Born and raised in Scotland, currently living in New Hampshire. Author of several books, mostly on meditation and Buddhist practice. Fan of Scots language. Learning #dansk and #svenska. Dabbler in #Pali.
I’m about to see a doctor because I injured my back badly last night. My blood pressure is 120/80. Exactly! The nurse said she hasn’t seen that in years 🙂
So, will the radical conservative justices on the Supreme Court decide that the president can legally have them executed? I tend to think not all of them will, but nothing would surprise me.
@maegul Yeah, there will be more and more things like that happening. China and India are now space powers as well, for example. Their increased presence is an inevitable shift, with them being the two most populous countries in the world and making advances with their economies.
@randahl I heard of a guy who got massive international roaming fees added to his bill without even leaving the US. He streamed a sports game on his phone while sitting in a seaside bar. What he didn't realize was that his phone had connected to a cell tower on a docked ship, and the ship was foreign. We really shouldn't have to deal with that kind of crap.
Perhaps instead of "artificial intelligence" we should call it "simulated intelligence" or even "counterfeit intelligence."
The product is like counterfeit money: it looks like the real thing and you might even be able to pass it off as the real thing, but you're foolish if you think it is the real thing, and the consequences are probably going to catch up with you eventually.
Do you dread small talk? Do you feel like you could do better when you meet new people?
If so, you'll enjoy this taste of my interview with Charles Duhigg, author of the new book "Supercommunicators," about questions to ask when you meet someone. The whole interview is filled with these kinds of practical insights that will help you communicate better, and the book has even more.
I head from a fiction author who was told by Ingram-Spark that if she mentions a business name, brand name, or famous person in her novel without seeking permission from the entity being named, they won't be able to publish her novel.
In this wonderful world of fiction no one's boyfriend (with a vague resemblance to Brad Pitt) will pick her up in his new Tesla and take her to Starbucks before heading to a Beyoncé concert.
Just had this message from a friend and I am raging! “Think my running journey is over... Didn't make it2 10k as ran past a man who whistled at me & then stuck his foot out. Couldn't dodge it fast enough so went flying. Not sure I'll have the confidence to go out again
Being a woman feels really hard sometimes... 😔😔” Picture of cut lips and hand.
I have been cat called so many times running, and once a young man slapped my bum from behind and tried to pull me into the bushes, but I think this is worse. Why the fuck is women feeling powerful through running something men feel compelled to try and take away?
@purplepadma That's really sickening. There are unfortunately lots of men who just don't see women as full human beings. He might have seen here as powerful and wanted to bring her down, but he might just as easily have seen her as a object of amusement.
@thisismyglasgow You're turned me into a connoisseur of chimney stacks. Those ones are beautifully integrated into the façade and wonderfully symmetrical!
I haven’t acrually had one of these, and it made an amusing read. Many people expect packages and unthinkingly might respond. EVRI are a delivery company in the U.K. (I verified that), but the url is not correct even though it starts with EVRI.
I’m not sure whether this is just a data gathering exercise or whether I will have to validate it with card details, and I won’t bother having a look. Some will….
@Wen Ooft! That sender's Gmail address! How spammy!
Plus the .top domain!
There's almost always something that's a dead giveaway with these things, but there's also always someone not paying attention, which is how these clowns stay in business.
@purplepadma As the Buddha said, "They criticize those who are silent, they criticize those who speak much. They criticize those who speak in moderation. There is no one in this world who is not criticized."
It still gets a little depressing sometimes, though!
