World Views

[Amigoo]

Observed in modern news, soccer moms have a rainbow of positive qualities ...
and their husbands are often more than the pot at the end of the rainbow.

Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"giant Galapagos tortoise impresses keepers at UK zoo after fathering EIGHT endangered baby reptiles at 70-years-old"

"Dirk the tortoise mated with three females he shares a pen with ...
two baby tortoises hatched from eggs laid by 21-year-old female Charlie."


Apparently, turtle orgies are common but usually with more participants:

Re: https://www.livescience.com/45354-anima ... rtles.html

" 'The male hangs on for dear life for up to 24 hours,' said Dave Owens, a marine biologist at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
'By remaining attached to the female, the male can prevent other males from mating with her.

But his competition doesn't take this injustice lightly — they bite his tail and flippers ... repeatedly to try to get him to let go.
After the pair separates, they go on to mate with other sea turtles.' "

Hard shell - Hard center (during the season).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... claim.html
"Obesity should be considered a brain disorder like autism or ADHD"

"It occurs due to brain developments occurring in childhood."

Perhaps, the brain remembers what foods taste good and boost endorphins*,
making it difficult to choose healthier foods in conservative quantities.

* "peptides which activate body's opiate receptors, causing analgesic effect"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/opinions ... index.html
"Opinion: The hurricane problem Florida could have avoided"

"it is not solely the population magnitude that is important in creating disaster potential, it is how the population and built environment are distributed across the landscape (for example, building along high-risk coastlines) that increases risk for and vulnerability to disaster."

"Tropical storm risk and exposure in Florida has and will continue to rapidly change due to both a changing climate and built-environment landscape ... we need to more strongly consider not only how we build our homes and communities, but also where we build them."

Apparently, rising seas - worldwide - are increasing risk of coastal residence,
especially where elevation is close to sea level. While construction improves
over the years, flooding is a different challenge

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... 0-000.html
"Pro poker player is accused of using 'hidden vibrating device' "

"Garrett Adelstein has suggested that his female opponent, Robbi Jade Lew, could have cheated
by using a 'device hidden that simply vibrates to indicate you have the best hand.' "

Apparently, someone else observes the poker hands, causing signal to start the vibration.
Where such a device might be hidden is not so mysterious, suggesting this could be used
as a quiet wake-up alarm if connected to an alarm clock.

"Say what?!" Dunno! I'll need to see pictures.

Rod

[Amigoo]

If "it takes one to know one", AI will be able to detect an AI image
(perhaps at the pixel level since paint brush art has not a pixel).

See also: https://www.makeuseof.com/is-ai-generated-art-real-art/
"Should AI-Generated Art Be Considered Real Art?"

"Ultimately, art is classed as the product of imagination, skill, experience, and emotion, usually meant to represent something and for the public to enjoy. But there are human creations that don’t tick any of these boxes and yet are considered art because people made them. They spent time and effort putting their inner worlds onto that canvas, sculpture, or composition. Machine intelligence also puts a lot of work into sorting through tons of data, linking someone’s prompt to datasets, and trying to represent it as best as possible."

"The difference is that the AI is compelled by commands, not an emotional need to express itself."
... and therefore suggests "I think therefore I Am not AI" ( IA <> AI )

Rod

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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/army-p ... e-coercion
"penalizing soldiers seeking religious accommodation to vaxx mandate"

IMO, from religious perspective "on high",
deeply held religious beliefs are not "abandoned"
when severe coercion forces accommodation.

Deeply held religious beliefs are "abandoned"
only when they are truly abandoned.

Rod

[Amigoo]

When a mind wanders off topic ...

Re: https://www.rt.com/russia/563913-men-vo ... women-nag/
"Some men volunteer to fight in Ukraine to avoid wives – Russian mayor"

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

"Nagging, in interpersonal communication, is repetitious behaviour in the form of pestering, hectoring, harassing, or otherwise continuously urging an individual to complete previously discussed requests or act on advice. The word is derived from the Scandinavian nagga, which means 'to gnaw'."

Re: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ ... octor-away
"A Nag a Day Keeps the Doctor Away"

"A national study directed by a Michigan State University sociology professor shows that unhappily married men have a lower risk of developing diabetes and a higher chance of successful treatment if they do develop it."

Today's possible lessons ...

- If you're unmarried and have diabetes,
you should marry a widow/widower whose children
are Pester, Hector, and Harass.

- "Nag a Day" is not a good equestrian center.

- A mistress who nags cures a poor marriage.

- Nag Support groups are probably noisy.

- Nagging may cause AND cure tinnitus.

- Children who nag are called "children".

