Dad, Software Developer, Gardener, Hack Musician

Prince Edward County
Joined April 2022
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There are crimes that AI might commit: conspiracy, counsel to commit crime, abet crime, incite to violence etc. Maybe AI companies should be liable for crimes committed by their products
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Capitalism has no growth imperative. The growth imperative comes from public debt that is only manageable if the economy grows
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In post-war Britain they managed to build 1,000 homes a day. Today Canada manages about 650 despite a major housing crisis, vast open land, and inexhaustible building materials
“What is a Nation really? Only it’s people.” A really lovely old film about the British people. Narrated in 1954.
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The formula for success: start a family, devote yourself to your children, teach your children to do the same, and do it all with enough love and laughter that your children want to continue the pattern
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The wondrous ability to predict eclipses gave astrologers outsized authority in all sorts of matters for centuries
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It makes sense that you have a title claim to where you live. But do you have a title claim to all places you or your extended family occasionally walk?
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News: "Anthony Fauci says masks are effective" Spreading propaganda: "Masks are effective"
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Don't blame climate change for forest fires. Earth is getting a TINY bit wetter
Precipitation is increasing but not much At this rate Earth will be 1% wetter in 140 years essic.umd.edu/review-of-glob…
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Real suggestion for large-scale forest management: Robotic wood chippers. Half tank, half wood chipper. Identifies fire hazards and turns them into mulch
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Precipitation is increasing but not much At this rate Earth will be 1% wetter in 140 years essic.umd.edu/review-of-glob…
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In the 70s people were freaked out about robots, too
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Split the baby: High Speed Rail to Quebec City, and a pipeline to Quebec City
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Consider a male with a DSD who presents as female. Would that individual be allowed to take testosterone and compete in the olympics in the mens category?
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English doesn't seem to have a feminine honorific comparable to "sir" (not the title Sir Mick, the respectful thank you, sir)
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Are any Democrats concened about voter fraud by Republicans?
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What are the limits of live and let live? Someone might be required to serve on your jury. Someone might get posession of a firearm, a truck, gasoline, knives, poison. Tolerating every kind of behaviour is not going to work out. Limits are required in a free society
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