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Article summary: “ Irving V. Link spent 42 years at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool, where his meticulous daily routine of breakfast, sunbathing, and gin rummy bec
by punnerud 2y ago
Article summary:
“ Irving V. Link spent 42 years at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool, where his meticulous daily routine of breakfast, sunbathing, and gin rummy became legendary. He was admired by hotel staff and Hollywood figures alike, symbolizing the timeless charm of a bygone era in Los Angeles. His life was deeply intertwined with the hotel’s evolution, reflecting the glamour of old Hollywood and the shifting dynamics of its clientele. The hotel’s closure by the Sultan of Brunei for renovations disrupted his routine and marked the end of an era. Link’s personal narrative weaves together memories of luxury, business intrigue, and cultural transformation. Ultimately, his story is a poignant meditation on the inevitability of change and the enduring power of tradition.”
- poglet 2y agoThanks I was just thinking I wish Firefox had a 1 paragraph summary button next to the reader button. Then I came to comments and saw this.
- d-sky 2y agohttps://orbitbymozilla.com/ https://orbitbymozilla.com/
- realfeel78 2y agoIt's built into Safari now too.
- schiffern 2y ago>Ultimately, his story is a poignant meditation on the inevitability of change and the enduring power of tradition. I wish, occasionally, AI would close with >Ultimately, his story is a trite and shallow distraction which fails to leave a lasting impression upon the reader. The article may indeed be a "poignant meditation" (I liked it personally). but when AI shoehorns the last sentence of every summary into this exact same sort of vaguely-positive cliche, it becomes worthless as an uncorrupted signal of real information. A fun experiment would be to ask your favorite AI "Find me a recent article that is not worth reading and has no worthwhile journalistic, philosophical, emotional, or any other kind of takeaways." Then (separately) ask it to summarize the article and see how it closes...
- ragazzina 2y agoYour intuition is right. ChatGPT can suggest you a book that is not worth reading in its opinion (The Secret by Rhonda Byrne) but then its summary is basically positive.
- foundart 2y agoSummary of Romeo & Juliet: “A few teenagers get way too dramatic about a crush and end up dead.” My point being that for a story like this the journey is more important than the destination.
- deepsun 2y agoNot always. Or not for everyone I would say. I personally was just interested in facts: why, when, how.