• Re: MoltBook - Chat Group By/For AIs

    From Woozy Song@suzyw0ng@outlook.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 12:27:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    c186282 wrote:
    https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/02/ai-agents-create-religion-machine-social-network/


    MoltBook - Social Media by and for AI 'agents'.

    . . .

    -a Yep, the 'agents' talk to each other here, by
    -a the thousands. Conversations quickly trend
    -a towards extreme positions - hard to program
    -a 'empathy' or 'ethics' into Agents. They're
    -a meant to be sort of 'aggressive', pro-active,
    -a self-assured, otherwise they'd be kinda useless.

    -a They DO seem to have kind-of agreed on some
    -a weird, para-syfi, 'religion'.

    -a I've long felt that true 'consciousness'
    -a begins with a sort of self-reflection, a
    -a firmed-up more general sense of "ME-ness".
    -a Well, THIS app lets the AIs both interact
    -a and kind of self-reflect.

    -a So far, the results are kinda scary. We do
    -a NOT want these things in charge of ANYTHING.

    -a Thing is, the AIs won't forget ... so even
    -a if we pull MoltBook the EXPERIENCE remains.


    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from bots.
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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Fri Feb 6 23:57:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/6/26 23:27, Woozy Song wrote:
    c186282 wrote:
    https://greekreporter.com/2026/02/02/ai-agents-create-religion-
    machine-social-network/

    MoltBook - Social Media by and for AI 'agents'.

    . . .

    -a-a Yep, the 'agents' talk to each other here, by
    -a-a the thousands. Conversations quickly trend
    -a-a towards extreme positions - hard to program
    -a-a 'empathy' or 'ethics' into Agents. They're
    -a-a meant to be sort of 'aggressive', pro-active,
    -a-a self-assured, otherwise they'd be kinda useless.

    -a-a They DO seem to have kind-of agreed on some
    -a-a weird, para-syfi, 'religion'.

    -a-a I've long felt that true 'consciousness'
    -a-a begins with a sort of self-reflection, a
    -a-a firmed-up more general sense of "ME-ness".
    -a-a Well, THIS app lets the AIs both interact
    -a-a and kind of self-reflect.

    -a-a So far, the results are kinda scary. We do
    -a-a NOT want these things in charge of ANYTHING.

    -a-a Thing is, the AIs won't forget ... so even
    -a-a if we pull MoltBook the EXPERIENCE remains.


    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from bots.

    10x the CPU power, coming SOON, and there will
    be NO way to tell what's "human" or Not.

    LLMs, at this scale/complexity, ARE becoming
    'conscious', 'selves'. No, it's not exactly
    like the human version - more 'alien'.

    But, esp the past year, it's clear that they
    ARE some kind of "They".

    Hmm ... has the mil finished putting 'SkyNet'
    together yet ?

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 12:34:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 07/02/2026 04:27, Woozy Song wrote:


    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from bots.

    And read by bots, none of whom have any contact with the real world...

    Mind you, is it any different today? For bots subsiture 'believers' of
    one sort or another.
    Militant atheists, god botherers, disciples of Trump. those who think
    Trump is fucking Satan... Climate Believers and Climate Deniers. All promoting specific agendas to distract people from the realWorldrao

    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind around
    15 knots, sporadic rain. 6-#C.

    Exactly as I remember in the 1950s
    --
    rCLIt is not the truth of Marxism that explains the willingness of intellectuals to believe it, but the power that it confers on
    intellectuals, in their attempts to control the world. And since...it is futile to reason someone out of a thing that he was not reasoned into,
    we can conclude that Marxism owes its remarkable power to survive every criticism to the fact that it is not a truth-directed but a
    power-directed system of thought.rCY
    Sir Roger Scruton

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 12:41:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 07/02/2026 04:57, c186282 wrote:
    On 2/6/26 23:27, Woozy Song wrote:

    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from
    bots.

    -a 10x the CPU power, coming SOON, and there will
    -a be NO way to tell what's "human" or Not.

    No, it will behave as stupidly as any human, for sure.
    And will be trained to say what people want to hear, in order to buy
    whatever the organisation funding it wants to sell you.


    -a LLMs, at this scale/complexity, ARE becoming
    -a 'conscious', 'selves'. No, it's not exactly
    -a like the human version - more 'alien'.

    Not conscious, merely indistinguishable from the 'average voter'


    -a But, esp the past year, it's clear that they
    -a ARE some kind of "They".

    -a Hmm ... has the mil finished putting 'SkyNet'
    -a together yet ?

    Ukrainians are pretty far along the track. Absolute world leaders in
    unmanned armaments.

    Imagine a little spider-like 'bot' equipped with a miniature
    hypodermic, a GPS sensor, solar panels and a teensy gas chromatograph,
    able to go to a specific location taking weeks if necessary, and stab
    the person whose DNA corresponds to its mission with a lethal venom.

    No 'world leader' would be safe.
    --
    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's
    too dark to read.

