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Recent content by RDKirk

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    Asking AI to explain Sunday observance when NT has no such command

    You know what--I'm not even sure what point you're making here regarding my post. I had said, "A good many people say that ChatGPT and other LLMs confirmed that Page would portray Achilles." I then explained why I believe ChatGPT and other LLMs would "confirm" that Page would portray...
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    Asking AI to explain Sunday observance when NT has no such command

    As I said, "ChatGPT goes along with this theory." It agreed that's how it works.
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    Asking AI to explain Sunday observance when NT has no such command

    This recent movie "The Odyssey" reveals another weakness of LLMs. It was widely discussed online weeks before the release that the transmale actor Elliot Page would portray the character Achilles in the movie, a casting choice that created an immense social media stir. In fact, Page plays the...
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    Asking AI to explain Sunday observance when NT has no such command

    That part right there.
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    Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency

    Not to mention of benefit to the commander's career to have all his troops aceing the tests.
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    Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency

    Here's the deal--perhaps @Aryeh Jay can chime in for a current political viewpoint. We have the Secretary himself making an announcement of what he wants to happen: Men to be tested and to be administered TRT if their testosterone levels are low. His personal appearance produces a strong...
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    Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency

    At my advanced age, TRT is something my doctor and I have talked about. My testosterone production level is quite high, particularly for my age, but my "free" testosterone is low enough to be mildly concerning. But not low enough for any drastic action--we're looking at "diet and lifestyle...
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    Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency

    It's for all the 40-year-old geezers they're recruiting now.
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    Iran Negotiations

    I told you that MAGA only cares that Trump fights the culture war. He can fail everything else and not lose their support. He can take away their Social Security and Medicare (Johnson says they intend to do just that) and MAGA will still support Trump.
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    A Point in Hail Mary

    The film does not make a specific point of it. It's just that Rocky initiates the first communication between them with the location of his home world before Rocky knows anything at all about who might be in that strange little vessel without a thought that the information could be used against...
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    Tucker Carlson prompts theological 'firestorm' for claiming 'Muslims love Jesus,' Trump like Antichrist

    What makes you think the US could not survive a nuclear Iran? Define the ways Iran would be different from North Korea.
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    A Point in Hail Mary

    I just watched the movie Hail Mary. It's a pretty good feel-good movie. Frankly, I anticipated a good deal of tediousness that never came. It rolled along pretty well. But having been a military intelligence analyst, there was a point I noted that I've not seen mentioned or discussed...
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    Tucker Carlson prompts theological 'firestorm' for claiming 'Muslims love Jesus,' Trump like Antichrist

    Muslims do see a "Jesus" as a prophet--as the greatest prophet in fact (but not the "sealing"--the final--prophet). Their version of the Old Testament is not even the same document revered by Jews and Christians. Their "Jesus" doesn't have the essential characteristics as our Jesus. Their...