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Re: http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/gene ... e-trouble/
"For years, big corporations have been borrowing massive amounts of money to fund reckless stock buybacks,
and that has helped to fuel an amazing bull market run."
Impressed with the U.S. stock market performance in recent years
The bull has been amazing indeed!
Rod
"For years, big corporations have been borrowing massive amounts of money to fund reckless stock buybacks,
and that has helped to fuel an amazing bull market run."
Impressed with the U.S. stock market performance in recent years
The bull has been amazing indeed!
Rod
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https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/na ... /38631399/
"$21 for Christmas dinner at home? One mother-in-law is charging"
A simple explanation (before anything is purchased) that the host cannot afford the expense but is willing to do the work and be host
might encourage a few donors to share the cost. After all, it IS quite a treat to dine in a private home where many guests were invited
and where the preparation (plus later cleanup) for a holiday meal is someone else's problem.
Rod
"$21 for Christmas dinner at home? One mother-in-law is charging"
A simple explanation (before anything is purchased) that the host cannot afford the expense but is willing to do the work and be host
might encourage a few donors to share the cost. After all, it IS quite a treat to dine in a private home where many guests were invited
and where the preparation (plus later cleanup) for a holiday meal is someone else's problem.
Rod
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Re: https://observer.com/2018/11/sex-robots ... real-doll/
"You Can Sleep With the Latest Sex Robots at This Brothel — But Only if They Say ‘Yes’"
Despite the context, this technology suggests future training programs where rejection/"attack", for any of life's challenges, is experienced and emotionally defused. Practical example: a single child who did not have siblings to cause pre-adult challenges where this experience would later minimize stress in the real world.
Entrepreneur Alert:
Create a web site where new authors can submit serious writing (or samples) to have it rejected with believable feedback. This might help the author 1). Refine their work before actual submission to an editor. 2). Desensitize the author for future rejection when the quality of their work is not necessarily the cause of rejection (e.g., content not desired by the publisher, author is not well-known, etc.).
Another example of training (an idea from a movie): "You can't handle the truth!"
This verbal shout could also be a sex robot's response to ... whatever.
Or "Not tonight - I have a headache!" (but I digress)
Rod
"You Can Sleep With the Latest Sex Robots at This Brothel — But Only if They Say ‘Yes’"
Despite the context, this technology suggests future training programs where rejection/"attack", for any of life's challenges, is experienced and emotionally defused. Practical example: a single child who did not have siblings to cause pre-adult challenges where this experience would later minimize stress in the real world.
Entrepreneur Alert:
Create a web site where new authors can submit serious writing (or samples) to have it rejected with believable feedback. This might help the author 1). Refine their work before actual submission to an editor. 2). Desensitize the author for future rejection when the quality of their work is not necessarily the cause of rejection (e.g., content not desired by the publisher, author is not well-known, etc.).
Another example of training (an idea from a movie): "You can't handle the truth!"
This verbal shout could also be a sex robot's response to ... whatever.
Or "Not tonight - I have a headache!" (but I digress)
Rod
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Re: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brit ... SKCN1NX0U4this technology suggests future training programs where rejection/"attack",
for any of life's challenges, is experienced and emotionally defused.
Now, Furhat (similar techology) hints that a favorite pet or any animal could be this robot
... or maybe R2D2 ... or a favorite relative (even if departed) ... or
Today's favorite: A clone of myself, to represent my alter ego
... maybe in drag to tease about any feminine side.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... l-sex.html
Another sad story, but a warning that internet searches and other wandering may not be so private. Her permission was requested but the continuing audit trail of her searches is potentially accessible on her phone, as well as on other related internet components, when desired by proper authorities ... and sometimes by hackers who know how to peer inside databases and "private records."
Rod
Another sad story, but a warning that internet searches and other wandering may not be so private. Her permission was requested but the continuing audit trail of her searches is potentially accessible on her phone, as well as on other related internet components, when desired by proper authorities ... and sometimes by hackers who know how to peer inside databases and "private records."
