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  Weird conversation vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-09-21 02:06 +0000
    Re: Weird conversation Lunar Opticfibre <jfwaldby@gmail.com> - 2018-09-20 20:18 -0600
    Re: Weird conversation vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-09-21 05:29 +0000
      Re: Weird conversation Skeeter <skeet@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-21 10:30 -0600
        Re: Weird conversation Lunar Opticfibre <jfwaldby@gmail.com> - 2018-09-21 11:48 -0600
        Re: Weird conversation vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-09-22 01:33 +0000
          Re: Weird conversation vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2018-09-22 06:38 +0000
            Re: Weird conversation kensi <kkensington01@gmail.nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-22 08:28 -0400
              Re: Weird conversation mixed nuts <melopsitticus@undulatus.budgie> - 2018-09-22 13:45 -0400
            Re: Weird conversation Skeeter <skeet@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-22 09:38 -0600
          Re: Weird conversation Skeeter <skeet@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-22 09:37 -0600

#206581 — Weird conversation

Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly about 
artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around until I asked 
for his motivation for a project he is working on.  And he said:

"Cultural preservation".

Woop, woop, woop, red alert!

So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own culture is 
no where near the possibility of going away -- not like other cultures 
have.

Silence.

So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so forth.

"Okay thanks".

I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.

-- 
-v

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#206593

On 9/20/2018 8:10 PM, % wrote:
> On 2018-09-20 7:06 PM, vallor wrote:
>> Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly about
>> artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around until I asked
>> for his motivation for a project he is working on.  And he said:
>>
>> "Cultural preservation".
>>
>> Woop, woop, woop, red alert!
>>
>> So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own culture is
>> no where near the possibility of going away -- not like other cultures
>> have.
>>
>> Silence.
>>
>> So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so forth.
>>
>> "Okay thanks".
>>
>> I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.
>>
> he may have had to go pee , he's an on call fireman ,
> he changed lanes he fell asleep all of the above

Maybe the somber incantation "All Empires Fall" has gone out of style.

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#206611

On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:57:49 -0700, Checkmate wrote:

> Warning! Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts by
> Checkmate!  In article <g0j21eFstf2U1@mid.individual.net>,
> vallor@cultnix.org says...
> 
> 
> 
>> Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly about
>> artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around until I
>> asked for his motivation for a project he is working on.  And he said:
>> 
>> "Cultural preservation".
>> 
>> Woop, woop, woop, red alert!
>> 
>> So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own culture is
>> no where near the possibility of going away -- not like other cultures
>> have.
>> 
>> Silence.
>> 
>> So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so forth.
>> 
>> "Okay thanks".
>> 
>> I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.
> 
> Your point?

 ...was missed.

Then again, "cultural preservation" of a culture that brings one 
McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Dick's, and Wal*Mart might not be such 
a great goal in the first place...

-- 
-v

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#206734

In article <g0jdugFstf2U5@mid.individual.net>, vallor@cultnix.org 
says...
> 
> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:57:49 -0700, Checkmate wrote:
> 
> > Warning! Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts by
> > Checkmate!  In article <g0j21eFstf2U1@mid.individual.net>,
> > vallor@cultnix.org says...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly about
> >> artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around until I
> >> asked for his motivation for a project he is working on.  And he said:
> >> 
> >> "Cultural preservation".
> >> 
> >> Woop, woop, woop, red alert!
> >> 
> >> So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own culture is
> >> no where near the possibility of going away -- not like other cultures
> >> have.
> >> 
> >> Silence.
> >> 
> >> So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so forth.
> >> 
> >> "Okay thanks".
> >> 
> >> I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.
> > 
> > Your point?
> 
>  ...was missed.
> 
> Then again, "cultural preservation" of a culture that brings one 
> McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Dick's, and Wal*Mart might not be such 
> a great goal in the first place...

Where do you shop?

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#206771

On 9/21/2018 10:30 AM, Skeeter wrote:
> In article <g0jdugFstf2U5@mid.individual.net>, vallor@cultnix.org
> says...
>>
>> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:57:49 -0700, Checkmate wrote:
>>
>>> Warning! Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts by
>>> Checkmate!  In article <g0j21eFstf2U1@mid.individual.net>,
>>> vallor@cultnix.org says...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly about
>>>> artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around until I
>>>> asked for his motivation for a project he is working on.  And he said:
>>>>
>>>> "Cultural preservation".
>>>>
>>>> Woop, woop, woop, red alert!
>>>>
>>>> So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own culture is
>>>> no where near the possibility of going away -- not like other cultures
>>>> have.
>>>>
>>>> Silence.
>>>>
>>>> So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so forth.
>>>>
>>>> "Okay thanks".
>>>>
>>>> I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.
>>>
>>> Your point?
>>
>>   ...was missed.
>>
>> Then again, "cultural preservation" of a culture that brings one
>> McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Dick's, and Wal*Mart might not be such
>> a great goal in the first place...
> 
> Where do you shop?
> 

That's not really a fair point.  You can use your cultural function 
converter to map the fastfood and shopping stores etcetera to different 
regions if you spend a few minutes on it.

