Podcast: Download MYS148: Australia is known for many strange, dangerous animals, but one famous cryptid from Down Under is the fearsome Drop Bear. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli, with help from Matt Fradd and the Catholics of Oz, recount what we know about the Drop Bear and how to protect ourselves against it. Get all… Continue reading The Fearsome Australian Drop Bear! (Killer Koalas?)
What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?
Quantum computers, you might have heard, are magical uber-machines that will soon cure cancer and global warming by trying all possible answers in different parallel universes. For 15 years, on my blog and elsewhere, I’ve railed against this cartoonish vision, trying to explain what I see as the subtler but ironically even more fascinating truth.… Continue reading What Makes Quantum Computing So Hard to Explain?
How to Secure Your Garage Door
When someone breaks into a home, they usually take the path of least resistance to the most attractive target. We’ve talked for years about making your home a harder target, so a thief will pass it up in favor of something easier. However, many people neglect to properly secure their garage door and thieves can… Continue reading How to Secure Your Garage Door
An Economic Blueprint for North Korea
Acts of outrage are committed by North Korea with alarming regularity, and unsurprisingly the country featured heavily in the recently concluded summit between President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The latest conflict between Israel and Palestine has been held in abeyance by a fragile ceasefire, and a two-state solution is looking ever… Continue reading An Economic Blueprint for North Korea
Like Father, Like Son – SpiritualDirection.com
I sometimes have parts of a favorite litany rolling around in the back of my mind. One of those prayers is the Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. The entire litany pounds into my heart how much Jesus personally loves me: fully, unconditionally, and without limits. It also reminds me that He loves… Continue reading Like Father, Like Son – SpiritualDirection.com
Banks Are So Stuffed With Cash They Tell Companies: No More Deposits
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Banks are so overloaded with cash they are losing money on deposits… No More Cash Please Some banks, awash in deposits, are encouraging corporate clients to spend the cash on their businesses or move it elsewhere. It’s a strange case of “No More Cash Please“. U.S. companies are holding… Continue reading Banks Are So Stuffed With Cash They Tell Companies: No More Deposits
Trend Trading for Beginners – Warrior Trading
Trend trading, in its simplest form, is the act of buying assets that are going up and selling short assets that are going down. It takes many forms too. Some take a long-term view, buying the best performing futures contracts and try to hold them for years, only winning about 25% of their trades… Continue reading Trend Trading for Beginners – Warrior Trading
Spontaneous Human Combustion
Podcast: Download MYS149: Every so often, there are reports of people bursting into flames for no apparent reason, reducing most of their body to ashes, but with little or no fire damage around them. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what we should make of these reports of spontaneous human combustion and what could be… Continue reading Spontaneous Human Combustion
Lishi 2-in-1 Lock Picks are Changing the Lock Picking Game
We’re not exaggerating when we say that the Lishi 2-in-1 Lock Pick Tool is the biggest revolution in lock picking we’ve seen in our 12 years in business! These tools enable someone not familiar with how to pick a standard pin & tumbler lock to quickly and efficiently open one like it’s magic! The Lishi… Continue reading Lishi 2-in-1 Lock Picks are Changing the Lock Picking Game
Do You Want AI to Be Conscious? – Issue 102: Hidden Truths
People often ask me whether human-level artificial intelligence will eventually become conscious. My response is: Do you want it to be conscious? I think it is largely up to us whether our machines will wake up. That may sound presumptuous. The mechanisms of consciousness—the reasons we have a vivid and direct experience of the world… Continue reading Do You Want AI to Be Conscious? – Issue 102: Hidden Truths