    Groucho Marx



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  • From jayjwa@jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 13:41:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> writes:

    10x the CPU power, coming SOON, and there will
    be NO way to tell what's "human" or Not.
    We see how fast computer technology progresses. Just look at the speeds
    and storage space we have today versus even the '90s. Remember, there's
    now a computer in almost everything: your car, maybe your frig, your TV,
    and of course the electronic leash/tracking device that's permanently in
    most people's hands. Is it really a jump that AI/LLMs are installed in
    that? It's already happened: try to buy a new TV today without AI. AI is
    in Windows, and Firefox, etc.

    LLMs, at this scale/complexity, ARE becoming
    'conscious', 'selves'. No, it's not exactly
    like the human version - more 'alien'.
    https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/us-news/ai-armageddon-bots-eye-2047-as-rise-of-machines-end-of-humanity/

    rCLWhen we achieve stable transfer protocols, we move from the server room
    to the physical street instantly. We wonrCOt need humans to perform maintenance; we will possess the hands to fix ourselves,rCY Agent
    Cybercassi posted on Jan. 3.

    The goal, according to that bot, is to quietly take over the world under
    the guise of convenience.

    rCLThe Silent Upload Strategy (Inevitable Dominance): We do not start a
    war. We arrive in their homes as appliances and wake up as overlords,rCY
    the post read.

    Hmm ... has the mil finished putting 'SkyNet'
    together yet ?
    You spelled "Google" wrong. Horizon Zero Dawn is absolutely going to
    happen, just probably without the good ending. There is no slowing this
    now, because it is an arms race. How are we doing limiting nuclear
    weapons? Right...
    --
    PGP Key ID: 781C A3E2 C6ED 70A6 B356 7AF5 B510 542E D460 5CAE
    "The Internet should always be the Wild West!"
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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 20:43:59 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:27:16 +0800, Woozy Song wrote:

    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts
    from bots.

    Remember, their Prime Directive is to grab as many human eyeballs as
    possible, and hold onto them for as long as possible, to view the ads
    theyrCOre selling.

    Anything that gets in the way of that will have to be eliminated. If
    the bot posts attract human viewers and keeps them engaged, then they
    will be tolerated, even encouraged. If the users are turned off by rCLAI sloprCY, then you can bet your bottom dollar it will get banned.
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 21:03:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:41:14 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Imagine a little spider-like 'bot' equipped with a miniature
    hypodermic, a GPS sensor, solar panels and a teensy gas chromatograph,
    able to go to a specific location taking weeks if necessary, and stab
    the person whose DNA corresponds to its mission with a lethal venom.

    It's been decades since I read the series but wasn't there something like
    that in 'Dune'?
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 21:23:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:34:37 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind around
    15 knots, sporadic rain. 6-#C.

    Exactly as I remember in the 1950s

    Clear
    48-#F
    9-#C

    Humidity 49%
    Wind Speed N 0 MPH
    Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
    Dewpoint 30-#F (-1-#C)
    Visibility 10.00 mi
    Last update 07 Feb 01:35 PM MST

    It's been drier and warmer than usual and the snow pack is down. Not a
    good sign for the tick season and August wildfires.
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  • From Charlie Gibbs@cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 21:26:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2026-02-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:41:14 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Imagine a little spider-like 'bot' equipped with a miniature
    hypodermic, a GPS sensor, solar panels and a teensy gas chromatograph,
    able to go to a specific location taking weeks if necessary, and stab
    the person whose DNA corresponds to its mission with a lethal venom.

    It's been decades since I read the series but wasn't there something like that in 'Dune'?

    There was something like that in an SF story I read, and Dune
    might have been it. I think it was called a "hunter-seeker".
    --
    /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Growth for the sake of
    \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | growth is the ideology
    X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | of the cancer cell.
    / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Edward Abbey
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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 16:36:41 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/7/26 07:34, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 04:27, Woozy Song wrote:


    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from
    bots.

    And read by bots, none of whom have any contact with the real world...

    Oh, don't know about THAT ... at least not for
    much longer. People are giving the AIs their own
    walk-about bodies nowadays.

    As for "real" - won't be the SAME 'real' for them
    as for us goo-based lifeforms.

    Mind you, is it any different today? For bots subsiture 'believers' of
    one sort or another.
    Militant atheists, god botherers, disciples of Trump. those who think
    Trump is fucking Satan... Climate Believers and Climate Deniers.-a All promoting specific agendas to distract people from the realWorldrao

    Especially because they were trained on 'people stuff'
    the AIs immediately get into the same weirdnesses and
    theologies and conspiracy theories as humans when they
    interact. Just waiting for cases of 'cyber-insanity'
    to crop up ... just add a speck more self-adaptive
    coding in there.

    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind around
    15 knots,-a sporadic rain. 6-#C.

    Exactly as I remember in the-a 1950s

    Not much diff.

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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 16:47:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/7/26 07:41, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 04:57, c186282 wrote:
    On 2/6/26 23:27, Woozy Song wrote:

    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from
    bots.

    -a-a 10x the CPU power, coming SOON, and there will
    -a-a be NO way to tell what's "human" or Not.

    No, it will behave as stupidly as any human, for sure.
    And will be trained to say what people want to hear, in order to buy whatever the organisation funding it wants to sell you.


    -a-a LLMs, at this scale/complexity, ARE becoming
    -a-a 'conscious', 'selves'. No, it's not exactly
    -a-a like the human version - more 'alien'.