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#207011

On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:30:01 -0600, Skeeter wrote:

> In article <g0jdugFstf2U5@mid.individual.net>, vallor@cultnix.org
> says...
>> 
>> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:57:49 -0700, Checkmate wrote:
>> 
>> > Warning! Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts
>> > by Checkmate!  In article <g0j21eFstf2U1@mid.individual.net>,
>> > vallor@cultnix.org says...
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >> Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly
>> >> about artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around
>> >> until I asked for his motivation for a project he is working on. 
>> >> And he said:
>> >> 
>> >> "Cultural preservation".
>> >> 
>> >> Woop, woop, woop, red alert!
>> >> 
>> >> So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own culture
>> >> is no where near the possibility of going away -- not like other
>> >> cultures have.
>> >> 
>> >> Silence.
>> >> 
>> >> So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so
>> >> forth.
>> >> 
>> >> "Okay thanks".
>> >> 
>> >> I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.
>> > 
>> > Your point?
>> 
>>  ...was missed.
>> 
>> Then again, "cultural preservation" of a culture that brings one
>> McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Dick's, and Wal*Mart might not be
>> such a great goal in the first place...
> 
> Where do you shop?

Well, we had a K-Mart, but it burned down...there's still a Sears in 
town, though, over at the mall.

But seriously -- to be honest, the closest I get to that sort of thing is 
Costco.

I think the last time I ate at a McDonald's was when the folks were 
visiting, and they wanted to try out the "grand mac", or whatever that 
specialty burger was.

And yeah, its sucked.

No reason why people shouldn't upgrade their food choices.  After all, 
you wouldn't try to low-ball your housing situation, would you?

-- 
-v

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#207106

On Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:21:10 -0400, Catalina wrote:

> "vallor" <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote in message
> news:g0lkfmFcbaaU4@mid.individual.net...
>> On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:30:01 -0600, Skeeter wrote:
>>
>>> In article <g0jdugFstf2U5@mid.individual.net>, vallor@cultnix.org
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:57:49 -0700, Checkmate wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Warning! Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading
>>>> > posts by Checkmate!  In article <g0j21eFstf2U1@mid.individual.net>,
>>>> > vallor@cultnix.org says...
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >> Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly
>>>> >> about artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around
>>>> >> until I asked for his motivation for a project he is working on.
>>>> >> And he said:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "Cultural preservation".
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Woop, woop, woop, red alert!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own
>>>> >> culture is no where near the possibility of going away -- not like
>>>> >> other cultures have.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Silence.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so
>>>> >> forth.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "Okay thanks".
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.
>>>> >
>>>> > Your point?
>>>>
>>>>  ...was missed.
>>>>
>>>> Then again, "cultural preservation" of a culture that brings one
>>>> McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Dick's, and Wal*Mart might not be
>>>> such a great goal in the first place...
>>>
>>> Where do you shop?
>>
>> Well, we had a K-Mart, but it burned down...there's still a Sears in
>> town, though, over at the mall.
> 
> Ah, so you live in Santa Rosa, California, just 7 hours to Ponoma
> Racway, and only 9 hours to MIL pandora.
> 
>> But seriously -- to be honest, the closest I get to that sort of thing
>> is Costco.
> 
> Did you vote for Obama?
> 
>> I think the last time I ate at a McDonald's was when the folks were
>> visiting, and they wanted to try out the "grand mac", or whatever that
>> specialty burger was.
> 
> Aren't you very special.  I bet your Californication people love you.
> 
>> And yeah, its sucked.
> 
> Poor baby.
> 
>> No reason why people shouldn't upgrade their food choices.  After all,
>> you wouldn't try to low-ball your housing situation, would you?
> 
> You sound like Michael Obama, telling the kids in the USA what to eat
> for 8 years, while they starved.  We had to start bus routes through the
> neighborhoods to this day, so the kids did not starve.
> 
> Why do you care about anyone's housing situation?

I've never had a strange drunken lady try to stalk me before.

Isn't there some kind of protocol in these situations, like finding a pet 
rabbit stewing in a pot on the stove or something?

-- 
-v

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#207161

On 9/22/2018 2:38 AM, vallor wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:21:10 -0400, Catalina wrote:
>> You sound like Michael Obama, telling the kids in the USA what to eat
>> for 8 years, while they starved.  We had to start bus routes through the
>> neighborhoods to this day, so the kids did not starve.
>>
>> Why do you care about anyone's housing situation?
> 
> I've never had a strange drunken lady try to stalk me before.
> 
> Isn't there some kind of protocol in these situations, like finding a pet
> rabbit stewing in a pot on the stove or something?

