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Myself and a friend actually tried this a few years ago in a very tight tunnel in Northampton. We obviously had an engine, but wanted to try to see how feasible legging was. It is super hard. Constantly balancing yourself on the board so you don't go in the drink. The actual work your legs have to do is nearly impossible if you let the narrow boat slow down, and the slippery and slimy walls add to all of that. I was covered in dirt and grime after a few minutes.

I suspect they probably used the barge poles to help too, but legging was definitely a thing. Like most of the jobs around the canal industry of the 18th and 19th century, it was incredibly tough and dirty work. I take my hat off to the the guys who did it day in and day out for very little compensation.

I read this as Seven of Nine

Superbly original in its style and the art is great, but I refunded it.

Ultimately, its a kids game.

What a excellent event. I'm going to have this playing at work tomorrow.

Thanks for posting.

Sending much love to you. Hope the shittiness subsides.

FYI This has now been fixed! I tested it just now and everything works as expected. Woop

I used this recently to help a friend with some tech stuff. The docker images were simple to bring up and within minutes we were connected. It freaked him out how easily I could get on and control his PC. I was impressed by the whole experience.

But...who's gonna teach Data to be human now?

Nice track!

This article taught me the term "Hundred Model War" referring to the crowded AI market in China. Interesting stuff.

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/china-s-war-of-a-hundred-model-DDDsuWBuRDylkUWBfOpOkQ

Deadlock, and really enjoying it!

I am not a fan of this. I see it all the time at work and it's very obvious when someone has chatGPT write an email for them (it's always such a sterile and yet overcomplicated writing style). If it's a direct email to me, I tend to feel insulted that they couldn't be bothered to write those 4 paragraphs themselves - it would have taken them 2 mins. There is a definite human disconnect going on in society at the moment, and its worrying.