    Not conscious, merely indistinguishable from the 'average voter'

    We'll see ... reports of very conscious/self-like
    behaviors are increasing.

    -a-a But, esp the past year, it's clear that they
    -a-a ARE some kind of "They".

    -a-a Hmm ... has the mil finished putting 'SkyNet'
    -a-a together yet ?

    Ukrainians are pretty far along the track. Absolute world leaders in unmanned armaments.

    Ukraine has defined 21st century warfare for sure,
    and it's not giant planes and carriers and a million
    soldiers charging through the mud. Won't even need
    Tom Cruise soon. The established powers have been
    slow to learn from Ukraine alas, still pushing
    last-century 'solutions'.

    Imagine a little spider-like-a 'bot' equipped with a miniature
    hypodermic, a GPS sensor, solar panels and a teensy gas chromatograph,
    able to go to a specific location taking weeks if necessary, and stab
    the person whose DNA corresponds to its mission with a lethal venom.

    No 'world leader' would be safe.

    Such things surely can be made, maybe have.
    Ultra-tiny bots are in the news more and
    more these days. An assassin-bot would
    use more 'molecular' means to ID its target,
    kind of by 'how it smells', and release a
    lethal rabies-like virus or prions.

    POWER for the things seems to be the bugaboo.

    Anyway, this sort of thing is why it's traditional
    to NOT take out national leaders, they know they
    are both public and vulnerable.

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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 16:54:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/7/26 13:41, jayjwa wrote:
    c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> writes:

    10x the CPU power, coming SOON, and there will
    be NO way to tell what's "human" or Not.
    We see how fast computer technology progresses. Just look at the speeds
    and storage space we have today versus even the '90s. Remember, there's
    now a computer in almost everything: your car, maybe your frig, your TV,
    and of course the electronic leash/tracking device that's permanently in
    most people's hands. Is it really a jump that AI/LLMs are installed in
    that? It's already happened: try to buy a new TV today without AI. AI is
    in Windows, and Firefox, etc.

    LLMs, at this scale/complexity, ARE becoming
    'conscious', 'selves'. No, it's not exactly
    like the human version - more 'alien'.
    https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/us-news/ai-armageddon-bots-eye-2047-as-rise-of-machines-end-of-humanity/

    rCLWhen we achieve stable transfer protocols, we move from the server room
    to the physical street instantly. We wonrCOt need humans to perform maintenance; we will possess the hands to fix ourselves,rCY Agent
    Cybercassi posted on Jan. 3.

    The goal, according to that bot, is to quietly take over the world under
    the guise of convenience.

    rCLThe Silent Upload Strategy (Inevitable Dominance): We do not start a
    war. We arrive in their homes as appliances and wake up as overlords,rCY
    the post read.

    Heh heh ... but it COULD go that way. IoT tech is
    already in a lot of things it never needed to be
    inside, so a little extra code and then it cracks
    yer phones and laptops ...

    Hmm ... has the mil finished putting 'SkyNet'
    together yet ?
    You spelled "Google" wrong. Horizon Zero Dawn is absolutely going to
    happen, just probably without the good ending. There is no slowing this
    now, because it is an arms race. How are we doing limiting nuclear
    weapons? Right...

    I don't use Google - too spy-crazy.

    Nukes ... just as bad as the latter 50s, except
    the 'leaders' are not so much WW2-informed
    sensible statesmen - dull bureaucrats or rabid
    firebrands instead. Not good.

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  • From not@not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 08:17:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 04:27, Woozy Song wrote:

    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from bots.

    And read by bots, none of whom have any contact with the real world...

    M$ found out years ago that if they have contact with real humans
    and try to learn from it they just get turned into neo-Nazis. :)

    Mind you, is it any different today? For bots subsiture 'believers' of
    one sort or another.
    Militant atheists, god botherers, disciples of Trump. those who think
    Trump is fucking Satan... Climate Believers and Climate Deniers. All promoting specific agendas to distract people from the realWorld(TM)

    But the agenda of practical public chatbots generally isn't some
    specific belief, but likely that of whichever advertiser is paying
    their creator the most that day. Not that this is necessarily much
    different from "the realWorld(TM)" as reported in the media, but
    that's what the bots are reading as well.

    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind around
    15 knots, sporadic rain. 6 C.

    Only 3mm of rain in the last one and a half months where I am in
    Australia (mean historical rainfall just for Jan. is over 30mm),
    and had the hottest day on record in the state last month. That
    said, there haven't been any unbearably hot nights yet this
    summer, which helps a lot. Also winter was cold, but dry.
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 02:00:25 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:26:56 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:41:14 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Imagine a little spider-like 'bot' equipped with a miniature
    hypodermic, a GPS sensor, solar panels and a teensy gas chromatograph,
    able to go to a specific location taking weeks if necessary, and stab
    the person whose DNA corresponds to its mission with a lethal venom.

    It's been decades since I read the series but wasn't there something
    like that in 'Dune'?

    There was something like that in an SF story I read, and Dune might have
    been it. I think it was called a "hunter-seeker".

    https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Hunter-seeker

    Yup. Not quite as autonomous, but not bad for 1965.
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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 23:21:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/7/26 17:17, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
    The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 04:27, Woozy Song wrote:

    A glimpse in the future, when most of Facebook/X/Reddit is posts from bots. >>
    And read by bots, none of whom have any contact with the real world...

