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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

It’ll be a long day for all of us…

Today, June 30, 2015 AD, will be a day longer than usual, though you’ll hardly notice it. You might if you’ve got an atomic clock handy, as some people do these days – either those who are compulsive-obsessive over time and punctuality, or those who need to measure time accurately for all kinds of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

About Science…XVII

Alright, enough of this AI business – let’s get on to simple stuff, like physics. (Okay, AI also involves physics, but let’s not be pedantic, shall we?) I think more or less everyone by now understands that there is a difference between classical physics and particle physics. But just in case it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 22, 2015

About Science…XVI

Nice to see everyone back after what was probably a wild and woolly weekend for most of you, but don’t tell me – as if you would, LOL… I am certain these will not be the last words on AI, but they will be the last words I will utter on this topic, at least in this series and at least for now. But,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 20, 2015

A Question to the Blogitville Citizenry…

In a comment to my post ‘Fabulous News out of Denmark ’ FSI writes: “ Reading about Denmark has me thinking about Elinjo, who posted here in 2009 and 2010. I know she was a socialist, agnostic Jew, disagreeing with your views on Islam (very civilly, though). I wonder what she thinks now.” Thanks,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Graduation Day!

I had my Final Exam today – and I passed summa cum laude! Some of you may recall that back in the dark days of late winter I entered a course of sorts, a course that began with a party! Quite unusual – because until then I had only been to parties after finishing a course! The party was given in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

About Science…XV

Well, nice to see a few familiar faces again… The time has come to put the whole ‘Hawking Prediction Thing’ to bed, finally… Remember? To paraphrase, ‘If we aren’t careful, AI will take over and may even do away with us’ – to put it bluntly… You will also remember that at the very beginning I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 12, 2015

Naut’s Fabulous Portuguese Kale Soup

Justi, one of our resident chefs, recently did a post on kale and spinach and the like, and I mentioned in a comment that I added lemon juice to my kale soup, ‘Portuguese style’… Well, it’s a long story…I think I read quite some time ago that it’s a Portuguese ‘thing’ to add lemon juice to kale soup... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Do dogs pout?

My Bennie, who’s healthy again, has his bed next to mine, as many of you already know. Most days I wake before he does; but before I get up I may grab a book and read a bit, or open my laptop, check out the weather or the latest news and sometimes even the exciting events that occurred at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 5, 2015

About Science XIV

Good morning again, folks. I know it’s been a long week, and I’m sure you’re all exhausted from poring over your books every day for hours on end – but the weekend is just around the corner, and you can once again go on your usual binges of debauchery… So, let’s get back to Stephen Hawking’s other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 1, 2015

About Science XIII

Nice to see a few familiar faces, especially the lady who had to excuse herself… As you will recall, I had begun the previous lecture by suggesting that there are possibilities other than Stephen Hawking’s predictions that... "Computers will overtake humans with AI [Artificial Intelligence] at some... Sign in to see full entry.

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