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- Mon Jun 09, 2025 5:26 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 307
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Re: AI Redux
Re: https://citizenwatchreport.com/apples-latest-research-confirms-what-many-suspected-ai-isnt-thinking-its-just-mirroring-patterns/ "AI isn’t thinking, it’s just mirroring patterns." :o "Apple’s research exposed a fundamental flaw in reasoning models. When given a step-by-step algori...
- Sun Jun 08, 2025 9:57 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
:bana: Humor at Walmart checkout (a comment, embellished) ... "A wife asks her husband, 'Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and, if they have avocados, get six.' A short time later, the husband returns with six cartons of milk and no avocados. 'Why did you buy six ca...
- Sun Jun 08, 2025 4:32 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3139
- Views: 6271836
Rustic Oat Bran Flatbread
Rustic Oat Bran Flatbread When bread becomes a meal. Already, a three-flop tradition. * 8) Caution: It's not polite to order Floppy Bread unless baker's name (or nickname) is Floppy. :roll: :roll Ingredients: 1 cup very warm water 1/3 cup oat flour 2/3 cup oat bran 1/4 rounded cup flax seeds 1/4 ro...
- Sun Jun 08, 2025 4:23 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3139
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Yogurt Cream Cheese
Yogurt Cream Cheese :arrow: Create well along inside of 16oz container 2% Greek yogurt, removing about 1/5. Extra whey will separate into the well (drink this), creating cream cheese texture during several days of refrigeration. 8) Then stir in preferred ingredients to transform to sweet or savory ...
- Sun Jun 08, 2025 4:16 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3139
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Chocolate Chia Sauce
Chocolate Chia Sauce Closer to Aztec use of cacao powder where recipe was not sweet dessert. :roll Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cold water 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 3 tbsp dark chia seeds 3 tbsp 100% cacao powder 1 tbsp honey or sugar 2 tsp coconut oil (optional) :arrow: Directions: Mix well, then ...
- Sat Jun 07, 2025 10:33 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14780361/people-just-realizing-escalator-steps-grooves.html "People are just realizing why escalator steps have grooves on them" (first comment) "I am STUNNED to learn this virtually useless piece of information." :o :duh Since this ar...
- Sat Jun 07, 2025 6:29 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 893
- Views: 2388055
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
:sunflower: Recent online news motivated this Q&A about UB authorship: (from: https://threads.urantiabooktutor.com/thread/thread_qPOK7wL2kxdnmjf1U3ZM3ABu ) Note: AI is oft touted for its superior pattern analysis of data. Is this Q&A a sample? Q: Online news: "The new study found three ...
- Fri Jun 06, 2025 8:03 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
Q: What other meanings have been associated with the "8647" that's so controversial because of an assumed political meaning? ( Perplexity ) "While '8647' has become controversial due to its perceived political threat, its origins and other uses are rooted in non-violent slang and pol...
- Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:01 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14786967/American-tourist-dies-shamanic-ritual-Peru-spiritual-tourism-Amazon.html "American tourist dies in shamanic ritual in Peru after drinking hallucinogenic herbal tea during 'spiritual tourism session' " :( About ayahuasca, causing faux sp...
- Fri Jun 06, 2025 5:36 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 893
- Views: 2388055
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
:study: In these Q&A the soul, in suspension during human transition from death to resurrection, expresses neither identity nor personality. They are re-acquired during resurrection, with soul permanently acquiring personality after fusion with its Adjuster. This suggests that identity and perso...
- Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:56 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
Re: https://citizenwatchreport.com/amazon-is-developing-software-for-humanoid-robots-that-could-eventually-take-the-jobs-of-delivery-workers-jeff-bezos-dream-would-come-true-no-workers-no-payroll-overtime/ "Amazon is developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of...
- Wed Jun 04, 2025 12:43 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14773431/Secret-CIA-program-alien-civilization-moon.html "Secret CIA program claimed to have found alien civilization on dark side of the moon: 'They look like us' " :o "In the 1970s and 80s, the CIA conducted experiments with indivi...
- Tue Jun 03, 2025 9:41 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
:hithere The ongoing problem is the term that can't shake (or is not allowed to shake) its controversial history. Perplexity likes these three terms suggested! If used whenever eugenics is discussed, the controversial " eugenics " should quickly become "So last century!" :D Q: Ar...
