Cherry Pie
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You have a job. You are not a criminal, and you live in the USA. You are a citizen.
All the rest is paperwork.
There is no justification for hating and abusing immigrants. My Grands, both sides, were immigrants.
You have a job. You are not a criminal, and you live in the USA. You are a citizen.
All the rest is paperwork.
There is no justification for hating and abusing immigrants. My Grands, both sides, were immigrants.
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AI is The Wizard of Oz. A lot of smoke, fire and steam.
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
AI is The Wizard of Oz. A lot of smoke, fire and steam.
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Indeed. A terrible state for the world, including for science. See for instance: irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
Cite as: van Rooij, I. (2025) AI slop and the destruction of knowledge. This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curio…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Indeed. A terrible state for the world, including for science. See for instance: irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI cannot spell or narrate text. 60% of USA adults cannot do so as well. Goodbye Poetry and Theatre.
November 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
AI cannot spell or narrate text. 60% of USA adults cannot do so as well. Goodbye Poetry and Theatre.
Functional illiteracy in the U.S. affects millions of adults who cannot read and write well enough for daily tasks. Recent data show a concerning decline in literacy skills among adults, with one in four young adults now functionally illiterate, even though they may have graduated high school.
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Functional illiteracy in the U.S. affects millions of adults who cannot read and write well enough for daily tasks. Recent data show a concerning decline in literacy skills among adults, with one in four young adults now functionally illiterate, even though they may have graduated high school.
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Get better soon! You should sign the affidavit to have someone deliver your ballot rather than trust the mail at this point..... We are a receive by state.
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Get better soon! You should sign the affidavit to have someone deliver your ballot rather than trust the mail at this point..... We are a receive by state.
I voted for him happily.
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I voted for him happily.
I love the title.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I love the title.
Yes. Absolutely prophetic. He was a smart man. And he was sitting in the middle of the mess that created The Depression.
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Yes. Absolutely prophetic. He was a smart man. And he was sitting in the middle of the mess that created The Depression.
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🫶 He wrote that in the ‘30s, didn’t he? I mean the 1930s. Kind of prophetic, isn’t it?
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🫶 He wrote that in the ‘30s, didn’t he? I mean the 1930s. Kind of prophetic, isn’t it?
I just now posted that. We are heavenly twins.
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I just now posted that. We are heavenly twins.
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For the last several years, this one has sprung to my mind. I love Mencken.
“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
- H. L. Mencken
“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
- H. L. Mencken
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
For the last several years, this one has sprung to my mind. I love Mencken.
“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
- H. L. Mencken
“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
- H. L. Mencken
When I read that quote, my love affair with Mencken began. This quote enchanted me. I was lost.
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
― H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
― H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
When I read that quote, my love affair with Mencken began. This quote enchanted me. I was lost.
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
― H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”
― H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy