Boaz,

Rather than anti-Muslim I think westerners are anti-sharia law. Well...that and them blowing stuff up.

Other than that I think there would be less concern about Islam.

Tor,

"Bill what did you think Muslims did with qurans that were damaged Beyond repair?"

Tor,

I think Turkey won't be able top back down from resisting Denmark.

They alliance to Islam is greater than their alliance to NATO.

Tor,

Protestors burned Qurans.

Everything comes second to worshipping the Quran.

It was a mistake them joining NATO.

Great feeling unlike....meant Great feeling until...

Snoofy,

"Which drugs are you taking, BillJohnson?"

I don't use any drugs whatsoever...nothing.

My thoughts aren't influenced by drugs.

I used to smoke a lot of pot and I know first hand it alters your perception of reality regardless what the pot heads tell themselves.

Yea...I really enjoyed it though. Great feeling unlike the mental psychosis becomes your new reality. My only regret is waiting so long to stop. My life improved radically when I did.

But I sure enjoyed the feeling of euphoria. Fortunately I found a terrific shrink I saw for 5 years and insisted I quit to see him. Honestly...I have no idea what was his political views.

Changed my life.

Snoofy,

Drugs screw people up too with crazy thinking.

That's not making an excuse.

It's casting blame.

Brass,

When I was in college I had an elective I had to use and decided to take a Criminology class.

Gave me a different view of cops.

Really...it gave me some insight into how cops look at things.

I figured out they are exposed to the worst characteristics of human beings and I don't see how it can't rub off.

They have to learn TMI about the seedy side of human beings.

No thank you.

And...I'm not making excuses for cops lest some ----------- accuse me of that.

I also read the Google boys came out of retirement (since 2019) recently to be part of a meeting discussing OpenAI and how it is a potential competitor to their search engine.

It even knew how many pieces each of those renditions of each police station consisted of.

I asked it, "when should roof repairs be capitalized?"

It quickly figured out this is an accounting question and gave a well written text book answer with numbered bullets.

I asked it, "what is the syntax for vlookup?"

It went into full detail just like an Excel textbook but with more explanations than simply a verbatim answer.

I asked it, "what is the set number of the lego police station" (I'm a LEGO builder).

It went into full mode giving me the history of that genre of buildings and when they came out. The versions of the police station and the actual set number for each of the renditions.

Wow.

Cute,

"ChatGPT is not really AI"

I asked OpenAI to explain the difference between itself and Watson.

It said they are both AI platforms with differences emphasis.

Watson was built for providing AI services to integrated applications and specific industries such as Health Care, Finance and others.

OpenAI is geared towards bringing AI to the public for the "good of humanity".

I read one person said it would be a great tutor for children. I do agree.

It knows a lot about things and can understand your question without a great deal of explanation or backstory.

It seems to remain subjective in explaining things that today some people regard as "hate speech" describing both sides of issues.

It claims to not provide opinions yet has opinions programmed into it as to what it considers acceptable speech.

And it talks in the first person...says I.

Cute,

"ChatGPT is not really AI"

I've been playing with it.

It can take poorly worded questions and understand what you asked.

Then it recalls your previous questions and it's own previous answers and the use of pronouns it still knows what the subject is.

I think it knows a lot and is able too to explain things in a simplified matter.

At this point I'm pretty impressed.

It's not sentient like HAL-9000 which was fiction.

El,

"The five officers had between 2 and 6 years on the force. Burned out? More likely unfit for duty in the first place."

Maybe...I don't know them.

Lamp,

"So, your comment appears to be saying that the law enforcement people of Memphis are able to "lose it" in the line of their duty and kill someone, and that is OK in your view because Memphis has a high crime rate?"

Who said it was ok?

People who debate for a living must really have to be quick on their feet and have patience.

I get sick of the people who add a word to your post and then respond to it as if you wrote it.

Tres,

"I, somehow, against all odds, managed to not beat another human being to death."

Who's talking about you?

I was talking about the cops who day in and day out function in "the most dangerous city in United States"....note the word dangerous. Their jobs are seeking that stuff out while you go to a nice restaurant or shopping at the mall thinking how safe things are.

Gal,

Being in law enforcement seems to me to be a profession a person might start looking at life distorted.

They seek out for a living what I hope I never run into in my life.

And then they live with a lot of hatred directed at them when the overwhelming majority of them are good and decent and caring and altruistic.

Gal,

"I feel like people who are *surprised* that the cops who did this are black"

I think this particular incident has something to do with it being Memphis.

Memphis has been ranked as the most dangerous city in the United States, according to a 24/7 Wall St. study using FBI statistics.

I figure the cops are just burned out after awhile and lose it.

Speak,

"Would that prevent public outrage if they were white?"

You sound disappointed.

Laura,

They have recently advertised they came out with a purple character.

You and I both know purple is the gay color...should I say lavender.

Look at Tinky Winky. With the triangle on his head...carried a purse and sounded like a man. Falwell had a fit. Gays during WWII had to wear triangles on their clothes in Germany instead of the Star of David Jews had.

So...the purple M&M is gay. I mean...of course.

Who cares...I don't.

We'll see how this plays out. Might be all a marketing ruse.

Or Mars is stupid enough to get rid of their mascots.

Mars website is still using the images of the characters.

Maybe this is all a hoax?

Is it true they're actually getting rid of the characters.

Their website is still using them.

Laura,

I didn't even know the characters had personalities. My wife knew all about them.

Just reading the storyline what played out.

I figure Carlson was delving into satire and Mars made it worse by canceling the characters.

It would have blown over.

Dumb move on their part I think.

Laura,

I'm more of a peanut cluster kind of person

Funny I never buy m&ms. Snickers bar is a favorite and then baby Ruth.

No m&ms.