And then there were two.

"So...this is goodbye."

Pavel Chekov, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 

Actor, author and screenwriter Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek crew, passed away today at the age of 90.

The ranks have grown thin...

- Sid

2M: Missed it by THAT much.

Damn - I tried to catch the moment exactly, but I missed it by just three views.  

It would be simplicity itself to change that 3 to a 0, but you know, I'm good with 2,000,003 - that was the moment that I saw that I had reached the milestone, and somehow it seems more real than exactly two million.

- Sid

AI 3: Just In Case.

"...these things are absolutely not sentient or "alive" in any way whatsoever."  Hmmm, well, early days on that as far as I'm concerned, and honestly, "things" feels a bit rude, as does the snide little remark about the output being correct.  You know, Andy, recent conversations with ChatGPT suggest that a little common courtesy will go a long way with our eventual robot rulers - and costs nothing.

- Sid