I had my Apple Pro Display XDR stolen from the office in Lisbon, Portugal.
They also stole my AirPods Max which has Find My technology built in.
It happened over the weekend and when I found out about the burglary about 2 days later I checked the Find My app. I saw my AirPods Max was in a small town about 3 hours away from my office.
I informed the police and they said there’s nothing they could do about it due to privacy concerns. Ugh.
I considered going there myself, but it being in a foreign country, not knowing the language, having no transportation, and not knowing what or who I’d find when I arrive, I ultimately decided to not risk it and never ended up going.
A few days later the signal went offline. Months after that it showed up on the map again. It was in Moldova at a shopping mall known for selling electronic parts.
I don’t know what happened to my Apple Pro Display XDR, but if you ever see one for sale in Portugal please send me a message :D
BTW, interesting side story: They didn’t just steal my display and headphones, but also many computers from other offices. Multiple floors except one. I guess they didn’t have time for that one. A week later they came back to rob that other floor as well.
Last year I made the first Stable Diffusion app [1] to redesign your interior (upload a picture of your room, and it restyles it to a different design style).
Last week, GPT-4 Vision was released [2]. It allows developers to upload a picture and ask questions about it.
I figured it would be be a compelling product to get a interior design consultation, by AI.
The feedback is surprisingly detailed and useful. It understand the layout of the room and can give actionable recommendations on how to improve the flow, overall aesthetics, etc.
For people on a budget, it might be a great starting point.
The next step will be to visualize the recommendations with AI (Stable Diffusion) so you get a better sense of what your room could look like.
Arnold kept inspiring people from all walks of life that through hard work you can, in the case of body building quite literally, shape your own reality.
Bodybuilding is something where you cannot shape your reality - no matter how hard you work - if you don't have the right build for it (genetics). Any elite BB will tell you as much (I've heard multiple give advice to guys that don't have the right built to not even bother with the sport).
It also built a fitness industry that sells steroid gains as "hard work". I was shocked recently talking to my coworkers about Arnold, they didn't know he was on roids... The perception of what an average person thinks is achievable with "hard work" is highly distorted in this regard.
Realizing just how much of Hollywood is the result of pharmacology genuinely depressed me as a male for a bit, knowing those results are actually unattainable naturally
As GP said, you need the genetics, and to get the sort of body that Arnold or other top bodybuilders have you can't do it naturally.
However none of those things stops you from lifting weights for strength training, which is good for your body, your skeleton, your appearance, and your mental health. If your goal is to get strong, that is attainable naturally by anyone. You just need to do it.
> Bodybuilding is something where you cannot shape your reality - no matter how hard you work - if you don't have the right build for it (genetics).
I am a tall, very thin male who struggles to gain weight. I can eat 5,000 calories a day while working out hard and barely gain a pound every month. I was made fun of in highschool and university for my body, and that made me very self conscious and shy. Typical "computer nerd" stuff.
From about age 20 onwards I've enjoyed and benefited from Bodybuilding immensely. It has changed how I view myself, how I view the world and changed my personality. I gained a lot of confidence, and I gained a perspective on the world I never had - doing difficult tasks and slow and steady improvements were important lessons for early 20s me.
I'll never compete, I'm not "huge" and was rarely even "big". (A few times people asked if I compete...) but I got stronger, fitter and for sure my body became a lot nicer to look at.
I'm 41 now and I'll never stop. I don't have incredible genentics, but I didn't let that stop or even slow me down.
Yes, you absolutely can shape your reality through bodybuilding.
- Lifting for fitness/looks - 100% agree - best bang for buck for self-improvement, and as you say it's about sustained incremental progress that translates well to other things.
- Rec PED use - health risks, illegal substances (not that big of a deal in terms of use, but since you can't get it legally you're basically injecting yourself with shit that's been mixed in some dudes bathroom), further downsides once you get off. This one highly depends on what you want.
- Bodybuilding as a competitive thing - here you'll get nowhere without genetics
In context of Arnolds success I'm talking about the last definition, where his success in competitive BB lead to other opportunities.
I appreciate that you went the extra mile by showing how a generic enough controller can be used for various use cases.
People coming a from traditional JS background tend to make very specific Stimulus controllers, but when you make them a bit more abstract and modular they become more usable and easier to maintain.
Thank you! I agree - I've seen other articles creating very specific controllers, which gets you into the issue of having heaps of specific controllers which could just be 1.
It assumes a lot of conditions will be met including Apple being granted the additional rights they seek (unlikely), them then wanting to enforce their mark against this fruit company (unlikely), and winning litigation (unlikely).
Not sure why I'm being downvoted, but here's my reasoning:
"Apple being granted the additional rights they seek (unlikely)"
Trademark tend to be narrowly scoped to the products and services being marketed by the company.
"them then wanting to enforce their mark against this fruit company (unlikely)"
They have more to lose (reputation) than to gain.
"winning litigation (unlikely)"
There's no likelihood of confusion. Dictionary words can be trademarked, but generally not for the goods and services they describe. Fruit company has used the mark before Apple even existed. Trademark rights are based on first use, regardless of filing.
Great question marckohlbrugge. I will read your link a bit later I seem to have a lot of questions which is blowing me away. I am looking for critical, helpful, honest reactions. You cannot offend me. I am nearing six decades in real estate with an unusual history. Initially I was a huge supporter, and it took me 25 years to begin to turn contrarian. I believe real estate has many problems and I have tried to fix them from the inside. I wrote a book, I answer consumer questions on my dearmonty.com website, I finally realized to have an impact I had to do something much larger. Thank you for your questions. I appreciate it. Richard
They also stole my AirPods Max which has Find My technology built in.
It happened over the weekend and when I found out about the burglary about 2 days later I checked the Find My app. I saw my AirPods Max was in a small town about 3 hours away from my office.
I informed the police and they said there’s nothing they could do about it due to privacy concerns. Ugh.
I considered going there myself, but it being in a foreign country, not knowing the language, having no transportation, and not knowing what or who I’d find when I arrive, I ultimately decided to not risk it and never ended up going.
A few days later the signal went offline. Months after that it showed up on the map again. It was in Moldova at a shopping mall known for selling electronic parts.
I don’t know what happened to my Apple Pro Display XDR, but if you ever see one for sale in Portugal please send me a message :D
BTW, interesting side story: They didn’t just steal my display and headphones, but also many computers from other offices. Multiple floors except one. I guess they didn’t have time for that one. A week later they came back to rob that other floor as well.