Iyyov Blog Comments (98)

RE: The Importance of a Life

You replied while I was writing it. So, I made sure you knew I wasn't talking to you. :)

RE: The Importance of a Life

Previous statement was directed at the original poster. Javascript is off, so the quote didn't get applied. I usually remember to do it manually.....

RE: AI. PROGRESS & DEVELOPMENT. UNSTOPPABLE.

I've been studying AI since just before ChatGPT came out and this AI explosion occurred. But, this AI has been going on since the 60's. Yes, we can actually chat with bots now, and they actually can make a little bit of sense. But, I can out-debate every one of them that I have talked to, so far. They could and should do better.

Be that as it may, you've been watching too much Hollywood. How many times have you sat in a math class and had an algorithm scare you, because it was going to invade home, etc? Silly.

Yes, AI will take jobs. That is a function of voting with your money. If you buy cheap products that are made with robots, you will displace workers that used to perform those jobs. So, start voting against those critters that are striking fear into you.

There are ways that such a thing could happen, but are people so gullible that they believe that if a small AI force created itself, that we wouldn't immediately counter with AIs that will take them out, and much, much more quickly and with more power, and a lot more of them? Wow!

I'm a realist, and that just doesn't seem like any future reality that I can imagine, and I'm an Amateur SciFi Author!

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: cs.... seems changing slowly...

Insane homicidal maniacs are people too!

RE: Did You Know

Yes, of course. How else would you spell it? I-n-c-o-r-r-e-c-t-l-y.

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to spoil it for other readers......lol.

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: A Smart gun

I very much doubt that this statement will be found to be true. Hackers can pretty much hack anything, and they will find a way, including physically over-riding the mechanism. I would even predict another company providing such a "kit" in the near future.

Stay safe and teach gun safety, and treat all guns as being loaded and the safety off. And remember, all software has bugs. Never purchase a gun that operates via software.

My views are my own.

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: A Smart gun

Maybe, like me, he can't:

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RE: same photos

Don't you suspect that they feel the same way about your profile photo? Try having a little empathy for others. It goes a long ways.

Oh, as an aside, you might want to change your profile name. I was using cut-n-paste for the above quote, but it came out as: wantinglad.

Just a couple of suggestions......

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: Crying is not a weakness

People can argue, either way, to no avail. I went most of my adult life, crying very, very little. But, when I became a widower, I thought that I'd never stop crying.

There are, however, people that never cry, because they either have absolutely no compassion, or feeling for anybody but themselves, or they simply can't feel any remorse, at all. This complete absence of the ability to cry, or feel remorse, is said to be present in people that commit the largest number of crimes. Thus, the complete lack of apathy, or emotion for fellow human beings, can be a serious issue.

Like most things in life. I suspect that seeking balance, is the most appropriate course. Just like the story of "Goldilocks, and the Three Bears", we should seek the solution that is "just right."

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: Oval Office

RE: A. I. Benefit or problem ?

Oh, so they removed my comment, eh? Well, Darwin's Laws still apply, and I know where I stand. CS has become a complete farce, antithetical to truth.

Iyyov

RE: Chinese government police stations in the United States

Good find! Thanks for the info. I've been telling people about China since the 90's, but people don't seem to listen, or maybe they are just sympathizers, I don't know. I wonder how much is going on that we don't know about......

RE: "We Need To Be Better Imformed"!

Any proof, to back that statement up? There was one guy about 3 years ago, that was always complaining about Trump, but he's long since gone away. The CS Admins do a pretty good job of keeping this site free from such crud, as far as I know......

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: Extra terrestrial communication.

My wife of blessed memory was born in the mid-40's. She told me plenty. Humanity is still crawling out of the primordial goo, in many respects....

RE: Extra terrestrial communication.

What part of the speed of light, being a constant, are you not getting? Here's an article with just a touch of real science, for your elucidation....and that's not even mentioning Maxwell's equations, which I know too little about....:

RE: Jury selection in death penalty cases

Only if prohibited in a particular jurisdiction. Unethical, maybe, but not criminal, if legal, there.

RE: Jury selection in death penalty cases

Oh, I get it. You're posting for somebody else? It wasn't your fingers that did the typing, nor was it your idea that was typed...by whomever's fingers?

I don't know of any person or persons that believe in reincarnation, that don't have some type of religious affiliation. Maybe there are? But I've never personally met one.

RE: Jury selection in death penalty cases

If anybody "excludes" them, then it is religious discrimination, in my opinion. Your original post is quite clear about that.

RE: Jury selection in death penalty cases

So, you're suggesting that discrimination, based on religious beliefs, should be considered as a reason to prevent certain individuals from performing civic duties/priviledges? Which groups, in particular, are you trying to exclude, and why?

RE: Just Done The Math

I've known a few people like that. I've never understood it. But, I always wanted a family, it just never quite worked out like I hoped it would. I'm old-fashioned, and wanted to raise children to have all of the advantages that I never had. But, life had other ideas.

