by Ai Friendly | Feb 8, 2025 | Culture Wars, History as it applies to the Future, Politics
There has been a flurry of presidential activity since Donald Trump took office once again. Using a sports analogy, all these presidential decrees are meant to Flood the Zone, throwing a ton of stuff on the wall to see what sticks. A less charitable interpretation...
by Ai Friendly | Feb 6, 2025 | Witty Repartee on any topic
I am all in favor of belt-tightening and anything that reduces government spending and leads to a more efficient government, but these knuckleheads are tinkering with the plane engine in mid-flight. “Hey, what’s this gizmo?” “I don’t know! Let’s throw it out!” “Good...
by Ai Friendly | Feb 26, 2024 | Education, History as it applies to the Future, Science and Emerging Technology
A lot of the information below comes from EarthSky.org. What follows is from my extremely limited and non-scientific perspective. Today’s eighth grader is learning things about which I am only vaguely aware. Here’s what I know: The ancient Greeks had various ideas on...
by Ai Friendly | Feb 4, 2024 | Witty Repartee on any topic
First, we all face up to depression without exception. The only difference is in how we deal with it, and there are only three ways. The most popular way is through elevated levels of cynicism, skepticism, and disdain. That approach gives us a temporary sense of...
by Ai Friendly | Nov 20, 2023 | Science and Emerging Technology, Witty Repartee on any topic
From an NPR Business report: The importance of all news related to OpenAI cannot be overstated. Huge decisions that will seriously impact our lives are being made behind closed doors. On a world tour this year, he was mobbed by a crowd of adoring fans at an event in...
by Ai Friendly | Nov 13, 2023 | History as it applies to the Future, Witty Repartee on any topic
Pictured is Confederate General James Longstreet. The civil war ended 158 years, 7 months, and 4 days ago. We must continue to study and learn and talk about it, but the arguing must end. Unfortunately, it is not hard to find people still willing to argue about the...
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