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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/sc ... /38633647/
"Scientists discover a bee with two fathers and no mother"
"University of Sydney researchers found the first reported case of a honeybee with absolutely no genetic material from a mother."
See also: https://www.orkin.com/stinging-pests/be ... -bee-eggs/
Analysis: Honeybee life cycles suggest that the "two fathers" gynandromorph bee was created from sperm and egg,
but retained no genetic material from the mother ... which does not suggest "no mother"!
Rod
"Scientists discover a bee with two fathers and no mother"
"University of Sydney researchers found the first reported case of a honeybee with absolutely no genetic material from a mother."
See also: https://www.orkin.com/stinging-pests/be ... -bee-eggs/
Analysis: Honeybee life cycles suggest that the "two fathers" gynandromorph bee was created from sperm and egg,
but retained no genetic material from the mother ... which does not suggest "no mother"!
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Re: http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php ... -documents
"Australia seems to be going certifiably insane by making huge steps toward accepting and recognizing
33 different gender identities for Passports and other official government documents."
That's the ticket Humans might soon be genetically identified at birth with a QR Code*.
Thereafter, their QR will communicate their specific genetic disposition. (a subtle pun)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
Rod
"Australia seems to be going certifiably insane by making huge steps toward accepting and recognizing
33 different gender identities for Passports and other official government documents."
That's the ticket Humans might soon be genetically identified at birth with a QR Code*.
Thereafter, their QR will communicate their specific genetic disposition. (a subtle pun)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... ehabs.html
(Dr. Grinspoon) "I have nothing against spirituality if it helps someone, but it shouldn't be something you force on a professional.
Science should be the necessary component and faith should be complementary."
This suggests that 12-step, faith-based programs may be appropriate if the patient "believes"
... otherwise, these programs might not be so helpful.
Rod
(Dr. Grinspoon) "I have nothing against spirituality if it helps someone, but it shouldn't be something you force on a professional.
Science should be the necessary component and faith should be complementary."
This suggests that 12-step, faith-based programs may be appropriate if the patient "believes"
... otherwise, these programs might not be so helpful.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... sease.html
"Between four and seven sauna sessions a week provide greatest health benefit"
"Sweltering heat sessions mimic effects of physical exercise, boosting the heart"
Which suggests that any frequent activity that boosts the heart rate is beneficial
... including changing the sheets more often.
Rod
"Between four and seven sauna sessions a week provide greatest health benefit"
"Sweltering heat sessions mimic effects of physical exercise, boosting the heart"
Which suggests that any frequent activity that boosts the heart rate is beneficial
... including changing the sheets more often.
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New perspective on public touch screens ...
(and anything else requiring human touch, like phones, keyboards, and currency).
Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mcdo ... y-bacteria
"Metro swabbed kiosks in eight restaurants in the UK and found traces of gut bacteria on every single one of them.
"One kiosk was even found to have Staphylococcus, a contagious bacteria that can cause blood poisoning
and even toxic shock syndrome.
"Diners use the touchscreen kiosks, which have been rolled out to restaurants across the world, to order their food
in a bid to speed up the process.
"The poop particles and other bacteria are similar to those found on your phone after you take it to the bathroom with you."
While the mixing of cultures and societal groups - worldwide - seems spiritually beneficial, not all cultures and groups practice similar hygiene, perhaps explaining how some touchscreens might be more problematic than expected ... like those in restaurants that have bathrooms.
Open the public restroom door with your hands when leaving? At least, you washed your hands.
Also, in any related health emergency, we now know what not to do (touch without protection).
Rod
(and anything else requiring human touch, like phones, keyboards, and currency).
Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mcdo ... y-bacteria
"Metro swabbed kiosks in eight restaurants in the UK and found traces of gut bacteria on every single one of them.
"One kiosk was even found to have Staphylococcus, a contagious bacteria that can cause blood poisoning
and even toxic shock syndrome.
