By the best estimates, Comet C/2020 A3 will not be in proximity to Earth for another 80,000 years. That is a nearly incomprehensible timespan. The last time A3 was near Earth, wooly mammoths were still around. In this article I try to put this time in perspective, with the help of a few AI models.
Tag: Commentary
My First and Last Article on Politics
What is the most pressing topic in American federal politics today? It is none of the hot-button issues in any national or local media. It is a topic rarely discussed but should be at the forefront of all U.S. Presidential election cycles.
Why Hurricanes Cannot Be Manipulated
There is a fever movement currently, brought on by recent high-profile events in the American Southeast, that weather can be manipulated at hurricane levels on intensity, be it in creation, modification, or both. Is this truly possible? All of my experience and knowledge, combined with my understanding of the scientific method, tells me no. I explain my reasoning in this article.
Someone Had to Blab to the World About AI and Now We All Pay the Price
In today’s article, I pause and reflect on what AI has been over the past year and a half since the introduction of ChatGPT. Has this “new” AI improved your life? Do you see the benefits to yourself and to society? And I look back at my own attempt to build an AI interface for my website.
Why I Prefer Watching the PGA Tour over LIV Golf Explained with Two Screen Captures
I prefer watching the PGA Tour over LIV golf. In today’s article I showcase visually a key difference between their presentation formats. One is a garbled puzzle and the other is simple and inviting to watch.
The September 11th Connection that Hit Me Like a Sledgehammer
I recently read an old novel that coincidentally invoked a disaster happening on a September 11th, in the future. It brought back memories and vague recollections of possible motive for why this date was chosen by the hijacking planners in 2001. Was the connection a wild, silly theory? I try to remember and explain in this article.
The “Hollywood Moon” Revisited: Two Examples
The oversized Moon has been used frequently in film and television. Here I show two recent examples of artistic Lunar photography, one good and one bad, from shows on MGM+.
The True Reason of Advent, and Christmas
In our modern materialistic Western culture, which has so diluted the essence of Christian preparation for the coming of Jesus, we should take notice of how John The Baptist reacted to and challenged those in authority who came to question and doubt him as the herald of Christ’s coming.
Why Does the American President Need Access to My Phone?
When I think of the “presidential alert system,” I always ask myself, why? Under what circumstance would Free Men in a Free Constitutional Republic endure the service of interruption by one select branch of the federal government?
How Overwatch’s 5v5 is Mathematically Inferior to the Old 6v6
In this article I discuss Overwatch’s 5v5 team makeup problem and how the current situation is inferior to the prior 6v6 scheme in the first incarnation of the game.