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Crab Cakes, Baked Spud, Salad.

@silvermouse said:
staff members of Anthropic, an artificial-intelligence company deemed by the Pentagon a risk to national security, met with Catholic and Protestant leaders for spiritual advice in making its chatbot, Claude, into a “child of god.”23 24 25 26 27 “AI cannot pray for you, because the AI is not alive,” said a Christian software engineer who curates apps that help users practice their faith; and it was reported that a new platform allows users to video call with an AI Jesus avatar at the cost of $1.99 per minute.28

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@silvermouse said:
Did Obama post that?

Well, I am from Illinois, but I'm not Obama

Are you sure?

I have my birth certificate

I pulled an espresso on my Robot consisting of a washed Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, a natural Brazil, and a little bit of a natural Robusta from India. It was pretty good, I think I'll lean a bit more on the Yirg next time.

I'm glad you're on the mend, Charles!

We got a dehydrator.

This last winter it was so cold that it prevented me from working in my studio. Most days inside it was in the mid 40's. Ten ft ceilings and 5 36 by 60 inch windows and 36' by 36' footprint make it hard to heat even with a ceiling hung propane heater and a wood stove. The roof is galvanize metal and after 35 years is leaking and the flying squirrels have torn up the insulation on the second floor.
I am going to start the winterization with a new roof. Had a guy come by and look at it today and another roofer is going to come by tomorrow. I built my studio by cutting the trees, hauling the logs to a old time sawmill and working at the sawmill while the logs were cut into 2x6's and 2x8's to frame the walls and roof. I did most all the work my self including nailing all the metal on the roof, wiring and plumbing. Getting to old to do that kind of work these days although when the new roof is on I will climb up my extension ladder, haul up a press of Peter's finest and sit and burn one to celebrate.