“If a vaccine against coronavirus becomes available to the public, 49% say they plan to get vaccinated, and 20% say they will not. Another 31% are not sure.”
Author Archives: Steve Mays
Alliums
Reply
Death by clown
Pescetarianism
“Pescetarianism is the practice of adhering to a diet that incorporates seafood as the only source of meat in an otherwise vegetarian diet. Most pescetarians are ovo-lacto vegetarians who eat seafood along with dairy products and eggs.”
“A common reason for adoption of pescetarianism is perceived health, such as fish consumption increasing intake of omega-3 fatty acids which are associated with reduced risk of cerebrovascular disease. Fish and plant food consumption are parts of the Mediterranean diet which is associated with lowered risk of cardiovascular diseases. In one review, pescetarians had relatively low all-cause mortality among dietary groups.” (Wikipedia)
Life Is Good
Let’s see what happens
“So what next?”
“The first step is to tone down the prophecies of doom and switch from panic mode to bewilderment. Panic is a form of hubris. It comes from the smug feeling that one knows exactly where the world is heading: down. Bewilderment is more humble and therefore more clearsighted. Do you feel like running down the street crying “The apocalypse is upon us”? Try tellng yourself, “No, it’s not that. Truth is, I just don’t understand what’s going on in the world.”
— 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Yuval Noah Harari)
“A stream of wisecracks”
“Blogging is akin to stand-up comedy — it’s not coherent drama, it’s a stream of wisecracks. It’s also like street art — just sort of there, stuck in the by-way, begging attention, then crumbling rapidly.”
Sunday morning
Seven Stages of Robot Replacement
- A robot/computer cannot possibly do the tasks I do.
- [Later] OK, it can do a lot of this tasks, but it can’d do everything I do.
- [Later] Okay, it can do everything I do, except it needs me when it breaks down, which is often.
- [Later] OK, it operates flawlessly on routine stuff, but I need to train it for new tasks.
- [Later] OK,OK, it can have my old boring job, because it’s obvious that was not a job that humans were meant to do.
- [Later] Wow, now that robots are doing my old job, my new job is much more interesting and pays more!
- [Later] I am so glad a robot/computer cannot possible do what I do now.
[Repeat]
The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly (2016)