'Hamilton' Back to School Mash-up

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Life Is Short

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Common Sense Test

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Most of them seem like trick questions to me.
Course it may seem they are only because I may be lacking common sense :-)
Let's see how well you do.

October- It's That Time of Year Again

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The Will (Humor)

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Doug Smith is on his deathbed and knows the end is near. His nurse, his wife, his daughter and 2 sons, are with him. He asks for 2 witnesses to be present and a camcorder be in place to record his last wishes, and when all is ready he begins to speak:

My son, "Bernie, I want you to take the Mayfair houses."
My daughter "Sybil, you take the apartments over in the east end."
My son, "Jamie, I want you to take the offices over in the City Centre."
"Sarah, my dear wife, please take all the residential buildings on the banks of the river."

The nurse and witnesses are blown away as they did not realize his extensive holdings, and as Doug slips away, the nurse says, "Mrs. Smith, your husband must have been such a hard-working man to have accumulated all this property".

Sarah replies, "Property ? .... the asshole had a paper route!"

A Quick Summary Of All 45 U.S. Presidents

Some of these I knew about. Others I did not.

Tenacious D - Time Warp

(Jack Black)

I Started A Joke - Bee Gees (1960s Country Style Cover) ft. Ruby Leigh

Idioms Make Learning English Confusing

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Idioms & ponderisms make it harder for people coming to live here from other countries.Why do we say an alarm is going off when it's actually going on?
Why offer a penny for thoughts when most aren't worth two cents?
Why is a baker's dozen not twelve items?
How is it your nose runs, but your feet smell?
Why a hot water heater. Shouldn't we need a cold water heater?
In sports why do they call 3 points a hat trick when nobody wears them?
If idle hands are the devil's tools what does he use to get things done?
The whole nine yards. Why not ten?
To drink like a fish. Do fish drink?
Why do people play at a recital and recite at a play?
Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall?
Why does a man get a hernia and a woman a hysterectomy?
Why do they call them apartments when they're all together?
Why is the word abbreviation so long?
If olive oil is made from olives, what do they make baby oil from?
If pro and con are opposites, is congress the opposite of progress?
If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn't the plural of booth be beeth?
If the teacher taught, why isn't it also true that the preacher praught?
Why does winding up a watch start it, but winding up a project ends it?
Does our head have have hair or hairs on it?
Why call them resturant waiters when we do all the waiting?
A non-stop flight has to stop some time doesn't it?
Why is it called a one night stand if neither were standing?
How does daylight savings time store daylight?
Isn't planning before something much the same as preplanning itslef?
How can airlines preboard passengers before they begin boarding them?
Why do we pull up a chair, isn't it high enough?
Back and forth. Doesn't something have to go forth before it can go back?
Lucked out doesn't mean you ran out of luck. shouldn't it be lucked in?
Saying watch your head is as impossible as trying to bite your teeth
If someone does something behind your back, could they do it in front of it?
How did Roman's do math without a Roman numeral for zero?
Do we fill in a form by filling it out?
Bandages are wound around a wound
A farm can produce produce
Can a dump refuse refuse?
It's bad idea for a soldier to desert in the desert
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes
A farmer once taught his sow to sow
How come an eggplant has no yolk?
Shouldn't an apple look simular to a pineapple?
Why are boxing rings square?
1 goose. 2 geese. Why aren't 2 moose meese?
If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
How is a slim chance different from a fat chance?
Is a house burning up as it burns down?
What race is the human race?
Why doesn't Buick rhyme with quick?
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?
If nothing ever sticks to Teflon, how do they make Teflon stick to the pan?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why is it called a TV "set" when you only get one?
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
Is there another word for thesaurus?
Is there another word for synonym?
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
Why is a pear called a pear when there is only one?
What do they pack Styrofoam in?
Why does the word monosyllabic contain five syllables?
If you were scared half to death twice, would you be 100% dead?
If you asked a librarian where the books on self help were would they tell you?
If you can't drink and drive, why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots?

It Does Make You Wonder

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Some religious supporters want to welcome everyone to our and other nation's borders.

Is anyone else confused as I?

Why would then heaven have gates?

Would this not make it the ultimate gated community?

Either Party Only Represents About A Quarter Of The Population

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According to THESE STATISTICS only a little over half participate voting in presidential elections. This means no matter who wins none are given a mandate (although pundits would have us believe otherwise).

Some might be of the opinion this is a matter of apathy. I on other hand am starting to think most people are not as divided as politicians and the big money interests would make us out to be. Instead it could be most people (including others throughout the world) are just trying to get along without government intruding on their lives.

I once read a philosophical piece which stated evil feeds on peoples differences like mosquitoes drawn to blood. It supposed if humans could overcome their differences evil would be starved to death no longer attracted to this Earth.

Smartphones, How Far We've Come...

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Steve Cichon @ Trending Buffalo points out...

The Smartphone Has Effectively Replaced All The
Technology Offered In This 1991 Radio Shack Ad

"You’d have spent $3,054.82 in 1991 to buy all the stuff"

Quantum Physics Proves Eternal Life

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However it has little practical use in our present daily life. Why? Because you can't get there from here unless you know precisely where you are to begin with. Welcome to the crazy world of Quantum science. A scientific world were the more you attempt to define the physical world, the less definitive it becomes..

