As I drank I found myself thinking that she probably had a hot daughter.
We drank a bit, and had a bit of a snuggle, and then she asked if I'd
ever had a Sportsman's Double.
'What's that?' I asked
'It's a mother and daughter threesome,' she said.
I said, 'No' - excitedly.
We drank a bit more, then she says that tonight was 'my lucky night'.
I went back to her place. She put on the hall light and shouted upstairs:
'Mum, you still awake?'
http://Bush-McCainChallenge.com/?rc=challenge-friends&r_id=12589-4946138-MHhoN6
Enjoy the extra credit McCain vs. a Carrot round!
Figured Nize Baby iz zo ober der dop zat itz a purfek practice read.
It is the accent of the parents of the lawyer, if you will...
Milt Gross was a very EARLY comic strip author, and fairly famous in
his day (1920-40's)
Having a copy of Nize Baby, I was going to fax a few pages for dialect
practice, but I found a reference online to give my friend the idea.
See paragraphs on this page!
http://www.pseudopodium.org/search.cgi?Milt+Gross
They are all ENGLISH words, call and I'll listen and/or give you a demo!
NEW YORK - A homeless man has come forward with two sets of
confidential ground zero blueprints that he says were dumped in a
Lower Manhattan trash can. The man brought the Freedom Tower plans
to the New York Post, which says the 150-page schematic is marked:
"Secure Document — Confidential."
The documents are dated Oct. 5, 2007. They contain plans for each
floor, the thickness of the concrete-core wall, and the location of
air ducts, elevators, electrical systems and support columns.
The agency that owns the World Trade Center site, the Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey, calls it a serious security lapse.
Spokeswoman Candace McAdams says mishandling the blueprints would be
"cause for serious disciplinary action."
We are soon coming to the point that "meat" can be economically grown
without any sentience involved, just a ham in a bottle…not many moral
issues with that I suspect…
However, consider the following:
If all humans, tomorrow, stopped eating meat…
there would (for quite some time) be an excess of food available (if
it could be distributed equitably)
We could let the current cattle and pigs and chickens live long and
die out…and no more pets, they eat way too much fish!
and, we'd continue to breed…
and, sooner than later (much much sooner) we'll have eaten our way off
the planet (again!).
As our technology overwhelms natural limits, we become subject to
every natural consequence…
FOOD RIOTS IN HAITI OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND
1,000,000,000 people in the world TODAY that don't have ready access
to potable water.
Ice Shelf Calving in Antactica (removing another barrier that keeps
ice on the continent…when it moves off the continent oceans rise!)
Vegan? Carnivore?
MOOT POINT.
Voluntary Human EXTINCTION is the only MORAL choice!
The die off of humanity is inevitable, and not long in coming.
Therefore, to minimize the suffering, no more children ought be born.
At all.
Voluntarily.
By anyone…anywhere.
Forever.
Below are True descriptions of zodiac signs.
Read your sign, and then forward it on, with your zodiac sign and
label on the subject line.
This is the real Deal, try ignoring or changing it, and the first
thing you'll notice is having a horrible day starting tomorrow morning
- and it only gets Worse from there.
Remember, if you are on the cusp of another sign you most likely will
have features of both signs...which may lead you into total
confusion......
CAPRICORN - The Go-Getter (Dec 22 - Jan 19) Patient and wise.
Practical and rigid. Ambitious. Tends to be Good-looking. Humorous
and funny. Can be a bit shy and reserved. Often pessimistic.
Capricorns tend to act before they think and can be Unfriendly at
times. Hold grudges. Like competition. Get what they Want. 20 years of
bad luck if you do not forward.
AQUARIUS - The Sweetheart (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Optimistic and honest.
Sweet personality. Very independent. Inventive and intelligent.
Friendly and loyal. Can seem unemotional. Can be a bit rebellious.
Very stubborn, but original and unique. Attractive on the inside and
out. Eccentric personality. 11 years of bad luck if you do not
forward.
PISCES - The Dreamer (Feb 19 - Mar 20) Generous, kind, and thoughtful.
Very creative and imaginative. May become secretive and vague.
Sensitive. Don't like details. Dreamy and unrealistic. Sympathetic and
loving. Kind. Unselfish. Good kisser. Beautiful. 8 years of bad luck
if you do not forward.