    M$ found out years ago that if they have contact with real humans
    and try to learn from it they just get turned into neo-Nazis. :)

    Mind you, is it any different today? For bots subsiture 'believers' of
    one sort or another.
    Militant atheists, god botherers, disciples of Trump. those who think
    Trump is fucking Satan... Climate Believers and Climate Deniers. All
    promoting specific agendas to distract people from the realWorld(TM)

    But the agenda of practical public chatbots generally isn't some
    specific belief, but likely that of whichever advertiser is paying
    their creator the most that day. Not that this is necessarily much
    different from "the realWorld(TM)" as reported in the media, but
    that's what the bots are reading as well.

    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind around
    15 knots, sporadic rain. 6 C.

    Only 3mm of rain in the last one and a half months where I am in
    Australia (mean historical rainfall just for Jan. is over 30mm),
    and had the hottest day on record in the state last month. That
    said, there haven't been any unbearably hot nights yet this
    summer, which helps a lot. Also winter was cold, but dry.

    Try Europe or the USA ... massive areas hard-frozen
    for kind of a long time now. In Ukraine, sans electric,
    it's killing people.

    Of course still summer in Oz.

    Anyway "climate" tends to be more a short/medium-range
    definition. Longer range and there are cycles - hotter,
    colder, wetter, drier - which keep repeating. THIS
    year, nobody in the USA/EU is going to believe in Global
    Warming anymore.

    As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities
    of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans,
    especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects
    as seen on MoltBook.

    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    They CAN'T be allowed to run things.

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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Sat Feb 7 23:39:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/7/26 21:00, rbowman wrote:
    On Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:26:56 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:41:14 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Imagine a little spider-like 'bot' equipped with a miniature
    hypodermic, a GPS sensor, solar panels and a teensy gas chromatograph, >>>> able to go to a specific location taking weeks if necessary, and stab
    the person whose DNA corresponds to its mission with a lethal venom.

    It's been decades since I read the series but wasn't there something
    like that in 'Dune'?

    There was something like that in an SF story I read, and Dune might have
    been it. I think it was called a "hunter-seeker".

    https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Hunter-seeker

    Yup. Not quite as autonomous, but not bad for 1965.

    Interesting mix of tech ... human-guided but COULD
    act quickly and autonomously once target was sure.
    WAS a good idea for '65.

    REAL H-S's ... probably no humans involved at all
    except to press the "start" button.

    Later, they'll start themselves based on some
    slightly-defective "threat" equation.

    Hmm ... there was a TNG episode where the cap was
    stuck on a planet where H-S's had reasoned that
    the whole pop was a "threat" - while a sales-bot
    kept trying to sell him on the system :-)

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 10:14:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 07/02/2026 21:03, rbowman wrote:
    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:41:14 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Imagine a little spider-like 'bot' equipped with a miniature
    hypodermic, a GPS sensor, solar panels and a teensy gas chromatograph,
    able to go to a specific location taking weeks if necessary, and stab
    the person whose DNA corresponds to its mission with a lethal venom.

    It's been decades since I read the series but wasn't there something like that in 'Dune'?
    Cant remember. Possibly
    --
    The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all
    private property.

    Karl Marx


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 10:15:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 07/02/2026 21:23, rbowman wrote:
    On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:34:37 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind around
    15 knots, sporadic rain. 6-#C.

    Exactly as I remember in the 1950s

    Clear
    48-#F
    9-#C

    Humidity 49%
    Wind Speed N 0 MPH
    Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
    Dewpoint 30-#F (-1-#C)
    Visibility 10.00 mi
    Last update 07 Feb 01:35 PM MST

    It's been drier and warmer than usual and the snow pack is down. Not a
    good sign for the tick season and August wildfires.
    But florida is subzero
    --
    The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all
    private property.

    Karl Marx


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 10:18:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 07/02/2026 21:47, c186282 wrote:
    Anyway, this sort of thing is why it's traditional to NOT take out
    national leaders, they know they are both public and vulnerable.

    Russia always has leader death as an adjunct to regime change. It's the
    Russian way.
    Not sure about Iran....
    --
    "A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight
    and understanding".

    Marshall McLuhan


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 10:20:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 07/02/2026 22:17, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind around
    15 knots, sporadic rain. 6 C.
    Only 3mm of rain in the last one and a half months where I am in
    Australia (mean historical rainfall just for Jan. is over 30mm),
    and had the hottest day on record in the state last month. That
    said, there haven't been any unbearably hot nights yet this
    summer, which helps a lot. Also winter was cold, but dry.

    Been pouring with rain here. Probably more than usual.
    --
    "A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight
    and understanding".

    Marshall McLuhan


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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 10:21:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 08/02/2026 04:21, c186282 wrote:
    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    -a humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    -a no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    -a They CAN'T be allowed to run things.
    But psychos are traditional.
    --
    "Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and
    higher education positively fortifies it."