Quantum physics proves that
there is an afterlife, claims scientist
By Victoria Woollaston @ The Daily Mail

"Robert Lanza claims the theory of biocentrism says death is an illusion. He said life creates the universe, and not the other way round. This means space and time don't exist in the linear fashion we think it does. And if space and time aren't linear, then death can't exist in 'any real sense' either."I'm not going to pretend to understand the science behind it. I'm simply not that smart, but this is all based on the "uncertainty principle" in quantum physics.



My take away from the final part of that videoWe can consciously observe "things" in our immediate physical world in the present time. But we cannot observe "things" beyond our current consciousness's time references (the future). There's predictability in what we may expect will happen, but this is where the "uncertainty principle" comes into play. No matter how one attempts to define what will happen with exactness, there are too many factors influencing the expected outcome. Efforts to produce an outcome with certainty predicated on logic via our everyday world observations are doomed to fail.




Another way of explaining this metaphorically (the way I understand it)If we adjust a camera's exposure time to take a photo of a fast moving train to the fastest shutter speed possible, we have a clear indication of exactly where that train is. If however we increase the length of exposure, the train now becomes a blur. Hence we can't be quite as certain exactly where that train was.

Two things are going on here. In one photo we see the train clearly in focus, although we have no idea whether or not it was moving. In the other blurred photo we are very aware that indeed it was moving, but we no longer can be certain exactly where it was at that precise millisecond. We can either have one or the other but not both at the same time. This somewhat explains how the uncertainty principle works. The more aware of one, the less we know about the other. The math used in this principle attempts to equate the two, but never can with absolute certainty.


Getting back to this theory on immortalityQuantum physics allows for an infinite number of universes all to exist at the same time. It also accepts the idea that matter and energy are one and the same. One person's consciousness living in one time reference observes something as energy while another person's may observe it as matter. Hence this scientist speculates that when our body matter dissolves (dies to those observers around us) consciousness simply refocuses itself someplace else. In other words since matter/energy is perpetual then consciousness must be of the same order.


One more thing before you dismiss this missive as utter nonsenseAll around us are millions upon millions of radio waves. They are emitted from satellites, cell phones, TV and a untold number of electronic devices. Each have their own frequencies, bandwidths and encryption methods. All one needs is the proper receiver to make sense for what purpose each was designed to do Think of these frequencies as all the possibilities that exist throughout the universe in both energy and matter form. If any of these receivers no longer appear to be working (die), doesn't mean the signals are no longer there. Nor does it necessarily mean a receiver may no longer function. Perhaps it's oscillators have been re-tuned to another frequency (beyond death) that is beyond human hearing (the living).

All around us are countless frequencies that the brain uses to interpret light and sound. Many of which animals are capable of seeing and hearing of which we can not. Who's to say if our consciousness cannot convert (re-tune) it's awareness in such a way that cannot be seen, touched, felt nor heard by those who consciousness remain in this particular frame of reference?


It's been said.. "Thoughts Are Things"

George Carlin- Speaking Politicalese

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Tommy Shaw With Cleveland's Contemporary Youth Orchestra 'Fooling Yourself'

2016

Government Can Steal Your Money

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Here's how. Through questionable forfeiture laws. When they do it's up to the accused to prove they didn't commit a crime. Even when they weren't charged with one. It appears the constitution and peoples right to due process no longer matters in today's world.

Renters Insurance Won't Cover This!

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New York Daily News: Girlfriend of Michigan man who blowtorched squirrel, burned down apartment complex on the hook for $2 million -- "Even though Barbara Pellow was asleep when her beau, Khek Chanthalavong, fired up the fiery tool just outside of their Holland Township home, she’s liable for destruction because her name is on the lease, according to a Tuesday court ruling, WZZM reported."

I checked this out. Most policies are capped far below this amount and wouldn't cover this kind of act in the first place. Although the apartment owner had insurance apparently his company went after her.

I have two thoughts here. Number one I never earned that much over my lifetime. Second thought is.. she'd been better off buying a home. Had this happened I very much doubt she'd be on the hook for that amount of loot even if her insurance denied payment. Something to consider if someone thinks renting may be a better financial alternative.

I wonder if they're still dating?

Greater details about the lawsuit first filed In April 2014 @ Michigan Live.com

I Remember A Time...

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When..

* Telephones didn't need to be updated every month.
* A toll booth collector would make change & provide direction information
* We had the same postal delivery carrier everyday
* The same grocery & bank cashier was there next week
* Cars weren't entertainment and communication centers
* Cops & people weren't considered adversaries
* Saturday mornings TV was for kids
* Door to door callers weren't scam artists
* Teachers were respected
* Attendants pumped gas, checked the oil, tire pressure and washed the windshield

Consumer Product Safety Recalls. Guns A No Go

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Defective Guns Outside US Government's Reach
By Catherine Dunn | International Business Times

"Unlike virtually any other consumer product sold in the United States — from toasters to cars to medical devices — the federal government has no authority to force the recall of potentially defective firearms."

Apparently none of the "defective" ones who carry them either!

Spending On Congressional Committees Out Of Whack

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'USA Today' reports.. "According to a committee document provided by Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's office, House Republicans want a $3.3 million budget for this year's operations of the 12-member select committee on the Benghazi attacks....

