World Views

[Amigoo]

"That's just so 3D."

Indeed! ... and seems how life must be lived on earth -
4D+ would be the Revelation-touted afterlife.

Rod

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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/we- ... s-society/
"We Are About To Witness A MAJOR Move Toward A Cashless Society"

"Yes, you will be able to spend it just like you can spend cash. But unlike cash,
a digital euro will allow authorities to track whatever you buy and sell with it."

Unlike real currency, digital money remains traceable regardless of current owner of that "bitcoin".
And all transactions are permanently archived! Who knew?! When your life flashes before your eyes
all of your life's transactions will be available for review ... in perpetuity!

Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Bitcoin is a White Pill for the People of Africa")

"In the country of Zambia, a young man educates his friends about the value of bitcoin, and owning it,
keeping it out of the hands of a centralized authority. Bitcoin is the life raft away from centralized power"

This is the common belief about bitcoin, but the reality is that
centralized authorities will be monitoring and controlling bitcoins.
After all, transactions have to be taxed (they say).

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/real ... oduct.html
"Shopper reviews $3,500 Dior advent calendar and shocks thousands with what's inside"

Considering that Advent is "season of reflective preparation for the Nativity",
a lid seems good symbolism for taking a day off from this Dior commercialism
to remember what Advent is all about.

Rod

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Re: https://www.wnd.com/2022/12/college-ide ... drogynous/

"A 'genderbread' person, an on-screen image, has been used all across the country to claim that
there are a nearly inexhaustible number of sexual and gender orientations."

"One slide ... indicates that the proper way to raise children was not in a masculine or feminine way,
but to 'aim for androgyny,' which is to introduce both masculine and feminine traits"

Historically, male/female pairing to raise children facilitated
lessons about males, females, and their interaction as parents.
Does androgynous parenting create androgynous children
If so, this would be a good thing?

Rod

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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/chi ... nightmare/

"China Reveals Digital Yuan with Expiry Date
where People are Forced to Spend - not allowed to Save."

A concept that might need more work
... since people will find creative ways
to "spend" into a savings plan.

Rod

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Re: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy ... 022-12-13/
"U.S. lab hits fusion milestone raising hopes for clean power"

Best guess: Clean power will never be free ...
considering all who profit from sale of energy.
In this case, clean power taxes and fees
probably await the eventual product.

Rod

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Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/chi ... om-now-on/
"China will no longer call it Covid-19. Will call it the normal flu"

"That's the ticket!" In this modern era
we can resolve problems by redefining them!

Whereas "Covid" was a taboo topic,
normal flu can now be discussed?

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/15/world/sn ... index.html
"Researchers have found that snakes have a clitoris."

"like two teardrops that formed a love heart structure ...
shows female animals have a much more active part in mating than they are given credit for"

Apparently, "active part" is explained where such topics are not taboo
... and hints that sex change operations may be missing something.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... anned.html
"All overweight Santas must be banned from shopping centres"

Obviously, weight is not health problem for a Santa
who has been delivering gifts worldwide since AD 280!

Re: https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/santa-claus

"The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas.
Nicholas was born sometime around A.D. 280 in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey."

What's a woke Santa weally like? The ones in stores with few shoppers?

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Cell-Evolu ... 1950665305 (2020)

"Why do we get cancer? Is it our modern diets and unhealthy habits? Chemicals in the environment?
An unwelcome genetic inheritance? Or is it just bad luck?"

This title plus current pandemic controversies immediately suggest (IMO)
that the problem is the immune system's modern inability to control cancer.
So ... what's causing this modern inability

After all, the evolutionary immune system seems designed to control
occasional DNA "burps" (beginning cancer?).

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/health/detransi ... ng-surgery
"Growing number of young adults are deciding to 'detransition' "

"She was only 16 years old when she had a double mastectomy and was prescribed hormone treatments as part of her transition
from female to male. Four years later, she regretted her transition and reverted to her original gender."

"Been there! Done that!" is becoming the new normal, apparently.
Hints that transitions are superficial (not as complete as expected).

Rod

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

"Court orders airline to pay for psychotherapy for Brazilian plus-sized model
who was 'stopped from boarding because she was too big for her seat' "

"The passenger in question at Beirut Airport was initially extremely rude
and aggressive to check-in staff when one of her travelling party
did not produce required PCR documentation for entry to Brazil."

Interesting predicament for the airline when boarding
since her not being able to fit in her seat would have been
even more embarrassing! ... as would flight being delayed
while airline tried to adjust seats for this passenger.

There's more to this story than passenger's size.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/uk/dolph ... index.html
"Dolphins show hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, new study suggests"

"The researchers found that the specimens had accumulated phospho-tau proteins and glial cells,
and had formed amyloid-beta plaques, the clumping of a protein found in brains of people
with Alzheimer’s disease. The distribution of these lesions was comparable
to the brain regions in humans with Alzheimer’s"

More evidence that disease is common in all mammals and is a natural part of aging,
suggesting that various factors determine the extent of disease by the end of a lifespan.
Apparently, evolution provides a reasonable (but not perfect) good-health system that
can be affected environment, lifestyle, genetics, etc. This inevitability also suggests
that centuries will pass before human lifespans can be extended by even a decade
... given current environmental trends.

