with all other Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, according to reports late Friday. It's not clear how that happened. Meanwhile, Tesla has boosted its referral program again, on top of U.S. inventory discounts, especially on the Model 3. Tesla sold 77,695 China-made vehicles in May, including exports, according to data released Monday by the China Passenger Car Association. That's up 2.4% from April. A breakdown of local sales vs. exports will come in a few days. Other Stocks Near Buy Points DXCM jumped 6.5% to 122.57 last week. On Thursday, DexCom reclaimed its 50-day line, then added to gains Friday in above-average volume. That's offered an early entry. The continuous glucose monitor maker has a buy point above 126.44 in a new flat base, right next to two other consolidations, according to MarketSmith analysis. Several other medical product and systems makers are worth watching, including Shockwave Medical (SWAV) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG). LEN stock rallied 3.6% to 112 on Friday, rebounding back above the 50-day line, offering an aggressive entry in an emerging consolidation. On Wednesday, Lennar stock fell to test a prior buy point. Several other homebuilders made bullish price gains Friday, but LEN stock moved in heavy volume. JPM stock popped 3% to 140.47, closing right on a downtrend in a new flat base next to a prior consolidation. It's not extended from its 50-day line either. JPMorgan looks a lot healthier than other banks, but bank stocks did make bullish moves Friday. MAR stock gained 3.55% to 177.22 on Friday after reclaiming its 50-day line on Thursday. Arguably, Marriott is offering an early entry from an emerging flat base. Royal Caribbean (RCL) is cruising higher, but most other travel stocks are like Marriott, trying to take off after fits and starts. Cybersecurity Giant To Join S&P 500 Index Market Rally Analysis The stock market rally showed further strength this week, with some hopeful signs that breadth and leadership are improving. The Nasdaq continued to power ahead, hitting a 13-month high on Friday. But the past week was about more than AI plays. The S&P 500 decisively cleared its 2023 range and is closing in on its August 2022 peaks. The Dow Jones, which was testing its 200-day line for much of the week, vaulted above its 50-day line on Friday. The Russell 2000, which broke below its 50-day line Wednesday, rose to the best levels since early March, clearing the 200-day line for the first time since then as well. The First Trust Nasdaq 100 Equal Weighted Index ETF (QQEW) advanced 1.4% for the week to a 52-week high. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) popped 1.9% for the week. Friday's 2.2% gain pushed the RSP clearly above its 50-day and 200-day lines, breaking a downtrend going back to early February. Advancers trounced losers on Thursday and Friday. On Friday, winners led by more than 5-to-1 on the NYSE and nearly 3-to-1 on the Nasdaq. Still, the long-term trend has been weak. And a downward trending A/D line is critical. The Nasdaq and Nasdaq 100 have been getting extended, with the latter now 9.5% above the 50-day line. Ideally, big-cap techs, especially AI plays, would slow down or pause while other sectors step up. That was generally the pattern on Friday, with the Dow Jones, Russell 2000 and RSP easily outpacing the Nasdaq 100's 0.7% gain. That's creating some buying opportunities, such as Tesla, Lennar, DexCom and JPMorgan. Of course, a strong couple of days doesn't guarantee that a broad market advance is underway. From a macro perspective, the debt ceiling is no longer a concern. The Fed, which seemed headed for a June 14 rate hike just a few days ago, now appears to poised to pause. With earnings season (finally) winding down, the news cycle may be in for a relatively quiet stretch. Time The Market With IBD's ETF Market Strategy What To Do Now With the market rally picking up steaming and starting to broaden, investors have to take notice. Yes, this might be another head fake. The narrow advance could resume or, worse, the overall market rally could buckle or break down. But right now, the market is sending bullish signals. If you wait until a powerful bull market has undeniably taken hold, the leading stocks will all be well extended. Investors should be looking to add exposure, especially if they've mostly been in cash. But do so gradually, to minimize the impact of sudden market reversals. It's important to be flexible. And, just as you don't want to get locked into a bearish mindset, don't be a blind bull if the broader market or your positions falter. This is an important time to be building your watchlists. Have a select group of stocks that you focus on, but make sure to cast a wide net to keep tabs on a wide array of potential leaders." https://www.investors.com/market-trend/stock-market-today/dow-jones-futures-market-rally-shows-character-change-tesla-apple-in-focus/

It seems to be more popular with the HDT crowd than the other RVs/TVs. Thanks for the info. We are offered substantial incentives to upgrade in residences too.

