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Reg:

It would depend on which nickname he has.

If he is “Keg’s-breath”, he would divine from his spirits in a bottle. 🥃🍾

If he is “Hog’s-Breath”, he would divine from pig’s entrails such as RFK’s Rx of liver.🐖🐷

Can’t rely on anything he says to divine his intentions.

Hegseth is able to divine intentions so along as those intentions are divine.

Enco,

The tolerance of and granting power to one with such mercurial proclivities lays at the hands of Americans. Can’t rely on anything he says to divine his intentions. Politically that can have advantages.

Whether he has principles or policy goals beyond his self aggrandizement i can’t say. Does he mostly or entirely fly by the seat of his…[Read more]

Jake:

I think Iran war is to point of no return. Agree completely regarding its execution. However, at this point if A & I (see what i did there?) declare victory and allow the regime to remain in power I think it is going to be a blood bath of historical note.

I see what you did there. I’m just not encouraged by the thought. What passes for…[Read more]

@unseen repairs are taking place – thanks for reporting the issue.

Enco,

I think Iran war is to point of no return. Agree completely regarding its execution. However, at this point if A & I (see what i did there?) declare victory and allow the regime to remain in power I think it is going to be a blood bath of historical note.

The most religious fanatics will be in power and the fear of losing power will cause…[Read more]

HELLO! I asked a couple posts back and even private messaged Reg to ask and no answer so far.

What happened to the forums? Were they wiped out during an update? When will they be restored? When will we be able to post there again? Or will we?

Jake:

I have been thinking how AI might be employed to counteract the sleep of reason. All over the globe the somnambulence of reason is in perpetual season. Peaks its head out from time to time before it is whack-a-moled into its interstices where it is in semi-hibernation.

The level of ignorance and stupidity is mind numbing. It might be…

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I bet a horse named Purely Platonic nearly half a century ago. Did not hold on. Had the speed to make the lead but when it mattered…

The idea that we are not fungible goods and that our attributes ought to be harnessed both for the individual and the state is imo a valid one.

Enco this is what AI has to say. BTW i just read something in Science Daily about how AI is sometimes inaccurate in what it says about science.

“Forever chemicals” (
PFAS) are synthetic compounds that do not break down in the environment or human body due to extremely strong carbon-fluorine bonds. Unlike most other pollutants that degrade over…[Read more]

Jake:

Plato was the godfather of totalitarianism, and his Republic was an inspiration for Christian Theocratic, Fascist, Nazi, and Communist tyrannies, none of which were Cool for Katz or any other name. Sir Karl Popper had many awful things to say about Plato’s Utopian vision.

Yes, sense of urgency can help innovation, but is not in itself…[Read more]

Jake:

That lake is so beautiful. I bet those books have really cool pics. And that science center is pretty cool. Been there half a dozen times or so. I would take 7 to 2 they have a copy of Spring on Squam. Sad thing is that squam Lake had the cleanest water in NH from memory. I remember drinking it from faucet. I don’t know how long it is b…

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I have been thinking how AI might be employed to counteract the sleep of reason. All over the globe the somnambulence of reason is in perpetual season. Peaks its head out from time to time before it is whack-a-moled into its interstices where it is in semi-hibernation.

The level of ignorance and stupidity is mind numbing. It might be excused…[Read more]

Good argument against the lefty isolationists:

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-890457

The more advanced broken window opens door equation is apparent with Israel and its military defense. (How does one measure prosperity? For my money it is not reducible to economics and monetary scales.)

“And all of those innovations would be needed in peacetime, and can be and are created in peacetime, and the material they require would be far…[Read more]

Jake:

Broken window net prosperity equation is not easily calculated.

It’s quite easy to calculate. Things that are destroyed are not wealth and cannot create more wealth. So destruction is loss on top of loss, and loss is not net prosperity.

Israel’s ongoing security challenges have fostered rapid, war-driven innovations, particularly in m…

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Broken window net prosperity equation is not easily calculated.

Israel’s ongoing security challenges have fostered rapid, war-driven innovations, particularly in medical technology and defense. Key developments include
AI-driven battlefield triage (Aidoc), specialized vascular surgeries, 3D-printed prosthetics, and advanced wound treatments.…[Read more]

Jake:

Enco, the oft-cited extraordinary claims requirement is a logical one. Not sure this is an extraordinary claim however. Has anyone defined it satisfactorily? On the other hand your skepticism is sensible. Memories are fallible. Sometimes the speaker intends to deceive.

Nothing too extraordinary about misattribution of quotes. There is info…

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Thanks Reg.

That lake is so beautiful. I bet those books have really cool pics. And that science center is pretty cool. Been there half a dozen times or so. I would take 7 to 2 they have a copy of Spring on Squam. Sad thing is that squam Lake had the cleanest water in NH from memory. I remember drinking it from faucet. I don’t know how long it…[Read more]

Enco, the oft-cited extraordinary claims requirement is a logical one. Not sure this is an extraordinary claim however. Has anyone defined it satisfactorily? On the other hand your skepticism is sensible. Memories are fallible. Sometimes the speaker intends to deceive.

Nothing too extraordinary about misattribution of quotes. There is info…[Read more]