ARIES - The Daredevil (Mar 21 - April 19)
Energetic. Adventurous and spontaneous. Confident and enthusiastic.
Fun. Loves a challenge. EXTREMELY impatient. Sometimes selfish. Short
fuse. (Easily angered.) Lively, passionate, and sharp wit. Outgoing.
Lose interest quickly - easily bored. Egotistical. Courageous and
assertive. Tends to be physical and athletic. 16 years of bad luck if
you do not forward.
TAURUS - The Enduring One (April 20 - May 20) Charming but aggressive.
Can come off as boring, but they are not. Hard workers. Warm-hearted.
Strong, has endurance. Solid beings that are stable and secure in
their ways. Not looking for shortcuts. Take pride in their beauty.
Patient and reliable. Make great friends and give good advice. Loving
and kind. Loves hard - passionate. Express themselves emotionally.
Prone to ferocious temper-tantrums. Determined. Indulge themselves
often. Very generous. 12 years of bad Luck if you do not forward
GEMINI - The Chatterbox (May 21 - June 20) Smart and witty. Outgoing,
very chatty. Lively, energetic. Adaptable But needs to express
themselves. Argumentative and outspoken. Like change. Versatile. Busy,
sometimes nervous and tense. Gossips. May seem superficial or
inconsistent. Beautiful physically and mentally. 5 years of bad luck
if you do not forward.
CANCER - The Protector (June 21 - July 22)
Moody, emotional. May be shy. Very loving and caring. Pretty/handsome.
Excellent partners for life. Protective. Inventive and imaginative.
Cautious. Touchy-feely kind of person. Needs love from others. Easily
hurt, but sympathetic. 16 years of bad luck if you do not forward.
LEO - The Boss (July 23 - Aug 22)
Very organized. Need order in their lives - like being in control.
Like boundaries. Tend to take over everything. Bossy. Like to help
Others. Social and outgoing. Extroverted. Generous, warm-hearted.
Sensitive. Creative energy. Full of themselves. Loving. Doing the
right thing is important to Leos. Attractive. 13 years of bad luck if
you do not forward.
VIRGO - The Perfectionist (Aug 23 - Sept 22)
Dominant In relationships. Conservative. Always wants the last word.
Argumentative. Worries. Very smart. Dislikes noise and chaos. Eager.
Hardworking. Loyal. Beautiful. Easy to talk to. Hard to please. Harsh.
Practical and very fussy. Often shy. Pessimistic. 7 years of bad luck
if you do not forward.
LIBRA - The Harmonizer (Sept 23 - Oct 22)
Nice to everyone they meet. Can't make up their mind. Have own unique
appeal. Creative, energetic, and very social. Hates to be alone.
Peaceful, generous. Very loving and beautiful. Flirtatious. Give in
too easily. Procrastinators. Very gullible. 9 years of bad luck if
you do not forward.
SCORPIO - The Intense One(Oct 23 - Nov 21)
Very energetic. Intelligent. Can be jealous and/or possessive.
Hardworking. Great kisser. Can become obsessive or secretive. Holds
grudges. Attractive. Determined. Loves being in long Relationships.
Talkative. Romantic. Can be self-centered at times. Passionate and
Emotional. 4 years of bad luck if you do not forward.
SAGITTARIUS - The Happy-Go-Lucky One (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
Good-natured optimist. Doesn't want to grow up (Peter Pan Syndrome).
Indulges self. Boastful. Likes luxuries and gambling. Social and
outgoing. Doesn't like responsibilities. Often fantasizes. Impatient.
Fun to be around. Having lots of friends. Flirtatious. Doesn't like
rules. Sometimes hypocritical. Dislikes being confined - tight spaces
or even tight clothes. Doesn't like being doubted. Beautiful inside
and out. 14 years of bad luck if you do not forward
Send away!!~ Ready .. set............ GO!
1-3 people= 1 minute of luck
4-7 people= 1 hour of luck
8-12 people = 1 day of luck
13-17 People = 1 week of luck
18-22 people = 1 month of luck
23-27 people = 3 Months of luck
28-32 people = 7 months of luck
33-37 people = 1 year of luck
Reality Wins tho'!
I am best - No Fantasy
Satisfaction: YOURS!
http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2008/03/13/news3.html
Well done Les, quite VHEMT ('vehement') of you!!!
