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So I'm, among other things, responsible for the AI implimentation at the very large corporation I work for. So I need to keep myself abrest of AI news and follow up on how it's working out. What I've learned is that AI is universally positive. It doesn't fix all our problems, but makes life...

This is an awesome book about how shit philosophers are are predicting political developments. Its also about how shit philosophers are at catching their own biases It questions the evidence as to whether philosophy makes us smarter...

There's something that worries me about today's world. I'm just throwing it out there to see if it resonates with anyone here. The left has collapsed into ever increasing morally high positions and seems more about passing judgement on whoever isn't perfect, rather than helping those who are...

Here's a pretty impressive low budget pastiche on Blade Runner, filmed in a garage in Croatia I love this new world. Its so cool

Here's a super good interview where Justin Sledge is interviewed on his faith and religion. I share both of the guys outlook on religion. There's another similar interview I'll try to find Justin Sledge is famous for his YouTube channel where he talks about the occult. He's an academic who...

Listening to the Litterature and history podcast and the episode on the Talmud there's a section which I really like. It's an episode regarding the oven of Akhnai. The debate is whether or not the oven is kosher. Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus claimed it was. The other rabbis claimed it wasn't. To...

I've just spent an hour trying, and failing, to buy an audiobook today. I went around to all the services, but just couldn't figure out whether I was buying a single title or signing up for a subscription. Since I don't want a subscription I gave up. I couldn't figure it out on any of them...

Its always amused me how slowly cultures change. Scandinavia is full of cultural quirks, I am sure served us well, when we had to get along in a viking ship and divide the spoils without making enemies... but which now aren't particularly functional. Viking age Scandinavia was characterised by...

I have been out of the illegal download loop so long I no longer know what all the cool kids use What's best for audiobooks? I used to use thepiratebay and Demonoid. But those both seem dead What's hot now?

I work in IT. I've many many many years in this business. From before the Internet. Yesterday I went to an IT conference. Half the talks were on AI. And not how-IT-will-change-the-future style talks. This was practical applications about stuff that is already working. A year ago we had loads of...

I was listening to the History of the Papacy Podcast, and the episode, Garry and Steve’s Top 12 minor prophets. Great title name for a serious academic show on Biblical history. That whole series on the 12 minor prophets is great. I found it illuminating. Here's what they say. There are 31...

https://pca.st/episode/d2f1e72e-a468-447d-97fe-3e0a55a20a3a Here's a really insightful and funny conversation about the book of Job. It's three extremely knowledgeable podcasters having a conversation about it. The podcasts are, The History of the Papacy, The History of the Reformation...

...and I think Christians know it, and have always known it. When I read about the heresies, I'm often struck by how the various bishops who got kicked out of the early Christian church were very different in how they organised their churches. Often, very very different. Not just the words...

I've heard many times that it's great to squat when pooping. That's the sales pitch for squaty potty. It keeps getting repeated all the time. But is it? If it is good, then asians should have less problems associated with it. Do they? Does anybody know of a study of this type? I didn't find...

March 20 the Swedish pagan association celebrated Vårblot. The statues are of the siblings Frej and Freja. Male and female fertility gods. In pagan religion I love these minor variations. Making it such a rich tradition. I think it's a damn shame the Vikings became Christian. So much good...

I get the basics. Hamid Karzai and then Ashraf Ghani ran a shit show of a corrupt government, who only managed to stay in power becasue they were held under the arms with American money. Without the spigot of free cash, it fell apart with astonishing speed. The Taliban couldn't possibly have...

I've started on a project to create my own tarot deck. Not to get rich. But just as a fun little project for me, my lovers and friends. I like to paint, I like to write poetry I am into philosophy and I like to play around with occultism. I think it's a good combo use of my available talents...

So I am delving deep into hermeticism and tarot now. Something I've always been fascinated by. The idea of universal archetypes and symbols that we can connect with is cool. Using the cards in a ritual way to break out of set patterns of thought, I think is a healthy excercise. But there's one...

Here's a pet peeve of mine. Atheists on atheist forums love talking about how fundamentalism is stupid because this or that proves such and such. Therefore religion is stupid. No. Religion isn't stupid. Religion is often deep and smart. Because their texts have evolved over the millenea. Newer...

I'm in Bali now. The last week I have been travelling with a group of Zoroastrians. Apart from just mentioning that fact it hasn't come up once. They do say "druge" to one another. Which is Zoroastrian for calling eachother on their bullshit. It seems to be a really chill religion. Yes, I...