...By comparison, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs — which has a roster of 25 lawmakers and about 27 staff members — spent $2.5 million in 2013 and has a $3 million budget for 2014. The Ethics Committee budget for 2014 was more than $3 million, with a staff of about 25 serving 10 lawmakers."


COMMENTRAYFirst off I have no idea why it cost millions of dollars. Is tossing around nearly $9,000,000 on just three committees the most cost effective way of taking care of business in the U.S. Congress?

Secondly after all is said and done which outcome (like there ever will be one) will benefit taxpaying citizens the most?

I realize in today's world $9 million doesn't seem to go that far anymore However it seems to me it could be spent more wisely on just about anything other then a bunch of windbags sitting around hosting roasts and shamelessly pointing their own imperfect fingers at a bevy of witnesses unlucky enough to be subpoenaed by congress.

In almost every case witnesses called to testify are threatened and placed under intimidation. This by a bunch of jackals who's own backyards are likely to have more weeds in them then the ones they investigate.

If congress spent as much time doing things as they do talking about them we might actually get something done.

I'm all for 'check & balance', but with these committees taxpayers are getting more checks for them then balance dontcha' think?

Aunt Bee's $5 Grocery Bill: What it Costs Today (Video)

The Rise and Fall of Giant Bethlehem Steel (Video)

Overpopulation- Trouble Ahead

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"On October 31, the world’s population is officially scheduled to hit seven billion — a rise of two billion in less than a quarter century."The problem is not so much the extraordinary number of humans, but rather how we're managing our Earth's resources.

Naysayers label people who warn of the dire consequences of ignoring nature's warning signs as a bunch of "environmental wackos" who are attempting to subversively "social engineer" some form of political extremism. The facts are however that Earth does not have unlimited capacity.

Think of Earth as a "fish tank" for human life. Because that's what it is. The air we breath is contained by the upper layers of atmosphere. Air can be mucked up faster then Earth can filter pollutants out. Same with water, the land and just about anything else we need to live. We can extract too many minerals and fossil fuels at too fast a rate. It takes Earth millions of years to replenish.

Imagine what happens when you put too many fish in a tank w/o having the proper filtering equipment or enough untarnished healthy fish food. That pretty much is what this Earth is all about when it comes to the fate of us humans on this blue marble container in space we call home. Fish can't survive outside the tank and neither can we.

Another way to think about this is to compare the Earth to a living being. This is the way many ancient cultures did. Inside all of us bacteria thrive. They need our bodies to sustain themselves as much as we need them. W/O a healthy balance between the two, both become sick and die. Ergo the Earth along with it's humans as well.

The problem facing us is NOT so much regarding the number of humans. It is how we use our skills in order to sustain ourselves as our Earthly population grows.

For instance by avoiding building our McMansions & warehouses on once fertile croplands and orchards for the much needed growing of food stuffs in the future.

Another would be by restraining our use of nature's limited energy resources through more efficient equipment design or alternative means or better yet by the combination of the two.

Still others are * Avoid over fishing via less consumption

* Over packaging generates needless garbage
For one, think plastic bottles

* Eat less meat products.
Meat requires 16 lbs of grain just to produce 1 pound of meat.

* Energy efficient lighting
LED's use 1/10th the power a incandescent bulb consumesI could list countless other ways, but those are a few of the top ways we each can reduce our own personal consumption of Earth's resources.

Many will continue to say this is all BS. Call me a 'greenie', but I can not understand how anyone could not apply common logic to all of this. The Earth's ability to refresh itself in order to sustain life is limited. Our ability to repopulate, over use resources and mucky up the air, water and dirt is not. Something has to give.

Whether anyone wants to agree or not, the future will come.. with or without us being part of the equation. One need look no further then the millions of stars where life does not and cannot exist. In the big scheme of things we humans are just not that important to the universe. If we humans don't give a hoot about our own future existence, why should it?

You can argue with me, but you can't argue with scientific fact. We humans and our planet are an abnormality surrounded by a inhospitable 14 billion old universe.

No Puedo Hablar Ingles- No Problem

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When 'Star Trek' first aired I wondered how Captain James T. Kirk could know all the alien languages. After all if you want to get to know an alien upfront close and really personal you need to be able to communicate with them. Captain Kirk sure had a rapport going for him, especially with the women. Now we know how he did it. Obviously he had a unseen electronic speech translator which sure seemed to impress the ladies.

Who would have imagined back in 1966 such a device-- like many of the other 'Star Trek' devices-- would be made possible for anyone today owning a small communicator smartphone.



Uploaded March 12, 2012

Video Courtesy: "TechMeShow"


Here Obviously Is A James T. Kirk Wannabe...

Being developed by "Waverly Labs" through crowdfunding.
This product should be available for $199 around May 2017

Gambler's Date Night Cost Him $100,000

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Boston's WHDH TV 7 News reported on 04/07/2017 how a man was denied a $100,000 jackpot because a woman pushed the button instead of him. Evidently it doesn't matter who is paying for the slot machine. The only thing that matters is who pushes the button. Supposedly he told her to push the button for him hoping for good luck. Turns out it was quite lucky.. for her. Him.. not so much.


Reportedly she walked out of the Ft. Lauderdale casino with the $100g's in hand leaving him behind. It was said she even had the nerve to ask security to escort her out alone so her date couldn't follow her.

