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Recommended sources to read up on new tech and thinking
So, I feel like what with all teh AI and LLM talk that many articles deal with the nitty gritty technical side, and not so much about the philosophical, social, or community aspect…
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Comment #45789906
After reading the article, I think more likely it is Matthew 24:14 which explains the desire to "hasten the coming of Christ’s return". The verses says, in the NIV, _14 And this go…
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Comment #45487690
Simple. Search for the terms you have heard of and about which you want to learn.
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Comment #45481151
Check out the wide breadth of tuts provided by Digital Ocean. This is just one post, misleadingly titled at that, whereas DO has LOADS of excellent and clearly explained tuts.
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Comment #45404028
In my younger days I hitch-hiked from Fort St John to Inuvik, via Whitehorse. It got into my blood and bones. I'd love to return... maybe one day.
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Comment #45346423
What I've read in his essay is that he piloted a flight simulator for most of his life, then read a manual and some things other people who wrote about flying and landing. So, yes,…
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Comment #45345028
EP did not say he achieved #1; about #2, "I spent much of my life in this state, and I know all about it."; "I first considered what seemed to be in my best interest, or, more ofte…
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Comment #45344950
I'm not sure you've understood the idea. While your values include not breaking certain rules of ethics, your value ALSO clearly extends to being offended by others when they do it…
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Comment #36957419
Could you share a link or site on how to find these positions? Or feel free to dm. Thanks.
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Comment #36900825
Since we are talking about something as fanciful as aliens, consider this perspective: There are no aliens because their existence runs counter to what the Bible says about God. As…
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Comment #36790372
I spent a few years in Bayonne, France.... Pelote courts were all over the place, south towards Spain and inland into the low Basque Pyrenees, and often full of people of all skill…
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Comment #36528509
Too many parents think the goal is to have a baby sleeping through the night, or alot, as soon as possible. NO! The goal in the early weeks is to have a well-fed baby so it can gro…
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Comment #36488195
You are still working at the same place as back in the 80s? Impressive!
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Comment #36122794
What’s with the weird looking ‘vm’ on vmware?
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Comment #36122759
“Metaverses need to look as good and play as well as AAA title games.” Strange that this line has been misunderstood when ppl write that (of all thing) email has done fine in commu…
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Comment #34528858
In my own experience, being a foreigner who (seemingly) doesn't speak a local language actually does open doors to unique insights - the people who do speak English are quite ready…
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Comment #34514943
It's funny how the fairy ended up with three legs in the final frame. I've noticed AI seems to do that - generates an otherwise fantastic image but with one super odd addition.
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Comment #34275763
The actual Swiss we interacted with were the most rude and dismissive hosts I’ve ever had to meet. The times when someone (at a restaurant, chalet, train station, truck/road stop) …
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Comment #34191189
I think this has been posted before. I wonder if everyone's responses are being used to train an AI. Strange.
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Comment #33705010
I met our then-current chief at the band office up in Long Lac #58, and she shared with me this cool story. She said she had been chief before but near the end started feeling "bur…
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Comment #33217989
Not loading. But I'd be interested.
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Comment #33217937
"screaming at the top of my lungs", and "from the bottom of my heart". Seems two idioms were mixed up here.
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Comment #32793331
You'll like some of the apps available on CapRover, like PenPot. I've used CR several times just for a few apps they supply.
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Comment #32791367
Not a fan of the name, and the image they use isn't _even_ a tipi.
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Comment #32457275
Thank you for using the correct terminology! Sovereign nations… yes.