But, I still spent 95% of my money of supporting my family, paying my bills, and preparing for some type of retirement. Again, it didn't work out like I expected, but I retired at 52, and am still retired, and doing well, all things considered....

I do drink some beer, but nowhere near 95% of my income. I suspect that I'd be dead in a year, if I drank at that rate, and I have very, very little money! Lol.

I don't regret my choices. I don't do drugs, and don't allow them around me.

I guess I live in a very different world, than many do.


Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: SAD

Yes, we get S.A.D. here in the Pacific Northwest. I have been talking to someone about it, just this week. I seem to be wholly unaffected by it, but I've worked a lot of night shifts and have literally gone a few days without seeing the sun, lol.

I don't know anybody that has had success with the sunlamps. I have heard that regular reading lights don't seem to do the trick. But I heard that fluorescent lights do, if put into a lightbox that reflects much of the light.

Let me know if you find something that works for you, as the person I know would likely be helped as well.

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: Extra terrestrial communication.

We have been sending radio signals into space since radio was invented. Not possible to prevent it, without putting a faraday cage around the entire Earth. And some have sent out specific signals, as well. (Lookup Amateur Radio....)

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: Trump To Be Indicted For Removing Mattress Tag In 1997

Oy! That's funny, I don't care who you are! Lol.

RE: Everyone is made equal in the eyes of disaster

In the case of insect/animal infestations, I'd have to 100% disagree with you. The infesting species gains quite a lot of benefit from this. In fact, humanity is likely considered the infesting species, on this planet. We've destroyed more habits per capita, than all other species, and earth-based natural-disasters combined.

The most important question, aside from when, is where? If one were to make predictions, to save people (for example), both when and where, would be required, but I can't say one would be more important than the other. If the when is +/- a century, then it is as useless as if the where can't be located to a particular continent, or planet.

RE: A hypothetical game where food hygiene laws do not exist:

I would have no part of such a situation, neither as seller nor as purchaser.

However, the hypothetical executives of the hypothetical company would optimize their profit. If it is on the far left or right of the profit's bell-curve, it will be summarily ignored. The closer it gets to the middle, where profits are affected, then it would be addressed accordingly. Likely, the issuance of a coupon for a discount on the next order, which would shift the bell-curve accordingly, potentially retain the customer, and prevent the sending of another identical order at 100% loss, if a full refund was given.

RE: A hypothetical game where food hygiene laws do not exist:

Yes I did. It is part of the business model. If the customer dies, or leaves, it will be in a manner optimized for profit, not concern for the customer. The company did nothing illegal, and the customer has confirmed that the order was received, and they will be billed accordingly. That's your model. I'm just playing by your rules.

RE: A hypothetical game where food hygiene laws do not exist:

First, though the game is hypothetical, I'll base it on the real world, but remove the laws that protect customers. So, this would be the scenario in my mind:

First, is that businesses are notorious for counting even fractions of a penny/quid/euro of profit. So, as you suggested, food would not be kept cool, except to reduce spoilage, if, and only if, the cost of cooling was less than the cost of replacing spoilt food.

Second, on average, the profit-loss algorithm will be maximized, when the amount of food spoilage that reaches the customer and is replaced with a new order, at the consumer's expense, doesn't cause significant losses to customers who don't return, due to food spoilage, or die in the process of consuming such food.

Thus, there will likely be two successful models: 1) a company that optimizes profit based on maximizing food spoilage, while minimizing customer losses; 2) a company that optimizes profit based on maximizing return customers, while maximizing food spoilage. (Businesses that attempt to minimize food spoilage will be unable to compete with 1 & 2. But when they crop up, 1 & 2 will experience random decreases in profits, and will have to continuously and dynamically adjust their profit-loss models.)

Does this sound close to what you were imagining?

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: Movie Nite

Yes, I watch Mr. Carlson's Lab. Or I did, until recently but they now have commercials too. He worked in reverse-engineering for a while, and can look at a gizmo and tell you how it was designed, and why. If you like engineering or radio, that's the place to go.

UFO? Lol. There's a ton of difference between UFOs and real space aliens.

Yes, thanks for the info. I don't subscribe to youtube, so they are all commercials now too. I understand people need to make money, but somebody needs to either start regulating commercials, or put Ratings on them.

When profiles suddenly dissappear here, instead of calling it ghosting, as most do, I call them Alien Abductions, lol.

Thanks.

Shalom,
Iyyov

RE: Freedom of speech ? Yes or no

The Walmar here has a greeter, he wears a plaid skirt. I'm okay with kilts, when it is the country's custom, but here? Not, really. Here it gives the same impression as if he was wearing a black trenchcoat, with bare legs showing....ew!

Just my own opinion.....

RE: Gator one, iron fence zero...

The Orlando article said it was an aluminum fence. Aluminum is much weaker than the wrought iron you claimed. It is amazing that you changed the story like that. I didn't check your other sources, as I assumed that the Orlando story was the original:

"...WINK News Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt shows a Lee County alligator effortlessly bending and climbing through an aluminum fence in Placida, Florida..."

At any rate, you should be ashamed at such misreporting.

Iyyov