Well, my designated loser of a next-door neighbor seems to be in jail. He had a parole hearing on Wednesday, and it seems like he failed to pass muster before the judge. I haven't seen him since.

The thing I was afraid would happen didn't. I thought my neighbor would get pinched but that his crew would continue to operate the business out of his ( Read more... )

I just posted this to r/artificial. I joined the subreddit to make the post, so I have no established reputation or credibility with its regular members. I don't expect my post to elicit many responses.

Posted byu/Kayemmo
just now
According to Amy Webb, a major problem with AI is the over-representation of White Men in its development.
I'm re- ( Read more... )

https://youtu.be/yzDyB6TZRnA

I did it with bone broth supplemented with a paste called Better Than Bullion. I'm dying to eat more, but not for a couple of hours, at least. My pulse seems elevated, and I feel the threat of a headache. Also, while my taste buds and brain heartily approved of my first calories in over 10 days, my stomach is not entirely on board with the whole ( Read more... )

Today is the final day of my 10-day fast. I started at 216.4. This morning I weighed in at 200 pounds even. But the fast isn't over. I break fast with bone broth tomorrow.

Bone broth, if you've never had it, tastes like nothing in particular, so I'm about to go to the nearby supermarket to look for some miso soup. I'm sure they won't have it, and ( Read more... )

Final weigh-in is tomorrow, but I need my white board.

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I went to see Captain Marvel last night. It was the first public showing of the film in my rural Vermont village. I'd followed the controversy swirling around this film, particularly Brie Larson's intonation giving away her insincerity when she claimed that she ( Read more... )

A basically contemporary vernacular translation of Be Still, My Soul, Be Still by A E Housman.

Chill, my soul. Just Chill.

You are not strong enough to take on the whole world.

If you're really freaking out

just think back to the time when it was all good.

Bad stuff happened back then, but I didn't care

because I hadn't been born yet.

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I posted a video on Friday, February 8th, 2019 in which I talked with my young friend, Collin, about, among other things, our expectations concerning technology and the future of technological civilization. Collin expressed the opinion that technological progress will continue and, in spite of some potential rough patches, that humanity would "keep ( Read more... )