 Poster: A snowHead
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I see quite a few people making excuses for their skiing so I'd thought I'd ask ChatGPT for a handy list of excuses
> Hey ChatGPT make a list ten excuses for subpar skiing performance
1. Poor conditions: You could blame the weather or slope conditions for your subpar performance. Perhaps the runs were too icy, or too soft or the wind was too strong. Maybe the ski resort had forgotten to groom the slopes or had overgroomed the slopes.
2. Equipment malfunction: Maybe your skis were not waxed properly, or your bindings had too much ramp, were iced up or set too far back. Perhaps your skis were too narrow or didn't have enough flex. Maybe your boots were badly fitted.
3. Health issues: If you were not feeling well, physically or mentally, it could have affected your skiing. Maybe you had a cold or the flu, or maybe you were dealing with stress or anxiety.
4. Lack of preparation: Maybe you did not train enough. You could say that you did not have enough time to prepare or that you were not able to train due to unforeseen circumstances.
5. You were hung over from a heavy drinking session, or had a big lunch, or had too much beer at lunch.
6. Navigation errors: Maybe you took a wrong turn, or you got lost on the lift system, causing you to lose valuable time.
7. Bad luck: Sometimes, things just don't go your way. You could argue that you had a stroke of bad luck, such as falling or colliding with another skier or there were just too many people on the slopes
8. Injuries: Perhaps you had an injury that you were nursing, such as a strained muscle or a sore joint, which prevented you from skiing at your best.
9. Mental lapses: Maybe you were distracted or not focused, leading to mistakes and subpar performance.
10. Fatigue: You could argue that you were simply too tired to perform at your best. Perhaps you did not get enough sleep or were dealing with a busy schedule before your ski trip
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm not here to "perform" I'm here to enjoy myself.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| davidof wrote: |
4. Lack of preparation: Maybe you did not train enough. You could say that you did not have enough time to prepare or that you were not able to train due to unforeseen circumstances.
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I love the way that it's incorporated on the nuance that people naturally make excuses that absolve themselves of responsibility. "You could say that..."
For the eco-conscious, one of the presenters at a conference I was at last week claimed that training ChatGPT is so computationally intensive that at peak it consumes 0.1% of global electricity.
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| snowdave wrote: |
For the eco-conscious, one of the presenters at a conference I was at last week claimed that training ChatGPT is so computationally intensive that at peak it consumes 0.1% of global electricity. |
that is very interesting, if true. Uses more energy than using your own brain I bet.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Those all seem like pretty valid excuses for having an off day - and as @pam w says, it's less about 'performance' and more about having an enjoyable day on the slopes (or not!). Most of us aren't high performance athletes, just your regular punters who enjoy the mountains, any of the above may apply at some point. Reckon I've pulled every one of these excuses over the last few years! 
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| davidof wrote: |
| snowdave wrote: |
For the eco-conscious, one of the presenters at a conference I was at last week claimed that training ChatGPT is so computationally intensive that at peak it consumes 0.1% of global electricity. |
that is very interesting, if true. Uses more energy than using your own brain I bet. |
As one of my colleagues (who's heavily involved with this field) puts it - the realisation from ChatGPT isn't that we've made a huge breakthrough in computing. It's that human's aren't nearly as smart as we thought 
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| pam w wrote: |
| I'm not here to "perform" I'm here to enjoy myself. |
it is amazing how competitive some people are. Take cross country. I was up at Chamrousse a couple of weeks ago. Pottering around at a reasonable pace. At the bottom of each small climb there would be some lycra lout waiting, I'd ski past and suddenly I'd hear a clattering of skis, heavy breathing, grunting like a warthog behind me. It was old lycra lout bearing down on me then passing as if I wasn't there, skiing over my skis, putting his pole between my skis, smash, smash, smash. Past, a bit of peace at last... but no, lycra lout has stopped at the top of the hill, puffed out, waiting for his next victim.
Ok Chamrousse is particuarly bad as all the frustrated middle aged salarymen head up there but it is a kind of piste autism.
If they were competitors, training and going around at a good clip I could understand it but of course the competitors can ski past without skiing over your skis or jabbing you with their poles.
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11. Old Age:
"You are old, Father William," the young man said,
"And your skis are incredibly straight;
And yet you incessantly fall on your head-
Do you think, at your age, it is right?"
"In my youth," Father William replied to his son,
"I feared it might injure the brain;
But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,
Why, I do it again and again."
"You are old," said the youth, " with a rather large rump,
And have grown most uncommonly fat;
Yet you turned a back somersault over a bump-
Pray, what is the reason of that?"
"In my youth," said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
"I kept all my limbs very supple
By the use of this ointment-one shilling the box-
Allow me to sell you a couple?"
"You are old," said the youth, " and your turns are too weak
For anything tougher than Green;
Yet you flew down a Black, with nary a crack or a creak-
Pray, how did you do it unseen?"
"In my youth," said his father, "I took lessons from Rob,
And skied along with my wife;
And what I learned at the time, has been just the job,
And has lasted the rest of my life."
"You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose
That your balance was steady as ever;
Yet, you skied on one leg without bruising your toes-
What made you so awfully clever?"
"I have answered three questions, and that is enough,"
Said his father. "Don't give yourself airs!
Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff?
Be off, or I'll kick you downstairs!"
Last edited by After all it is free  on Tue 7-03-23 11:20; edited 1 time in total
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@Old Fartbag, bravo!! 
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I have used every one of those excuses, and more.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Old Fartbag, fabulous. If it's 'our' Rob, I hope he's seen it.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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I pretty much use all those excuses everyday plus criticizing the other idiots on the slopes who are putting me off my game or leaving stupid traverses in my line. Essentially skiing is about 99:1 Moan:Joy ratio.
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