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Re: https://steadfastnation.com/communist-d ... -property/
"3 States Push Laws to Force Private Property Owners to Allow Homeless to Live on Their Property"

:cheers: The good news is that a relative can live in a tent outside if they're "evicted" from the family home.

Best guess: They'll need their own tent - the dog house is off limits. :roll:

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Re: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo ... r-AA17Rhuz
"AI-Human Romances Are Flourishing - And This Is Just the Beginning"

:idea: Actually, AI permits the childish imaginary friend (or stuffed animal, blanket, etc.)
to continue into adulthood ... with adult-level interaction! (even marriage) :roll:

Consider :!: The robot dog that becomes the "real" family pet ...
or the robot grandma/grandpa that must have their own room.
However, the talking blankee may not be allowed at the table. :finger:

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Re: https://www.reuters.com/business/future ... 022-08-09/
"Blockchain bridges are the most fertile ground for new vulnerabilities"

"When thieves stole an estimated $190 million from U.S. crypto firm Nomad last week,
it was the seventh hack of 2022 to target an increasingly important cog in the crypto machine:
Blockchain 'bridges' - strings of code that help move crypto coins between different applications."

:idea: Long story short (apparently):
If it's software, it's hackable.
If the software runs on a network,
it's hackable ... sooner than later :!:

:lol: If AI is managing the crypto,
no one knows how it happened. :roll:

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/health/ai-defin ... looks-like
"AI defines ‘ideal body type’ per social media" :o

:idea: Highlights weak link of AI (synthesizes online data, research, opinions, social chatter, etc.).
Thus, the "ideal body type" could be more popular opinion than scientific fact. :roll:

:scratch: What happens if AI is given opprtunity to correct the problem
of too many less-than-ideal body types for a greener earth? ;)

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... hange.html
"New York City is SINKING under weight of skyscrapers"

:idea: Makes sense! With that much high-rise real estate on the land,
geographic plate tectonics would probably be affected. :roll:

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

"Adidas has been slammed for choosing to use two biological male models to advertise
the women's swimwear range in their Pride 2023 collection." :o

:idea: If this swimwear is also for women, message is that chest hair is OK
... and any stuffing used in the north can also be used down south. :roll:

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Re: https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti ... e-told-it/
"How AI Knows Things No One Told It" :o

:idea: Tasty details about what goes on in the "black box"! Such awareness builds a comfort level about AI.
It's definitely not human brain cloned but a new "mechanical" intelligence that is (or not but can be)
supportive of human intelligence. A new millennium cranial roadster (Tesla?) for daring road pilots. 8)

Caution :!: Self-driving humans will maintain the best control of this cranial conveyance
into the next level of mind/brain intelligence on Route 606 in this local universe.


Re: https://www.theorganicprepper.com/ai-change/
"3 Ways AI Is About Change the World" :o

:idea: Apparently, it's best to keep in mind that AI is not one platform but many! with lotsa independent,
worldwide development and varying concern for AI "mischief". Fortunately, capitalism will encourage
sufficient competition that AI good and evil will be noticeably delineated and controlled (depending on
leading narratives of "sufficient control"). That "good" should also be controlled? Yes, especially when
related to "No good deed should go unpunished". :roll:


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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-3-degr ... 39015.html
"A woman with 3 degrees who owes $250,000 in student loans at age 59"

"Larhonda would have to increase her income dramatically ...
and reduce her lifestyle expenses to 'nothing'." :(

:idea: The new math (aka "reality") about student loans.
Homeless U. is the next educational opportunity
... but only if still employed. Symbolically, the debt
can represent a mortgage on her no-home home. :roll:

:lol: Then, with today's inflation, she need only
wait for the debt to effectively decrease. :finger:

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Re: https://www.space.com/elon-musk-nuke-ma ... rming.html
"Musk Floats 'Nuke Mars' Idea Again (He Has T-Shirts)" :o

"The explosions would vaporize a fair chunk of Mars' ice caps, liberating enough water vapor
and carbon dioxide — both potent greenhouse gases — to warm up the planet substantially" :finger:

:scratch: Perplexing proposal ... considering what type of life
is nurtured by a warmer, radiation-contaminated planet. :roll:

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Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSvTVREwSNw
"How ChatGPT Works Technically | ChatGPT Architecture"

:idea: Good explanation, clearly indicating that this is not how the human brain works: Large Language Model (LLM) identifies patterns of words in billions of sentences, creating analysis that is then refined by human feedback. The finely tuned patterns provide the AI word-prediction mechanism for responses to user prompts.

