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- Sat Apr 04, 2026 11:21 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Who knew?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 169546
Re: Who knew?
:bana: Metered moonin' Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/space/2026/04/02/rastrear-artemis-ii-tiempo-real-nasa-donde-esta-luna/89434639007/ Good diagram of how to get to the moon! The taxi doesn't go straight to the moon - it first drives around the neighborhood a few times (with the meter run...
- Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:52 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3300
- Views: 9843951
Raisin Chia Pudding
Raisin Chia Pudding Serve with raw walnuts or sliced almonds and a dollop (or two) if you dare. :D (or sprinkle of cinnamon & nutmeg) Into 2 cups hot water, stir 1 cup dark raisins, 1/4 cup black chia seeds. Cover and let soak 1 hour, then refrigerate overnight. 8) Stir well before serving. :id...
- Fri Apr 03, 2026 5:03 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3300
- Views: 9843951
Coconut Banana Flatcake
Coconut Banana Flatcake Flatbread with dense, cake-like texture. No wheat flour, sweetened with bananas. Can be served like pancakes. :D :roll Ingredients: 2 cups simmering water 2/3 cup rinsed steel cut oats 1 cup coconut flour 1/2 cup natural apple sauce 1/2 tsp salt 1 lg egg + 2 whites, whipped ...
- Fri Apr 03, 2026 3:58 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 436
- Views: 3923572
Re: AI Redux
April Fools! (apparently) ( Perplexity ) "Recent fact-checking warned that AI-made Iran-war videos have been spreading widely." In fairness, "Altered or synthetic content" appears in the upper left of these videos before they begin. Three similar videos (all have similar visual/...
- Fri Apr 03, 2026 5:30 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Paradise Trinity Day
- Replies: 4648
- Views: 4193530
Re: Paradise Trinity Day
:bana: (Google Gemini opines on the 2D<>3D relationship) ( GG ) "The reason these values feel so precise to you is that π cancels out when you compare the circle to the sphere. You are left with the 'Skeleton of Dimension': Relationship ~ Ratio (Resonance) Volumetric Efficiency (3D) ~ Areal Eff...
- Fri Apr 03, 2026 4:11 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5240
- Views: 8277358
Re: World Views
(after Q&A with Perplexity) Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/nasas-artemis-ii-launch-leaves-americans-in-awe-were-going-back-to-the-frickin-moon (not frickin link) "Kid's Excitement About The 'Frickin Moon!' " :bana: Our Frickin' Solar System Moon – Glowin' : Shining softly, r...
- Thu Apr 02, 2026 7:38 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5240
- Views: 8277358
Re: World Views
:study: (legal focus - not political) ;) Re: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/01/supreme-court-trump-birthright-citizenship-00853992 "U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical of President's bid to end birthright citizenship" (from Google Gemini Q&A) "Regarding the 'Qualified Birt...
- Wed Apr 01, 2026 2:11 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 436
- Views: 3923572
Re: AI Redux
:bana: Slick Bullet, the Smart Train (proposed solution to this quantum problem) Q: Online news: "Quantum will crack Bitcoin key in 9 minutes." If transaction amount was subdivided into "train cars", a bitcoin transaction using Public Key would initiate the transfer of funds but ...
- Tue Mar 31, 2026 6:03 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5240
- Views: 8277358
Re: World Views
Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/justices-sotomayor-jackson-dissent-supreme-160920808.html (legal - not political - perspective) ;) Q: Online news: "Sotomayor and Jackson dissent from Supreme Court leaving an ‘injustice in place’ " Such disagreements are highlighted in the media but...
- Mon Mar 30, 2026 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 1076
- Views: 3374136
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Online comment: "Humanity may build astonishing machines, yet no algorithm will ever replace the wisdom that comes from the Creator." :idea: Not to worry ... unless the God within (Thought Adjuster), Spirit of Truth, and personal angels stop their never-ending ministry, ministry not distan...
- Mon Mar 30, 2026 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 1076
- Views: 3374136
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Re: https://nypost.com/2026/03/29/us-news/jd-vance-warns-that-ufos-could-be-demons-flying-around-earth-vows-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-it/ "Vance warns that UFOs could be ‘demons’ flying around earth" "One of the devil’s great tricks is to convince people he never existed.” Q: Has the Lu...
- Sat Mar 28, 2026 8:49 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Who knew?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 169546
Re: Who knew?
:bana: Let's Get Buggé! Create questions that have real answers (or not). :roll: Good for parties needing entertaining discussion! A new game about words and their derivation ("bugge" is a sample with good potential). :scratch: Why are some people like bugs? Hard shell - soft center. :roll...