Actually rather more than that I suspect, but not sure why she doesn't...
From the article:
Millions of children worldwide are affected by dyslexia, a
language-based learning disability that can include problems in
reading, spelling, writing and pronouncing words. The International
Dyslexia Association says there is no consensus on the exact number
because not all children are screened, but estimates range from 8
percent to 15 percent of students.
Learning disability? Dyslexics learn things just fine. They just
have trouble reading and writing, tasks that haven't been necessary
for human survival until quite recently! Therefore the high
percentage in the population if it is genetic...
I think that actual brain structure of the recently evolved language
portion of the brain is what is being illuminated!
Interesting that language types cause changes in brain structure
regardless, since there once was a school of Anthropology that spoke
to the general impression that different language groups engendered
different "personalities". Hence, Culture and Personality - why do we
think of Germans as "efficient", Brits as uptight, Italians as having
tempers, etc.
Maybe there is something here after all!
Article provides mildly interesting analysis, but that subject line
(lifted from it) is priceless!
Frish
Essence: You wrote a terrific response to SA Wendy (to a post I never read!).
You wrote:
Give or take variations in morality and intelligence what have you, the same
base instincts are in us all and there is no preferable breeder IMO.
TOTAL AGREEMENT, IN GENERAL people are moral actors and of average
intelligence and NO ONE SHOULD REPRODUCE.
You wrote (and I'm not sure what you mean by the first sentence, but...):
Left alone in a smaller population I would expect the rich to be led
by ego and breed their resource hungry numbers up freely. After all
it's near impossible to impose ecological ethics on every single
individual and who would they answer to?
YOU HAVE RAISED THE VERY ISSUE THAT WILL THWART ANY CHANCE AT ENOUGH
CHANGE IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
It requires draconian action to get all of us to do ANYthing and even
that will cause rebellion.
The power to enforce such ethics either violates every moral teaching,
or will not ever be capable of enforcing them!
This can be seen, in trivial microcosm, in the abreaction
conservatives have to the very concept of "Global Warming", what a
hoax, etc....which of course is simply delaying any action to reduce
human caused climate and other Earth systems' chaos.
It may well come to military and swift justice situations as the water
runs out, but it won't make things sustainable.
You Said:
The nature of the human virus is to fill up and dominate the
surroundings and I don't believe those responsible for the western
model are responsible enough. Nor are the poor, middle class or
otherwise.
EXACTLY RIGHT, and worse than that, there is no one "responsible"!
Culture has a momentum of its own, we can only attempt to shift it's
course.
The "human virus" is characterized by human physicality (we eat and
shit, not much going on there from a disruption to ecology standpoint)
and HUMAN CULTURE that is what we use as a specie to take advantage of
an ecological niche.
The NATURE OF LIFE is to evolve, thanks to competition, to take
advantage of another ecological energy niche. (I'll eat at night, no
one is up then...etc.)
HUMAN CULTURE AND HUMAN NATURE (THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL)
impacts the world in an EXACTLY analogous way...
NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF IT, IT IS SIMPLY CULTURE DOING WHAT
CULTURE DOES...
Why have an igloo (human culture and technology) unless you eat seals
(raw blubber anyone? feast away, we're omnivores!)?
Why not have full blown cities, like Chicago or Minneapolis, where
people ought not exist at all...thanks to coal, oil, nuclear power???
The "organic" "natural" "evolution" of human culture has now taken
charge of the planet's climate...our accumulative activities
(basically uncontrolled) in toto are just the inevitable outcome of
cultural progression.
Can our Social Evolution proceed in time to allow us to sustainably
manage the planet?
Eight Ball says: NO.
Excellent post, thanks a lot!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_sc/octopus_love
They attribute this to you:
"It's not the sex that leads to death," said Christine Huffard, the
study's lead author. "It's just that octopuses produce offspring once
during a very short lifespan of a year."
While their procreation by itself doesn't kill them, in the really big
picture when sex evolved it led to death! Before sex there was no
death from "old age", old cells simply split!...With the evolution of
sex, death has to occur, or there would be nothing but octopi the
world over.
On the average, every octopus has two offspring, the rest get eaten or die!
That stupidly is why I'm writing, your statement got my attention on
that tangential point, but, as long as I'm here...
(I am of the undereducated opinion that) life itself is simply an
extention of geology.
