Reg the Fronkey Farmer

What makes a bicycle stable. I always assumed it was the rider. However, it turns out that a moving bike (given even a little forward speed) is ridiculously stable on its own, no rider needed.

https://tinyurl.com/3zhc3f92

(Looks like the nondisplaying thumbnail problem strikes again.)

Also, how you execute a turn on a bike has been discovered…[Read more]

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Enco, thanks for that……The mention of “Green Acres” got this fronkey farmer singing to himself all day that

Green Acres is the place to be.
Farm livin’ is the life for me.

🙂

Reg:

All this time I thought pig’s lungs were only good for musical accompaniment for the Paul Henning “Hooterville” TV trilogy.

Reg and Jake:

I’ll trust a Secular Israeli Medical AI before I’ll trust Peter Thiel’s:

Why the tech gods of Silicon Valley have turned to Christianity
Peter Thiel is among the tycoons touting their faith and messianic attitude — while building ‘superintelligence’ has prompted deep philosophical questions
Louisa Clarence-Smith
, US Business Edito…[Read more]

Seems like an Israeli index fund might be a good bet..

As close to a “sure thing” as you will get. Buy share in companies working in the Bio and AI sector. All future medicine will be in genetics, DNA adaptations and organ transplant advances.

https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/26/pig-lung-transplant/

Seems like an Israeli index fund might be a good bet.

ChatGPT is 1000 days old today……

A few other countries understand that A.I. should be discussed at a national level but Israel is already there.

Israel is way ahead in the field of A.I. and…[Read more]

Reg:

Middle East Forum has revealed that it isn’t just USAID that is funding our enemies, but even Homeland Security in multiple Administrations, Obama, Trump 45, and Biden. Talk about mission creep!

DHS yanks funding from groups with ‘alleged terrorist ties,’ vows more vigorous vet…[Read more]

Jake,

Thanks, I’ll read that in greater depth soon. After initial disappointing encounters with AI, some good news is definitely welcome.

Enco, i think you will like this article.

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-865304

Following up on Pope’s cold calculations.

“Even then, cold objectivity leads me to concluding that there has never been an effectively humane solution, such that even a huge asteroid wiping out that area naturally, i.e. sans human intervention, could have been better for humanity.”

I naturally/kneejerkedly assume Pope is referring to Israel/Gaza…[Read more]

PopeBeanie,

You are not alone in your thoughts, though others have broadened those thoughts to the USA and de facto globally:

Giant Meteor for President 2028
https://giantmeteorforpresident.com/about-giant-meteor/

Sweet Meteor of Death 2028
https://sweetmeteorofdeath.com/

I don’t know if these two are rivals, but Giant Meteor ran in 2024…[Read more]

Clear evidence, in only 18 seconds, that free will does not exist.
Notice the delay in the subject’s brain’s response.

A wider Scope for Mr. Pope:

For what it’s worth, your generalization doesn’t apply to me.

I did mention once that some of Israel’s actions have the same outcomes as war crimes, but I don’t obsess over them, except for the Palestinian children who have no say.

Even then, cold objectivity leads me to concluding that there has never been an effe…[Read more]

PopeBeanie  Even then, cold objectivity leads me to concluding that there has never been an effectively humane solution, such that even a huge asteroid wiping out that area naturally, i.e. sans human intervention, could have been better for humanity. And easier for outsiders to accept. (How cold is that?)

Wow Pope, that’s some statement. Is it co…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
The very same who will obssess over Trump for crimes he has committed are the very same who will obssess over Israel for crimes it has not committed. And those same people will disregard the crimes of other nations and fight to preserve the right of 1 billion male Muslims to commit crimes.

For what it’s worth, your…[Read more]

Reg:

Science Is Not “Truth” but can it be “Holy Shit” still?

Jim Horgan forgets that it is precisely the “impure” practical uses of “pure” science that makes it “Holy Shit” science. We need more science channelled toward “Holy Shit” purposes like healing diabetic foot wounds with the speed of Dr. “Bones” McCoy on Star Trek.

And the people…[Read more]