Official BBO Hijacked Thread Thread No, it's not about that
#3801
Posted 2021-August-13, 18:55
It stands out from the pack (imho) because it is so hard to make at home.
This means that you have an additional pleasure in finding an Italian restaurant that can make one.
As an alternative to actually eating Italian one can also read any of the Montalbano detective books. Salvo will have you salivating instantly.
#3802
Posted 2021-August-17, 15:56
LMAO
#3803
Posted 2021-August-17, 17:35
Winstonm, on 2021-August-17, 15:56, said:
And used it as an opportunity to prostitute himself by advertising for one of his donors while receiving a treatment from them that any of his voters would have been refused given the diagnosis that was reported.
#3804
Posted 2021-August-22, 00:54
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Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economist at Duke University, rose to prominence with his 2012 study that found people would be less likely to cheat and lie if they signed an honesty declaration at the top of a form before answering questions.
Surely this is a story for the Hall of Irony.
#3805
Posted 2021-August-22, 02:35
johnu, on 2021-August-22, 00:54, said:
Surely this is a story for the Hall of Irony.
Maybe, but is the story true or made up?
#3806
Posted 2021-August-22, 04:03
Maybe they hadn't signed their ethics declaration 😂
#3807
Posted 2021-August-22, 07:51
johnu, on 2021-August-22, 00:54, said:
Surely this is a story for the Hall of Irony.
My first thought was "This is where I came in". In high school I wrote a term paper on parapsychology. At the time, J. B. Rhine and his studies were a big deal. See
https://en.wikipedia...eph_Banks_Rhine
An excerpt from the Wik article:
"Rhine's results have never been duplicated by the scientific community."
To write my high school paper, I interviewed a psychology professor who stated exactly that. I was 17 and my high school paper no doubt showed that I was 17, but I did express skepticism about Rhine's results. I left it at skepticism. And probably I should just leave it at skepticism in this case although I imagine The National Academy was pretty certain when they retracted the paper.
As to what affects honesty, that's a very interesting topic. I like a quiet life, playing it straight can help achieve that. But of course that's an oversimplification.
#3808
Posted 2021-August-22, 09:28
Kim Severson at NYT said:
I think a lot of people might feel that way lately. If we were all in therapy together, I would let you know that I hear you and I see you. But we’re in a cooking newsletter together. So let’s cook.
https://messaging-cu...896ed87b2d9c72a
#3809
Posted 2021-August-23, 01:08
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And if such life existed, they shouldn’t expect any form of salvation from Jesus Christ.
“Jesus came to save us, not to another planet to save another race of beings,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that it’s clear “salvation through Christ is only for the Adamic race,” aka human earthlings.
On the bright side, however, he said they won’t need redemption anyway... since they don’t exist. The Bible, according to his strict interpretation, says only Earth was made to be inhabited “and the other celestial bodies were created for signs, seasons, days, and years,” he wrote.
I loved this statement
"only Earth was made to be inhabited “and the other celestial bodies were created for signs, seasons, days, and years"
More "normal" people could love religious nuts like him if they had their own isolated country, let's call it the New Confederate States of America.
#3810
Posted 2021-August-29, 13:20
#3812
Posted 2021-September-01, 09:50
pilowsky, on 2021-August-31, 21:57, said:
I have to listen to this a couple more times, at least if there will be a quiz, but my first impression is that it is a real kick. The narrator injects some humor as he explains what's going on. I will send ot off to some others.
#3813
Posted 2021-September-01, 14:12
There are quite a few others - one of them asks if altruism is worthwhile.
It was - sort of.
#3814
Posted 2021-September-04, 05:15
It's just unacceptable.
#3815
Posted 2021-September-04, 17:45
Robert Wright in"Why Buddhism is True" said:
#3816
Posted 2021-September-06, 03:23
In this AI simulation, the blobs learn about sharing vs fighting for food.
Still trying to work out the implications for Bridge.
#3817
Posted 2021-September-06, 05:53
pilowsky, on 2021-September-06, 03:23, said:
In this AI simulation, the blobs learn about sharing vs fighting for food.
Still trying to work out the implications for Bridge.
Super video!
#3818
Posted 2021-September-06, 08:11
pilowsky, on 2021-September-06, 03:23, said:
In this AI simulation, the blobs learn about sharing vs fighting for food.
Still trying to work out the implications for Bridge.
Very interesting, and the links for further exploration are very tempting.
As to bridge, it probably depends some on whether you are playing something like a team game robot challenge with three robots at your table and four robots at the other table, or playing against humans.
In 1961 I was a 22 year old with a summer job where I was an underling in a project doing a computer simulation of war. It was very primitive and my reaction was "I hope to hell no one is actually using these results to make decisions". Much progress since then but I still think caution is advisable.
Anyway, the video is interesting and I will follow some of the links. Probably not today. Oops, history shows that when I say "not today" it often doesn't happen. We will see.
#3819
Posted 2021-September-06, 10:01
#3820
Posted 2021-September-06, 19:28
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