Biology is really GEOlogy (and with a CAPITAL GEO, since OUR kind of
life could ONLY occur on this planet EARTH (hence GEOlogy).
The chemistry to support life existed when the solar system was right
for it to occur, and it started.
We know this happened because we're here discussing it!
Evolution happens, the feedback mechanisms (water cycle, carbon cycle,
oxygen creation, etc.) flux away, we're here....
What I'm asking is...does anyone in the bio world talk about life
being the natural outcome of the chemistry of the Earth at the time
self replicating molecules began replicating?
My philosophy goes on to consider how human culture evolved alongside
human beings to OVERCOME natural boundaries (clothes, fire, language,
education of children to overcome normal hazards, technology, weapons,
medicine, agriculture, etc.), and our culture and the technology we
now totally depend upon is killing the planet...but that's something
else entirely...
If anyone is keeping score, shortly (150 - 250 years or less) it will be:
GAIA: 1
Humans: 0
Thanks for considering my question!
See this article Al.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88382453&ft=1&f=1001
Here is a PERFECT example of how HUMAN NATURE will get in the way of
any progress on the environment, if one takes your position...it will
take far too long to change our behaviors to keep the effects of human
produced climate change from accelerating...
1. Raleigh has an antiquated sewerage system. It gets blocked by
grease and blows up. No one wants to pay to replace it (2000+ miles
of sewer pipe getting old...)
2. The city council abolished new garbage disposals from new
construction to attempt to stem the other "stuff" from getting into
the flow.
3. A reasonable request also was made to those who already have
disposals, to quit using them.
4. Some reacted "as though a SWAT team was on their roof, coming to
confiscate their disposals"...
5. The residents of Raleigh, used to throwing everything down the
kitchen sink, even when confronted with a very pricey alternative
(replacing the sewer system!), will not easily change their ways...
The Raleigh experience serves as an example of precisely what I mentioned:
Human nature however is too self serving for even a small population
of humans to sustainably manage their existence.
There is only one moral way to voluntarily reduce human population,
and that is for each of us to decide not to have offspring!
VHEMTly yours, Frish
I snipped pieces of the Bright's April Bulletin, and I do hope you
subscribe...see bottom of note for subscription info if you care to do
so...
It is nice to see our efforts recognized by The Brights Central,
thanks Paul and Mynga...
Also, an interesting bit of knowledge gained about how to sign our
letters to the editors.
Great work all, thanks for being a Bright!
Frish sez: I always have trouble with the pluralization, so this is
helpful to fellow writers:
===================
Peter Papesch (Boston, USA) sent in his point of view the matter:
"'BRIGHTS' (plural) is the collective term for us. Identifying myself
as 'A BRIGHT' is both grammatically and conceptually correct.
Furthermore, since the movement was conceived in the English-speaking
realm, I would urge all fellow Brights to retain the English term with
its double meaning rather than face the hurdles of translating the
double meaning into any other language. The very characteristic of the
double meaning adds significance to the term, and thus to the
movement."
=====================
Frish sez: Bright's Local Constituency I believe is our LA Brights
Official Title. By the way, members, we had a merry band of 2
participants so I really enjoyed writing the line in the press release
- "All participants agreed:"...but...here is something slightly more
serious...
Our group only serves us to the extent that our members have common
interests and sometimes behaviors, like showing up...and, while this
was our first volunteer effort (and I was out of town!), we'll see if
"the group" really is serious about community outreach as more
opportunities arise. Many thanks to Armel and John for being there,
let's do another soon (I think something is scheduled, see you there!)
BRIGHTS BLC IS VOLUNTEERING IN COMMUNITY
[March 28, 2008] For Immediate Release: "Los Angeles BRIGHTS support
nature at Daniel Webster Middle School Educational Garden"
---------------
On March 22, 2008, The Los Angeles BRIGHTS turned out to plant, weed,
tend and otherwise nurture The Daniel Webster Garden. Located at
Daniel Webster Middle School (LAUSD) the garden was established to
teach children who grow up in an urban setting more about the
environment.
The LA BRIGHTS charter includes volunteer efforts, doing good for the
community and supporting BRIGHT goals. See http://www.the-brights.net
Recognizing the need for more knowledge about nature, LA BRIGHT and
school teacher John Taylor wasn't solely altruistic in his volunteer
effort. "Sure, happy to help here, but I'm bringing what I learned
back to my own school, to initiate the effort there!"
