World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://bgr.com/2019/06/05/boeing-737-m ... n-details/

"Nobody wants to fly on the disastrous 737 Max, even if Boeing fixes it"

Apparently, a great plane with a SOFTWARE flaw (correction now being tested).
A name change, cosmetic changes, repainting, etc. seem the only option.

After all, who wants to sail on another Titanic ...
even when an iceberg was the cause of its demise

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/as- ... ge-degree/

"As kids go into (collectively) trillions in debt to get (mostly) worthless degrees,
there are nearly 7 million job openings, many of which do not require a college degree."

Well, it's good to have a college degree for the other jobs (Uber, burgers, food delivery)
where customer interaction is important. And many customers will be those who have degree,
sufficient income, and no more college debt.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/wa ... ry-service

"Forget about asking your spouse to pick up the milk on the way home from work. Walmart Opens a New Window:
will now do it for you – along with an employee to place the groceries in your refrigerator when you’re not at home."

Be sure to order a baby monitor camera to keep your baby (home) safer from home shoppin' (your stuff)
... until these modern delivery systems are proven reliable and trustworthy. And permitting only bonded
delivery persons (for any products/services) into your home seems wise. Also, check your insurance policy
to see if in-home deliveries are covered (accidents can happen)

Naturally, you would not leave spare house keys in sight (but delivery service already has one,
thus two locks are best: one for delivery and one to guarantee "no delivery today/tonight").

Who can tell Delivery person may prepare your meal with special orders.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/wa ... ry-service

Walmart Opens a New Window: will now do it for you – along with an employee
to place the groceries in your refrigerator when you’re not at home.

The security issue is more about information the delivery person shares,
such as your daily schedule, security system, valuables, entrances, etc.
... not to mention that cameras might take photos of your stuff ...
or a hidden camera is placed in your home!

Is vulnerability worth the convenience of in-home delivery

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/infin ... index.html

"To keep views pristine, there are no stairs on the outside of the pool or the building -- instead,
a spiral staircase that rotates and rises through the water provides access for swimmers."

If the spiral staircase stops working, a water slide and parachute
might be available for quickly leaving the pool (shower shoes provided
for the rough landings way down below).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 384417001/

"They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars
(of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!"

Betwixt and betweet ...
Trump probably meant that the Moon thing (project) is part of the Mars thing (project)
... but a "Mars Moon" is entertaining, astronomically speaking.

... and good evidence that our Tweeting (plus other electronic quickies)
are often vulnerable to grammar/content imperfections.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doughnut_Day

In the U.S., today is Donut Day (first Friday in June) ...
some bakeries give away a free donut (often with purchased drink).

Whereas Donut Dollies distributed the circular freebies years ago,
Donut Fellas (both women and men) do the same today:

From the Urban Dictionary:
Fellas - your friends or people that you like.
People you are often with and treat as close people to you.
"My fellas can beat your fellas any day! ... dunkin' donuts."

Oops! Yesterday (3 hours ago) was Donut Day
But day old donuts might be discounted today ...
and real donut holes are free (with donut purchase).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/06/0 ... ink-again/

"Ultimately, blockchain may be its own worst enemy, as many of the things that make it so great also increase its vulnerability
when it comes to security. Three examples are transparency, distributed control and anonymity [TDA]."

"The bottom line is that while the blockchain system represents advances in encryption and security, it is vulnerable
in some of the same ways as other technology, as well as having new vulnerabilities unique to blockchain."

A blockchain password is just the location (in the system) of the "valuable"
but is promoted as the key. A real key needs to be embedded in the blockchain entry,
a private key that identifies the current owner and is registered in another blockchain
... whatever that means.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/06/0 ... ink-again/

Ultimately, blockchain may be its own worst enemy

In more ways than one

A "blockchain" is just a very complex transaction register, providing an infinite(?) audit trail
of a bitcoin once created, for example. Who designed this complexity? The government
Current ownership of the bitcoin is determined by the last transaction of that linkage.

Long story short ...

A dollar just minted becomes owned when given to a bank customer in a transaction.
The customer spends the dollar and ownership passes to someone else. And that person
spends the dollar again passing ownership.

In the blockchain world, an audit trail tracks the ownership changes and always identifies
both original recipient and current owner (by private keys - not by human identity).
This audit trial is tracking the medium of exchange (dollar) - not the item or service ...
that audit trail is in a different blockchain ... potentially.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/health/osteopen ... -years-old

"Some modifiable risk factors for osteopenia include low calcium intake, cigarette smoke,
excessive alcohol intake, lack of weight-bearing exercise, and a lack of sunlight exposure"

The first three risk factors may seem intuitive, but the last two less intuitive:
weight-bearing exercise is more than walking or jogging (requires weights or resistance)
and sunlight exposure is not mentioned often (vitamin D helps calcium absorption).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 379728001/

"They are put here for us. We harvest them, we eat them."

True (I think). They are put here for us and other animals to eat.

"Talley said she felt joy when hunting"

The other animals probably feel joy AFTER the hunt since they get to eat!
But I don't recall ever reading that animals hunt other animals just for sport
(not likely Neanderthals since they did not have modern hunting equipment).

Yet, humans have other sports where the goal is to injure your opponent,
like boxing where hunting logic could rationalize eating your opponent.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... oduct.html

Apparently, TSA has authority to inspect the contents of any orifice
... suggesting caution if consuming detectable fiber before a flight.
But try to "enjoy the go" in the presence of an attendant.

Rod

[happyrain]

Rod,
I have two dogs who have made a sport out of chasing and killing squirrels with no intent on eating them. Animals, including humans, fight, kill and show off and it isn't always founded on "necessity."