- National Nag Day ... is every day.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20 ... out-gender
"The parents raising their children without gender"
"... designed to let children pick their own identities later in life."

"Since gender-neutral parenting remains a relatively recent and limited phenomenon, researchers don't yet
know much about its long-term impact, including how it is affecting both children and wider society."

With "decide later" options, parental role models seem less important!
And anatomical reality hints children need to decide sooner - not later -
in case surgery will be required to complement their chosen identity.

And since early brain development depends on lifestyle experience,
identity instability for years suggests adult instability. Conversely,
this suggests identity nurturing by parents is indeed important!
If parents don't have a clue, their children will wander longer.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/business ... index.html
"Zelle fraud is rising. And banks aren’t coming to the rescue"

"Under the federal rule known as Regulation E, banks are technically only liable to cover fraudulent activity when it involves 'unauthorized' transactions. Say, when someone steals your credit card and makes purchases without your permission. But if someone persuades you to send them $500 through a phishing scam, banks consider that 'authorized' and won’t reimburse those funds."

Apparently, the tastier the bait, the greater chance of getting phished.

See also: https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/b ... our-money/

"A common scam involves an email or text message asking a user to confirm a large, fake Zelle payment. When the user replies that they didn't authorize the transfer, the scammer follows up with a phone call pretending to represent the bank and spoofing the financial institution's phone number. They walk the caller through bogus instructions on how to reverse the unauthorized claims that instead actually transfer money to the criminals."

Tip: Move mouse pointer over email link to see where link actually goes.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/want-fri ... 17519.html
"Robot makes French fries faster, better than humans"

"When an order comes in through the restaurant system, it automatically spits out the instructions to Flippy
... It does it faster or more accurately, more reliably and happier than most humans do it"

"Flippy 2 can cook several meals with different recipes simultaneously, reducing the need for catering staff
and ... speed up order delivery at drive-through windows."

Of course, most customers prefer a happy robot, but a token grouchy
may be important to maintain fast food restaurant familiarity.

And to be flipped off by a Flippy would be entertaining
"Would you like cursing with your order?"

This could be a new job type (writing robot curses
... at least until AI also takes this job).

Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"Critics slam Harvard children's hospital for claiming babies know in the WOMB if they're transgender"

Doubtful knowingness, considering how much brain development occurs in the first years AFTER birth.


Re: http://www.urbanchildinstitute.org/why- ... -and-brain

"Genes provide a blueprint for the brain, but a child’s environment and experiences carry out the construction."

"Because experiences have such a great potential to affect brain development, children are especially vulnerable to persistent negative influences during this period. On the other hand, these early years are a window of opportunity for parents, caregivers, and communities: positive early experiences have a huge effect on children’s chances for achievement, success, and happiness."

Hints that a child’s environment and experiences (including parents, caregivers, communities) can be a cause of gender issues. And even hints that TWO parents with a healthy heterosexual relationship are an important influence!


Rod

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/prince- ... 08580.html

"Prince William Reportedly 'Made it Clear' That Camilla Is Not His Children's 'Step-Grandmother' "

Actually, Camilla is probably their "Consort-Grandmother"
... and from a child's point of view, there's always room
for another grandmother!

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird- ... s-28196830

"Scientists at the University of California Riverside believe that the existence of party drug nitrous oxide,
known as laughing gas, in space points to proof of aliens"

"With the JWST (telescope) offering the greatest space data-collecting capabilities to date, the UCR team
hopes their fellow scientists will begin taking the nitrous oxide-as-bio-signature hypothesis seriously."

Somehow the first sentence of this article hedges the bet about the bio-signature being taken seriously.
After all, one tends to smile when reading that sentence! And speaking of gas, digestion also produces gases
that might be detectable. If found, this might prove that alien cows exist in those distant pastures.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://nationaltoday.com/national-coming-out-day/

"(U.S.) National Coming Out Day is celebrated on October 11 each year. The first observation was in 1988
and by 1990 it was being celebrated in all 50 states."

Interestingly (according to the news), "Been there! Done that!"
can be repeated mantra if one comes out a different door later.
Caution: Gender surgery may limit later celebrations.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Professor Jus-Doit, an efficiency expert, ends his lecture
by writing a long cryptic equation on the board, then says ...
"This is the secret to mandatory-task efficiency!"

He would then pretend to study the equation
until a student asked "What does it mean?".

"It means", he explains, "that a mandatory task that takes a long time
takes much, much longer if one does nothing at all."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.makeuseof.com/is-ai-generated-art-real-art/
"Should AI-Generated Art Be Considered Real Art?"

