AI hides more things than it reveals, but still beats a conventional brick & mortar library, which also hides more things than it reveals by librarian "fact-checkers" selecting only books they consider valid. That stated (and off my chest), AI also works wonders conventional libraries and the pre... Read More

Gabriel de Tarde (The Laws of Imitation, 1903) wrote ... "It is a great mistake to say that populations are controlled by fear alone. On the contrary, everything points to the fact that in the beginnings of all great civilisations or, rather, of all religious or political institutions whatsoever,... Read More

Distilled water is the safest water to drink. Someone asked Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) what he thought of distilled water, and he snapped back, "Would you put anything else in your battery?" Adano advised "enlivening" distilled water — using it to make soup or Cobalamin Tonic or diluting... Read More

Whether we imitate Adano Ley, Maximilien Robespierre, or Tutankhamun, we remain AI programs without DIRECT EXPERIENCE. According to Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty), "We are actors in the Cosmic Drama. We enter Stage Left and exit Stage Right." <> Gabriel de Tarde (The Laws of Imitation, 1903... Read More

What do shearing sheep and cutting human hair have in common? Marcus Terentius Varro (Varro On Farming, 37 BC; translated by Lloyd Storr-Best, 1912) wrote ... "Certain farm operations are better done when the moon is waxing than when it is waning, while with certain others the reverse is the c... Read More