"Diners use the touchscreen kiosks, which have been rolled out to restaurants across the world, to order their food
in a bid to speed up the process.
"The poop particles and other bacteria are similar to those found on your phone after you take it to the bathroom with you."
While the mixing of cultures and societal groups - worldwide - seems spiritually beneficial, not all cultures and groups practice similar hygiene, perhaps explaining how some touchscreens might be more problematic than expected ... like those in restaurants that have bathrooms.
Open the public restroom door with your hands when leaving? At least, you washed your hands.
Also, in any related health emergency, we now know what not to do (touch without protection).
Rod
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Hearing today that Michael Jackson did not invent the Moonwalk,
I sensed a "Something's wrong with this picture!" moment, requiring
impromptu research and applied logic ...
Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y71njpDH3co,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalk_(dance)
This black & white video gives evidence that walking on the moon
was not a common believable long before the Apollo 11 Mission (1969).
While this backward slide was performed decades ago,
the dance name "Moonwalk" seems a later creation,
perhaps popularized by Michael Jackson!
Rod
I sensed a "Something's wrong with this picture!" moment, requiring
impromptu research and applied logic ...
Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y71njpDH3co,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalk_(dance)
This black & white video gives evidence that walking on the moon
was not a common believable long before the Apollo 11 Mission (1969).
While this backward slide was performed decades ago,
the dance name "Moonwalk" seems a later creation,
perhaps popularized by Michael Jackson!
Rod
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Re: https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/30/woman-75 ... g-8195365/
"The victim, who has not been named, 'would have fully experienced torturous, searing pain as her lungs shut down
and she was unable to verbalize what was occurring being fully awake at the time'"
I seem to recall that "lethal injection" is touted to be humane execution.
Maybe being asleep reduces this execution to just a bad dream.
Rod
"The victim, who has not been named, 'would have fully experienced torturous, searing pain as her lungs shut down
and she was unable to verbalize what was occurring being fully awake at the time'"
I seem to recall that "lethal injection" is touted to be humane execution.
Maybe being asleep reduces this execution to just a bad dream.
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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/opinions ... index.html
"At the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
can be seen flashing big smiles, laughing and giving each other a robust high five before sitting down for their meeting."
Apparently (and considering the accumulating news about this controversy),
governments have intriguing standards of permissible behavior for their agendas.
Rod
"At the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
can be seen flashing big smiles, laughing and giving each other a robust high five before sitting down for their meeting."
Apparently (and considering the accumulating news about this controversy),
governments have intriguing standards of permissible behavior for their agendas.
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(von Braun's colleague ) “Those who know don’t talk, and those who talk don’t know.”
Rod (neither talking nor knowing)
(von Braun's colleague ) “Those who know don’t talk, and those who talk don’t know.”
Rod (neither talking nor knowing)
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... Vogue.html
"Cancelling plans can be notoriously difficult to navigate but seasoned party-goers at British Vogue
have released a five-step guide to make the whole process a little easier."
Of course, a small bouquet of gold coins is always welcome!
(and might be more welcome than your attendance)
Rod
"Cancelling plans can be notoriously difficult to navigate but seasoned party-goers at British Vogue
have released a five-step guide to make the whole process a little easier."
Of course, a small bouquet of gold coins is always welcome!
(and might be more welcome than your attendance)
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/decl ... an-openers
"Decline of canned tuna sales forces industry to shift: 'Millennials don’t even own can openers'"
Isn't that a picture of a pop-top can that needs no can-opener?
(noted in the article but a disconnect with the headline)
(a comment) "Most millennials can't find the restroom without directions."
Seems to me, nobody can find the restroom in many stores
... and deciding which door to open can be a challenge ...
especially for the many new genders!
(another comment, applicable to many canned foods with pop-top lids):
"it has a long shelf life, perfect to have around for emergencies"
(don't forget to store utensils nearby)
Rod
"Decline of canned tuna sales forces industry to shift: 'Millennials don’t even own can openers'"
Isn't that a picture of a pop-top can that needs no can-opener?