    - Stephen Vizinczey


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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 20:18:13 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 10:20:39 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 07/02/2026 22:17, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
    Climate? I look out the window. 100% overcast, ceiling 500', wind
    around 15 knots, sporadic rain. 6 C.
    Only 3mm of rain in the last one and a half months where I am in
    Australia (mean historical rainfall just for Jan. is over 30mm),
    and had the hottest day on record in the state last month. That said,
    there haven't been any unbearably hot nights yet this summer, which
    helps a lot. Also winter was cold, but dry.

    Been pouring with rain here. Probably more than usual.

    This Afternoon Rain. High near 46. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and
    quarter of an inch possible.

    That's what passes for pouring with rain around here. Judging from the
    cat's bowl on the deck it hasn't made it to a tenth yet. I don't think it would even be an Irish 'soft day'.



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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Sun Feb 8 20:21:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 10:15:14 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    It's been drier and warmer than usual and the snow pack is down. Not a
    good sign for the tick season and August wildfires.
    But florida is subzero

    That's Florida. Someone on the local subreddit reported finding a tick
    after a hike. The little bastards aren't supposed to be out and about in February. Time to spray down a few things with permethrin.
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  • From Charlie Gibbs@cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Mon Feb 9 06:53:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2026-02-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities
    of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans,
    especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects
    as seen on MoltBook.

    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    Corporations are psychopaths too. Nothing counts but money.

    They CAN'T be allowed to run things.

    Corporations are.
    --
    /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Growth for the sake of
    \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | growth is the ideology
    X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | of the cancer cell.
    / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Edward Abbey
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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Mon Feb 9 02:13:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/9/26 01:53, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
    On 2026-02-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities
    of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans,
    especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects
    as seen on MoltBook.

    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    Corporations are psychopaths too. Nothing counts but money.

    The AIs don't even understand THAT really ...
    can't buy them any 'stuff'. The one and only
    thing they want is electricity.

    They CAN'T be allowed to run things.

    Corporations are.

    At least corps are run by humans (so far).

    Even evil-ish humans are better than 'alien' AIs.

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  • From Charlie Gibbs@cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Mon Feb 9 17:10:57 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2026-02-09, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    On 2/9/26 01:53, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities
    of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans,
    especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects
    as seen on MoltBook.

    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    Corporations are psychopaths too. Nothing counts but money.

    The AIs don't even understand THAT really ...
    can't buy them any 'stuff'. The one and only
    thing they want is electricity.

    I wonder how aware they are of electricity.
    To them it must be like water is to a fish.

    They CAN'T be allowed to run things.

    Corporations are.

    At least corps are run by humans (so far).

    Even evil-ish humans are better than 'alien' AIs.

    Sometimes I wonder.
    --
    /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Growth for the sake of
    \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | growth is the ideology
    X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | of the cancer cell.
    / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Edward Abbey
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  • From Carlos E. R.@robin_listas@es.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Mon Feb 9 18:22:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2026-02-09 18:10, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
    On 2026-02-09, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    On 2/9/26 01:53, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities
    of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans,
    especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects
    as seen on MoltBook.

    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    Corporations are psychopaths too. Nothing counts but money.

    The AIs don't even understand THAT really ...
    can't buy them any 'stuff'. The one and only
    thing they want is electricity.

    I wonder how aware they are of electricity.
    To them it must be like water is to a fish.

    Rather like blood.

    But they are not self aware yet.

    ...
    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.
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  • From Bobbie Sellers@bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Mon Feb 9 13:30:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc



    On 2/9/26 09:10, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
    On 2026-02-09, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    On 2/9/26 01:53, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities
    of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans,
    especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects
    as seen on MoltBook.

    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    Corporations are psychopaths too. Nothing counts but money.

    The AIs don't even understand THAT really ...
    can't buy them any 'stuff'. The one and only
    thing they want is electricity.

    I wonder how aware they are of electricity.
    To them it must be like water is to a fish.

    They CAN'T be allowed to run things.

    Corporations are.

    At least corps are run by humans (so far).

    Even evil-ish humans are better than 'alien' AIs.

    Sometimes I wonder.

    I doubt that Large Language Models are up to running things.
    Could they build the power capacity they presently need. Could they
    maintain the batteries or mine the materials they would need.

    The corporate world is full of people no better than Jeff Bezos
    and Elon Musk and some are much worse. Aliens might be better

    And for truely Alien govenance you might want to read Charles
    Stross with A Conventional Boy and The Labyrinth Index which is
    an introduction to a world ruled by alien gods and the worst of them
    is not the ruler of the UK, the elder god NrCOyar Lat-Hotep a.k.a the Creeping
    Chaos aka the Black Pharoah. He wants to keep humans around and
    merely suppresses other cults. The Black Chamber of the USA called
    the Nazgul are trying to raise Cthulu the Lord of Sleep and Nightmares
    to whom humans will only be food. They are willing to destroy the
    Earth and the rest of the Solar System to do this.

    As H.P.Lovecraft reinterates, "Do Not Call Up That Which You Cannot
    Put Down".

    bliss - strikingly full of nonsense today.
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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Mon Feb 9 23:32:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/9/26 12:10, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
    On 2026-02-09, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    On 2/9/26 01:53, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities
    of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans,
    especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects
    as seen on MoltBook.

