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Boomer, concerned citizen, patriot, centrist,champion of children everywhere. Pls, no DMs

Los Angeles, USA
Joined December 2012
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The Rise and Reckoning of Jensen Huang | The Circuit with Emily Chang youtu.be/JW5s9Md4U2U?is=ngf8… via @YouTube Jensen speaks frankly in this interview. He does not feel withholding Nvidia’s super chips from China is good. His philosophy is that we need to work with China not go at AI separately. In another interview, Xi has gone on record saying they do not want Nvidia’s super chips; China wants to develop their own to eliminate the risk of dependence on foreign sources. After this interview, it seems Jensen’s candid interview touched off a coup against him. I’m at a loss to see how he’s the villain.
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What the Retail Greeting ‘Welcome in’ Says About What Customers Really Want nytimes.com/2026/11/12/magaz… via @NYTimes Whatever way you greet somebody, put some warmth and sincerity in it. If you start trying to use a canned greeting, you will turn more people off than you will engage. Be your HUMAN self while you still can.
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Wishing you all a GIF night.
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Gen X and Gen Z, can I just ask when will uptalk and vocal fry please leave the stage? Not attractive, super annoying and stamps you truly in a way that could hamper your career or social advancement. Is it really necessary to make every statement go up on the end like a question? (Uptalk). Is it really necessary to give your voice a raspy edge (vocal fry?) You can use vocal fry to effect if you are a performer, but leave it there. Women do this more than men, but it’s not exclusive to women. Uptalk started with Valley girls. Yeah, it was kind of charming back in the day. I just want to hear young people find a new voice model and just try it, please. Honestly, you don’t need this vocal crutch. It makes you sound diffident and frightened like a little child. I know you might think I’m irrelevant and dated, but I’ll tell you I don’t think a pleasant voice, one that is uniquely your own, will ever be passé.
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Aldous Huxley His last novel, published the year before he died.
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Bestselling Author: AI Is Going to DESTROY Human Creativity - Bonnie Garmus youtu.be/GLvka1NuGNw?is=hjHe… via @YouTube The best thing any writer or would-be writer can do now is don’t cave. Write your own book—don’t offload it to AI ! AI is simply a rehashing of old ideas, it can’t do anything it hasn’t been programmed to do. We are the ones who will advance humanity and solve humanity’s problems.
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I urge everyone struggling with self-doubt about what you can’t do to try this. It’s a way of thinking that is foreign to us, but I have seen it work for me.
You're wired to do hard things. Neuroanatomically, your brain gets stronger not by avoiding suffering, but by enduring it. @hubermanlab has been discussing this lately, and Romans 5:3-4 + Isaiah 48:10 told us long ago: hardship refines and strengthens us. As an Iraq war vet and bereaved father, let me encourage you: press through. Everything good is on the other side of something hard. #selfbrainsurgery
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It’s good to remind ourselves that a flu shot is not a 100% guarantee that you will be protected from this year’s strain of flu. There is always some mutation that they simply can’t predict. This year the flu started early ( August) and on the west coast,whereas it normally starts later( December) and in the southeastern US. wsj.com/health/flus-back-way…
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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” —Albert Einstein
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“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” —Thomas Edison
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Kara Swisher Thinks Elon Musk Is Destroying His Own Empire youtu.be/1KXr_ztEakQ?is=imt0… via @YouTube Regarding X, Kara refers to it as a “Nazi porn bar” and has not used it in 4 years.
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In an effort to keep his promise to his constituents that he would cut down on paper waste, Mayor Mamdani has installed bidets in as many bathrooms as possible in Gracie Mansion at his own expense. The cost of each bidet was $24. These are not the stand alone porcelain bidets but rather a simple wall attachment sprayer anchored near the toilet. Who knew you could install a bidet for $24?
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“Send me a man who reads.” This was the slogan of the International Paper company in the 1960s to encourage Americans to read to enhance their education and be informed. It was adopted by many companies as part of the profile that might serve as a guide for the type of executive they sought. As we think about who we want to hire as our next leaders, let’s look to see who is well-read as a prerequisite for the job. Despite not having a college degree, Harry Truman was considered to be one of the most wide-read U.S. presidents in history. Today, we might alter the phrase to read, Send me a PERSON who reads, but in the 1960’s nobody took umbrage at the wording.
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“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” —Warren Buffet
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“We have two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one.” —Confucius
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Trump CAN’T Fix This | Richard Wolff on Victor Davis Hanson, Iran, and A... youtu.be/getaavEHdOo?is=JTVJ… via @YouTube Wolff takes a brutal stance toward VDH, saying he is woefully dated and doesn’t get that the America’s age of greatness is over. It’s a very interesting conversation.
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