All participants agreed: It feels good to help others. The LA BRIGHTS
will be performing more acts of volunteerism in support of the
naturalistic worldview.
---------------
This type of action serves as a model for other Brights Local
Constituencies that meet in person. The LA Brights not only focus on
the community; they also take the extra steps to ensure that their
volunteer efforts gain wider notice. See:
http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200803/1206753243.html
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--
Cheers,
Frish "Fearless Leader" L.A. Brights
http://www.nonshoppingchannel.blogspot.com
On 60 Minutes, you suggest, and I paraphrase: "People can change, it
is not hopeless".
However, if everyone, tomorrow, did everything you suggest, how much
difference would it make to the environment?
Sure, less than today or what it would have been otherwise...however,
that isn't going to make enough of a difference...even if we all did
everything right, tomorrow and forever!
First, not everyone is going to "get it" tomorrow.
Second, it will take some (way too long) time for things to change
once enough people do "get it" (and are willing to act accordingly).
Third, you "can't legislate morality" and you cannot "create culture"
(a culture of continuous diminution of human environmental impact)
with a slide show, ad campaign, trained evangelizing presenters, etc.
Until the power of capitalism (far and away the greatest driver of
climatic change by humans) is turned to preserving the biosphere
instead of overcoming it we have no chance of survival.
And, until people make the right choices, though being informed, so
that the market forces will drive the capitalistic machine, that
cannot happen, (regardless of your nice try with the slide show, to
attempt to counteract this impediment...).
The inevitability of the collapse, and the incredibly increasing
population means only one thing...to minimize the murderous effects
due to climate change the fewer people around to be done away with by
those changes the better!
Al, your way (changing human behavior in our use of technology) is too
slow...and MANY MORE PEOPLE will suffer because of it.
If we were few, the world's systems could withstand or tolerate
us...and we could stand a chance of managing our impacts.
Human nature however is too self serving for even a small population
of humans to sustainably manage their existence
"Manage the environment" is an interesting goal, since we don't know
enough about the environment we've already wrecked to know how to fix
it so it would operate in a way we could sustain!
There is only one moral way to voluntarily reduce human population,
and that is for each of us to decide not to have offspring!
NO ONE should have children so that we reduce human suffering, and
allow the continued existence of much of the life on the planet...
If I recall, Tipper was into labeling recordings of song lyrics for
"moral" reasons.
Love to hear you both harmonizing about how having no children is the
only hope for LIFE ITSELF.
VHEMTly yours, Frish
Tell a friend.
(I sent a version to them on their website...too)
I wish Obama could be as honest as he ought to be about religion to
begin with.
Religion provides fewer benefits to society than it is given credit for...
Billy Graham was an unrepentant anti-Semite and counselor to how many
presidents?
Reagan consulted an astrologer for God's Sake! (so to speak...)
The religion of Presidents is suspect on many levels.
Race is an issue in this race, nothing wonderful he says will change
anyone's mind.
If the race baiters on the right wish to do so, and they do and have,
they will try to make race "THE ISSUE".
It is "nice" to see you think sending many people an Obama speech
about race and or religion will change anything...It won't. Preaching
to the choir for one thing...
OBAMA SHOULD SIMPLY SAY, DOES ANYONE THINK THAT BEING OF MIXED RACIAL
BACKGROUND MEANS I AM SOMEHOW INCAPABLE OF BEING PRESIDENT? WHERE DID
THE AMERICAN DREAM GO?
THE YOUTH VOTE HAS FEWER RACE HANG UPS. Get them registered and
voting... college tuition and vocational training money at reasonable
interest rates...Universal Health Care...
MCCAIN WILL INSTITUTE THE DRAFT TO FUEL WARS THAT WILL LAST 100 YEARS.
MCCAIN IS TOO OLD. PERIOD. MAKE MCCAIN RUN ON HIS AGE.
JOBS
HEALTH
PEACE
ENVIRONMENT
supreme court
OBAMA: He's not running on HIS race. He's running on OUR future.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:24 PM, Noah T. Winer, MoveOn.org Political
Action <moveon-help@list.moveon.org> wrote:
>
> Barack Obama's speech on race today was one of the most honest and
> thoughtful you'll ever see. But the media are missing the point.