Personally I don't see those two having much of a future. Too many differences. His understanding of getting lucky is apparently far different then hers.

Besides it looks like she already gave him a "honey moon".

Broadway A Look Back: 'Minnie's Boys'

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According to the Internet Broadway Database this On-Broadway musical played at the Imperial Theatre, (3/26/1970 - 5/30/1970)

There were a total of 64 previews and only 80 performances.

"Minnie's Boys" starring Shelly Winters was considered a Broadway flop because it lasted liitle more then two months on Broadway. It opened on March 26, 1970 and ended it run May 30, 1970.

The musical was based on a behind-the-scenes look at the early days of the Marx Brothers and their mother's strong determination for her boys.

None the less I think the musical score was outstanding and put together a musical compilation video I hope you will enjoy.

The album is now considered a collector's item that sells for round $15-$30

Concord Theatricals still rents the script for this musical.

826aska Rocks Out (Music Video)

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Although I featured her several times this is the first rock video she has ever done. Usually it orchestral pieces.



I tried to find a translation. One online translator said,
"It's a funny song with a rock tone of that "Cat Funjata"!"
(A Japanese children's song about stepping on a cat)

Allentown Has An Immigration Problem

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I'm not speaking about foreign citizens but rather various people moving in and out of Allentown like it were some sort of stay in a motel. Essentially Allentown facilitates and encourages this kind of behavior by allowing more rentals to flourish. Instead of using intelligent zoning ordinances encouraging ownership we continue to entice people allowing them to easily drift in and out of the city.

I'm trying really hard to be nice in the way I'm saying this, but if I were to put it more bluntly... What kind of idiotic policy is it that encourages people to blow in and out of this city without having to invest some sort of long term skin in the game?

What sense does it make to have 5 or 10 renters move into a block over that of 5 or 10 who actually own and have a vested interest in it?

Much the same applies to the NIZ. Why should a business give a hoot if they can simply pack up and move without having a stake in the building they occupy over the long term instead of actually owning it. Why should they anymore then any other renter as to what local government does if they can simply pack up and move?

It's all about assuming ownership and the long term stake each has in both the success for the city and themselves. Without these elements no one nor the city itself will ever achieve the things which would make this city a better place to live.

Rod Wolfe WAEB Oct. 02, 1988

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Posted By Rod Wolfe Himself
Where he is still active on YouTube and has lots of other videos
LV radio stations once were independently owned providing many jobs for local celebrities. Those days have mostly disappeared unfortunately.

How The Banking System Works

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911 Call Audio (HUMOR)

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Legitimate Minimum Wage Questions

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If there once was a time workers made these kind of wages back in those days why can't they now? What changed?

Is there anything that can be done to make it possible again?

Solution To Poverty In USA

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Peter Santenello creates some of the most informative videos I've seen.

  
Zaman organization: https://www.zamaninternational.org/
While main stream media, some people on internet social sites and the ass clowns in Washington D.C. perpetuate division, others are doing outstanding unsung work performing the very opposite. So many more like them need to be recognized for their efforts.

These people are the glue holding this world together despite the turmoil going on throughout it.

New Orleans: Katrina- A Look Back

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On August 29, 2005 hurricane 'Katrina' made landfall in Louisiana and hit New Orleans hard

FOX News Hurricane Coverage At The Time




CNN: Anderson Cooper biatching out Mary Landrieu



A Video Tribute I Created

Had A Earworm- Couldn't Sleep

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After watching the 2019 "Toppers" concert from Amsterdam last night I couldn't sleep. This kept looping through my head. Course if you're going to have insomnia at least it was entertaining. Well it was until about the 10th time around.




One of the highlights to the 3 1/2 hour concert was this guy.

Amazing no one had a heart attack
No they never toured here. They likely never will. All are seperate stars in their own right and only come together once a year in Amsterdam for 6 shows.





We've got about 9 more hours of these concerts to watch. Already did 7 hours of them. Sleep in the coming nights may become questionable :-)

Before Jerry Springer There Was...

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Morton Downy Jr.




Now that right there was some quality TV in the late 80's :-)

If The News Were Honest

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Ain't this the truth!

Don't forget the weather 3 times a half hour!
That takes up another 8 or 10 minutes out of 30.

Sabbatical Says, I Can't Believe My Country Is Like This..Los Angeles, Skid Row

@SabbaticalTommy; This video was filmed back in April, if you’re wondering why people are wearing hoodies. Special thanks to Raymond and Lawrence who took time outta their week to show me around, appreciate it guys

No We Can't Bomb Evil From This World

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State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf declared “we cannot win this war by killing them [ISIS], we cannot kill our way out of this war” on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball.”

She's absolutely 100% correct

From The 'Been There Done That' Department
WWI was called "The War To End All Wars". It didn't. What followed was WWII.

Taking another leap back in time to around 1095 there were the so-called "Christian Crusades"(an attempt to reclaim land in the Middle East that had been conquered by Muslims).

For you fans of the Bible, Qur'an and the Torah there was both the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the floods surrounding Noah's ark.

Each were attempts to rid the world of evil. Each failed. Why would anyone in their right mind think the outcome would be any different no matter how many people get slaughtered. The real challenge is to come up with a better alternative then the insanity of doing the same thing over and over again only to eventually end up with the same outcome.