The PowerEgg X autonomous personal AI camera converts into a drone and flies through falling water at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2020. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images) 1. Skynet Last week there was a minor panic over an AI story that was too good to be true. Supposedly the Air Force was running a simulation in which an AI-powered drone was required to ask permission of a human operator before deploying deadly force. And so the drone decided to try to kill the operation. It’s an almost perfect Paperclip Maximizer problem and it turned out to (probably) not be true. The Air Force retracted the statement, saying that the colonel who made it “misspoke.” If true, that’s great and I’m happy to not have self-aware military hardware (yet). But there are two fundamental facts about Artificial Intelligence that scare me. And I think they ought to scare you. How do you usually think about time? Time is, in one sense, a way in which we measure change.¹ As such, there are three common scales we use. The first is cosmic time. This is the scale we use to measure the movement and change in the known universe where the spaces between particles are so vast that rates of observable change take incredibly long periods. At the scale of cosmic time, change takes place over hundreds of millions and billions of years. In the aggregate, the scale of change is immense: You go from nothing but cosmic dust to a star, to the death of that star. But the rate of change is so slow that, from our perspective, barely anything is ever changing. The second scale is geologic time. We use this frame to understand changes on our own planet—both in the planet itself and the emergence of life on earth. Geologic time is very long—John McPhee famously described it as “deep time”—but much shorter than cosmic time. In geologic time, we deal in the millions and hundreds of millions of years. Geologic time moves slow enough that we can’t see it unfolding, but fast enough that we can observe the changes that have occurred in the relatively recent past. Which brings us to our final scale. As humans, we have two frames for time. There is the time in our own lives—which we measure in minutes, days, and years. And then there is the measure of time for our species—which we measure in generations, centuries, and millennia. The human scale of time is a form of what we’ll call biologic time. That is: The units of time measure the changes of carbon-based life as they evolve. Biologic time moves very quickly because it is determined by the pace of mutation and genetic mutation happens much faster than stars collapse or glaciers advance. As a wise mathematician once said, “Genetic power is the most awesome force ever seen on this planet.” Looking at these three scales of time it’s pretty clear that power is closely tied to the rapidity of change. The shorter the time scale, the more powerful the movement. Share Another way of thinking about AI is the creation of a new time scale. For the purposes of our discussion, we’ll call it Digital Time. But consider this for a moment: How does a computer experience time? When you lob a question to ChatGPT, put aside the quality of the machine’s answer. Think about how fast it answers. Christopher Hitchens was a famously fast and fluid writer. He could give you 1,200 booze-fueled words for a column in an hour. Maybe a half hour. ChatGPT can give you 1,200 words in a fraction of a second. Now think about the scale of how fast AI has developed. It took humans about 300,000 years to go from homo sapien to the first written word. It took fewer than 80 years to go from the first mainframe computer to ChatGPT. And then it took 7 months to go from ChatGPT to ChatGPT 4. Digital time moves much faster than biologic time. How much faster isn’t quite clear, but it would not surprise me if the rough order of magnitude is something like: Biologic Time :: Digital Time as Geologic Time :: Biologic Time That disparity in time scale creates a massive power imbalance. And unless there is a hard limit to AI—some as-yet-unknown ceiling which makes it impossible for AI to progress past a certain point—then eventually this power imbalance will present significant dangers.² Unless we can contain it. After all, we’ve lived with nuclear weapons for a long time without blowing ourselves up.

Linda I have been looking a bit at van campers half seriously. Which one did you have so I can take a look online at the systems. I am always open to new tech and paradigm changes.