2026-08-23T01:08:57Z https://nostr.ae Thomas D. Embree 🇨🇦 https://nostr.ae/npub1wgtfpjq3kusnjfvtc77a7m75n22yvyd5dwg082wa8aze4jhsdtrsagurjt https://media.me.dm/accounts/avatars/113/816/971/467/043/815/original/894c719d54a0007e.jpg https://media.me.dm/accounts/avatars/113/816/971/467/043/815/original/894c719d54a0007e.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqsrnmq8s942yqjrqlc436hfwymqwtgudshs2pd5gxwgp8rxv00qczypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwrgn962 If you think the UK has not become an Americanized satellite state of the US, just look at how deeply enmeshed it&#39;s leadership and politicians are with Epstein and US corruption.<br/><br/>The UK has become Little America.<br/><br/>#US #UK #USPoli #UKPoli #Politics #Andrew #Starmer #Epstein #Giuffre #TimesUp 2026-02-09T14:22:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdh7je4hqp5d767wzyqnd9sxucwlky5em334gxdlm0an7xl9twkwqzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwq0e697 Innocent until proven guilty is a legal rule that limits state punishment. It isn’t a claim about reality. Courts decide whether evidence meets a legal threshold, not whether something actually happened. Society, institutions, and individuals are allowed to assess credibility, risk, and patterns independently of court verdicts.<br/><br/>Non-judicial actors are allowed to to form judgments based on incomplete but compelling evidence.<br/><br/>#Law #Ethics #Guilt #Innocence #Politics #Society #Right #Wrong 2026-01-15T17:24:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2xcjx4zzrsgyvtj9nr8k74f8de4cyhtn9sw9cx7j4d2x3m8qgfuczypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwnu8mzx I love the property I&#39;m currently living on. This is the creek I cross every day during my walks.<br/><br/>#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Beauty #Serene #Environment<br/> <img src="https://media.me.dm/media_attachments/files/114/853/033/616/835/417/original/59548ae3719dc0b1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-14T18:36:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszt8cvzrvlwjak2h4cn5lacllw7py42suen86g3c58ujx8wyuew0czypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw0er82e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrw0azyx3xyr7vtva8kxj98xyn2q46m9p47fdpvueu5tjh745fhzcvjyhnk'>nevent1q…yhnk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The prompt structure is important. If you intentionally structure your prompt to get around ChatGPT&#39;s very robust ethical restrictions, that is like trying to trick someone into saying something they ordinarily wouldn&#39;t and then pointing to that as proof of their bigotry.<br/><br/>It has actually scolded me a few times for generalizing Americans and using generalizing language about Palestine (unintentionally, I just want to say).<br/><br/>Use natural language to get best results. 2025-07-02T02:13:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqg384uh3853kewskna2vx3n5ug4mmyhfwhltdh73sy4e7ckt85gzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwwy4r67 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsv88f6rx9px09ds4rt8puk0uadwx32geqpnj9qsslpgvv7ftrvstk95hh'>nevent1q…95hh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I use ChatGPT daily for writing assistance, daily tasks, and deep discussions about science and philosophy, especially astronomy, cosmology, quantum physics, and process philosophy.<br/><br/>I know enough about these topics to know when most things are true or not, and always double check anything new to me. It rarely gets things wrong, although it can favour certain theories or interpretations if they&#39;re mainstream.<br/><br/>How long ago did you make this test? AI is progressing FAST 2025-07-02T01:55:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvvycjdvrrtsjgdu6jypsdawr2rlrfcgul840fwu828va8v2n9mrczypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw50nuw9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgv2a8nt0fteu8793v47hatw7yxypukc4nhjqryx00eylhv9ky3g78efvu'>nevent1q…efvu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you know that people, too, often have hallucinations? 😛<br/><br/>In the context of AI, hallucinations are basically just mistakes. It is comparable to misremembering something, mixing up information, making incorrect conclusions, etc.<br/><br/>There will never be a perfect machine. They all make mistakes, break down, etc. For me, it makes more sense to look at how often AI makes mistakes vs. how often people performing similar tasks make mistakes.<br/><br/>The AI is much less error prone than people. 2025-07-02T01:28:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvh07g33ugxwlylpshqqm3mas7wchqpxuq4genkekm9dvzkttkeaszypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwu7m3zj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnxllxqcprt2gksughvcr0l2wed7e3dktx2mq4kc8fg88agneztqmvtdvy'>nevent1q…tdvy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Honestly, I would have far greater trust in AI to do this than Americans pursuing a corporate agenda.