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Republican Family Values 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Wendy L. Patrick offers some pointers which methinks could be helpful in spotting the next Matt Gaetz.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog: How about your night watchman?
The closed caption: How about your knife watchman?
The artificial intelligence: Shall we say, not as sharp as a knife?
Devolution 0
In the midst of a longer article about Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy, AL.com’s John Archibald makes what methinks is a apt observation in this age of clicks and likes and X cretions (and X cretins):
Follow the link for context.
Still Rising Again after All These Years, Reprise 0
Farron makes a persuasive case that Donald Trump has made racism acceptable great again.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
My Daddy fought Nazis in the Ardennes.
Were he still with us, he would be–er–somewhat distressed to find home-grown Nazis on the homefront betraying the very cause that he fought for.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness bags another trophy.
In a post on Facebook, the LDWF said Roberto Garcia, 61, was hit by a .45-caliber muzzleloader around 8:45 a.m. The shooter claimed he was aiming at a deer and did not realize Garcia was behind the animal due to dense vegetation.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
It seems that we may be witnessing the greening of Antarctica. Here’s a bit from the report at SFGate:
And, in related news . . . .
Climate change doesn’t care whether you are a climate change denier. It’s just gonna keep on keepin’ on, and I fear we are well past the tipping point.
The Courage of His Conniptions 0
John Amato points out that a self-proclaimed “independent thinker” who proclaims that he will do as ordered is not that independent a thin–oh, never mind..
Meet the Swamp King . . . 0
. . . and his swamp things.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
Leo Chavez and Dan Simmons:
It’s not artificial intelligence. . . . It’s enhanced automation.
The relevent discussion takes place at about the one hour 20 minute mark.
(And, yeah, I”m behind on some the podcasts I regularly listen to.)