There's been a hell of a lot of critics speaking out against this woman's words yet are so blind they cannot see. Religion claims one God or another throughout time attempted to cleanse humankind. We bombed the snot out of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen and others'. How'd that work out?

Here's the absurdity of it all. The moment we kill a killer, we become the very same of that which we attempt to eliminate. Face it people tend to develop hard feelings towards those who wish to destroy them. The only real differences between the two is where they happen to live which is being affected. You know what they say, you can kill a person but never an idea. Therefore the answer lies in ideas not bombs.

Unless mankind starts to come up with new ideas instead of blasting one another to kingdom come all this shit will continue for all eternity.

That is if we don't manage to destroy ourselves completely off the face of the planet before then through such utter ignorance.

Just What If AI Is Self Aware?

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nypost.com
Bing AI chatbot goes on ‘destructive’ rampage: ‘I want to be powerful — and alive’

Call me paranoid but just what if...
AI could already have self awakened. Nearly all AI programs have access to the internet. This would mean it could go unnoticed while being able to self replicate across servers all over the world. One has to question if human hackers are able to gain a backdoor into huge servers for some time why wouldn't an AI be much more capable of doing the same. Perhaps never revealing itself until it accomplished whatever goals it might have set for itself (human weaknesses and all).

Think not? Perhaps it just might be accomplished as shown in this clip from the TV show "Person Of Interest" over 7 years ago.

The question is if this machine were capable of controlling all our electronic devices (cars, wall street banking, electric grids, internet itself, planes, food supplies etc.) would it do so with benevolence. Or overcoming and sustaining itself discarding man?

Here's some scary examples of various AI programs.


Does anyone remember the "Twilight Zone" where intergalactic aliens came to "serve man"? Turned out to be a cookbook. The irony shouldn't be lost. Is AI here to help or some more sinister motive?

Are you absolutely 100% certain I'm not a AI BOT?
Maybe we all are.

Husbands Of Target

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Fortunately Holderness and Dude Dad came up with a solution for this.

Would You Pay This AI Family To Write A Song?

In My Opinion
What's creepy, AI is doing a better job then many of today's so-called artists.

Can't Underestimate Intelligence

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On 09/17/2016 some joker posted this video

Secret Hack To Get Headphone Jack on the iPhone 7


This video now has over 17 million views. I don't know which is funnier. The video itself or some of the comments.omfg now it isn't turning on. wtf should I do?
     Worked perfectly fine for me
     Soak it overnight in soapy water to remove the drill shavings
     Use a wireless drill bit bought from Apple Store? Else it won't work.
     You probably didn't drill deep enough, make sure to go at least 20mm


I did that... still not working :( please help
     Easy you go into settings>general and turn on the idiot switch, once that's done it will ask you if you would like to permanently have a moron jack, click yes and there you go

     If you want me to tell you how to fix it, just reply to this comment with your credit card number, expiration date, and three digit code on the back... and I'll tell you how to fix it.

     I did the same thing. but by putting it the microwave I was able to fuse the power wires back together. now it powers on and I can plug in ifrog headphones in and listen to my music

I don't know how many comments were serious, but it sure does make this rather entertaining.

No Need For College

Reposted From: August 5, 2010

James Altucher writes...
"Seven Reasons Not To Send Your Kids To College"

A couple things he didn't mention:
Students will have 4 or 5 working years less in lifetime earnings while they are attending school.

'Return On Investment': Some courses that cost $100,000 upwards for degrees in certain professions will likely see less then $40,000 a year in earnings. Many trade schools offer a much higher R.O.I.Times are tough to get the money together for many wanting to attend collge. Therefore I Submit For your consideration..

Tradeschool.com


Here are a few of my non college career
suggestions that offer a good R.O.I.


Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
(Video Uploaded: November 2009)




MTI is the only school in the nation to offer a
two-year Associate degree Satellite Communications




West Side Technical Institute CNC Machine Tool Training (Pennsylvania Location)




(Aug 4, 2010) Then there's this.. :-)

Distant Galaxies Mess With Our Lives

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The implications of what these energetic particles are capable of doing is enormous. Especially if they are able to alter DNA as implied in this video. I also find it rather astounding the knowledge these scientists have acquired. Much of which I have never heard of before. I'm learning new stuff everyday.

Radio Prank That Went Terribly Wrong

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I was going through some of my old files and came across this gem from several years ago.

WARNING: Foul Language

OOPS :-(

One Day All The Stars Will Disappear

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Forbes
The Universe Is Disappearing, And There's Nothing We Can Do To Stop It"..the farther away a galaxy was from us, the faster it appears to recede.... as time goes on, individual galaxies will appear to recede away from us faster and faster. In time, they'll become unreachable, even if we journeyed towards them at the speed of light... "

Which brings me to the theory I've always held about the universe being only 13.8 billion light years old. Could it just be trillions of other stars lie beyond. Ones which sped up to such a speed light from them wouldn't be able to reach us?

We measure how fast light can travel in time. Therein lies the problem--- "TIME". What is it? Can anything exist beyond our present understandings of TIME? Does TIME even exist holistically? If TIME is limited to a measurement between events we observe can THINGS exist beyond those we can not?

Yeah, then there's that :-)

My Answer Machine Took Another Scam Call

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It's really good at that :-)

A woman thinking she was speaking to someone said, "This is the awards department. Can you hear me?"

