World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system destroyed")

"system discovered by an unmanned aerial vehicle in an urban industrial area of Kiev."

More evidence that drones are the new art of war, even though S-300 is a Russian weapon system!
... and this hints that aircraft carriers are becoming "sitting ducks" to weaponized drones.

Best guess: New laser systems will be the fly swatters that shoo (or swat) the drones
(and might be repurposed some day to clear a homeowner's sky of such pests).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ID-19.html

"Stephen Wilhite, creator of the internet reaction phenomenon GIF, dies at 74 after battling COVID-19 ... started his glittering career at the online service provider CompuServe, where he developed the Graphic Interchange Format in 1987 ... saying the G 'was soft,' and the word sounded like the peanut butter brand."

(a comment) "I think we should stop arguing and let the man rest. He is with Jod now."

Hmmm ... Creator with a 'soft G' sounds more accurate (experiential to humans).

Rod (with 'soft R')

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/hea ... 152439001/

"Scientists agree there is no sufficient way to clearly define what makes someone a woman,
and with billions of women on the planet, there is much variation."

Because so many doctors - worldwide - confirm that females and males have defining anatomy*, "woman" and "man" must refer to more than anatomy. Obviously, the definition disconnect between birth-defining anatomy (actually conception-defining) and post-birth self-perception is the key to resolving this (apparent) modern-society gender stalemate.

* Historically, a human being born with breasts that produce milk for a baby, uterus where the baby is conceived, ovary producing the egg to become a baby, etc. is "female"; a human being born with penis and testicles which produce sperm to fertilize that egg, no milk-producing breasts, no vagina, etc. is "male"

That a female and male may self-perceive as other than "woman" and "man" does not negate their birth-defining anatomy.

Rod

[Amigoo]

This morning's not-so-serious sleepy meditation ...


"Where the hell is Hell?" ...
if it's not a pre-death location and/or experience.

Re: https://bible.org/question/where-hell-located

"In essence, we can simply know that hell, both the temporary location of all unbelievers until the Great White Throne Judgment of Rev. 20, and the final place called the lake of fire are somewhere in God’s boundless universe."

Sleepy, pre-coffee conclusion ...

Considering just how BIG the universe is (and how NASA's space probes can take many years to get wherever), the "Long Road to Hell" is the probable reality of such behavioral drift ... and may even begin before that space travel! (which hints that an exit - or several - probably exists before the No-More-Exits final portion of the highway ... or meandering road). Cool! ... until Hot!


Less sleepy (half a cuppa) meditation ...

OMG! How does one get to Hell
Certainly not by angelic transport since they travel in a different direction.

Cool! ... not Hot!
This hints that Hell exists in the opposite direction of Heaven!
... therefore one's GPS is the key to eternal travel.

Tip: A one G network is best!


Rod

[happyrain]

Hey Rod,

Not an experience? I know plenty of folks who have experienced hell right here on Earth.

I just don't think I'm smart enough for your cryptic nature.

[Amigoo]

My wording gets cryptic by permitting several interpretations,
such as the 'if' here including those who experience Hell on earth:

"if it's not a pre-death location and/or experience"

Since no one really knows what Hell is like
(nor Heaven since no one has ever returned),
"Hell" is wide open for interpretation ...
hinting we even create our own Hell!

"Hell hath no fury like a cryptic World View!"
... now comes to mind.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ances.html
"(U.S. President) refuses to rule out first-strike use of US nuclear weapons under 'extreme circumstances' "

Seems to be the new attitude of all nuclear powers, but technically meaningless
since liftoff of one missile causes immediate liftoff of the enemy's response,
given today's super sensitive electronic monitoring.

This first-strike planning has probably been true for decades.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/orlan ... ride-death
"Teen dies after fall from drop tower ride at Orlando's ICON PARK"

This boy's size suggests that his harness should have been checked several times
... and if so, may not have been strong enough for him (IMO).

"His father said that no other ride had allowed him on until this one." (reported later)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... dress.html
"Kate, 40, stunned in a recycled £1,380 green Emilia Wickstead dress,
which she first wore at Wimbledon last year"

Interesting term, "recycled", for the royal wardrobe -
lower classes "recycle" what somebody else used to wear
(or another family member such as older sibling).

"Recycle" today also refers to making use
of that which used to be clothing (or whatever).

Rod

[Amigoo]

"I think I'm thinking (about grammar)."

Re: https://www.dailywire.com/news/boris-jo ... nder-issue

"UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson weighed in on the debate about transgenderism in his country,
saying that 'the basic facts of biology remain overwhelmingly important' in conversations about the issue."

