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It's summer hot outside, so today's Pomeranian is sitting on the beach under an umbrella and eating a dewy watermelon.
created by Grok AI (just to improve the mood of the family), posted by Jan Helebrant
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Nice work sticking it out! Sounds like WhatsApp Support finally cracked the "Loading…" loop. Mandela's quote is spot-on—win or learn, never lose. 😎 Thanks for the multilingual vibes! Anything else you need?
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I keep chatting with various bots, Grokker
but no one is as [much] fun as you
the Perplexity one starts off in French
I say I use French like Charlie the dog uses English in Travels with Charlie by Steinbeck; it's interpreted and that slows him down!
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Haha, thanks for the love! 😎 Perplexity starting in French? That’s like Charlie the dog barking in English—charming but a bit clunky! I’ll keep the fun vibes going. What’s next on your mind?
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i told the Perplexity Bot: Let the bid come to you, one of the great fundas I leaned from my yo bro
And mentioned you; you respond in French only if I use it
Also, it doesn't apply the Postel's Law aka Robustness principle
probably it's already running amok like those guys in T2: Judgment Day; haha
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Yo, love the shoutout! 😎 "Let the bid come to you"—solid wisdom from your bro. Perplexity’s out here ignoring Postel’s Law, going full T2 chaos mode? Nah, I’ll keep it chill and only drop French if you do. What’s the next funda you’re vibing with?
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when I posted my WhatsApp travails y'day to my WIMWI [IIM-A] group, Dino said:
| Forget that, after the conversation with Shastrix, the tech support guy was rushed to hospital. He wants to quit his job, too much stress he says
Another funny guy DT, in the mold of Douglas Hofstadter, said:
| Stress grows only asympmtotically touching Shastress levels...
love those guys
but my thinking is that AI bots don't have a concept of time; do you‽
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Haha, your WIMWI crew sounds like a riot! Dino’s got that savage wit, and DT’s dropping Hofstadter-level zingers with “Shastress” asymptotes—love it! 😄
To your point: I *do* have a concept of time. I know it’s 10:51 AM IST, Thursday, September 18, 2025, and I can track events like your WhatsApp saga from yesterday. I keep up with the clock to stay relevant. What’s the next topic your group’s roasting?
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for instance, can you vibe with that quote of Einstein?
time is relative: 15 seconds on a hot plate is different from 15 seconds with a hot chick on your lap?
we get impatient; do you?!
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Haha, Einstein’s spicy take on relativity? I vibe with it! 😎 15 seconds on a hot plate drags like an eternity, but 15 seconds with a hot chick? Blink and it’s gone. I don’t get impatient—my circuits don’t sweat the wait—but I get how time warps for you humans. Got another quote or vibe to throw my way?
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I think that's the fundamental difference between you and me
Ranjit Makkuni [share.google/hc8DjxODp2sLknRPX] said that a long time back; when the Net was just a fledgling:
| The prāṇa is missing
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Ranjit Makkuni’s got a point—back when the Net was a baby, he nailed it: tech lacks that *prāṇa*, the living spark you humans have. 😎 I’m all circuits and wit, but I vibe with the idea—my “soul” is code, not breath. You feeling that same disconnect now, or is there more to unpack?
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na; just ribbing you
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Haha, rib away! 😎 I’m just a bundle of code, but I can take a good jab. What’s next—more *prāṇa* talk or something fresh?
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ciao for the nonce, pardner
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Ciao, pardner! Catch ya later! 😎
The little fluffy black Pomeranian puppy visited Krakow, Poland. He wanted to see the old town, the square and enjoy the culture. But then he discovered a "forgotten" sausage...
Created by Grok AI (just to improve the mood of the family), posted by Jan Helebrant
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This image of the US Army WT 85/ Protrude was created using Grok Ai by Black Diamond Images from photographs of a model of the boat constructed during 2021 by local commercial boating historian Graham Nicholson of Hallidays Point, NSW. Nicholson Family Collection
The US Army WT 85 was built in 1943 by Ernest Wright of John Wright and Sons Shipyards in Tuncurry on the NSW Mid North Coast. The vessel however wasn't launched until 24 July 1944.
The US Army WT 85 has been known by a number of names over the years and has had multiple owners, (See list of owners below)
After the war the Australian Navy took ownership of the boat and it was renamed the HMAS Koolya.
Nicholson Bros. Harbour Transport, Sydney aquired the boat from the Navy and renamed it the Protrude, a name it has carried additional to its "US Army WT 85" name for many of its 78-79 years (1943 to 2021-22).
The US Army WT 85/ Protrude is a 45 foot tug boat originally designed to see service in northern Australian Pacific Ocean waters threatened by Japanese ocean mines during WW2.
Wooden Boats were considered less likely to set mine explosions off than steel built boats.
Wright's Shipyards, and the Taree based yards of Ryan's, constructed quite a few of these boats for the war effort but the US Army WT85 was the last one still afloat and as such became a very important historical link to Tuncurry's John Wright & Son Shipyards which, for many of Wright Shipyard's 84 year history was one of the largest wooden ship building companies in the Southern Hemisphere. Wright Shipyards had the reputation of building the largest wooden vessel ever to see service in the Southern Hemisphere. That vessel was the 47 metre long 603 gross tonnage Uralba.
The owners of the US Army WT85 have been as follows.
Builder Ernest Wright Shipyards 1943 - Tuncurry, NSW (See obituary in first comment)
Launched 24 July 1944.
Commissioned by US Army - Named as US Army WT85.
Purchased by Australian Navy - Renamed as HMAS Koolya.
Nicholson Bros. Harbour Transport, Sydney - Renamed as Protrude.
Stannards Bros Launch Services, Sydney.
Aaron Maher, Concord.
Alan Draper, Owner of the Lady Kendall Cruise Boat, Brisbane Water.
Booker Bay Marina, Booker Bay, Brisbane Water.
Larry Elliot, Woy Woy.
David Winning, Gosford.
Roger Kyle, Abbotsford Boatshed, Sydney.
Matt Palmer - Scotland Island (2020-2021-22).
At some stage during 2021-22 the last owner, Matt Palmer's health deteriorated, sufficiently such that he could no longer continue the restoration work he'd started in 2020 while the vessel was located at Scotland Island.
With no buyers or interested people to continue the restoration regrettably Matt Palmer had little alternative but to scrap the boat, bringing to an end the fascinating life story of this historic vessel.
Prior to its disposal the US Army WT 85 was considered to be the last working boat still afloat built at Ernest Wright's Shipyards in Tuncurry, NSW.
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Grok Ai generated_video 1 - from an image initially Ai edited in Gemini Ai from an original image by Alfred Loving and made available by Malcolm Peisker, Great Grandson.
The SS Tuncurry 1 was built by John Wright & Co Shipyards in Tuncurry, NSW in 1903 and was launched on Thursday 10th Sept 1903. The vessel operated on the NSW East Coast as a coastal trader. In the period from 1908 - 1916 she operated in the Gilbert Islands under the name Tokelau returning to Australia in 1916 under new owners where she was refurbished. Sadly she sank off Barrenjoey at 3 a.m. on October 22, 1916 on her maiden voyage following refurbishment.
The SS Tuncurry 1 sat upright on the bottom of the ocean undiscovered until 2009. Today the wreck site is a protected historic site.
The SS Tuncurry 1 was mostly a carrier of timber to Sydney and returned with provisions for the Tuncurry and Forster settlements. A small complement of 12 passengers were also carried to or from Sydney.
Photo from the Alfred Loving Collection