SAYS YOU...
> In the middle of a presidential contest tainted by racism and sexism, Barack
> Obama did something amazing today. He gave one of the most honest,
> courageous, and thoughtful speeches we've ever seen.
OKAY
> This is a message that could change our nation.
(Moveon wants me to send it to everyone I know. Well, sorry, I'm not
doing that.
OBAMA SAYS:
> "We have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds
> division, and conflict, and cynicism. We can tackle race only as
> spectacle—as we did in the OJ trial—or in the wake of tragedy, as we did in
> the aftermath of Katrina—or as fodder for the nightly news.
>
> "But if we do, I can tell you that in the next election, we'll be talking
> about some other distraction. And then another one. And then another one.
> And nothing will change.
>
I AGREE WITH OBAMA. FORGET ABOUT RACE IN THIS CAMPAIGN, IT IS A
DISTRACTION AND WORSE, NOT A WINNING STRATEGY. GET OUT OF THEIR
SANDBOX. NOT ONE EXTRA VOTE WILL BE OBTAINED BY ANYONE WHO WASN'T
READY TO VOTE FOR OBAMA BY READING OR HEARING A SPEECH...AT LEAST NOT
BECAUSE OF THE CONTENT THEREOF!
Cheers,
Frish
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/256.0/popup/index.php?cl=6998855
He wants to superimpose computer images over the real world.
Regular Reality is already more than many of us can handle...(have
another drink?)
I can see it now...a 24/7 video game, in real space! "So lifelike,
you'll forget you're alive!"
And, the doctor wants to monitor us for more satisfactory medical outcomes.
Hey, let's get Radio Frequency chips embedded in our skulls at birth
to keep the illegals out, our credit histories available, and our
medical conditions under control...and these contact lenses to paint a
rosey hue...who needs prozac?
Let's have our DNA on deck so we can quickly identify potential for
genetic problems having offspring with a particular person to whom we
are attracted...
Monitor me please administrator. Oops, no choice!
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Speaking of which:
I created this note (above) as a draft, and saved it in gmail.
I copied the video link from another note.
I opened the draft note.
I pasted the link.
I found a whole long list of RFID suggestions along the right side of
my recently saved and re-opened note. Not in the market, thanks...
Love the internet. Love Google. Love AI guess work, getting better everyday!
Love the automated big brother that isn't so far away.
My father, M. C. Frishberg, was a visionary, an original Silicon
Valley Nurd, truly a technology evangelist of his time...
In the late 1950's and early 1960's he was adamant that data
processing technology was the only way we'd get out of the disasterous
situation humanity is finding itself in...so he did what he could to
ensure that technology was distributed as widely and quickly as
possible...witness the fact that you are sitting in front of a
computer as you read this, perhaps 20% of the world's population has
that capability, only forty five years later, easily the most
disruptive technological introduction since the beginning of
time...thanks in no small measure to Dad...but that's another story.
I know technology is the cause of the incredibly destructive
activities humans engage in, which is why it cannot dig us out.
Time will tell if Dad or I am correct.
Back to the not so distant future...
"I see you are drinking beer, again, how do you feel about that?",
writes ELIZA...across both eyes, next to the refreshing and subtly
modulating vitawater-enzyme-drink-that-moderates-your-blood-sugar and
hangover-and-lipids logo...
In 1966, Joseph Weizenbaum introduced ELIZA, a simulation of psychotherapy.
He died recently.
Play with Eliza:
http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza-cgi-bin/eliza_script
Create your own:
http://www.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca/~cs100new/elizalab.html#deliverables
He had a Spitzer, but wanted a Swallower...
Unexpected Scene!
Disney's Dwarves showed us the way...
Working AND Whistling!
is an example of what the tool produces, I think...
Please take a peek and see what you find in terms of anything
new/weird/exciting and let me know!
Here's what Eric said to me today:
All the claims are true and not hyperbolic. Visit the site and you'll
see for yourself.
Regarding the code… you only can see the consumer side of the site.
There is a DEALER LOG IN to an enormous e-commerce platform.
WARREN BUFFET'S BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY GOES LIVE WITH WORLD'S FIRST
E-DESTINATION TM PLATFORM FOR ECOWATER SYSTEMS
March 1, 2008 – Insytive Strategic Solutions Group launches EcoWater
Systems' world-
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Unlike any website on the net, the new digital home for the largest
residential water treatment systems company in the world, represents
not only the most sophisticated site of all the Berkshire Hathaway
companies, but the premier web platform in the residential water
treatment space.
