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Writings From The Author Of The Hippie Dictionary

December 10, 2024

Ever since the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL also known as Artificial Intelligence

Ever since the movie  2001, people have worried about the "machine", the computer, taking over. Well, it has happened—not the computer itself, but the people who build and direct it. The fact that I call the computer "itself" is disturbing to me.

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December 05, 2024

Jesus was a carpenter, and I now know why.

Jesus of Arimathea was chosen to be Christ, and he happened to be a carpenter, and now I know why. Even though he may never have really existed, the choice of carpenter was the best for what he was to do. As a carpenter, you have to use every bone in your body, every muscle, sinew, and brain...

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November 25, 2024

Labor saving devices

 

How come all these Labor-Saving Devices are taking up all of our time? Cell phones, computers, cars that talk to you and tell you where to go? And then the time it takes to make the money to buy them!?

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November 23, 2024

Guns make you a more insecure and arrogant person

Guns make you a more insecure and arrogant person, but you are still just a person trying to be bigger than you are. 

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November 21, 2024

Guns Do Not Protect Your Family! Stop using that as an excuse for owning firearms. The facts prove that you are actually putting your family at risk by owning a gun. Numbers show that, for every one criminal who is subdued by a household gun, there are l

Guns Do Not Protect Your Family! Stop using that as an excuse for owning firearms. First written in the 1990s

The facts prove that you are actually putting your family at risk by owning a gun. Numbers show that, for every one criminal who is subdued by a household gun, there are literally...

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