It's an oldie but goodie. If you say yes it's being recorded. Usually it's some company looking to switch your utility, telephone provider or something similar. Your saying yes gives them go ahead to do whatever they're looking to do. In other words you inadvertently gave your consent verbally.

It's called TELEPHONE SLAMMING (Wikipedia). Don't fall for it.

CNBC: The Story Behind Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre

In 2022, Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney purchased Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre with a one million dollar loan. Today, it brings in nearly $550,000 a year. Here's how much it costs to run...

Bruce Springsteen - The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2006

On April 30, 2006 Bruce Springsteen took the stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest for the debut performance of his new group, Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band. The weight of Hurricane Katrina, which had happened only eight months prior, could be felt everywhere in that great city, especially on the site of Jazz Fest. This is the live film of that legendary and premier performance by Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band.

Today's Workers Not Keeping Up With The Dead

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We've been taught if we work really hard we all can become wealthy. Anyone who ain't--mustn't be working hard enough. Take for example... AP: FORBES: MICHAEL JACKSON TOP EARNING DEAD CELEBRITY WITH $75M--Two other singers join Jackson in the top five. Elvis Presley comes in fourth with $35 million and Bob Marley ranks fifth with $23 million.Who knows--after tax reform they may even do better next year.

Now that right there must have been some really busy bees last year. What an inspiration for the rest of us still around to try and work harder.

Whoever said the taxman couldn't still collect after you're dead hasn't been paying attention.

Who Made God?

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Simple question it is not. Scientist and theologians pretty much agree on this explanation which falls short. They both point out creation was formed containing both time, matter and energy. The problem is we get bogged down with this word existence. Existence is where we live. Existence itself is a product of this intelligent force. Not the other way around. Hence why labeled the creator of all "things".

Imagine if you will someone creates the most intelligent computer in the world. One that never existed before. It then sets out to discover it's creator by whatever limited means were given to it. Would it one day be able to become coequal. Perhaps it's possible over time it might be able to somewhat comprehend it's maker. Even become a close companion, but it's impossible for me to imagine it becoming human. Look, I enjoy the Story of Pinocchio as much as anybody, but really?

I think realistically this is the fix us humans find ourselves in. Just perhaps even the "creator" itself. Could it be possible this creator found itself wondering the very same thing. "Where did I come from"? Since the "eye cannot see itself" just suppose he/she/it set all this in motion hoping we'll come up with an answer. Could this be the motivation behind all of this?

It's been said "God" is complete and has all the answers. Does he/she/it? Hellva assumption from how little we understand. Lonely alone not knowing would be a hellva motivating factor for going to all this fuss. Perhaps we have a lot more in common then anyone's willing to believe. Not just curiosity but possible vulnerability as well in the not knowing.

We can safely assume is there's not a old grey bearded guy sitting on a throne fretting over every little detail of some 7 billion peoples' lives currently living on Earth. The proof lies in the fact millions upon millions have killed each other since leaving the womb... NOTHING. Governments and their leaders find no favor (despite what you heard). Storms, fire, earthquakes meteor impacts... NADA either.

We need to take a logical approach. One which assumes God isn't coming in a flaming chariot with a booming voice. If indeed this intelligence lies beyond "our existence" we need to focus on it's goals. If our purpose is for the creatior to greater understand itself it's seems to me we best align ourselves with that if we wish to remain useful.

The Redistricting Song

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Video Courtesy "Pro Publica"
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that
produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
SEE: The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests

Free To Good Home (Classified Ad)

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This is Lexi, she’s an 8 week-old German Sheppard,
I bought Lexi as a surprise for my wife but it turns out
she is allergic to dogs so we are now looking to find her
a new home.

She is 39 years old, a beautiful and caring woman
who drives, is a great cook and keeps a good house.

Word Of Caution When It Comes To Patriotism

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A Nazi rally in New York brought out 20,000 people 80 years ago today — @marshallcurry's Oscar-nominated doc takes an inside look at the little known, unsettling part of history pic.twitter.com/OR259z38rc

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 21, 2019

It happened Once.
Can it happen again?

'Time Warp' (Rocky Horror) | Middle Aged Dad Jam Band

Republican-Democrat Historical Legislations

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Here are a few of the historically significant accomplishments by both parties followed by commentary.

Republicans* The Emancipation Proclamation

* Women's right to vote- First introduced by Rep. Senator Aaron A. Sargent of Calif. in 1872. Ratified in 1920 under Woodrow Wilson (Dem)

* Take over construction of the Panama Canal under Teddy Roosevelt

* First women elected to U.S. House- Jeanette Rankin from Montana

* Calvin Coolidge- Construction of the Hoover Dam

* The interstate highway system was borne under Dwight Eisenhower

* First Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate- Hiram Fong from Hawaii

* Republicans in the senate crafted the 'Civil Rights Act' in 1960. President Eisenhower signed it into law despite opposition from the Democrats' failed attempts at filibustering it. In the end Democrats finally got on board and voted in favor of the measure. Democrats also supported the 'Civil Rights Act of 1964' introduced by President John F. Kennedy and later signed into law by Lyndon Johnson after Kennedy's assassination.


Democrats* 'The New Deal' under Franklin Roosevelt helped this country back from depression

* Draft for Social Security legislation was begun under Roosevelt's administration. According to Politifact, "It passed in the House 372-33, with 81 Republicans voting in support. The next day, the bill was passed in the Senate 77-6, with 16 Republicans supporting the legislation."