A good article that declares AI art is indeed real art; not human creativity like the past but still "art"

Related to modern era art expression: I recently saw a tall man (not child) in a store with the back of his pants well below his butt. Since this youthful sagging pants era is ending, this adult stylin' still hints of art expression, albeit post trend, suggesting real art has no limits!

[from the internet] "Fashion is (also) performance art",
therefore sagging pants is stylin' performance.

See also: https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/us/saggi ... s-era-over
"The fall of the sagging pants era is upon us"

Apparent bottom line about AI art ...

Human-crafted art is unique and not easily duplicated. AI art, because of pre-existing images that are modified by text input to the AI software, is less difficult to reproduce (just input the same commands). Of course, if the pre-existing image archive keeps changing, the AI art created by these commands may change also (just backup your work)

... which is not to say that AI art is not real art - it's just not long-traditional human creativity (that started with cave paintings?).

However, the technology parallel to AI is now obvious ...

When paper was invented, most cave artists resisted, saying "What's this 'pay per' thing Pay by the sheet
... when cave walls are free ... much larger ... more natural ... and drawings last thousands of years
... according to the manufacturer."


Rod

[Amigoo]

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

"DC Comics has announced it will axe a recent book series that was centered on a bisexual Superman ... Now amid poor sales
the comic book publisher announced at New York Comic Con that its 18th issue - due to release in December - will be its last."

A lesson that the past cannot be rewritten to reflect modern lifestyle - Superman was the male hero of that era
and certain of his gender! Even a gay child of this iconic father is not believable. However, a gay, non-related,
Superman wannabe might be possible, but would still be difficult to present sans "swish" (popular stereotype).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/alright ... 01625.html

"According to Dictionary.com, a Zaddy is 'an attractive man who is also stylish, charming, and self-confident'."

Since most terms have opposites, what's the opposite of 'Zaddy'

'Zuddy' came to mind first and rhymes with 'Buddy',
so this suggests that 'Baddy' is a Zaddy buddy.

Not to worry, Zuddy!

Rod

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Re: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google ... 1573823753

Helps explain why different search engines are often beneficial
... to find what others try to hide, obscure, or prioritize.

Some of the others:gb whatsapp
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/alt ... es/271409/
https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/best-pri ... -services/

Rod

it's actually nice to have this amazing explanation about using different Search engine...

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/one-thing/episodes/ (Oct 16 2022, not a link)

"A new survey from CNN in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that
nine out of 10 adults believe that there’s a mental health crisis in the US today."

Apparently, many of the "nine of 10" are those afflicted.

Rod

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Re: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/health/s ... index.html
"Look to exercise to extend life, even for the oldest"

"You don’t have to go to a gym to strengthen your muscles, the CDC said. You can lift weights at home,
work with resistance bands, use your body weight for resistance (for example, push-ups and sit-ups),
and dig or shovel in the garden. Even 'lifting canned goods could be considered a muscle-strengthening' "

This paragraph highlights that normal daily activity can provide exercise benefits,
suggesting formal exercise need only complement what's missing in daily activity.
Of course, paying for a gym membership rationalizes more complete workouts.

Rod

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Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11325233/ (not a link)

"Forecasters say a recession is a 100% CERTAINTY within the next 12 months
after President said everything was fine while eating ice cream"

This headline is the important news ...

99 out of 100 people would say everything is fine
when you're eating ice cream (even better than fine
for some ice cream servings).

To confirm this, I sampled half a quart of Neapolitan;
every spoonful was just fine!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://dnyuz.com/2022/10/19/social-sec ... n-records/
(U.S.) "Social Security Will Now Allow People to Select Their Gender in Records"

This gender self-identification makes news reporting less conclusive
where male/female trends, etc. used to be reported ... but acronyms
even more inclusive. For example, "S-IXY" can now mean "bisexual".

"I'm feeling S-IXY at 60 for 60 minutes after Viagra,
but S-IX at 6 for 6 years while searching for gender
(then S-IXYZ, depending on my TikTok typing)."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Because human anatomy has not changed after gender-identity became self-perception,
real anatomy needs continuing identification in the records. Two-part classification might work,
with Procreation-Identity and Gender-Identity (the PIGI system).

Procreation-Identity reflects the reality that chromosome identification is brain-wiring supported
(why unique anatomical parts still function as designed).

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_sex-de ... ion_system

"Females have two of the same kind of sex chromosome (XX), and are called the homogametic sex.
Males have two different kinds of sex chromosomes (XY), and are called the heterogametic sex."
Interestingly, females are the natural "homo" of the species; males, the "hetero".

Rod