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  1. gowlerk
    I never did and I don't believe it is effective. It is a hold over from the days of larger families when it would have been harder to keep them in line. Also too easy to go overboard once started.
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    BoJo out

    gowlerk replied to kallend's topic in Speakers Corner

    Non confidence vote. But it would trigger an election that his party is afraid of at the moment.
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    That's all? Easy for you to say. Without a fertile womb in your body I guess you can live with it just fine.
  4. gowlerk
    That is what the current SC said after several members were carefully selected and vetted by the Federalist Society to get that result. Until then the Constitution was judged by the SC to say that people had a right to privacy that precluded the government intervening. The SC has been broken and manipulated. Will the people stand for it? We will see in November.
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    What Phil just said. At the current cost there would be no profit because the operating cost is not actually negligible at all. But you are correct about the other part. There is no product, just greed. And also waste.
  6. gowlerk
    Why should this not be settled on a national level? You know, like what ended up happening with slavery. States rights are somehow more important than human rights?
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    No comment needed....
  8. gowlerk
    Chemistry is a tough mistress. The rules are hard and fast. The solutions even when they are found can be complicated and expensive.
  9. gowlerk
    Self righteousness is a very soothing balm.
  10. gowlerk
    Of course he did. Why wouldn't he? Most likely the next mass shooter, probably later today is at the store buying supplies for killing right now. It's a free for all folks. The government has no business restricting people from owning the tools of war just because some men go off the deep end unpredictably. The chances that you or someone you love will be the victim are still pretty low so why the hell would anyone willingly give up the freedom to own these shiny magically wonderfully powerful toys?
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    And.....judging by the picture they circulated he may be a cartoon character.
  12. gowlerk
    Awesome. Another magic to believe in. I would prefer more Rastafarianism myself. Rastas know how to deal with their Demons.
  13. gowlerk
    Ken doesn't think your nation is awful despite the current rough patch you are going through. I do think the 2nd amendment is awful.
  14. gowlerk
    I can't remember what rig, but I have seen a manual where it is called an "anti-twist flap". Possible the latest Wings manual.
  15. gowlerk
    As much as I dislike it I find it hard to make a case that the 2nd amendment is not being interpreted correct by this court. There isn't a lot of ambiguity in it.
  16. gowlerk
    I am not saying it is off-limits. I am saying it is so far beyond our technology that it is not achievable. Could the machine we make conceive of and produce itself? Spaceflight is just an extension of learning to ride a horse and make fire.
  17. gowlerk
    It's a hard place to be. Somewhere between the creator and the created.
  18. gowlerk
    Does the machine understand why it should not run over the pedestrian? Until you can say yes to that it is not intelligence. Merely problem solving.
  19. gowlerk
    I understand that. The teacher is programed. Your definition of intelligence is flawed because you work in an industry that thinks it can create intelligence. Artificial intelligence is an oxymoron. What you are doing is teaching machines to adapt to the situation in a way that you want it to. Intelligence requires judgement and insight.
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    AI gets written about a lot. But nothing I know of comes close to being an example of it. It's not that humans are special, it's that we are only human and we can only do human things. Current AI is not intelligence at all, it is programing created by people. AI is a fantasy and always will be.
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    Perhaps AI will finally put an end to the relentless evolution of the language. It will be so much better when older people no longer have to cope with all changes and things remain the same forever.
  22. gowlerk
    The point is obvious. Low income earners are bottom feeders and don’t deserve to have health care because airdvr might have to pay more for his restaurant meal.
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    Rose tinted shades?
  24. gowlerk
    The point is that they are trying. I'm not sure how you can believe it can never happen given what is happening now. Maybe dig your head out from under the sand.
  25. gowlerk
    Take your pick.... https://www.google.com/search?q=Republicans+are+trying+to+make+it+illegal+for+women+to+travel+to+get+an+abortion.&rlz=1C1CHZO_enCA967CA967&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8