To learn more about Insytive e-destinationsTM and how Insytive
Strategic Solution Group can help your company achieve the presence it
created for the number one manufacturer of residential water treatment
systems, please contact us at blah blah blah, etc.
SO, is there anything here or not?
Your attention to this matter is purely appreciated, you are under no
obligation and will not be remunerated except for my continuing
respect for you and your knowledge and opinion.
Cheers,
Frish
Thanks for reading, thinking, (hopefully enjoying or being disturbed) and critiquing...I value your thoughts. This is a synthesis of several years of online discussions with loads of fun people...so, I'm pretty sure I right, but you tell me!
Of course, some armchair shrinks out there may feel I'm simply rationalizing my decision not to have kids...you be the judges!
REALITY NOW!
In the beginning, the Universe happened because it could.
- A long time later, Life happened because it could.
Evolution, over another really long time, led to Humans AND developing alongside every step of the way, Human Culture!!!
- Culture is useful to overcome or ignore Nature's limits
o Language let us learn from other's mistakes
o Fire extended our day, kept us safer at night, killed bugs while processing food!
o Clothing allowed us to extend our range
o Mathematics and Physics got us to the moon, etc.
Our Culture is incredibly successful, it made us invincible!
- Essentially there are no predators left!
(90% fewer sharks in the world than in 1987!)
- We've eliminated diseases or lessened the effects
- Most people eat more than once per day
- Infants survive to childhood almost everywhere
- Life spans are double what they were 350 years ago.
- We eat strawberries in January…flown in from Chile
- We exist in every environment on the planet
However, the entirety of the effects of Human Culture on the world around us cannot allow us to use it to simply ignore or "work around" Nature anymore.
Human Activities now are widespread and dramatic enough to affect the operation of Nature's Systems...with chaotic, long term, and potentially hazardous consequences!
Here is just one example: Human Cultural Activities (driving cars, burning coal, etc.) HAVE ALREADY changed the nature of the chemistry of the atmosphere. Thanks to inertia of the the atmospheric and oceanic systems, and the ability to "soak up" some of the disruption, the effects are only beginning to be observed...
As the title of this note suggests...now that we've broken it, we are responsible for making it operate, and the incentive is our very survival!
The question is:
Humans: We're proved ourselves smart enough to dominate nature, but are we wise enough to MANAGE Nature?
o We'll find out in the next 100 years or less!
For Humans to survive,
Culture MUST shift
INTENTIONALLY
from domination of Nature
to maintenance of Nature.
Immediately
THE FRISH COROLLARY:
I know of NO REASON why anything stated above is incorrect.
Unless one were extremely optimistic about the nature of large groups of humans to make wise decisions, quickly, and over multiple generations...one wouldn't have children.
It's the fourth most radical environmental group in the world!
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/offbeat-news/top-4-environmental-extremist-groups/742
This is not depressing. It is REALITY NOW!
Therefore, I wish you the VHEMT Motto: Live Long and Die Out!
Please share if you dare with others who might care (or be upset). Comments are eagerly anticipated.
And, remain childfree if you are!
Host: Janet Spiegel
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When: Sunday, March 9, 2:00PM
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Here's the template for an effective Letter to the Times (or anywhere else):
Took their piece and showed I had read it (we concur).
Made my own point altogether (morality vs. religion) and I'll hope
that's enough to catch their eye and get us into the paper.
I've introduced another whole topic, therefore a newsworthy subject
unto itself and fun speculation for them.
Pick your own "twist" and scribe away...the LA Times editors may be
reached at letters@latimes.com.
Here's the story:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-paulos4mar04,0,7732175.story
Here's my letter (I did use the BRIGHTS tag this time. Seemed appropriate.)
Dear Editor, LA TIMES:
Members of The Los Angeles BRIGHTS ("Reality Now!") were raised in all
manner of households: Hindu, Catholic, Jewish, Evangelical,
others...even Atheist).
We concur that those who don't believe are significantly undercounted.
The general population is beginning to realize that morality stems
from being human, not from being religious.
Religion cannot impose morality upon one's personality, you either
were born with a conscience or you weren't!
