Quadman2
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Ran across a quote the other day...can't remember where/by whom that went something like this:
"People judge other people for not who they are, but more so for the 'things' that they own.
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Ran across a quote the other day...can't remember where/by whom that went something like this:
"People judge other people for not who they are, but more so for the 'things' that they own.
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DesertRatt
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Sure, because getting to know people takes a lot of time and effort and opportunity. OTOH, seeing what they wear or drive or where they live takes a few seconds. Usually, the "knowing process" moves along over time in gradual steps. Doesn't it?
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I met a guy in the woodshop in early January. He was my age, pleasant, and we had a long convo about the various guitars we owned and would like to own. He suggested we meetup, play some guitar together. Yeah sure, why not?
A couple weeks later he arrives at my house. He brought his music, I had mine. We sort of alternated playing our music - joining in with the other if we knew the piece - very informal. It seemed to be fun and casual, but he seemed a bit formal, or tight. Then, as he's leaving he turns at the door, and says flatly to me, "Well, of all the times I have played guitar with other people....this has been the most recent," and walks to his car.
Uh, ok then.
I generally don't need people like that as friends.
There may be the rare exception, but that's probably a sign that I don't want to hang out with them.
Now, there is something to be said, for looking out for people who make stupid buying decisions, over and over. They can wind up being a black hole, should they be a friend. Some of them can be helped, but some can just test the limits of hospitality and empathy.
Regards,
Gordon.
That's multifaceted. Some people might judge others based on wealth and extragance or lack there of, approving or disapproving. Then, there are the types of things a person owns, how many things, how many of the same kind and different kinds of things. The list goes on.
I prefer to get to know an individual. However, I often notice things they own and the quality level. This gives insight to what's important to a person and whether or not the person knows which products are quality. It often reveals the person's wisdom too. For instance, if I see a poor person who owns a high end power bank and an adequate charger for it, NOT a phone/wall charger, I know that this person knows what's what and understands the meaning of "can't afford to buy cheap".
What a person owns might tell you something of value. A person who is all about being flashy and superficial is probably not someone I wanna meet.
The line about "most recent" sounds like his his failed attempt at humor.
Yes, some people will buy things on impulse that don't make sense for them, are cheaply made and have to be replaced often and they find themselves in debt, barrow, barrow more....
If you want to spend the time and effort, I think you could look at a real time flight tracker and see what flights are producing them.
One of the tenets of digital coding of signals is using predictive methods and then sending only the deviation of the source from the prediction. The better the prediction, the more efficient the transmission, and the more the transmitted signal looks like random noise.
The ones who don't stand in the aline.Bline people? What the hell are bline people?
I've got a skull beneath the skin.Random thought today: If you're human, you've got a 'skeleton' in your 'cage' ". Which is normal.
And it's been pointed out to me in the past, it's the number and how big the "skeleton(s)" is/are that really counts!
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At 0:48 the lead solo, rhythm guitar line and bass line are all incredible. The lead solo ends and the rhythm and bass continue.
DesertRatt
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From GROK
"Medical / body-snatching connection — Before the UK's Anatomy Act of 1832, there was a severe shortage of legal corpses for medical study and dissection. Doctors and medical students sometimes resorted to illegally obtained bodies (via "resurrection men" or body snatchers). They would hide skeletons (or bodies that decomposed into skeletons) in cupboards/closets because openly displaying them was socially unacceptable or suspicious. This literal hidden skeleton became a metaphor for shameful secrets."
"Medical / body-snatching connection — Before the UK's Anatomy Act of 1832, there was a severe shortage of legal corpses for medical study and dissection. Doctors and medical students sometimes resorted to illegally obtained bodies (via "resurrection men" or body snatchers). They would hide skeletons (or bodies that decomposed into skeletons) in cupboards/closets because openly displaying them was socially unacceptable or suspicious. This literal hidden skeleton became a metaphor for shameful secrets."
Quadman2
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As Arty Johnson from "Laugh In" used to remark..."Verrrry Interesting! But gory!"
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DesertRatt
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Random thought of yesterday:
Regarding shameful secrets. If it turns out that we are simply living in a computer simulation (about a 50-50 chance according to some experts) "shame" would be a meaningless concept--so nothing to worry about!
Regarding shameful secrets. If it turns out that we are simply living in a computer simulation (about a 50-50 chance according to some experts) "shame" would be a meaningless concept--so nothing to worry about!
Quadman2
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Isn't that the foundational concern, approaching worry, that Hawking had about AI and related uncontrolled advances in computers?
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There is no sense worrying about it. Whatever is going on will be revealed in time. Worrying won't change the outcome one iota.
DesertRatt
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Hmmm? Hawking? I am not aware of his position on Computer Simulation of our lives. The guy I followed for a bit was Nick Bostrom, who wrote some very persuasive papers on the subject.
Link: https://simulation-argument.com/simulation.pdf
DesertRatt
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Of course. No worry here, just interest in the idea.
Someone asked me, "What really is the meaning of Life?'Random thought today: If you're human, you've got a 'skeleton' in your 'cage' ". Which is normal.
And it's been pointed out to me in the past, it's the number and how big the "skeleton(s)" is/are that really counts!
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"Hmm... let's find out." I reached down deep in my pocket. Fingers searching for the Truth. I came up with a piece of blue lint.
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Quadman2
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Someone asked me, "What really is the meaning of Life?'
"Hmm... let's find out." I reached down deep in my pocket. Fingers searching for the Truth. I came up with a piece of blue lint.
I would have worried...esp if there was a hole in said "pocket", but that also...might have been a moment of "Truth"!
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I saw the commercials for life back in the 70s. I picked up a box of cinnamon Life in the store and read the ingredients. Bought it and had a bowl every morning as part of my breakfast. Very meaningful.Someone asked me, "What really is the meaning of Life?'
"Hmm... let's find out." I reached down deep in my pocket. Fingers searching for the Truth. I came up with a piece of blue lint.
But, what if you’re the main character in the simulation and don’t know it? You could be really throwing off their data by being a dork.
