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| Subject | Re: Weird conversation |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.checkmate |
| References | <g0j21eFstf2U1@mid.individual.net> <MPG.360e0c191f0d3a92994aed@news.altopia.com> <g0jdugFstf2U5@mid.individual.net> <MPG.360eca77fc8a8339899f6@reader.albasani.net> |
| From | Lunar Opticfibre <jfwaldby@gmail.com> |
| Message-ID | <V9apD.44466$9O2.30489@fx03.iad> (permalink) |
| Organization | Forte - www.forteinc.com |
| Date | 2018-09-21 11:48 -0600 |
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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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
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