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:40 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 307
- Views: 805786
Re: AI Redux
Re: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/humanoid-robot-malfunctions-sparks-viral-panic "Humanoid robot malfunctions, sparks viral panic" :o "The robot's sensors interpreted the resistance from the head tether (for test safety) as if it were constantly falling. In response, the H1's stabiliza...
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:16 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
Q: Online news: "Italy’s Mt. Etna erupts, sending huge plume of ash and rock into air" Historically, have dormant volcanoes been attractive locations for development of major population centers? ( Perplexity ) "This pattern is well-documented across the globe and is driven by several...
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:50 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/exercise-may-benefit-colon-cancer-120000217.html "Exercise may benefit colon cancer patients as much as some drugs" :o Q: How does exercise improve the body's cancer control? Better blood circulation? ( Perplexity ) "Exercise lowers levels of sex hormone...
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:03 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 893
- Views: 2388055
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
:study: Early eugenics controversy focused on state-driven, coercive policy but has quietly survived to become today's modern medical interventions of Gene Therapy, Genetic Screening, and Embryo Selection. These interventions now suggest that the UB was prescient in its brief mention of continuing s...
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3139
- Views: 6271836
Quinoa Chili 123
Quinoa Chili 123 (time of creation: 1:23 AM) :lol: :roll Ingredients: 1 cup tri-color quinoa, rinsed 1 2/3 cups simmering water 1 1/3 cups chopped celery 1 1/3 cups chopped sweet onion 1 1/4 cups coarsely grated carrots 1 1/2 tsp garlic granules 2 tsp Italian Seasoning 2 tbsp dried parsley 1/2 tsp ...
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3139
- Views: 6271836
Italian Chia Marinade
Italian Chia Marinade Created for extra-firm tofu, but tasty as a veggie dressing (or whatever). :D :roll Ingredients: 1 cup warm green tea 2 tbsp black chia seeds 1/3 cup red bell pepper flakes 1 1/2 tbsp Italian Seasoning 1/2 tsp garlic granules 1/2 cup Vinegar & Olive Oil Dressing 16oz pkg e...
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 5:02 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 307
- Views: 805786
Re: AI Redux
:bana: Human brain processing explains why AI as currently designed can never excel in general intelligence! Well-distributed human memory in the brain plus multiple, dynamic inputs help explain why. Q: What are the foundational features of AI that permit it to be used in so many devices and service...
- Sat May 31, 2025 10:00 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
:sunflower: Q: What health practices like diet, exercise and rest promote good antibody and T-cell activation for better virus protection? ( Perplexity ) "Several health practices are consistently shown to promote strong antibody and T-cell activation, upporting overall immune function: - Eat a...
- Sat May 31, 2025 2:58 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5105
- Views: 4814019
Re: World Views
:lol: Humor (or not) in the news ... Re: https://x.com/toobaffled/status/1927514993534058554 (paraphrased) "No building with so much structural steel - anywhere - has ever collapsed with freefall speed because of impact or fire." :o :scratch: Best guess: Since disclosure of what happened i...
- Fri May 30, 2025 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3139
- Views: 6271836
Tart Cranberry Pudding
Tart Cranberry Pudding Not really pudding - just cranberry mash, tart & tasty fruit-base for other dishes (but a generous sweet dollop upscales this fruit mash to "pudding starter"). :D :roll Ingredients: 16oz pkg frozen cranberries 1 cup water 1/4 cup cranberry seeds 1/4 cup black ch...
- Fri May 30, 2025 11:45 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 307
- Views: 805786
Re: AI Redux
:sunflower: About AI for the visually impaired ... Q: Is AI helping the blind learn how to use AI? (Perplexity) AI is increasingly being used to help blind and visually impaired individuals not only access information and navigate the world, but also to learn how to use AI itself. AI-powered tools s...
- Tue May 27, 2025 12:12 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3139
- Views: 6271836
Black Beans, Slow on Low
Black Beans, Slow on Low (slow cooker experimentation, with 170F cooking temperature) Rinsed 1 lb black beans in very warm water in slow cooker pot, drained then poured on 4 1/2 cups of simmering water, added lid and slow-cooked 3 hrs 40 min. Rinsing pre-heats slow cooker pot for later addition of ...