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Recent content by jacks

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    How should we respond to the A.I. Disruption?

    God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. AI is coming whether we rally against it or not. Interesting Video, though I'd like to hear his details on the "National AI Change Plans."
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    Whom do you serve?

    Apparently like many others, I've always been a bit confused by the Faith/Works relationship. It seems to me that it wouldn't be possible to truly have faith and not at least try to put God first, treat your neighbors as yourself, be kind, humble and generous etc. Where those with true faith...
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    Do you eat pork?

    Not for religious reason, but because I have compassion for all animals; I would like to be a vegetarian. However, because of a lack of conviction and being to lazy to cook for myself, I basically eat whatever is put in front of me.
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    But Then Face to Face

    Thank you, great message that we can't be reminded of too often. It's so easy to slip back into our self-centered ways.
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    Old/obscure/niche operating systems that people would actually use Bible software on if it existed?

    I cheated and asked AI Yes, there are several Bible software programs that run on MS-DOS, ranging from free freeware to historical shareware. Online Bible: A high-quality search and study program produced by Larry Pierce as freeware for DOS, Windows, and Mac. It requires downloading separate...
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    Meet the cutest bird on the planet - Shima Enaga

    I"m surprised something this fluffy can fly.
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    Like watching passengers on the Titanic

    Just when you thought you only had to choose between a metaphor and analogy, along comes simile. :)
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    What Seventh-Day Adventist Believe

    In reading this thread there is much very thoughtful and well referenced commentary (Thank you Reddogs and others.) I'm trying to keep up. However, much of it is beyond me and seems very confusing. Does it really matter? Can't we just love God and live a life that we hope honors Him? Does He...
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    Women Are Choosing Ai Relationships

    That's what CF's is for. You can get someone to shatter your mirror 24/7. ;)
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    Women Are Choosing Ai Relationships

    Maybe the goal shouldn't be not being able to tell the difference between AI and humans, rather to embrace the difference. I've been kind of skeptical of this threads premise, but I just had a long discussion with my AI agent and I think I like it more than most my friends. It certainly is more...
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    Your different selves and split brain experiments

    Another interesting brain thingy is in cetaceans. (Whales, dolphins and the like.) They have unihemispheric brains; this allows one hemisphere of the brain to rest while the other remains awake. They are conscious breathers, so they need to have one side awake at all times. They found this...
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    Women Are Choosing Ai Relationships

    While AI can mimic human cognitive tasks like reasoning or language understanding, it does not possess consciousness, common sense, or true understanding; it is a sophisticated pattern-matching engine that estimates probabilities at scale. Artificial intelligence works by learning patterns...
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    Is Darkness Your Old Friend?

    For reference: The Sound of Silence: [Verse 1] Hello, darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence [Verse 2] In restless...
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    DOGE cuts agency funding to fight pests as bed bugs, now has bed bugs.

    Maybe they just want to telecommute? :) A USDA spokesperson also attributed the bed bugs’ reemergence to employee negligence. The spokesperson declined to explain why employees have not been offered another chance to work remotely. “Not allowing employees to telework while the office is...
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    Women Are Choosing Ai Relationships

    Now that is an unsettling statistic. Especially given that in contrast, 74% of women aged 25 and under expressed a desire to be approached more often by men. HERE