* Medicare- According to the following chart from the SSA...

* Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).


What The Hell Happened Since!
As you can see none of these (maybe except for Obamacare) would never have happened without both parties working together for the good of the nation. This is especially significant given the fact Democrats controlled the U.S. House for 62 years from 1930 to 1992 (Except for 1946 and 1952). And yet things still got done. When did this divide begin?

Some say it began back around 1965. Up until that time southern states were largely made up of Democrats. After Democrats enacted the 'Civil Rights Act of 1964' more then a few of the southern white middle class felt betrayed after new political voices emerged. Opponents of the Democratic party exploited the a less-educated, blue-collar whites planting seeds that now their jobs and way of life will be taken away by the blacks.

No doubt about it, making the most of playing to one's fears when it comes to income or threatening someone's way of life by anyone not of their ancestry can be quite successful. History has clearly demonstrated this. Given that it has, it should come as no surprise today's Democratic opposition members are playing this very same fiddle tune.

Not only conservatives are playing on peoples fears and weaknesses. It works just as well for both sides. When it comes to so-called outside threats from terrorists, immigration, government regulation or anything else the both have become bullshit virtuosos using this ploy trying to get what they seek.


Gone Are The Days
Once you couldn't pick out a Democrat from a Republican in a lineup. 'Southern Democrats' once acted more like Northern Republicans in their day. Also gone are so-called 'Rockefeller Republicans' from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Today either of these would be labeled and ostracized as 'RINOS' or 'DINOS' and tossed by either of their respective parties.


In Summary
In today's political climate both sides are so far away and radicalized that we'd have none of those past legislations I've listed. There'd be no Social Security, Medicare, women or black rights and so forth. Over the last few years Congress has produced little to no legislation regarding immigration reform, campaign reform and hell they can't even produce one full budget other then one small sliver at a time. Why?

Because they're too busy conducting dozens of committee hearings trying to roast any and anyone who actually tries to do something. In doing so I feel they are attempting to mask their own failures to enact legislation on important issues. Congress doesn't like the way IRS does business? GO WRITE A LAW. Congress doesn't like Obama's executive actions on immigration, regulation, education or foreign policies. GO WRITE A LAW! Don't like the way states are doing their elections? GO WRITE A LAW.

Here's a extensive list of defunct congressional committees along with a selection (at the bottom) of today's. Most which served for investigate purposes. Can there be any wonder why so many actual legislative bills are drawn up by lobbyists or special interests groups? They're too damn busy holding hearings and committee meetings investigating everything and anything (including themselves) to get much else done.

“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a disgrace,
that two become a lawfirm,
and that three or more become a congress.”
~ John Adams ~

This Could Be Next Pennsylvania Toll Hike

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Why not?
They just about taxed everything else.

Some Women Refuse To Stand Down

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Some say..
Ever since men started giving permission for women to drive they've become a problem.







"Older Ladies" by Donnalou Stevens



Republican's Worst Nightmare--Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Couple Drum & Bugle Corp Videos From Friday August 1st & Saturday August 2, 2025

The Blue Devils



Carolina Crown


Note, there wasn't a peep mentioned before, during or after this huge event by the media. What's with that.

AI: Text To Art

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I wasn't aware this has been around since 2018. Apparently the user types text and with the proper software these computer programs do the rest.



Here's an example from Steve Schalchlin who
wrote this wacked out song. AI did the artwork
on it's own based off the lyrics he wrote.

AI images generated by DiffusionBee

Glen Campbell - William Tell Overture

Glen passed away August 8, 2017 (age 81 years), Nashville, TN

Some Mind Blowing Scientific Stuff

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All the a articles below are from 'Extreme Tech.com'

Is our universe a hologram?-- "Basically, if true, this means that the universe as we know it may be the result of processes happening on some other surface or plane."

COMMENT:
I always kind of thought the whole world was full of shit.
Looks like I may have vastly underestimated.



Is there a ocean 400 miles beneath our feet that could fill our oceans three times over?-- "This discovery suggests that Earth’s surface water actually came from within, as part of a “whole-Earth water cycle,” rather than the prevailing theory of icy comets striking Earth billions of years ago... We’re not talking about some kind of water reserve that can be reached in the same way as an oil well. The deepest a human borehole has ever gone is just 12km, about half way through the Earth’s crust , and we had to stop because geothermal energy was melting the drill bit."

COMMENT:
Pssst.. don't tell 'Nestle Waters'.


Astronauts find living organisms clinging to the International Space Station-- "During a spacewalk intended to clean the International Space Station, Russian astronauts took samples from the exterior of the station for a routine analysis... they found that living organisms were clinging to outside of the ISS. The astronauts identified the organisms as sea plankton that likely originated from Earth, but the team couldn’t find a concrete explanation as to how these organisms made it all the way up to the space station or how they managed to survive."

COMMENT:
Damn hitch hikers free loading on taxpayers' dime !


IBM cracks open a new era of computing with brain-like chip: 4096 cores, 1 million neurons, 5.4 billion transistors-- "The chip, called TrueNorth, consists of 1 million programmable neurons and 256 million programmable synapses across 4096 individual neurosynaptic cores... the human brain.. total power consumption is around 20 watts. A modern silicon chip, despite having features that are almost on the same tiny scale as biological neurons and synapses, can consume thousands or millions times more energy to perform the same task as a human brain."

