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Not surprised.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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I'm reminded to retain some semblance of humility, and realize that where I am / what I've achieved is only an indicator of abundant grace given to me, and that the traps that some in the younger generations have fallen into weren't set for me back in the day.
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@peter4jc said:
I'm reminded to retain some semblance of humility, and realize that where I am / what I've achieved is only an indicator of abundant grace given to me, and that the traps that some in the younger generations have fallen into weren't set for me back in the day.We had our own traps though Peter!
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This study shows that even AI LLM suffers from message degradation when playing the game of telephone, though they're forcing it a bit by switching to Thai and back to English between iterations.
LLM as a Broken Telephone: Iterative Generation Distorts Information
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about the rise of the far-right in England
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/18/clear-keir-starmer-warm-up-act-nigel-farage
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There is no far right, there's only right, center and far left. 🤪
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The Nacirema, Read it 100 yrs ago in college. Think the book was for a sociology class called the Full Circle. Gone back to it several times.
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@edz said:
The Nacirema, Read it 100 yrs ago in college. Think the book was for a sociology class called the Full Circle. Gone back to it several times.Had to go look that one up. Interesting concept. I've often wondered how an advanced culture would look at us from an outside point of view.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain2 -
I had to look it up, too, interesting short story, thanks for mentioning it, Never heard of it having not been college educated. Here's a link for it:
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An excellent read (mostly because I agree with it
) Dr. Schoenbeck sent it to me, and I think it rings true. As a group, we know this is one of the reasons cigars are so excellent.The Virtues of Solitude
To cure the loneliness epidemic, we need to learn how to be alone.
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If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
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The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession
Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of **** jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-real-stakes-real-story-peter-thiels-antichrist-obsession/
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A study from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has found that the human brain not only works less hard when using an LLM, but its effects continue, negatively affecting mental activity in future work.
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LLM = Large Language Model, for all you neanderthals out there. ;-)
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Thank you
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
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Good to know:
I have attended CPR classes over the years, but was never told this particular scenario. I was told that when your body starts sweating profusely for no apparent reason followed by what feels like a spasm at the end of your esophagus, that is your body’s warning sign.
When you are alone and have a heart attack, what are you gonna do? A really good post that can't be shared often enough:
1. Take a 2 minute break and read this:
Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.
2. You are really tired and frustrated.
All of a sudden your experience chest pains. They are starting to radiate in the arm and jaw. It feels like being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or home.
3. Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it..
4. Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.
5. How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness.
6. But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.
7. Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. That’s how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment.
8. Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.
9. FOR WOMEN: You should know that women have additional and different symptoms. Rarely have crushing chest pain or pain in the arms. Often have indigestion and tightness across the back at the bra line plus sudden fatigue.6 -
One of the biggest trees in Europe: The giant Pedunculate Oak tree (Quercus robur) in the Tiergarten, Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is the most massive Oak tree in Germany, and very probably also all of Europe. This Oak tree was measured several times. However, on March 15, 2017, Jeroen Pater last measured the Oak tree, according to that information,, the height of the tree is 102.36 feet (31.20 metres) tall,, with a diameter of 14 feet (4.26 metres) at the base,, and has a girth of 37.79 feet (11.52 metres). This tree was planted around the year 1165, which makes it around 855 years old. Image by Jeroen Philipponavia
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Dammit, Maud, you're driving me nuts, I'm not irritable
Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot
While not a clinical diagnosis, experts say it’s an accurate description of a cluster of symptoms that often appears in aging men.2 -
Most of the population has it.
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@silvermouse said:
Dammit, Maud, you're driving me nuts, I'm not irritable
Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot
While not a clinical diagnosis, experts say it’s an accurate description of a cluster of symptoms that often appears in aging men.Have to wonder, is it exacerbated by dealing with PMS in the opposite gender?
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It is certainly stressful. I supposed if both parties are dealing/not-dealing with it it would likely account for the high divorce rate.
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lol, cell phones can give you hemorrhoids .
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/toilet-time-with-your-phone-could-give-you-a-real-pain-in-the-butt/
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You don't get hemorrhoids from sitting on the toilet.
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