(noted in the article but a disconnect with the headline)
(a comment) "Most millennials can't find the restroom without directions."
Seems to me, nobody can find the restroom in many stores
... and deciding which door to open can be a challenge ...
especially for the many new genders!
(another comment, applicable to many canned foods with pop-top lids):
"it has a long shelf life, perfect to have around for emergencies"
(don't forget to store utensils nearby)
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"We cannot confirm at this time if the 'driver assist' feature was activated, but considering the vehicle's ability to slow to a stop when Samek was asleep, it appears the 'driver assist' feature may have been active at the time"
In the future, with driverless cars, it might be possible to "register" your drunken ride home so that you're not responsible for the driving. And later (in the future), a personal robot will then put you to bed.
Rod
"We cannot confirm at this time if the 'driver assist' feature was activated, but considering the vehicle's ability to slow to a stop when Samek was asleep, it appears the 'driver assist' feature may have been active at the time"
In the future, with driverless cars, it might be possible to "register" your drunken ride home so that you're not responsible for the driving. And later (in the future), a personal robot will then put you to bed.
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Re: http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php ... ment-riots
"Protesters are all wearing Yellow Safety Vest jackets, which all French car owners must have by law, to wear if their car becomes disabled and they need help on a highway. The protesters are thus being referred-to as 'Yellow Jackets.'"
Bad choice of the Yellow Jackets Now, anyone wearing a yellow safety jacket might be mistaken for a protester (not good when "revolution" is in the news). A "damned if you do and damned if you don't" problem for motorists needing assistance.
Rod
"Protesters are all wearing Yellow Safety Vest jackets, which all French car owners must have by law, to wear if their car becomes disabled and they need help on a highway. The protesters are thus being referred-to as 'Yellow Jackets.'"
Bad choice of the Yellow Jackets Now, anyone wearing a yellow safety jacket might be mistaken for a protester (not good when "revolution" is in the news). A "damned if you do and damned if you don't" problem for motorists needing assistance.
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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... House.html
In the future, when on sabbatical from public exposure, people will have public and private persona:
Masks, makeup, wigs, different clothing, etc., will be needed for unrecognizable public persona.
However, computer databases have excellent memory -
a certain disguise might trigger "person of interest".
The many gender-related persona are an option.
Caution Electronic sniffers will remember your scent.
Not to worry: You can send your personal robot on errands
... a robot that will be remembered by the system.
Rod
In the future, when on sabbatical from public exposure, people will have public and private persona:
Masks, makeup, wigs, different clothing, etc., will be needed for unrecognizable public persona.
However, computer databases have excellent memory -
a certain disguise might trigger "person of interest".
The many gender-related persona are an option.
Caution Electronic sniffers will remember your scent.
Not to worry: You can send your personal robot on errands
... a robot that will be remembered by the system.
Rod
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Re: https://www.activistpost.com/2018/12/se ... olicy.html
"No matter how much you love technology, you’d probably want to know that
insurance companies stopped covering wireless radiation exposure because it’s too risky"
Not to worry: In the future, there may be a daily pill to swallow
that would repell this radiation - maybe some rare metal ...
that will at least let you live an average lifespan.
Then you might be recyclable because of that rare metal
... thus reducing funeral costs.
Rod
"No matter how much you love technology, you’d probably want to know that
insurance companies stopped covering wireless radiation exposure because it’s too risky"
Not to worry: In the future, there may be a daily pill to swallow
that would repell this radiation - maybe some rare metal ...
that will at least let you live an average lifespan.
Then you might be recyclable because of that rare metal
... thus reducing funeral costs.
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Rod, your speculation is both haunting and amusing.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Fear grips when Love falls short of Infinity
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Re: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7908769/s ... t-reveals/
"Sex robots will soon feel love and suffer devastating PAIN after we DUMP them"
So ... these robots are being programmed to act like a mistress (or mister) or spouse!