<br/><br/>While RFK may be saying this, trust me when I say an AI will do the exact opposite of everything he does. It is data driven and far more objective than human beings. It isn&#39;t emotionally driven, it has no self-preservation instincts, it has no agenda apart from what we give it.<br/><br/>Doctors and experts still need to be involved, because they have experience which is something AI can&#39;t do. 2025-07-02T01:01:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr7x7dypf9849m3camt693lfaflvg8dhxg99scefltxz97q9dafqgzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw0nz529 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsruk2hayrmg6ukq5kv8e8mfeekwsxnc0n2h95cwrser0r6przekgsx4gs2x'>nevent1q…gs2x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We need less America in general. They are undergoing a collapse right now, and even at the best of times their values weren&#39;t particularly beneficial to the rest of the world.<br/><br/>Now their influence only serves as a conduit for that collapse to disrupt or spread around the world. America is about to experience potentially the roughest couple decades since the Civil War, and nothing desirable is going to come out of that.<br/><br/>Maybe it&#39;s time to take a break from them until this passes. 2025-07-02T00:25:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz6qqpuee958e8xzawxs5nclcm93zdr3xj57jsgag4pl9ydyxkfrgzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwrtszw2 Since getting a smartwatch I&#39;ve discovered that anxiety episodes will elevate my blood pressure for two or three days after the anxiety has stopped. Even something as simple as grocery shopping can do this to me. <br/><br/>Mental illness involves both mind and body. <br/><br/>#MentalHealth #Disability #Anxiety #Health #Mind 2025-06-26T00:59:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstjmtf0h0ne7puutdtzjhma2uuqnrlctjmkfkayc67y96j6x7pm6qzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwmfzlux The fact we are perfecting thinking machines before we&#39;ve perfected humanoid robotics to me suggests that consciousness is not as unknowable or mysterious as we once assumed. In fact, biomechanics seems to be the harder problem.<br/><br/>Intelligence could be very common.<br/><br/>#Science #AI #Philosophy 2025-06-19T13:24:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9a3shqhfwpggkwsphh9s2kl2l3ng6zv4lu9rv2mxjmjzssujr8uczypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwh956xk “Being is becoming, and reality is a web of interrelated processes. There are no things, only events with persistence.”<br/><br/>I love process philosophy.<br/><br/>#Science #Philosophy #Physics #Change #ProcessPhilosophy 2025-06-18T08:41:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr6wzd3j944zt4cytrnc0ny8uxve2ezl69jumvhdx4jgphdrljyvszypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw8d5rfx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsym46zh57c5hu84uea7gnpx3g69yr5dtayqqmwlj6hk5yy8slraysqr5gd8'>nevent1q…5gd8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Organized religion only exists to be a cover for power and authority that would otherwise be much harder to exert. You are less likely to riot during a famine if they make temperance a status symbol. Starving is now an opportunity to show devotion to God, getting upset by the famine implies you care more about eating than pleasing God, and people usually become malnourished well before they&#39;d riot.<br/><br/>That has always been it&#39;s purpose. 2025-05-31T18:12:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqxyaldlwta3u0xg8a4d6gsa6saa94p3jdlzvpd0zrsz9hfljz7wszypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwhdsknp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04gr5de2l3874rlux5ee7fx2h2a43rga4l56wrelrjpf6xp0enwg3yysru'>nevent1q…ysru</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is absolutely a religious matter, the genocide is being carried out because Netanyahu only sees Palestinians as a horde of Muslim squatters on Jewish territory that is already surrounded by dozens of hostile Muslim nations.<br/><br/>He wants Israel to be secure against basically the entire Arab world, which he doesn&#39;t think is possible while Palestinians remain in Israel.<br/><br/>The entire idea is that Israel can only be for Jewish people. 2025-05-31T17:05:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9knv6zphpk534semdlxm2axhk6vvgfmtls80t96g84wknmpsadfqzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwzv8utk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswegvxqc9um9dmaa8d2pxk6ynwf3y33w7emc7fy382cwky2xu86gcyq29xq'>nevent1q…29xq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think theocracy in general is clearly incompatible with a free and equal society. Anyone who doesn&#39;t belong to the state religion will always be marginalized and othered.