Indirect reference to "male/female" being anatomic definitions with "man/woman" being gender perception definitions.
And from a logic perspective, if "woman" is not necessarily "female", then "man" is not necessarily "male".

From a wordsmith perspective, "male" is the defining characteristic(s) of a human being having that anatomy; "female" is the defining characteristic(s) of a human being having that anatomy; "man/woman" refer to a human being having whatever self-perception.

Ultimately, "male/female" are adjectives and "man/woman" are nouns ... and how they perform sexually are verbs or adverbs
(which may or may not be related to their defining adjectives and nouns).

Holy (stuff) (semantically null expletive replaced)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/nf ... o-ico-bust

"On average, one in three NFT collections have essentially expired, with little or no trading activity, blockchain analytics firm Nansen found. Another third are trading below the amount it cost issuers to mint the tokens."

Interesting financial progress (or not) of these blockchain non-fungibles*. On the bright side, if you're going to lose your investment, it's comforting (or not) to have a token of where the money went. Shared ownership might be an option on new tokens to spread the investment risk, especially since blockchain technology permits this (investors can own a portion of a bitcoin and NFTs are more than a digital number).

* (Wikipedia) "A non-fungible token (NFT) is a non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain, a form of digital ledger, that can be sold and traded. Types of NFT data units may be associated with digital files such as photos, videos, and audio."

Rod

[Amigoo]

On the other hand ...

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

"Taylor Hawkins' heart weighed DOUBLE that of men his age when he died: Foo Fighters drummer suffered 'cardiovascular collapse'
in Colombia hotel room after binging on cocktail of drugs"

Re: https://www.verywellhealth.com/symptoms ... rt-5181653

"The heart is usually the size of a fist, but it has the ability to grow in response to the demands that are placed on it,
as is the case during pregnancy, strenuous exercise, and when you have a heart condition."

Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwjEc8S0PRo
"Taylor Hawkins Drumming Masterclass"

So, this kind of drummin' is not strenuous exercise?!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-a ... ss-studies
"University announces first-ever Masters degree in 'Happiness Studies' "

"The academy's mission 'is to lead the happiness revolution by educating leaders who are themselves dedicated to personal, interpersonal and communal flourishing' ... When we're talking about happiness, we're talking about cultivating resilience, the ability to deal with hardships, with difficulties, and there's plenty to go around today ... Whether you're talking pandemic, whether you're talking war, uncertainty, whether it's on the economic level, the emotional level."

This would be a good theme song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

Don't got $17,700 (or a student loan)?
Don't worry! Be happy! ... avoid the expense!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-lays-re ... 39524.html

"About six months ago, the remains of the first person in the state to choose natural reduction were placed in an air-filtered chamber with wood chips, alfalfa, straw and 'a lot of microbial beings.' That began a natural digestion and conversion process that took six months ... One body makes about a pickup truck bed’s worth of soil"

Hmmm ... It may take a while for most people to stop believing that the spirit of the composted person still associates
with that new soil. Would you still buy a house if you knew that the previous occupant(s) was the soil in the garden

Hmmm ... Maybe such composted soil should go to a public park, but would you go there (especially after dark),
knowing than many pickup trucks have deposited RIP Soil there in recent years

Hmmm ... Maybe a pre-test ride in the bed of pickup truck would help!
Hmmm ... "Over my dead body!" starts to have new meaning.
Hmmm ... Wasn't "They're here!" a movie long ago

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "'Dumbphone' REVIVAL IS SMART!")

Monologue about pressure to be a smartphony (re: "telephony")

Best guess: Like most social comparisons, one dumbphony
is necessary for ten smartphonys to know they're smart ...
which hints of the dumbphony's power & influence!

"What if a person doesn't have a phone?!"
Obviously, that person is a Nophony!

Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"cop with history of misconduct quits after being caught on camera having sex in uniform
by a man working up a telecommunications tower"

Ubiquitous cameras (in cell phones, on street lights, everywhere!)
complement today's absence of privacy and anonymity online.

Steal a cell phone! Go to jail! (the phone is tracking you).
Performing in public? Smile! You're on candid camera!
... sometimes with immediate video uploading.

Tip: Drones (as well as satellites) have cameras!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... cters.html
"Disney theme parks no longer assume that little girls want to be called 'princess' "

It has always been true that not all little girls want to be called 'princess', or all little boys want to be called 'prince', or women called 'girls', or men called 'boys'. What's different now in this societal "wokism" is that MANY minorities (of whatever classification) want to be recognized and accepted as unique individuals - not clones of a traditional group

The sad reality is that traditional terms are denied use when new terms have not yet been created.
Thus, "Hello boys and girls!" degrades to "Hello all you people!" ("people" is still assumed, fortunately).

Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"350 lb teen, 14, who fell to his death from 430ft ICON park drop tower was 63 lb over the maximum weight limit for the ride
as operator claims he was locked into his seat"

What's not mentioned in these reports is that ride attendants typically don't know the weight of the person getting on the ride ... and may assume that if they were allowed to buy a ticket and get in line then they were qualified to ride. The attendant's job is to keep the line moving as quickly as possible for better ticket income.

And in this era of racial/sexual/whatever sensitivity, publically disqualifying anyone for any reason is taboo.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "PROOF THAT THE PLANES ON 911 WERE CGI") (Computer-Generated Imagery)

As the years roll by, more and more proof accumulates (IMO) that 911
was a "false flag" event intended to justify a military intervention.

In this case, many expert scientists have proven that a plane
could not have caused the steel-reinforced towers to collapse
... even if a plane struck the tower

Unfortunately, technology today permits even more convincing
"proof" of that which did not happen. Perhaps, an alien invasion
is now scheduled for a near-term performance.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/hea ... 207103001/

"Chris Rock joked about Pinkett Smith's shaved head in front of a global audience. Pinkett Smith has alopecia,
an auto-immune disorder that can cause hair loss, a side effect the actress and talk show host has called 'terrifying.'"

Actually, Pinkett Smith looks very attractive as adorned to complement her shaved head,
a look that more women should feel empowered to display (albeit, as occasional option to coiffed hair).
Of course, my Remington Vacuum 3/8" all-the-way style for the past two years* probably causes a bias.

* to reduce expenses in retirement, during Covid lockdowns, and to reduce contrast of thin hair dome.

Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"Chris Rock, 57, was seen for the first time in public since he was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars Sunday
The comedian kept his head down as he arrived in Boston on Tuesday, ahead of his sold-out show Wednesday"

Actually, Rock displayed an Oscar-worthy performance in his reaction to the earned(?) slap. "The show must go on!"
obviously persuaded his non-combative response (atypical male instinct, regardless of provocational circumstance).

Best guess: A comedy theme of "I got caught with my hand in the cookie jar!"
and appropriate apology will smooth the red carpet for his continuing successful career.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walt-d ... -goer-says
"Walt Disney would be 'rolling over in his grave' over company's 'wokeness' "

"It is the parents' jobs to teach their children societal norms ... I don't believe that is a state or federal employee’s job to teach that to our children ... That is not the kind of thing that they should be focusing on K through 3 ... Children need to be given a chance to develop themselves before they start being taught on what they should be"

The emphasis of the Florida ruling (very young children should be taught this by their parents - not schools).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/202 ... g-orig.cnn
"Marjorie Taylor Greene just told Pete Buttigieg to 'stay out of girls' bathrooms"

Interestingly, this headline suggests a logical perspective
when a unisex bathroom is not available:

1. Use bathroom designed for the way your anatomy currently works
- not the way your mind perceives your gender-in-transition.
Current anatomy is proof of familiarity with that bathroom

2. Use the bathroom designed for the way you're dressed
(and don't talk unless complementary to that dress).

3. Use the preferred bathroom if unoccupied
and post 'GIT' on the door (Gender In Transition!).

4. Use the preferred bathroom regardless
and post 'DWI' on the door (Deal With It!).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://archive.ph/ofZCH#selection-301.0-301.78
"Bobcats Might Be the Guardians of Florida’s Swamps"

"The camera had been put in place to better understand the reproductive biology of these huge snakes ...
the snake slithered away and the camera snapped shots of a bobcat arriving and eating python eggs"

Florida, where gators and bobcats love Burmese pythons.

See also: https://science.time.com/2012/01/31/inv ... verglades/

"We have documented pythons eating alligators, we have also documented alligators eating pythons.
It depends on who is biggest during the encounter."

Caution: Alligators and pythons eat humans, but rarely vice versa.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://sputniknews.com/20220331/blinke ... 59803.html
"US citizens can choose to identify themselves with the gender 'X' when applying for passports"

See also: https://www.newsweek.com/gender-x-new-i ... ont-775221

"term used to encompass 'a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified' "

... in other words, WYSIWYG if you dare (or are invited) to look under the mental/physical hoods,
but note that Gender X also communicates "It's none of your business! (regarding passports)."

However, as long as traditional genders still exist on passports, Gender X also communicates
you're not traditional gender, therefore Gender Of Interest (GOI, pronounced like a similar group).

Rod