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Jakelafort,

I think the contemporary political rhetoric was roughly we can fight them over there or over here. And then there was the domino theory. Consistent with US foreign policy we chose to fight em there and never seemed to care if it was some ruthless dictator we supported.

By repealing foreign aid, we don’t have to fight here or there.…[Read more]

I think people in Europe are not so much annoyed with Trump as they are with America in general. They are having difficulty in understanding why so many people voted for him when it is blatantly obvious that he has no presidential qualities. They are laughing about it but it is gallows humor. But I also think most of them “have enough already” but…[Read more]

I think the contemporary political rhetoric was roughly we can fight them over there or over here. And then there was the domino theory. Consistent with US foreign policy we chose to fight em there and never seemed to care if it was some ruthless dictator we supported. Anything to oppose communism. But maybe a transitional phase involving…[Read more]

FYI – https://www.notus.org/

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert, You’re assuming a lot of things either not found in evidence or contradictory. For one, that Ho Chi Minh became a Communist because leaders at Versailles ignored calls for self-determination. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc Fallacy. Two, that foreign aid is necessary for a nation’s self-determination, an oxymoron if…

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…and the idea for a sovereign wealth fund is not a very good one…

Trump keeps losing in court, so I wonder how long it will take for him to simply ignore court orders and go full dictator.

Robert,

You’re assuming a lot of things either not found in evidence or contradictory.

For one, that Ho Chi Minh became a Communist because leaders at Versailles ignored calls for self-determination. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc Fallacy. Two, that foreign aid is necessary for a nation’s self-determination, an oxymoron if ever there was one.…[Read more]

CNN did a story on one of Musk’s DOGE hackers, a 19-year-old who went by the online name “Big Balls”. He’s got electrolytes.

Reg,

The point is that we had a taxpayer funded presence in China that did neither the U.S nor the entire world any good against the Wu-Flu. A screen door on a submarine for every one affected by it.

And since when can only Doctors ask questions of other Doctors? Is getting a second opinion now considered traffiking in Disinformation?

Right from the Wiki article you referenced:

The group petitioned for recognition of the civil rights of the Vietnamese people in French Indochina to the Western powers at the Versailles peace talks, but they were ignored. Citing the principle of self-determination outlined before the peace accords, they requested the allied powers to end Fren…

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The author of that article on the gain-of-function research does not understand what gain-of-function research is.

“It depends on your definition of gain-of-function research,” (Dr) Tabak answered. “If you’re speaking about the generic term, yes, we did.”

This is how penicillin was developed. The same is true of much of the genetic work done…[Read more]

Robert,

Uh, the U.S. had a taxpayer-funded gain-of-function lab in Wuhan, after decades of open relations with Red China since the time of Nixon! Fat lot of good that foreign aid did us with the global Wu-Flu pandemic!

NIH official finally admits taxpayers funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan — after years of denials
Story by Josh C…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Robert, Then American sorghum farmers can sell their crops to American ranchers and we can all have cheaper prime rib for the first time in a long while. It’s quite simple. Foreign aid is a needless grift that subsidizes rich people both at home and abroad at the expense of poor taxpayers at home. Oh, and it’s not and nev…

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TheEncogitationer wrote:
an oppressed class in need of coddling and reparation

What coddling? What reparations?

Robert,

I agree, accidents happen, but let’s chew on this latest pronouncement for a while.

Trump announces “Anti-Christian Bias Task Force” during the National Prayer Breakfast to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” within the federal government and end the “religious persecution” of Christians in the United States.

Now here is where all Ame…[Read more]

It seems we have stumbled on drugs that have been repurposed. By accident as opposed to the targeting of drugs that address other medical issues that AI can achieve. And i assume it is the same with the advantages AI has in radiology as a result of the aforementioned speedy pattern recognition. And apparently there is a new AI assisted medical…[Read more]

Jake,

I don’t know if machine learning was involved, but Doctors have discovered that Metformin not only reduces blood sugar, but also has anti-carcinogenic properties and may even be anti-aging.

Anything that can identify multiple genetic interactions or multiple uses for a drug and do it at computing speed would do more to make drugs better…[Read more]

@jakelafort…… But the point is as much as we may dread the unknowns associated with AI there is also reason for optimism. 

Speedy pattern recognition is a trait of high intelligence. It is seeing the patterns and associations in large data sets that make A.I. what it is. Improved underlying algorithms  and more processing power will make it e…[Read more]

Robert,

Then American sorghum farmers can sell their crops to American ranchers and we can all have cheaper prime rib for the first time in a long while.

It’s quite simple. Foreign aid is a needless grift that subsidizes rich people both at home and abroad at the expense of poor taxpayers at home. Oh, and it’s not and never has been a…[Read more]