sime42
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Why?
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On that last point. The future does indeed look bleak. This was on yesterday, a bit towards the end grabbed my attention. AI has recently entered a race between Chinese Open Source and Western, (largely US based) Closed Source versions. Whoever the analyst was, he predicted that the former would win, but neither was a positive outlook. Paraphrasing but it was something like: The China model reinforces the right of the state to be repressive and authoritarian, whilst the US model allows society to continue to be dominated by corporations in a race to the bottom, (and you can say what you like on generative AI, but the real world outside your screen is getting worse). BLEAK! From about 25 minutes in;- The Artificial Human - Is China getting AI right? - BBC Sounds WWW.BBC.CO.UK Aleks and Kevin ask whose AI development ideology will win: China or the US?
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Brian Wilson obituary: Genius behind many of The Beach Boys' hits WWW.BBC.CO.UK One of the most innovative and creative music artists of the 20th century.
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What the most unusual thing you have found in a tree
sime42 replied to Henry218's topic in Climbers talk
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I think you were overly harsh in your initial scoring. Surely all the Pro-Life, anti women's rights stuff counts as rampant sexism. I'd be fair and give him and the regime top marks, 14 out 14.
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Like a builder's house .......
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I've no idea, but let's say 5%. The actual figure doesn't matter, it should be 0. The concern is that the so called leader of the free world believes that it is acceptable to routinely pass off fake news as actual real news, lies and opinions as facts, etc etc. Or maybe he knows it's wrong but doesn't care as his supporters let him get away with it, which is worse.
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A few people seem to be falling for fake news again. Look at the faceless crowds dudes! I wonder how much of this stuff is actually put out by the Trump administration, it's one of his specialties after all. BBC Verify Live: Debunking AI fakes as US protests spark online disinformation WWW.BBC.CO.UK Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
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Last picture of strawberries, I promise! The investment in all new plants last year was obviously worth it. They're paying dividends now.
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Advice for son who likes to climb trees
sime42 replied to OzYankPom's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I'd not be taking any advice from that 300-pound Samoan, however much recreational chemistry I'd performed. -
Good question. My brother's walnut is in his orchard, amongst a load of fruit trees. We did briefly consider mitigating against the Juglone somehow, (maybe by digging a trench and installing some kind of underground barrier, as it's exuded by the roots apparently), but then quickly sacked it off as too much work. They can all fend for themselves, it'll be an interesting experiment.
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I've successfully grown quite a few from seed. One that I gave to my brother is now about 10ft high, only 6 years or so old I think. It's put on a massive growth spurt in the last two years. I think I've heard that they don't start fruiting until they're at least 17 or something, hence why they are often grafted.
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I was thinking to cut it at around 7ft, and then install a trendy swing seat from it. That would be rather nice.
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I don't think I'd worry too much if it were my tree, it doesn't look too bad at all to me. The best advice is probably to just leave to it's own devices, it's still very young so plenty of time. The dropping branches aren't really a problem, in fact they're beneficial from the point of view of getting a good crop of apples. I think it's probably occurring because the branches are flushed with relatively heavy new leaf growth, and the wood is very flexible still on accountof being so young. I certainly wouldn't try to add an additional stake, for fear of root damage. Also, the branches would probably just drop down again when you eventually take it away. You could prune the tips of the branches back very slightly to take some of the weight off.
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Funny, I initially saw a Rhino, but now I see a Triceratops after reading that.
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BCC has been bankrupt for a while now. They can't do lots of stuff they should be doing. It's a barrel of laughs.
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So. Are you bullshitting yourself, bullshitting us or do you indeed have an extremely weird, distorted sense of humour?
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Seriously, do you actually believe that? It's obviously pressing your buttons to the point of lunacy. You're either bullshitting yourself, bullshitting us or you have an extremely weird, distorted sense of humour. Whatever, it's incredibly tedious now. Just let go and be done with it, I'm sure you'll be able to tough it out. People don't have to answer you, and are even less likely to if you constantly insult them. Get over it and do us all a favour, yourself included. There's bound to be other opportunities to make whatever your point is. There's plenty of other ways to get your dopamine hit, that don't involve drink or "amusing" yourself like this.
