I keep getting AI generated Facebook posts about celebrities, sitcoms, stuff like that. Then underneath there are suggested AI queries that invariably include “what is their net worth”. AI clearly does not yet understand me. I mean who gives a flying f%ck. Obviously people must do as I imagine the system comes up with popular questions. I force myself to ignore these posts despite the fact that I might like said celebrity or sitcom. I don’t really understand the cult of the celebrity anyway.
AI does continue to be useful though. Yesterday I was trying to get my brain around how to get from our hotel in Rome to the one in Sorrento in March. The first bit was easy enough: taxi to station followed by train to Naples. After that it got complicated. Yer rome2rios and man in seat 61s of this world talked about changing trains, catching the slow local commuter line to Sorrento followed by nothing in the way of real advice when we got there. It’s either a 1km walk with luggage or pissing off a taxi driver with such a short trip which would be expensive anyway.
I like to have all the details nailed down in advance. Which train to catch from which platform, where to get a taxi etc. This is particularly unclear in Brussels midi where there are perhaps 24 platforms with train services that often change platform at the last minute meaning you really have to be on the ball. Also catching the slow train by mistake adds time and tedium to your trip.
Anyway I shared my troubles with Gemini and it said “don’t mess about Tref, book yerself a limo pickup from Naples Central Station and hey presto, you’ll be sorted”. Doh. It’s only obvious with hindsight. I had considered this option natch but figured the traffic might be an issue. I messaged the contact that gemini gave me and to cut a long story short a driver named Luigi is meeting us by the fountain at the end of platform 24 with our name on a piece of card. He might not be Luigi. I guessed that bit. Could be Mario or a variety of common Italian first names but I digress. I also booked the return dropoff at the airport at the pickup time suggested by the limo company. Simples. Happy days. It’s about taking the stress out of life. Let the limo take the strain…
The wireless timed out before thought for the day came on so now I find I’m still in bed when really I should have got up fifteen minutes ago. Takes much longer to type things on your phone and I’m not ready to use dictation yet. Take a memo Miss Jones. Do people still have secretaries?
Today I’m off out for a walk. Lee Road, Nettleham Road, stroll around the Bailgate, castle and cathedral and back down Greetwell road before turning left onto Queensway and right on Wragby Road and home. It’s cold out but nice and crisp. Gotta start building up my mileage. The goal is to go hillwalking with THG. A few years ago when I was in training for the coast to coast I did hundreds of miles around Lincolnshire. I found this didn’t really help me much when it came to walking off road, up and down hills. You have also to train on the right terrain. This time I know better. Forewarned is forearmed.
Will also take in a swim though I’m going to push that back and try later in the afternoon. See if I can find a quiet time. The old hands in the sauna the other day were talking about how much busier it has got. Noticed it meself.