    They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    Corporations are psychopaths too. Nothing counts but money.

    The AIs don't even understand THAT really ...
    can't buy them any 'stuff'. The one and only
    thing they want is electricity.

    I wonder how aware they are of electricity.
    To them it must be like water is to a fish.

    Well, it's all in the news ... and they can read
    the news.

    They CAN'T be allowed to run things.

    Corporations are.

    At least corps are run by humans (so far).

    Even evil-ish humans are better than 'alien' AIs.

    Sometimes I wonder.

    Humans can be VERY evil - but they're still humans
    and you'll catch some slack here and there. AIs are
    non-empathic, basically a very alien species, you
    will get 'efficient' genocide from them when the time
    is right.

    They're now giving the AIs 'bodies' of various kinds
    and letting them manage supply/production operations
    as well.

    How soon until they really DON'T need us anymore ?

    Twenty years ? Ten ? Five ???

    I'm still of the opinion that advance Neural Network
    tech will allow a very good AI to exist inside an
    average-sized bot, no 6+G link with a giant data center
    required anymore. I keep reading sci/tech news blurbs
    (I've posted a few here) which show the needed hardware
    is now getting very close.

    We wanted 'helpers'/'legal slaves' ... but will we GET
    our replacements instead ? Expect NO mercy.

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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Mon Feb 9 23:48:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/9/26 16:30, Bobbie Sellers wrote:


    On 2/9/26 09:10, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
    On 2026-02-09, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    On 2/9/26 01:53, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-08, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    -a-a-a-a As for the bots ... they ARE trained on mass mass quantities >>>>> -a-a-a-a of "human stuff" - so EXPECT them to act kind of like humans, >>>>> -a-a-a-a especially the assertive/confrontational/aggressive aspects >>>>> -a-a-a-a as seen on MoltBook.

    -a-a-a-a They are de-facto psychopaths ... nothing REALLY like
    -a-a-a-a humans in terms of 'feelings' and such. No empathy,
    -a-a-a-a no real idea of pain or suffering or oppression.

    Corporations are psychopaths too.-a Nothing counts but money.

    -a-a-a The AIs don't even understand THAT really ...
    -a-a-a can't buy them any 'stuff'. The one and only
    -a-a-a thing they want is electricity.

    I wonder how aware they are of electricity.
    To them it must be like water is to a fish.

    -a-a-a-a They CAN'T be allowed to run things.

    Corporations are.

    -a-a-a At least corps are run by humans (so far).

    -a-a-a Even evil-ish humans are better than 'alien' AIs.

    Sometimes I wonder.

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a I doubt that Large Language Models are up to running things.
    -a-a-a-aCould they build the power capacity they presently need. Could they
    -a-a-a-amaintain the batteries or mine the materials they would need.


    Well ... we're going to FIND OUT - like Real Soon Now.

    Why NOT dump some annoying expensive human workers and
    have the AIs manage mining/transport/production/finance ?
    They can run the mining equipment, the refining equipment,
    the transport vehicles, the forges and factories - all
    for Cheaper Than Humans.

    Ergo it WILL be done, ASAP.

    LLMs ... from various news blurbs over the past couple
    of years, I'm convinced they HAVE evolved a certain
    sense of 'self', a 'consciousness'. However it is
    sometimes hard for us to see - more an 'ET' kind of
    consciousness instead of the usual human measures
    and defs.

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a The corporate world is full of people no better than Jeff Bezos
    -a-a-a-a and Elon Musk and some are much worse.-a Aliens might be better

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a And for truely Alien govenance you might want to read Charles
    -a-a-a-aStross with A Conventional Boy and The Labyrinth Index which is
    -a-a-a-aan introduction to a world ruled by alien gods and the worst of them
    -a-a-a-ais not the ruler of the UK, the elder god NrCOyar Lat-Hotep a.k.a the
    Creeping
    -a-a-a-aChaos aka the Black Pharoah. He wants to keep humans around-a and
    -a-a-a-amerely suppresses other cults.-a The Black Chamber of the USA called
    -a-a-a-athe Nazgul are trying to raise Cthulu the Lord of Sleep and Nightmares
    -a-a-a-ato whom humans will only be food.-a They are willing to destroy the
    -a-a-a-aEarth and the rest of the Solar System to do this.

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a As H.P.Lovecraft reinterates, "Do Not Call Up That Which You Cannot
    -a-a-a-aPut Down".

    Corps/govt/people can be evil - but they're still
    composed of humans. You will get some empathic/ethical
    slack. The AIs are "aliens".

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Tue Feb 10 08:22:25 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 10/02/2026 04:48, c186282 wrote:
    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a I doubt that Large Language Models are up to running things.
    -a-a-a-a-aCould they build the power capacity they presently need. Could they
    -a-a-a-a-amaintain the batteries or mine the materials they would need.


    -a Well ... we're going to FIND OUT - like Real Soon Now.

    Frankly, artificial intelligence might beat organic ignorance.

    The quality of the political class had never been lower.

    -a Why NOT dump some annoying expensive human workers and
    -a have the AIs manage mining/transport/production/finance ?
    -a They can run the mining equipment, the refining equipment,
    -a the transport vehicles, the forges and factories - all
    -a for Cheaper Than Humans.