SPNAK!

Also: Who the hell is Michael Obama? I've never heard of him. Relative 
of the President?

-- 
"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain
the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy." ~David Brooks
"I get fooled all the time by the constant hosiery parade
in here."                                                     ~Checkmate

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#207275

On 9/22/2018 8:28 AM, kensi wrote:
> On 9/22/2018 2:38 AM, vallor wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:21:10 -0400, Catalina wrote:
>>> You sound like Michael Obama, telling the kids in the USA what to eat
>>> for 8 years, while they starved.  We had to start bus routes through the
>>> neighborhoods to this day, so the kids did not starve.
>>>
>>> Why do you care about anyone's housing situation?
>>
>> I've never had a strange drunken lady try to stalk me before.
>>
>> Isn't there some kind of protocol in these situations, like finding a pet
>> rabbit stewing in a pot on the stove or something?
> 
> SPNAK!
> 
> Also: Who the hell is Michael Obama? I've never heard of him. Relative 
> of the President?
> 

Melania's speech writer, "Be Best" advisor and former White House 
gardener (dirty, scruffy clothing, sneakers instead of stiletto heels 
and a designer sun dress - very undignified).

-- 
Grizzly H.

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#207231

In article <g0m6b4FcbaaU9@mid.individual.net>, vallor@cultnix.org 
says...
> 
> On Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:21:10 -0400, Catalina wrote:
> 
> > "vallor" <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote in message
> > news:g0lkfmFcbaaU4@mid.individual.net...
> >> On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:30:01 -0600, Skeeter wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article <g0jdugFstf2U5@mid.individual.net>, vallor@cultnix.org
> >>> says...
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:57:49 -0700, Checkmate wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> > Warning! Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading
> >>>> > posts by Checkmate!  In article <g0j21eFstf2U1@mid.individual.net>,
> >>>> > vallor@cultnix.org says...
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >> Just had a singularly weird conversation on Facebook.  Ostensibly
> >>>> >> about artificial intelligence, the conversation meandered around
> >>>> >> until I asked for his motivation for a project he is working on.
> >>>> >> And he said:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> "Cultural preservation".
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Woop, woop, woop, red alert!
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> So I asked him "which culture", and pointed out that our own
> >>>> >> culture is no where near the possibility of going away -- not like
> >>>> >> other cultures have.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Silence.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> So I said "hey, good chatting with ya, here's my email" and so
> >>>> >> forth.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> "Okay thanks".
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> I guess I didn't react properly to the dog whistle? Heh.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Your point?
> >>>>
> >>>>  ...was missed.
> >>>>
> >>>> Then again, "cultural preservation" of a culture that brings one
> >>>> McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Dick's, and Wal*Mart might not be
> >>>> such a great goal in the first place...
> >>>
> >>> Where do you shop?
> >>
> >> Well, we had a K-Mart, but it burned down...there's still a Sears in
> >> town, though, over at the mall.
> > 
> > Ah, so you live in Santa Rosa, California, just 7 hours to Ponoma
> > Racway, and only 9 hours to MIL pandora.
> > 
> >> But seriously -- to be honest, the closest I get to that sort of thing
> >> is Costco.
> > 
> > Did you vote for Obama?
> > 
> >> I think the last time I ate at a McDonald's was when the folks were
> >> visiting, and they wanted to try out the "grand mac", or whatever that
> >> specialty burger was.
> > 
> > Aren't you very special.  I bet your Californication people love you.
> > 
> >> And yeah, its sucked.
> > 
> > Poor baby.
> > 
> >> No reason why people shouldn't upgrade their food choices.  After all,
> >> you wouldn't try to low-ball your housing situation, would you?
> > 
> > You sound like Michael Obama, telling the kids in the USA what to eat
> > for 8 years, while they starved.  We had to start bus routes through the
> > neighborhoods to this day, so the kids did not starve.
> > 
> > Why do you care about anyone's housing situation?
> 
> I've never had a strange drunken lady try to stalk me before.
> 
> Isn't there some kind of protocol in these situations, like finding a pet 
> rabbit stewing in a pot on the stove or something?

No answers, just babble.

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#207230

In article <bk1cgq.nn0.17.1@news.alt.net>, Catalina@beach.sun says...
> You sound like Michael Obama, telling the kids in the USA what to eat for 8 
> years, while they starved.  We had to start bus routes through the 
> neighborhoods to this day, so the kids did not starve.
> 
> Why do you care about anyone's housing situation?
> 

It was a feeble attempt to troll.

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