Isn't that the new morality! Next, they'll be taking their honeybuns to court
"Sexbots will be 'customised to become their purchasers' perfect partners",
suggesting that you'll get what you pay for ... and desire.
Rod
"Sex robots will soon feel love and suffer devastating PAIN after we DUMP them"
So ... these robots are being programmed to act like a mistress (or mister) or spouse!
Isn't that the new morality! Next, they'll be taking their honeybuns to court
"Sexbots will be 'customised to become their purchasers' perfect partners",
suggesting that you'll get what you pay for ... and desire.
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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/06/health/p ... index.html
First, about chocolate ...
"At high levels, cocoa flavanols have been shown to help lower blood pressure and cholesterol, improve cognition
and possibly lower the risk of diabetes. But limit your portions to about 1 ounce a day."
Caution: "Flavanols" is the operative word - not the sugar and fat added to (or permitted in) most chocolate.
Back to pizza ...
"what is it specifically about pizza that makes it so universally craved?"
"It delivers on the food matrix that people tend to crave and want, and feeds the brain, which says 'this is just wonderful.'"
... not to mention all the good times, people, and places oft associated with those irresistible wedges (or whatever).
Rod ... ... (off to get more flavanol wedges)
First, about chocolate ...
"At high levels, cocoa flavanols have been shown to help lower blood pressure and cholesterol, improve cognition
and possibly lower the risk of diabetes. But limit your portions to about 1 ounce a day."
Caution: "Flavanols" is the operative word - not the sugar and fat added to (or permitted in) most chocolate.
Back to pizza ...
"what is it specifically about pizza that makes it so universally craved?"
"It delivers on the food matrix that people tend to crave and want, and feeds the brain, which says 'this is just wonderful.'"
... not to mention all the good times, people, and places oft associated with those irresistible wedges (or whatever).
Rod ... ... (off to get more flavanol wedges)
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Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 224478002/
Lotsa different perspective for this "controversy", such as ...
- a U.S. President should represent all religions (reciting the Apostles' Creed identifies Christians).
- it is often beneficial to listen to what's being said rather than reading words (not necessarily listening).
- the service was to honor a departed leader - not to promote his religion.
Rod
Lotsa different perspective for this "controversy", such as ...
- a U.S. President should represent all religions (reciting the Apostles' Creed identifies Christians).
- it is often beneficial to listen to what's being said rather than reading words (not necessarily listening).
- the service was to honor a departed leader - not to promote his religion.
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/nebraska-pri ... -for-jesus
"Sinclair deemed them to have religious significance. 'Historically, the shape is a 'J' for Jesus.
The red is for the blood of Christ, and the white is a symbol of his resurrection"
However ... https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/candycanes.shtml
So it's true 'J' is an inverted candy cane (and so is the 'J-Shape' controversy):
"a choirmaster, in 1670, was worried about the children sitting quietly all through the long Christmas nativity service. So he gave them something to eat to keep them quiet! As he wanted to remind them of Christmas, he made them into a 'J' shape like a shepherds crook, to remind them of the shepherds that visited the baby Jesus at the first christmas."
Some people even suspect candy canes were invented by a dentist named Jubilee
so that dentists would get more cavities to fill the next year - a financial Jubilee
Rod
"Sinclair deemed them to have religious significance. 'Historically, the shape is a 'J' for Jesus.
The red is for the blood of Christ, and the white is a symbol of his resurrection"
However ... https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/candycanes.shtml
So it's true 'J' is an inverted candy cane (and so is the 'J-Shape' controversy):
"a choirmaster, in 1670, was worried about the children sitting quietly all through the long Christmas nativity service. So he gave them something to eat to keep them quiet! As he wanted to remind them of Christmas, he made them into a 'J' shape like a shepherds crook, to remind them of the shepherds that visited the baby Jesus at the first christmas."
Some people even suspect candy canes were invented by a dentist named Jubilee
so that dentists would get more cavities to fill the next year - a financial Jubilee
Rod