I woudl argue that evolution **does** mean improve for the first of a species which evolves when that new species turns out to be viable. but it does not mean the species as a whole is improved (as it may be at a disadvantage from competition within its own species in the long run)... but if the initial mutations werent improvements then they wouldnt have evolved.
@GeePawHill I thought it was pretty good, at least for an action movie... That said all purely action movies are "medium" at best I'd say.
I've had COVID 7 times so far that I've tested and confirmed. Thankfully long-covid seems to be fairly rare, enough that most people dont get it, myself included. That said like many diseases COVID should be taken seriously and can cause all sorts of harm. But lets also not go overboard (as we have in the past) about it, just be reasonably responsible and dont let it take over your life either cause that can do as much harm as any other virus.
So I started wearing plain wedding band like rings. Partly because im in a relationship (not married) so it sends the signal to women I am taken... but more importantly as a style choice.
They are mostly cheap rings (Tungsten ~25$ up to cobalt and other mid grade metals at ~100$ to 300$). But I'm picking them out so they have some stripe of color like blue, red, purple, and green. Then matching whatever ring I wear that day to the color I'm wearing... this is probably the farthest I'll ever go for fashion.
@Romaq There is no magical formula for a platform where people wont suck sadly.
@Romaq Wood actually. Oak I think.
@drewfer you are actually the first. Interesting.
@admitsWrongIfProven It doesnt need to be respected simply for existing as an opinion... now should it be respected on its merit... id argue yes.
@freeschool I can dig it
@freemo
I go further in respecting... I respect they exist as my default but then slide the slider down if it's really needed..
For example: I respect bastards are good at what they do but they don't respect me.
I respect others respect other things.
I don't need their respect conditionally to respect them.
Does that fit into one of the types of respect you mean?
@freeschool If by respect we mean "treat politely" then i agree.
"Fortitudo dei tecun semper est" -- "The strength of god is always with you"
-- Uriel from Liber Primus
@Pat My profile here isnt a resume. And yes thats how my resume reads
@Pat generally i am less responsive to resumes in bullet point... seems lazy to me, improper english, and bullet points should have proper sentance structure too anyway.
I prefer writing in normal third person style and then bold the appropriate keywords and have a dedicated skills section to make perusing easier
Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
Innovator & Entrepreneur in Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computing & Big Data. Avid SCUBA diver, Open-source developer, HAM radio operator, astrophotographer, and anything nerdy.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, USA, currently living in Utrecht, Netherlands, USA, and Thailand. Was also living in Israel, but left.
Pronouns: Sir / Mister
(Above pronouns are not intended to mock, i will respect any persons pronouns and only wish pronouns to show respect be used with me as well. These are called neopronouns, see an example of the word "frog" used as a neopronoun here: http://tinyurl.com/44hhej89 )
A proud member of the Penobscot Native American tribe, as well as a Mayflower passenger descendant. I sometimes post about my genealogical history.
My stance on various issues:
Education: Free to PhD, tax paid
Abortion: Protected, tax paid, limited time-frame
Welfare: Yes, no one should starve
UBI: No, use welfare
Racism: is real
Guns: Shall not be infringed
LGBT+/minorities: Support
Pronouns: Will respect
Trump: Moron, evil
Biden: Senile, racist
Police: ACAB
Drugs: Fully legal, no prescriptions needed
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