- Sat Mar 28, 2026 1:43 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 436
- Views: 3923572
Re: AI Redux
Re: https://www.showbiz411.com/2026/03/27/exclusive-ai-generated-singer-not-a-real-person-eddie-dalton-hits-number-1-on-itunes-with-two-more-hits-in-the-top-10 "(AI) 'Eddie Dalton' Hits Number 1 on iTunes with Two More Hits in the Top 10" :idea: First thought: Very good AI music with AI cr...
- Sat Mar 28, 2026 12:59 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 1076
- Views: 3374136
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
:farao: Wisdom of the Prompt Midwayer time prompting and AI user prompting associate with the mechanical functionality of the human brain and the "mechanical" functionality of AI. Both of these information processors depend on pattern recognition. Pattern recognition in the human brain is ...
- Sat Mar 28, 2026 3:08 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Aligning Your Days with the Zodiac Signs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1971
Re: Aligning Your Days with the Zodiac Signs
Q: Observation: Brain-based pattern recognition seems evolutionary benefit in our human experience. Whereas numbers seem to create more recognizable patterns, most things visual also create easily recognized patterns that repeat in our daily experience. ( Perplexity ) "Yes, this observation is...
- Fri Mar 27, 2026 12:21 am
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 1076
- Views: 3374136
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
:sunflower: Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmcoTNn9YAk (violin and piano) Q: Why does the music "Speigel im Speigel" (violin and piano) seem to capture the anticipatory solemnity between Jesus' burial and resurrection? ( UB Tutor ) "The music 'Spiegel im Spiegel', with its minima...
- Thu Mar 26, 2026 3:12 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
- Replies: 1076
- Views: 3374136
Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
:sunflower: About near-death experiences (NDE) ... Q: Many near-death experiences are later reported with much detail, yet if the brain is relatively dead how do these memories accumulate about the experience? Are they recorded in a mind that's not a physical part of the brain? Or are the "memo...
- Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:49 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5240
- Views: 8277358
Re: World Views
Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15675567/mcdonalds-adds-new-small-order-fee.html "Separate from standard delivery and service fees, an added 'small order fee' for $3.50." :idea: A fee fee could then be added as processing fee whenever a fee is included in the order. Thus,...
- Wed Mar 25, 2026 4:18 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5240
- Views: 8277358
Re: World Views
Re: https://citizenwatchreport.com/restaurants-cant-drop-prices-anymorebut-theyre-dying-anyway-video/ "Restaurants Can’t Drop Prices Anymore … But They’re Dying Anyway" :bana: *** Entrepreneur Alert! Restaurants can sell their virtual ambience (DVD with typical sounds) to create a home exp...
- Wed Mar 25, 2026 2:42 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 436
- Views: 3923572
Re: AI Redux
:bana: New AI Jokes Student: "What's so intelligent about Artificial Intelligence?" Instructor: "How I grade your school work." Student: "Cool! You gave me high marks!" Instructor: "Sorry, I was hallucinating." "Intelligence" follows "Artificial...
- Wed Mar 25, 2026 1:25 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: AI Redux
- Replies: 436
- Views: 3923572
Re: AI Redux
:bana: *** Entrepreneur Alert! Create new art for this! Redefine the term, like "My best friends are Bugs!" (those who bug out, bug in, or bug off the planet) Speaking of bugs ... AI is super fait accompli! Our only choice is to bug out, bug in or prepare by savoring approved bugs (or you ...
- Mon Mar 23, 2026 3:23 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: World Views
- Replies: 5240
- Views: 8277358
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Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/no-tips-worse-service-restaurant-owners-warn-trend-degrading-dining-experience "No tips, worse service? Restaurant owners warn trend is 'degrading' dining experience" :idea: What's degrading is restaurant's substitution of increased tips for staff sal...
- Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Urantia Book
- Topic: UB Cookin'
- Replies: 3300
- Views: 9843951
Steamed Tofu Soufflé
Steamed Tofu Soufflé Upscaled protein, complementary flavors. Accompaniment to various veggie dishes. Refrigerates well for days! 8) :roll Ingredients: 14oz pkg extra firm tofu, rinsed 3 lg eggs, whipped 1 1/2 tbsp dried parsley 3/4 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp virgin olive oil :arrow: Dir...
- Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:55 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Who knew?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 169546
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:bana: Contemplating the expression "Happy Hour" ... Re: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/seniors-push-booze-assisted-living-homes-my-friends-i-love-happy-hour "Grandparents’ happy hour bill would let senior homes serve alcohol without a license" Why were the "Happy Hour&q...
- Sun Mar 22, 2026 3:20 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Who knew?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 169546
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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dallas-prepared-tough-budget-choices-070000291.html "City of Dallas to begin removing rainbow crosswalks" "This all comes following directive last year which the state said is to 'prioritize uniformity and predictability in traffic control devic...