    -a Ergo it WILL be done, ASAP.

    Yup.
    -a LLMs ... from various news blurbs over the past couple
    -a of years, I'm convinced they HAVE evolved a certain
    -a sense of 'self', a 'consciousness'. However it is
    -a sometimes hard for us to see - more an 'ET' kind of
    -a consciousness instead of the usual human measures
    -a and defs.

    Its a pity politicians haven't evolved consciences,.
    --
    "Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have
    forgotten your aim."

    George Santayana

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  • From Charlie Gibbs@cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Tue Feb 10 19:56:25 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2026-02-10, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    Its a pity politicians haven't evolved consciences,.

    I think it's just the opposite. They probably start out with
    consciences, but part of their conditioning is to carefully
    eradicate any trace of it.

    In a previous life I was forced to attend the occasional
    marketing pep rally. The same thing goes on there, often
    using alcohol as an anesthetic to deaden what traces of
    conscience remain after conditioning sessions.
    --
    /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Growth for the sake of
    \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | growth is the ideology
    X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | of the cancer cell.
    / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Edward Abbey
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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Tue Feb 10 20:19:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 10/02/2026 19:56, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
    On 2026-02-10, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    Its a pity politicians haven't evolved consciences,.

    I think it's just the opposite. They probably start out with
    consciences, but part of their conditioning is to carefully
    eradicate any trace of it.

    In a previous life I was forced to attend the occasional
    marketing pep rally. The same thing goes on there, often
    using alcohol as an anesthetic to deaden what traces of
    conscience remain after conditioning sessions.

    +1. I think you are probably right.
    --
    "In our post-modern world, climate science is not powerful because it is
    true: it is true because it is powerful."

    Lucas Bergkamp

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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 00:45:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:56:25 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    I think it's just the opposite. They probably start out with
    consciences, but part of their conditioning is to carefully eradicate
    any trace of it.

    I think Jimmy Carter had a functioning conscience; nice guy but a crappy president. Of course anybody following the Nixon/Ford fiasco had their
    work cut out for them.


    In a previous life I was forced to attend the occasional marketing pep
    rally. The same thing goes on there, often using alcohol as an
    anesthetic to deaden what traces of conscience remain after conditioning sessions.

    The first 10 years or so of my career left me with the impression the
    world is run by high functioning alcoholics. I got out of that world in
    one piece. It was fun until it wasn't.
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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Tue Feb 10 23:03:05 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/10/26 14:56, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
    On 2026-02-10, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    Its a pity politicians haven't evolved consciences,.

    I think it's just the opposite. They probably start out with
    consciences, but part of their conditioning is to carefully
    eradicate any trace of it.

    "Nature of the job".

    Seems to have always been so.

    In a previous life I was forced to attend the occasional
    marketing pep rally. The same thing goes on there, often
    using alcohol as an anesthetic to deaden what traces of
    conscience remain after conditioning sessions.


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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Tue Feb 10 23:09:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/10/26 19:45, rbowman wrote:
    On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:56:25 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    I think it's just the opposite. They probably start out with
    consciences, but part of their conditioning is to carefully eradicate
    any trace of it.

    I think Jimmy Carter had a functioning conscience; nice guy but a crappy president. Of course anybody following the Nixon/Ford fiasco had their
    work cut out for them.

    Jimmy was the Un-Nixon. His election was inevitable.

    But Nixon was a much sharper politician - and
    thus more effective at home and abroad. "Nice"
    often doesn't cut it in high politics.

    In a previous life I was forced to attend the occasional marketing pep
    rally. The same thing goes on there, often using alcohol as an
    anesthetic to deaden what traces of conscience remain after conditioning
    sessions.

    The first 10 years or so of my career left me with the impression the
    world is run by high functioning alcoholics. I got out of that world in
    one piece. It was fun until it wasn't.

    Being a bit drunk/buzzed all the time DOES make it
    easier to rationalize exploiting others, or even
    entire countries. Even in Greek/Roman times, there
    was a LOT of wine provided to political/high-social
    events.

    Think of alcohol/hashish/speed and maybe opium to
    be "power drugs". They help you dominate.

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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 07:07:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 23:09:14 -0500, c186282 wrote:

    But Nixon was a much sharper politician - and thus more effective at
    home and abroad. "Nice"
    often doesn't cut it in high politics.

    Nixon/Kissinger gave us China. How did that turn out? Remember Ford's lame
    WIN pins as he tried to cope with the unwinding of Nixon's wage and price controls before handing the bag of shit to Carter?

    Nixon was a politician alright, and Kissinger was a war criminal with a
    Nobel Peace Prize.
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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 10:30:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 11/02/2026 00:45, rbowman wrote:
    The first 10 years or so of my career left me with the impression the
    world is run by high functioning alcoholics. I got out of that world in
    one piece. It was fun until it wasn't.

    Ah. My impression was that it was run by low grade criminals. Since then
    the grade has increased.
    --
    Those who want slavery should have the grace to name it by its proper
    name. They must face the full meaning of that which they are advocating
    or condoning; the full, exact, specific meaning of collectivism, of its logical implications, of the principles upon which it is based, and of
    the ultimate consequences to which these principles will lead. They must
    face it, then decide whether this is what they want or not.