:scratch: This LLM modeling suggests that, after human feedback, further rounds of refinement are required using topic-specific expertise (sentences by proven experts - not by "everyman"). Thereafter, feedback from human experts would fine tune the fine-tuning. That non-current data (most recent sentences - worldwide) is not available remains a weak link in this massive filtering of word patterns. That HUGE collections of sentences are data for this filtering hints of Las Vegas style modeling, IMO, but card counting is not permitted there! :roll:

:lol: This suggests that ChatGPT can create the means and directions to go to the moon, all by LLM expertise! Dare to travel this way? This expertise is not "science" but what people say about it (as sentences) ... and many people of varying expertise are the contributors!


:study: Re: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/0 ... languages/
"Meta’s new AI models can recognize and produce speech for more than 1,000 languages."

OMG! AI is getting so impressive so fast that "Artificial" is now demeaning!
Token Intelligence comes to mind (whimsical but also "tangible representation of fact"). ;)


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

"Kylee graduated high school in May 2022 and on June 1,
within two weeks, she was paying $200 rent to her parents." :o

:idea: Seems reasonable cost but, having provided room & board free then suddenly stopping,
doesn't sound like fair treatment. The daughter should have known months ago what would happen
(and maybe did). And unless the parents were accepting that the daughter might move rather than
pay on demand, parent/child negotiation - before rent demand - would have made the transition
easier for both parents and child. :finger:

:scratch: Best guess: If the child started paying rent without protest,
this article makes the conflict seem more intense than it was.
And good parenting would have informed the child long ago
that family expenses would need to be shared eventually.

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... ocess.html
"surprising science-backed food secrets that can slow the ageing process and help you look younger"

"(creates) mild form of cellular stress called ‘hormesis’, which triggers a chemical chain of reactions called ‘autophagy’ that cleverly speeds up the clearing-out of old cells and stimulates the production of new cells to boost resilience, energy levels, thinking power and vitality."

:idea: Gabriela has such youth on her side that a concern about aging seems more academic than experiential. Nevertheless, good tips about what to consume (less about what not to consume; the stuff that is counterproductive to good nutrition). However, if you're 80 and want to turn back the clock, start with a new digital that can be reset from your smartphone. :roll:

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... -skin.html
"wave of plastic surgeries to fix loose skin - after sudden weight-loss" :o

:idea: Besides, such fast weight loss is not healthy!
Enjoy the slower ride down to better weight -
the noticeable trend will be encouraging! :roll

And slower ride reinforces better eating habits. 8)

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... dlers.html
"German men are the world's most prolific Sitzpinklers – or sitting-widdlers"

:idea: Makes sense! If your hands need to be on the smartphone,
laptop, or newspaper, they can't control winkle wobble
(which is why seats should be up then). :roll:

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Re: https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-ef ... ancer.html
"Is there a link between marijuana and cancer?"

"Smoked marijuana delivers THC and other cannabinoids to the body, but it also delivers harmful substances, including many of the same toxins and carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) found in tobacco smoke, which are harmful to the lungs and cardiovascular system." :(

:idea: A good thing about smoking marijuana (compared to cigarettes), is that marijuana can be used medicinally
to reduce discomfort when typical poor health finally occurs from frequent inhalation of the smoke. :roll:

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Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Girl Gets Microchipped - IMMEDIATELY REGRETS IT") :o

:idea: The down side of a chip? You pass self-control to "the system",
then it can decide what you should have access to and when. :roll:

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Re: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/202 ... s-it-work/
"What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?"

