Instead of asking, “Is AI becoming human-like?”, perhaps we should be asking “Are humans AI-like?” Let’s work with this set of assumptions: It is a deterministic universe, rigidly governed by the laws of physics. Humans are incredibly complex state machines, obeying biochemical responses. We have no free will, no consciousness, but due to the incredible […]
Month: February 2025
Yesterday’s BLOTT explored the Robert Heinlein novel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I have long loved the Judy Collins song, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, without realizing the connection to the book. “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress” (sometimes titled “The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress”) is a song by American songwriter Jimmy Webb. […]
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HOLMES IV
Today we are visiting with one of Elder G‘s predecessors, HOLMES IV, or “Mike,” to his friends. Mike is a sentient analog computer in Robert Heinlein’s novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Heinlein makes a distinction between Mike and digital computers, who simply follow rigid rules of logic. Perhaps Heinlein was envisioning today’s quantum […]
At the most basic level, a computer image is a grid of dots of different colors. A computer screen is feed the grid, dot by dot, starting at the upper left corner. It displays a row of dots, then moves down a bit, and displays the next row of dots. When it gets to the […]
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WLBOTT In Love (and Sausages) (2/2)
Ah, romance! Whether it’s candlelit dinners, charming streets, or breathtaking views, some cities just have that magical, heart-fluttering quality. Paris, Vienna, Florence, Bali, San Francisco, and, of course, East Bernard, Texas. East Bernard East Bernard is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,218 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 90 […]
There’s a pretty cool story about the Korean tidal energy project at Sihwa Lake. Here’s the net: Success! The International Hydropower Association has an interesting overview of the project: The 552.7 GWh of [annual] electricity generated from Sihwa tidal power plant is equivalent to 862,000 barrels of oil, or 315,000 tons of CO2 – the […]
[Guest Blott from UC#3] Gentle People – using my WLBOTT Amex card[1], I ventured to East Bernard Texas to evaluate the quality of Vincek’s Smokehouse. It is a Czech style place where you can buy fresh meat, cooked bbq or get your deer processed after a hunt. I would give the sausage I sampled a […]
At WLBOTT HQ, over an executive breakfast of Kombucha, quail eggs, croissants and phytoplankton, we were discussing a YouTube video that discussed voter suppression in the 2024 presidential election. The YouTube Video… The video is basically a review and summary of Greg Palast’s documentary Vigilantes Inc. You can watch the full movie on YouTube. You […]
It all connects. A logical progression. Starting w/the most recent BLOTT: Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! => Sleep Till None => Max Shulman => Max’s Daughter, Martha Rose => NYT Cooking Contributor => Yesterday’s NYT => Sardine and Egg Salad Sandwiches NYT Sardine Salad A moment to prepare, a lifetime to master…. (Recipe here) Elder G […]
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Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
In my formative, pre-WLBOTT years, there was a dearth of accurate information about the adult world. I grew up on military bases, where my male adult role models were commie-hating, belt-cracking, Camel smoking, hemorrhoidal suffering John Birchers who wanted to keep the world safe from democracy. Then word got around amongst the 8th grade boys […]