WTF-Beta

Compliment is an art form as is complaint.

For me, I don't speak to my phone. I only type.

I don't like the ubiquitous automated phone systems much, either. I've been known to repeat, "agent," fourteen times before I get one.

I can't get out of answering some yes or no questions,giving my name and date of birth, and sometimes verifying my identity by repeating back some random, bland sentence.

Maybe it's too much to ask for, but,bat my age, I'm doing my best to avoid AI.

I don't understand it. I'm not sure I want to..., either.

I'm convinced, in my ignorance or lack of it, that, at least, the term-- "artificial intelligence" is misleading.

I don't believe, as a philosophical matter that intelligence can exist without consciousness.

I flat don't believe machines have that. But that's just me.

I have enough to think about with complexities of a modern Android phone and their endless software updates.

I hope to buy a computer, a printer, a subscription for printing (?), a subscription for Word (?), Internet access, of course, and maybe cable. I'd have my hands full.

I have the most beautiful writing desk with claw feet. It was a gift. I'l have a long work table; I hope 60" and sold wood (not wood veneer glued to solid wood), and I'll need a chair.

I plan to buy my Pixel 10 XL and keep my current phone.

But, this is the one thing I've always allowed myself. Not clothes, not vacations, nothing really, one nice car and one nice watch (these once)...

I might be sleeping on a futon mattress on the floor and coordinating good, inexpensive recipes, but my office/ study will be the indulgence I'll have when and if I can afford it.

But it's still a "want" and I have plenty of "needs."

I'm not ignoring AI; I'm just giving it as little of my time and energy as possible.

I apologize in advance for ignoring the specifics of the OP.

This is my MO. It's a survival stadegy for me personally. I have more to learn and more decisions to make right now than there usable hours in a day. This might change in the future. 🤪

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In others words, they know and have known for some time about his dementia.

It might go without saying, but he's a malignant narcissist, as well.

a protocol fail. She often finds herself in these awkward moments. Sometimes it's her fault. It is here.

Such bizarre, rude behavior.

Sometimes it's nothing of her own making. William and his family didn't acknowledge her during the coronation ceremony. They walked past her during their exist as as if she didn't exist. I've pointed this out in other posts.

There have been other similar breaches of protocol recently on the part of William and his children.

William and Catherine hate her guts not to put too fine a point on it.

The first reason is Diana, of course.

The second reason is Camilla's various and numerous, illegitimate, attempts to elevate her own family (from her first marriage) to the status of royalty. William is and will be putting a hard stop to this ambition.

The third reason is that she's been known to reprimand Catherine's kids in public.

But the reason I'm posting this is the Kent amethyst necklace comprised of huge (the largest I've seen) Siberian amethysts.

I haven't seen this necklace before. I didn't know it existed, either.

I need to learn more about the Kent jewels.

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Love old coins.

@shirokuro What an interesting dream! It kind of reminded me of a Dali painting but a film version. Surreal and whimsical!

I went through years (this was a long time ago now) when I had nightmares and night terrors (that's when you wake up in the middle of a nightmare and you're still having it until you're fully awake and realize what happened.

Then they stopped. It was if someone flipped a switch. That was great.

Looking forward to more of your posts...

Good for you. I love Walmart+. I couldn't live without it.

@bernard Wasn't it Citizens United (the irony and sarcasm can't be lost on many) that declared corporations are people and can give whatever they want to candidates?

I could be conflating two SOTUS cases but I don't think so. I'm thinking of a case (the same?) when they ruled corporations have free speech.

As far as AIPAC not being required to register as a foreign agent when it is a foreign agent, Lewis Carroll would have had a field day with it.

We have sink holes. I never heard of one taking anyone's house personally but it happens.

@bernard Speaking about the global trade in oil, as I said in a different thread, our gas at the pump rose from $3.50 to iirc $4.75 in the last two weeks.

They'd better do away with pennies if I'm not going to be worried about pennies. Jeez.

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Our Secretary of Defense is a former Fox anchor.

Do you like Wal-Mart? Do you like Sam's Club? (Or did they go out of business?) Or is it just Costco? Is their gas still a bargain? Gas has gone up here from $3.75 to $4.50 in about a week.

Nothing about this war of aggression (and I'm speaking about the US involvement and the US involvement alone) was ever realistic.

I could be wrong but I think a lot of military assets are being diverted to the Iran debacle.

As if they don't have enough problems.

I received a message from the Universe.

It said,

"You need to be silent now. The time for words has passed, and the time for action had arrived."

Who am I to disagree? ;

So, from today, I will occasionally send private messages.

Be well, everyone!

Well, what I read and listen to (stuff about real estate and about the economy in general) seems to all be pointing to a consensus that we're about to hit something like the 2008 situation but structurally different and even worse.

I hope I can buy real estate soon because frankly it's so low here now I don't care if it goes lower.

I was paying my rent today and Mr. Monopoly the owner was at the office. He was very friendly because he remembered meeting me when he got parked his car on the road and got out of it a few months ago, and I was likewise.

It's all fun and games until the land you live on gets sold to private equity.

Ok, you win the Internet today.

But, I'm afraid I can't sort through all that.

I'll end up with nothing good to say.

And, it's not as if my opinions would surprise you.

Oh, and I decided to be a team player, sign the papers, and move on with life. I also reconciled with my cousin and SIL this morning. It's not a perfect world. My father certainly never said any such thing. It's time for me to move forward.

I've said this before and I'll say it again-- the list of ingredients does not list all ingredients.

Having said that, out of a sense of depression, resulting from having to stare down a list of numbers, including a revolting upcoming payment to my cousin of 24k for her work as executor as defined by statue (revolting), and being caught off guard and strong armed by the probate attorney (technical, of course) after working with my attorney in Florida diligently for months and fully expecting a different process than the one that was shoved in my face, with a warning that it I didn't sign, the probate attorney would have to do more work and I'd receive less (I'm pissed off, it you couldn't tell),...

I decided, at least this once, to eat myself half to death.

And I did. And I didn't read labels.

I'll feel like death warmed over and I'll regret doing it.

But it's one of the ways I sometimes deal with stress. And that's what happened.

Andy, I agree. You probably have the clothes to put in it. I'd buy their smaller duffel bag for mine if I hadn't reached my $ limit for leather products.

I like this. I like it because it's a hardcase. I have no use for it at all.

https://timeresistance.com/products/leather-attache-case-briefcase-a-legacy

(Black.)