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PopeBeanie replied to the topic end of agnostic.com? in the forum Small Talk 3 years, 4 months ago

Unseen wrote:
[..] I am not grieving for them.

I haven’t heard of them either, but got interested. The security certificates for each site expired 27 days ago, according to my chromebook. The commonest reason for an expired certificate is that the website owner hasn’t paid to renew it. If it expired that long ago, I imagine the owner’s either…[Read more]
PopeBeanie posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago
On bus to SF right now happens to be a service dog nearby, noticing other people and seemingly avoiding eye contact. These (imo) emotion based behaviors always remind me of how deeply in our minds they evolved. And another “feeling moment” now… Just crossed GG bridge.
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Audio & Video Podcasts in the forum NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 3 years, 4 months ago

I just added a science-oriented source of news, a podcast, This Week in Virology. See the post above this announcement post.
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School June 25th 2023 in the forum Sunday School 3 years, 4 months ago

As for the cold vs heat mortality debate, if I was really interested in it, I’d first just want to see more sources.

_Robert_ wrote:
Finding that ChatGPT is not so great. I ask for evidence of god and it gave me a ton of BS apologetics. Also gave me pretty bad excel BASIC code, but I was able to use some of it.

It’s using what it has scanned…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School June 25th 2023 in the forum Sunday School 3 years, 4 months ago

I don’t even remember who said what, but was considering how different seemingly credible sources could give different answers. And then how to find more evidence, or maybe ask the question differently.
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School June 25th 2023 in the forum Sunday School 3 years, 4 months ago

Hmm, mortality due to cold vs heat is an interesting question. So I asked ChatGPT version 3.5, which failed to answer it clearly, and got a more detailed answer from version 4.0. I asked both “does cold kill more people than heat in USA, and (separate query) in the world?”.

Excerpt of version 4.0 answer:

As of my knowledge cutoff in September…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Sunday School June 25th 2023 in the forum Sunday School 3 years, 4 months ago

On what was first, chicken or egg, this question is so similar to our preference for other black and white answers, e.g. (one of my favorites) masks work vs masks don’t work, where the actual answer lies on a scale in between, or “it depends” on circumstances.

Evolution works on gradient scales, too, while creationists over-simplify reductionist…[Read more]
PopeBeanie posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago
I’m sorry if you had trouble trying to respond to me. I deleted and re-edited my reply at least four times, it may have messed up other responses.
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PopeBeanie posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

I just favorited your comment because it’s worth coming back to if/when I have time. Would you and Simon be ok, btw, if I copy/paste comments here into the Consciousness group? Or can I just link to this thread, which would be my secondary preference?

I believe, going into the future, we MUST design each of our AI creations with a p…[Read more]

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- PopeBeanie replied 3 years, 4 months ago
  I’m sorry if you had trouble trying to respond to me. I deleted and re-edited my reply at least four times, it may have messed up other responses.
- Simon Paynton replied 3 years, 4 months ago
  That’s fine by me, @popebeanie.
PopeBeanie replied to the topic It's back!!! in the forum Science 3 years, 4 months ago

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(TRUTH REVEALED: I get so frustrated recently, and careless, I need to censor myself.)
PopeBeanie replied to the topic This is not normal in the forum Small Talk 3 years, 4 months ago

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Unlike Hoplophobic gun control freaks, I trust in Belle Rose’s intellect and agency to find ways to apply “Avoid, Deny, and Defend” to the context of her own life. Everyone’s context is different and I won’t presume to comment on things I don’t know.

Even not having clicked on one of many videos and other links poste…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Our Curated List of News Sources in the forum NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 3 years, 4 months ago

Unseen wrote:
I apologize if there may be one or two duplicates of sources already mentioned.

Awesome, thanks! No apology needed, at all. Dupes in a topic like this are just reinforcements.

The following goes for everyone:
Feel free to add links to any topic or post that exists elsewhere on AZ… just paste link(s) into any topic here, or create…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Our Curated List of News Sources in the forum NEWS NEWS NEWS!! Current Events and Favorite News Sources 3 years, 4 months ago

I want to finally recommend some news and news talk sources I like. The following video segment is from one of my favorite tech news video shows.

Here they discuss big tech company (e.g. Amazon) evolution in our economy. Leo Laporte highlights an article written by one of my favorite authors, Cory Doctorow.

This video skips some minutes, leaving…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Colonizing Mars. Fact vs. Fantasy (we'd die there) in the forum Science 3 years, 4 months ago

True, but for the major logistical differences in time and space. Frontiers of “inner space” do have other potential benefits in terms of working to fix our own planet. We don’t even have to go to deep water for that. While also designing and deploying robots.
PopeBeanie replied to the topic This is not normal in the forum Small Talk 3 years, 4 months ago

(I’m not posting this to Moderate, but to express a personal opinion.)

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Sadly, the world has always been a dangerous place and the U.S.A. is no exception. The difference between now and past times is that we are now aware of it continuously 24/7/365 through multiple media outlets.

A world like this makes it all the…

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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Colonizing Mars. Fact vs. Fantasy (we'd die there) in the forum Science 3 years, 4 months ago

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Thanks Davis, the video was very informative and I realize that it is easier to accomplish than I had thought it would be. The radiation umbrella was a clever idea 🙂

Wow. I mean, like WOW! And there’s Spice there, too!

RichRaelian wrote:
Hi! I object to the anti-Mars colony propaganda involved in this posting and…

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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Ukraine has already lost the war in the forum Politics 3 years, 4 months ago

Unseen wrote:
@PB

Well, Putin blew up his own pipeline and dam just so he could blame them on Ukraine. Right. Next, he’ll blow his brains out to spite them as well.

OK, I heard ya, while I didn’t feel any need to respond quickly. For the record (again), when evidence is lacking, I only suggest who did what, I don’t actually push conclusions. W…[Read more]
PopeBeanie replied to the topic A Homeland for Medical Freedom! in the forum Science 3 years, 4 months ago

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
There is another potential medicine for insulin delivery that may become more affordable.

Wow, and other medicines. I’ve bookmarked this researcher who’s come up with innovative solutions for years. Lettuce, who would have guessed?
Henry Daniell
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Who to watch in the next few years? in the forum Politics 3 years, 4 months ago

I’m almost at a loss after watching this. I’m thinking our only hope may be to pick a Democrat in the primaries other than Biden. Any suggestions? What a fucked up, two-party duopoly we’re stuck with.

11 minute video.
PopeBeanie replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 3 years, 4 months ago

Unseen wrote:
They are so good and are becoming so popular that a band has to worry about being shown up by the opening act.

Ahh, marketing-departments… interesting as TW rises internationally. I suspect that Dany, and Pau have enough say, with Ale’s insight on the side. Their evolution should be interesting for a while, at least until they are…[Read more]
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