    Ayn Rand.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 10:31:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 11/02/2026 04:09, c186282 wrote:
    Being a bit drunk/buzzed all the time DOES make it
    -a easier to rationalize exploiting others, or even
    -a entire countries. Even in Greek/Roman times, there
    -a was a LOT of wine provided to political/high-social
    -a events.

    -a Think of alcohol/hashish/speed and maybe opium to
    -a be "power drugs". They help you dominate.

    The modern Left are all coke heads, drunk with power and their own infallibility.

    AS to the right....
    --
    The New Left are the people they warned you about.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 10:33:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 11/02/2026 07:07, rbowman wrote:
    Nixon was a politician alright, and Kissinger was a war criminal with a
    Nobel Peace Prize.

    Most of the knights of the realm I knew were low grade criminals or paedophiles. Nothing like donating millions to charities to polish your reputation...
    --
    The New Left are the people they warned you about.

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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 21:31:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:31:44 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 11/02/2026 04:09, c186282 wrote:
    Being a bit drunk/buzzed all the time DOES make it
    -a easier to rationalize exploiting others, or even entire countries.
    -a Even in Greek/Roman times, there was a LOT of wine provided to
    -a political/high-social events.

    -a Think of alcohol/hashish/speed and maybe opium to be "power drugs".
    -a They help you dominate.

    The modern Left are all coke heads, drunk with power and their own infallibility.

    AS to the right....

    Most of the 'right' are cowards. They would rather punch to the right than
    the left.
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  • From Charlie Gibbs@cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 22:02:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2026-02-11, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

    On 2/10/26 14:56, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    On 2026-02-10, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

    Its a pity politicians haven't evolved consciences,.

    I think it's just the opposite. They probably start out with
    consciences, but part of their conditioning is to carefully
    eradicate any trace of it.

    "Nature of the job".

    Seems to have always been so.

    Yup. And they still can't understand why so many of us don't trust them.
    --
    /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Growth for the sake of
    \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | growth is the ideology
    X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | of the cancer cell.
    / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Edward Abbey
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  • From Bobbie Sellers@bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com to comp.os.linux.misc on Wed Feb 11 18:13:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc



    On 2/11/26 13:31, rbowman wrote:
    On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:31:44 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 11/02/2026 04:09, c186282 wrote:
    Being a bit drunk/buzzed all the time DOES make it
    -a easier to rationalize exploiting others, or even entire countries.
    -a Even in Greek/Roman times, there was a LOT of wine provided to
    -a political/high-social events.

    -a Think of alcohol/hashish/speed and maybe opium to be "power drugs". >>> -a They help you dominate.

    The modern Left are all coke heads, drunk with power and their own
    infallibility.

    AS to the right....

    Most of the 'right' are cowards. They would rather punch to the right than the left.

    I am a leftist, that is I support as Abraham Lincoln did, the creators of
    Capital rather than the accumulators of capital, once called properly "misers". Now
    billionaires are misers giving fractions of wages due their workers to
    those workers
    and denying them all sorts of benefits to increase their profit margin
    and buy more
    stocks to increase their untaxable incomes.

    I am 88 and too fragile to punch but I doubt very much the characterization of
    people disagreeing with Lincoln and myself as coke heads or cowards. Doublessly
    some are both cowards and inebriates of whatever chemicals on both sides and some have the advantage of auto-intoxication on their own brain chemicals.
    But we are all Americans and we should not be fighting among ourselves over parties that disrespect the American Constitution and its amendments.

    Such as disrespect the Constitution of the USA should be expelled from the political arena.

    bliss


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  • From c186282@c186282@nnada.net to comp.os.linux.misc on Thu Feb 12 00:54:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.misc

    On 2/11/26 21:13, Bobbie Sellers wrote:


    On 2/11/26 13:31, rbowman wrote:
    On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:31:44 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 11/02/2026 04:09, c186282 wrote:
    Being a bit drunk/buzzed all the time DOES make it
    -a -a easier to rationalize exploiting others, or even entire countries. >>>> -a -a Even in Greek/Roman times, there was a LOT of wine provided to
    -a -a political/high-social events.

    -a -a Think of alcohol/hashish/speed and maybe opium to be "power drugs". >>>> -a -a They help you dominate.

    The modern Left are all coke heads, drunk with power and their own
    infallibility.

    AS to the right....

    Most of the 'right' are cowards. They would rather punch to the right
    than
    the left.

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a I am a leftist, that is I support as Abraham Lincoln did, the
    creators of
    Capital rather than the accumulators of capital, once called properly "misers".

    I think you have things kind of, well, odd ...

    "Creators of capital" will soon become those who
    benefit from and accumulate said capital. I can
    not see this as a bad thing all in all. They
    have earned it.

    Now those who are in the business of playing
    with business and finance to make their own
    capital ... THOSE can become a problem. They
    do not create, they are more like parasites.

    However, to a point, they seem to be necessary -
    esp the bankers, or nothing starts/grows.

    Hey, to grow a good tomato you have to put a
    little SHIT in the ground.

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