:idea: Apparently, this is the "long story short" ...
and the long story gets longer by the day! :o

Rather than model how the human brain really works, this modeling is pattern analysis
of the trillions of words that humans have written. AI output is increasingly impressive,
confirming that this faux intelligence, while probably not how the human brain works,
is getting sufficiently comparable (relative to words generated). :roll:

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

"Target takes 'emergency' action to 'avoid a Bud Light situation' and removes
'tuck-friendly' women's swimwear and LGBTQ products from display" :o

Re: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti ... sh/tuck-in

"If you tuck in a piece of material, you keep it in position by placing one edge
or end of it behind or under something else. For example, if you tuck in your shirt,
you place the bottom part of it inside your trousers or skirt."

:idea: We forget that shirts have long been tuck-friendly, but most socks are not
(poor design/texture when folded over to shorten while wearing shorts ...
or now with tuck-friendly swim suits). OMG! Socks with swim suit?! :roll:

:bana: A tuck-friendly ensemble would be Go-To marketing :!:
... and could be promoted with a Gen Z limerick:

A TikTok influencer named Chuck
was suddenly down on on his luck
when shopping at Target
for swimwear as Margaret
to modestly cover and tuck.

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/24/health/m ... index.html
"Can a daily multivitamin slow cognitive aging?"

"At the start of the study, 3,560 adults older than age 60 were asked to learn 20 words on a computer program.
The study participants had three seconds to study each word before the next appeared. Immediately after,
participants were asked to type all the words they could remember. ... Retested at the end of the first year,
the study found people who continued to take a daily multivitamin were able to remember, on average,
nearly one extra word compared with those who took a placebo." :roll:

"Everybody’s looking for the magic pill that’s going to help them live longer, live better and prevent disease.
Guess what? It’s ________. That’s the most important thing people really need to be doing."

:idea: One Word Exercise: Write a new word on a piece of paper
and hide that paper in your house. The next day, try to remember
1. the word., 2. where you put it., 3. the meaning of the word.

:lol: For more exercise, do the bird dance while searching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4 :bounce:

Tip: This exercise is contagious! Your housemate(s)
will soon help by shouting: "I've got a word for you!" :mrgreen:

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

"NIH-published study that exposes the gulf between trans athletes and women in sports ...
trans women athletes have a 'physiological advantage' over women."

:idea: Makes sense! The body's muscle/bone structure is not changed during this transition. ;)

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Re: https://www.skywatchtv.com/2023/05/25/r ... omination/
"Hasidic Rabbis Rule: ChatGPT Is ‘Abomination, Heresy, And Heathenry' "

"The letter warned that although not everyone has yet recognized the danger, the technology poses 'a trap for all of us, young and old.
We are declaring that this is like internet without a filter, and is open to all abominations, heresy, and heathenry without limits' "

:idea: Another opinion about ChatGPT, but highlights that AI indeed filters billions of words of text from many sources on the internet!
While "training" then refines this tokenization of the text, the original slurry of words effectively remains this AI "intelligence". :roll:

:scratch: More and advanced refinement should help make massaged slurry palatable even to critics. :finger:

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... paign.html
"North Face risks Bud Light-style boycott over 'summer of Pride' ad featuring drag queen 'Pattie Gonia' "

:idea: IMO, an unfortunate drift of LGBTQ promotion, this in-your-face association of "drag",
public performance with sexual undertone - not serious sexual identity deliberation! :roll:

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Re: https://www.reuters.com/technology/micr ... 023-05-25/

"Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence (AI)
was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content."

"people needed to be held accountable for any problems caused by AI and he urged lawmakers to ensure that safety brakes
be put on AI used to control the electric grid, water supply and other critical infrastructure so that humans remain in control."

:idea: Serious legislation being considered (and faster than cryptocurrency controls)! :roll:

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Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Target Loses $9B As The Bud Light Effect Takes Hold")

Although the "Bud Light Effect" is associated with "Woke",
the subtlety is that, with such rampant inflation - worldwide -,
consumers have one more reason to choose other brands ...
or "none of the above" (like self-flavored water). :roll:

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... -with.html
"The BEST weight loss diet, according to AI"

:idea: AI is just synthesizing information from the internet (they say). :roll:

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