There are many ways to live a good life, be a good person, and a
positive social contributor and not be affiliated with religion
whatsoever.
Frish - Fearless Leader, LA Brights
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Hope to see many of you next Sunday. Thanks for being Bright.
The Badge of the CHP was written and recorded by Mr. Cliff Bemis. The song was written to honor Officer Bruce T. Hinman, who gave his life in the line of duty on October 3, 1995. On his website, Mr. Bemis states:
"The death of my friend, CHP Officer Bruce T. Hinman in 1995, was devastating to his family and friends. And so, to remember Bruce, and to honor the officers of the CHP who work everyday protecting citizens across our state, I wrote and performed The Badge of the CHP, and have officially donated it to the California Highway Patrol."
Today, the song is played at CHP memorial services, cadet graduations, and other special events. Mr. Bemis has personally sang at several of these events. The CHP family thanks Mr. Bemis for the gift of his time and talent in honoring the sacrifice made by CHP employees daily in the pursuit of public safety.
I don't believe Christians teach their children to strap bombs to themselves and blow up
I don't think 10% of Christians belong to the KKK.
Besides, Muslims -- like about 10,000,000 of them, are teaching kids today to blow themselves up to kill infidels.
But you don't see any difference.
By Jon Boone Mon Jan 28, 3:00 AM ET
KABUL, Afghanistan - The abduction on Saturday of a female US aid worker in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous cities may signal increased risk for foreign aid workers.
Kidnappings of Americans have been rare, and some Kandahar residents say the abduction of Cyd Mizell and her Afghan driver at gunpoint is a worrying development.
Sarah Chayes, a former journalist who now runs an Afghan cooperative that exports soap, says the incident "sends a signal. It's like a new chapter in a book."
"They haven't taken an American or a Canadian on the streets like this before. I don't think this was just bandits because the operation looks like it was too sophisticated for that."
Ms. Chayes suggests that the abduction could have been payback for US policy on President Pervez Musharraf.
Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban movement, has been rocked by the neo-Taliban insurgency that has gained strength in the past three years. The deterioration of law and order has also made the city considerably more dangerous for foreign visitors and Afghans alike.
The most recent abduction case involved four members of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the eastern province of Wardak in September. The two Afghans, a Macedonian, and a Burmese citizen were freed three days later. Perhaps the most notorious case of 2007 was the abduction of 23 Christian aid workers from South Korea who attempted to travel from Kabul to Kandahar by bus. Two hostages were shot to death before the rest were released. An American civilian was briefly abducted in Kabul in April 2005 but escaped by throwing himself from a moving car.
Analysts fear that terrorists and criminal gangs have been encouraged by the policy of some foreign governments to pay ransoms.
The few foreigners who still live in the city of Kandahar often use heavy security, including armed guards and armor-plated vehicles, whenever they ventured out of their offices. Afghan officials say that Mizell had been wearing a burqa, an all-encompassing body veil favoured by most Afghan women when they have to go out of their homes.
Ms. Mizell worked for Asian Life Development Foundation, a little-known nongovernmental organization . The group said she had been working in Kandahar for nearly three years with women and on income generation projects.
A speaker of Pashtu, the main language of Afghanistan's south, she taught English at Kandahar University and gave embroidery lessons at a girls' school.
In response to the abduction, local police increased their presence on the streets of Kandahar over the weekend and the Ministry of the Interior said it was doing all it could to find Ms. Mizell. Local police said that they had not been contacted by anyone claiming responsibility for the kidnapping.
The Taliban have employed kidnapping as a tactic in their battle to erode popular support for the government of President Hamid Karzai several times before.
Zabihullah Mujahed, the Taliban's main spokesman, said they did not know if anyone affiliated with the extremist Sunni group had been responsible for the abduction.
Pick a meter, that's why writing haiku is good practice, since you have to be strict in the word choice (5 syllables, 7 then 5 again).
A town without pity (that's a 6 count)
Brown pall over city
Move out from Urban Sprawl
Trade in for shopping mall!
lyrics are fun, hope that helped.
Here are suggested questions that you can use at Town Hall meetings or other locations where candidates for office will be gathering. You can copy and paste them into an email message to the candidates. Or, use these as suggestions to help formulate your own questions to candidates, to find out their views on safeguarding separation of church and state and protecting religious liberty.