[Amigoo]

Happyrain,

Dogs are an interesting example since dogs are domesticated animals.

Can "kill for sport" be observed in wild dog-like animals, such as wolves?
... or in any wild animal? (defense and retaliation is not "kill for sport").

Yes, "animals including humans", but ...
humans are not supposed to be animals at this point in evolution

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... ghnut.html

"Analysis confirms that the rings are made of dough from barley and wheat"
"The time-consuming preparation process differs from other foods known from the site,
leading the authors to suggest they may not have been made for eating"

Today's inspiration: Probably pet dinosaur snacks.
"Did Fred & Wilma host your TV "documentary?"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/more-women-a ... e-in-maine

"Applicants don't need to list their gender, so it's not possible to determine exactly how many
of the permits issued were to women. However, as a crowd of more than 1,000 waited anxiously
in a large tent for Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso to read the names,
many of them were for Susans, Rachaels and Barbaras."

Well ... what's still a man's hunt is a mouse in the house
... or rat in the sack ( This might be a unisex hunt).

Rod

[happyrain]

Hi Rod,
I suppose it is all necessity. Going to war, killing for favor, establishing dominance, even killing young- wild and domestic animals do this. Yes, humans are included. To deny our animal heritage is absurd. Yet it is true, we are more than animals. We are more than angels. Even the angels bow to the Ideal man. You need look no further then Christ to know this. We are created in His Image. Christ came to remind us that we are more than our Ego. Whether mineral, plant, animal or whatever fashion of Life- it's all His creation and the Heart contains All things. It's easy to forget, I do- everyday.

Cheers...

[Amigoo]

Happyrain,

Thanks, I'll keep this "bigger picture" in mind when next contemplating
the elation of a human killing a wild animal for sport, an animal that
is simply trying to evade the human.

In the meantime ... I'm learning to live with system:
If I see an insect in my house, I'll stalk and capture it, then release it outside
... where one of the many neighborhood birds will dine on it.

Rod

[happyrain]

I was replying to your comment that, "humans arent supposed to be animals." Supposed to be and the reality are two different things.
Interestingly we allow sport in the name of conservation. How often is it out of pride or profit? I think you are saying sometimes animals show more understanding than the "supposed to be more" humans.
Hey I do the same thing with insects, circle of life huh?
Anyways, Im not arguing that you are wrong. You are right, in some instances Man forgets humanity and at the same time is detached from observing the laws of nature. We are animals, and we are more.
Take care

[Amigoo]

"Would you kick a rock?"

Entrepreneur Alert (for authors) ...
Proposed title for a book to evaluate how we relate to the planet.

"Would you kick ...?" would be the introduction to every page
where something can be kicked: fish, tree, tire, can, dog, child, ...
Contemplation of what you would kick (and why) is self-revealing.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://bigthink.com/philip-perry/sexbo ... nt-be-good

"Today, a sexbot is little more than an advanced real doll. Some can carry on simple conversations, but no one would mistake it for a real person. Experts say, they won’t remain this way for long. The Dickian days are coming, where A.I. and robotics are so advanced, it’ll be hard to tell who’s human and who isn’t." [ "Are you for real?!" comes to mind ]

Entrepreneur Alert (for sitcom writers/producers) ...

Now is a good time to create a sexbot sitcom where sexbots go to school to learn how to be a "less significant other". Humans (the primary instructors) and sexbots (instructors and students) would interact, with occasional sexbot-only private interaction. The comedy would be all the issues and problems now confronting society as sexbots learn and become more advanced, technically as well as via their AI-derived experience.

Actual sex encounters do not need to be explicit but would be assumed. The purpose of the sitcom is to help humans deal with this new technology now entering the worldwide market of goods & services.

"The sky's the limit!" on sitcom episodes. For example, consider what happens when a married man and woman buy each other a sexbot ... then the sexbots decide that they need to interact with each other for technical reasons (AI instruction, etc.). Thereafter, the sexbots conspire to rendezvous in secret whenever possible.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/entertai ... index.html

Such a bizarre challenge that you reach for symbolism to explain it ...
such as Beiber's skateboard somehow relates to Cruise's fighter jet.
And then Cruise's "reckless attitude and cocky demeanor" (re: Top Gun*)
can be seen to reflect the challenger's later childhood reputation.

* https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/top-gun

"a blockbuster thriller that's chock full of narrow escapes, chases, and battles --
just what older tweens and teens love to see"

And now, "narrow escapes" seems to predict the challenger's just dessert
after fisticuffs with Cruise, who often performs his own stunts in those movies.

Rod

[happyrain]

Rod,
Sexbot sitcom, genius!!

[Amigoo]

"Sexbots and the City" (and all the creative humor) would lighten the necessary societal adaption
to this unusual technology, but would also provide a forum for presentation of the many issues
relating to human/robot interaction ... now destined to unfold for decades

Also consider that some animals may acquire human speech in the future,
probably with the aid of AI technology and brain/device integration.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/politics ... index.html

So, what is "chemical castration"? ...

Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_castration

This hints that chemical castration is still experimental (worldwide) ...
and might be similar to the historical path of electroconvulsive therapy:

Re: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-sup ... erapy-ect/

"The main side effect is memory loss (which is also common after seizures caused by epilepsy).
This is usually short-term, but can be very significant, disabling and long-lasting in some people"

"Some people find it the most useful treatment they have had and would ask for it again ...
Others feel violated by it, and would do anything to avoid having it again."

"Advancing" societies may permit any depression caused by chemical castration
to then be treated with electroconvulsive therapy.

Rod