"Environment affects dolphins?!" Ocean/air pollution comes to mind
... and is not necessarily related to "climate change".

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... Ebola.html
"Scientists develop cranberry-infused lipstick that can ward off viruses"

"Another study by Australian researchers in 2012 found cranberry juice protected against Staphylococcus aureus —
a germ roughly 30 percent of people carry in their nose which can cause infections."

Apparently, a nosestick would be better,
especially for men who can be Randy Rudolphs.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/
When 'No' means 'Yes' ? (today's pop-up window) ...

"By using the CNN sites and/or maintaining your account, you agree to
our updated Terms of Use, including an updated arbitration clause.
By clicking "X", you acknowledge you have read
and agreed to the updated Terms."

Note: This "X" is in the pop-up window.

Rod

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Re: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60209527

"Whoopi Goldberg is facing a backlash after she said on a US talk show
that the Holocaust 'was not about race'."

"Goldberg said: 'But it's not about race. It's not. It's about man's inhumanity to man ...
The minute you turn it into race, it goes down this alley. Let's talk about it for what it is.
It's how people treat each other. It's a problem.' "

This seems the greater point of Goldberg's comments,
despite resulting controversy about "race". Also, "race"
is traditionally a reference to color - not religion.

Rod

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Re: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/ ... ant-texas/
"McDonald’s Launches First Automated Restaurant in Texas"

"People were instantly divided over what automated fast-food restaurants could mean for the future in terms of labor.
'Well there goes millions of jobs,' said one commenter' "

At first, thousands, then millions later (after robots become self-managing).
Fortunately, "Now Hiring!" signs just need removal of the 'w'.

Rod

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Re: https://www.the-sun.com/news/6991558/bu ... mas-storm/
"looters ransacked stores closed during devastating Christmas storm"

Apparently, losses are just passed on to store customers,
especially since stores' insurance costs go up. Ultimately,
stores close when such costs cannot be recovered ...
and driving down local employment. "Lose! Lose!",
the new mantra of some neighborhoods.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... etals.html

"New York man sues Hershey after tests showed its dark chocolate bars contain toxic metals ...
suit was filed two weeks after a probe found dark chocolate bars from 28 different popular brands"

"Cadmium is a natural element found in soil that is sometimes absorbed by the roots of the plant
and ends up in cocoa beans ... Lead contaminates the beans though the environment, possibly
when it is blown by wind in the surrounding areas as the beans dry in the open."

Another "Good Egg vs Bad Egg" era

Maybe, consume "Goldilocks" chocolate
(not too much - not too little; all dark ...
and brands with less toxic metals)

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/colle ... mment.html
"NC State play-by-play announcer Gary Hahn is suspended indefinitely
for saying 'amongst all the ILLEGAL ALIENS in El Paso' "

Apparently, the government's current perspective is that a person
inside a country's borders is not illegal until proven illegal.

Or maybe "alien" is being reserved for outer space beings
(disclosure might be "just around the corner"):

Re: https://www.theepochtimes.com/ufo-topic ... 48085.html
"These sightings have taken the debate over UFOs to a more sober level - to such an extent
that the government formed an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF)"

How to pronounce UAP? 'wop'? 'you app'? 'you a pee'?
What about Unidentified Underwater Phenomena (UUP)?

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... oring.html

"Princess of Wales and Meghan Markle are ditching slim fit
for the trendy silhouette which 'keeps them relevant' "

Intriguing fashion concept, with 'relevant'
probably relative to your social circles ...
otherwise 'trendy' alludes to fast food?

Rod

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Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUPwrYklYI8
"GPT-3 AI Tutorial"

Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQnJZuBGmSQ
"How GPT3 Works"

Better review with reviewer mentioning AI doesn't calculate
(it retrieves existing information and synthesizes this ...
suggesting that AI doesn't "think" like a human?)

Humans don't need existing information
to have "well informed" opinions.

Rod

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Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Scientists At CERN Just Announced") (Dec. 30, 2022)

"Physicists At CERN Have Just Announced The Large Hadron Collider Made An Incredible Discovery"

Very good explanation of the LHC and its future potential. That such particle discovery requires very complex artificial collisions hints that much of the material universe will remain theoretical even after the next epochal revelation. However, ChatGPT, et al., might then advance theories about the spiritual universe.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/colle ... -view.html

"Arizona Stadium features a spot that 'blocks 90 percent of the field' and has no video board view"

Maybe a good seat to experience the game while surfin' on your smartphone ...
or as background noise for game snacks ... or for semi-private rendezvous.

Rod

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Re: https://newspunch.com/new-york-begins-c ... te-change/

"New York Begins Composting Human Remains To Combat Climate Change ... for every person who chooses Recompose
over conventional burial or cremation, one metric ton of carbon dioxide is prevented from entering the atmosphere."

This suggests an epitaph with increasing popularity ...
"I regret that I had but one life to compost for climate change."

Rod