three of these squirrels visited me daily...i had to cover the food basket after breakfast every morning...
the stalker girl and her companion pulled up within 30 yards of where i spent the last 8 days -there are several of these felonious females who i encounter and recognize as stealers of intellectual property...
rain has begun on a daily basis...the cab of the truck makes a good place to practice the guitar and read and look at the DVDs and watch the lectures...i watched one again for the 4th or 5th time...the first time i fell asleep and I probably slept through half of the second viewing ...and this is a very good lecture to pay attention to and learn...it is entitled "Dopamine-Motivation, Salience and Learning- A Genetic Perspective" by Dr. Richard Palmiter (University of Washington)-from what I can tell the dopamine in our system is needed to allow the brain to learn and also to be motivated...even to eat...the lecture shows how mice which have their brain chemistry changed can be made to have no motivation even to eat...it seems that brain chemistry not only directs motivation but also prioritizes motivation...the reason my interest was more pronounced was i am very anxious to know what role testosterone plays in brain function and motivation...or lack thereof...
the news around the world as reported on the BBC and "The World" on the radio daily sounds like there are a lot of people who need to have their brain chemistry modified...i heard about a guy named sam altman who says that Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs to be watched so that it does not do harm to humans...now i don't want to sound stupid here but the human species has done just about all that can be done to screw up the planet on which they live...one of the things that has not been discussed much is the development of quantum computing which is a whole different level of computational power...many many times faster...i guess someone will figure out how to run the programs through a series of trials before they let the machines run things...they really can not do any worse that humans have done...when i hear someone ask about "intelligent life in the universe" i really don't think humans can be considered too much in that category...
well some hoochie coochie dancers in L.A got into a union and i hope this trend continues so that these hard working people can get their fair share of income....I HATE A PIMP!...I watched a film called "Lost Highway" a few nights ago...(1997) 2 hrs and 25 minutes...the plot?...the plot...well the plot seems to be to get Patricia Arquette naked...and other than that the film just sort of goes along with some magic stuff and some violence stuff and a creative use of a glass topped table...Ms. Arquette plays two characters...a very attractive blond and a very attractive red head (i think) anyhow she has a couple of damp towels for "leading" men and the most memorable line in the film is when she looks at her lover and says "you killed him" and whamo...you know how this relationship is going to end...anyhow the film is creative if not very coherent...we dont need no stinking plot!
"When the axe came into the woods, many of the trees said "at least the handle is one of us." Turkish Proverb
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