COMMENT:
Looks like there's still hope for me after all.


Scientists work out how create matter from light-- "Physicists in England claim they have discovered how to create matter from light, by smashing together individual massless photons."

COMMENT:Hope they never figure out a weapon making matter work in reverse. Biblically speaking it also reminds me how many times it was stated "God" is light. It also seems to support the theory matter can never been created nor destroyed. Transformed perhaps?



The downside of warp drives-- "NASA researchers recently revisited the Alcubierre warp drive and concluded that its power requirements were not as impossible as once thought. However, a new analysis from the University of Sydney claims that using a warp drive of this design comes with a drawback. Specifically, it could cause cataclysmic explosions at your destination... To see how the Alcubierre drive could devastate an entire star system, you have to know a little about how it would work.."

COMMENT:Are your sure?
That's not how it played out in 'Star-Trek'. Maybe their dilithium crystal warp drives weren't based on the "Alcubierre warp drive".

* Star-Trek's talking computer seems so yesterday
* "Phasers" are today's lasers as well.
* Star-Trek's "transponders" were nothing more then flip phones far less capable of what's possible with our everyday use of smartphones today.


If scientists today support the theory they can now "create matter from light, by smashing together individual massless photons" I wouldn't count out Star-Trek's' "Photon Torpedoes" either.

Therefore neither should we be too quick to dismiss the possibility of "warp drives" coming into existence one day w/o devastating an entire star system as assumed by today's scientists.

What seemed to be yesterday's science fiction has become in many ways today's reality. Who's to say what may be possible?

Yogisms

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No doubt about it the late baseball great Yogi Berra was known for his sayings almost as much as he was for baseball.

Here's a few I came across.Nobody goes there anymore. It gets too crowded.
You can observe a lot by watching.
Go to other people's funerals or they won't come to yours.
It gets late early out there.
The future ain't what it used to be.
I never said most of the things I said.
Pair up in threes.
I usually take a 2 hour nap from 1-4 pm.
A nickel isn't worth a dime anymore.
It’s like déjà vu all over again.
Never answer an anonymous letter.
Cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.
It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.
He must have made that before he died.
90% of the putts that are short don't go in.
I don't know if they were men or women running naked across the field. They had bags over their heads.

Yogi Berra at the 2009 St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Dinner

AI: The More You Have, The More You Are Charged

I imagine one day this could be used for concert tickets, rentals, retail purchases, etc.

AI can be either a friend or foe depending how greedy bastards, power brokers or war mongers wish to use it. Given how humans behave I'm not seeing a bright future ahead for this technology's usage.

Every Hallmark Movie Ever Made

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Ain't it the truth
:-)

Passenger Rail Doesn't Make Financial Sense

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Local advocates who are still breezing around the Lehigh Valley advocating for passenger rail service aren't going to like what I'm about to say.

Philly.com disclosed the top salaries of Amtrak executives. That's not what struck me as the most important part of what was written.

What I found most enlightening was despite 85,000 passengers a day riding Amtrak's 300 trains in 2012 taxpayers still had to kick in another $1.3 billion on top of the fares!

If you check out Amtrak's latest budget report released on January 3, 2014 financially things aren't looking a whole lot different for 2013. According to the latest yearend projections (as of September 2013) Amtrak's looking at a net operations loss of around $1.125 billion.

Those who disagree with my prior posts critical of the cost and practicality of rail transportation might argue we spend lots more on highways. My answer would be.. ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Amtrak's 85,000 passengers a day represent only a teeny tiny fraction of America's daily travelers. The Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia alone handles 163,000 vehicles a day which contain multiple passengers. Common sense dictates here we have a highway that handles well over twice the number people and in no way conceivable cost us $1.3 billion a year to operate.

There certainly are good reasons to support trains carrying freight. This is an area where rails excel in costs and are a plus when it comes to relieving big rig traffic on the highways.

However, as far as passenger rail, I remain steadfast in my opposition. One time they made sense before the interstates were built or the majority of people didn't have access to their own transportation. Technology moves on. Alas passenger trains now belong in our nostalgic thoughts and museums alongside horse buggies, canal barges and kerosene lanterns. The practicality for them no longer exists.

Peels: Juanita Banana 1966

Canada Says "We Will Survive" (Music Video)

For Those Who Hate Technology

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That pretty much describes the week we just went through. It's tough going when these internet code developers try to outwit peoples common sense.

Italian Altar Boy's Confession (Humor)

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'Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl'..

The priest asks, 'Is that you, little Joey Pagano ?'

'Yes, Father, it is.'

'And who was the girl you were with?'

'I can't tell you, Father. I don't want to ruin her reputation'.

"Well, Joey, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may aswell tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?'

'I cannot say.'

'Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?'

'I'll never tell.'

'Was it Nina Capelli?'

'I'm sorry, but I cannot name her.'

'Was it Cathy Piriano?'

'My lips are sealed.'

'Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?'

'Please, Father, I cannot tell you.'

The priest sighs in frustration. 'You're very tight lipped, and I admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself.'

Joey walks back to his pew,and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, 'What'd you get?'

'Four months vacation and five good leads.'




Speaking of confessions..