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ChatGPT gave me a great explanation of planetary orbital dynamics, including interactions, but got wishy-washy on what scientific consensus is on how well Lyapunov time calculations can explain very long time frames, or the future of planetary orbits. In the article you cited, I also didn’t see any strong support for, or strong arguments against…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Bowerbirds for instance are fascinating.

Wow I’m so glad I didn’t delete a 150-day or so old tab before watching that awesome video! (Don’t ask.)

I can’t dance, but it’s about time I admit how important strutting one’s stuff can be in some human mating rituals. (I just got lucky.)

Unseen wrote:
Here is their song “Martirio” (Martyr) which looks to me like a candidate for a classic rock anthem. It’s one of their Spanish language songs.

I couldn’t easily find an official translation from the band, so I went to ChatGPT, which seems to agree with other comments I saw. They’re talking to a martyr or all martyrs? Focusing on th…[Read more]

Thanks a lot Unseen, you just cost me a couple of hours. Where’s our musician @Robert? He should be here by now, mocking our obsession.

I wanted to post a longer, more relevant response, but don’t want to take attention away from Sunday School.

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Apologies on the misspelling of “Randee of the Redwoods.

NP. IMO typos are insignificant IRL. I even catch myself mixing up their they’re and there, strangely only in quick, shorthand texting mediums. YMMV. Some language perfectionists must feel uncomfortably challenged by these episodes of cultural e…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Can’t wait to enjoy this song in a professionally-done version either “official video” or “live” if they can do another live recording at the same level of quality as their Teatro Metropolitan recordings.

I dislike audience audio so much, I’ll wait for a professional version. It seems the main reason they get posted must be to rel…[Read more]

Michael17, Science is about postulates and theories based, respectively, on contingent interpretations of observations, and on the latest and most verifiable evidence. This is also how the science of medicine works; In the long run, in spite of previous beliefs and incorrectly purported proofs, demonstrably successful treatments of ailments and…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Randy of the Redwoods word-salad schtick

jakelafort wrote:
Word salad schtick? I resemble that remark.

Michael17, I hope you can forgive this diversion. I will come back to your topic shortly.

I had to look up Randy. (AKA/actually “Randee”.) My family missed out on a lot of programs like that, since we hardly ever…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
With Tucker gone, who is going to let the antiwar people speak and who is going to stand up for Julian Assange?

Aren’t there some pretty whacko people in Congress taking up this “anti-war” endeavor? I put that in quotes, because I think they’re more pro-Putin takeover than truly anti-war in the long run. Anyway, with Tucker gone,…[Read more]