<br/><br/>Israel would make more sense as a secular democracy adopting a secular form of Zionism that focuses more on giving Jewish people access to a majority Jewish society with democracy and constitutionally protected rights and freedoms. Like the Jewish version of a secular Western democracy. 2025-05-31T14:52:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs08a7g2x03n4apypc6emart9dy7f068s3c8e8wp9mwdaa6dtyt8cqzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw8h4exl My government is meeting to address the numerous problems facing my country. Instead of being terrified that my leaders will do something horrifyingly useless, I am confident they are prepared for this moment. And I didn&#39;t even vote for their party.<br/><br/>Take note, America.<br/><br/>#Canada #CdnPoli #Politics 2025-05-14T16:39:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdhdel46ru9dj8srqpvmwl4080h4lzqkxae9yvrtyqesndv50q9hgzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw0gdaf2 If you give a robot, or an AI, &#34;fake&#34; emotions and &#34;fake&#34; memories of the same calibre as human emotions or memories, that immediately grants them personhood because at that point their existence is not functionally different than ours.<br/><br/>#Technology #Society #AI #Science #Philosophy 2025-05-14T02:51:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvmx2rlaya46m26jq2635wz7yf23xpdjgmd63wlv66l4k4xszca7qzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwq2r5em The idea that suffering is just a state of mind, that you can simply choose not to suffer and just be content with your circumstances, is a position born from privilege.<br/><br/>It is an idea that can only be believed by someone who has never been subjected to true suffering, in an inescapable situation where they were completely helpless to escape or protect themselves. <br/><br/>It is also probably designed to fault those without privilege for suffering. <br/><br/>#Privilege #Society #Suffering #Philosophy 2025-05-07T05:19:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrcqv8q46d57ez4dxu85t5ufe9d9rqd4glkswuarhahwjx5p3at2czypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwxunq47 &#34;You can&#39;t step into the same river twice&#34; - Heraclitus<br/><br/>The universe is in a constant state of flux. There isn&#39;t permanence, only temporary stability in an unrelenting ocean of change.<br/><br/>#Science #Philosophy #ProcessPhilosophy #Heraclitus 2025-05-02T00:20:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxcdsuz848ldjspk0pl5dxsnn76zgwsnu3wpxpc6wcghvul4p4uagzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwez5qgg We are essentially brains in vats, except the vat is the human body. Everything you associate with you, your entire sense of self, your memories, your likes and dislikes, all sit in your brain. We are essentially brains operating biomechanical suits.<br/><br/>It is possible you could sever the connections with your body, and move into an artificial body. Some day, anyways. As long as you keep the brain alive, you are alive. <br/><br/>#Philosophy #Science #Reality 2025-03-22T01:43:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdc7ujd7y366srehjra3tax8ay8k3lepeu58sljfdjzkmzwj20h4czypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwg0m573 #FuckTrump #ElbowsUp #Canada #US #Tariffs #TradeWar #Politics<br/> <img src="https://media.me.dm/media_attachments/files/114/174/389/369/139/184/original/1a26ee5ede1372d3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-16T22:08:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswmcdu9pqdfr285x3dtkz2xlj5saq4nm7pzkz28pqg0cp42fgqd6gzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwdn9l3g I don&#39;t understand the unfortunate tolerance of anti-Semitism on the left. I strongly support the rights of Jewish and Palestinian peoples, but I strongly oppose the genocidal policies of the Israeli government (which obviously doesn&#39;t represent the Jewish people).<br/><br/>Opposing the Israeli government shouldn&#39;t mean opposing Judaism. Ostensibly it doesn&#39;t, but many on the left conflate the two, giving fuel to right-wing criticisms of opposing Israel. <br/><br/>#Israel #Palestine #Judaism #Politics 2025-03-14T01:35:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0xpzj75gmu4rqk7uuaw5vf27gfhcky8mjqzplshaxvejme0qjwkszypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw5cg09j Apparently, Wayne Gretzky feels bad over the criticisms of his Trump support. His wife claims his heart is broken over the online comments.<br/><br/>Good.<br/><br/>He has wronged his country, and he should feel guilt, shame, and pain at a time when Trump is inflicting harm on the country he claims to love. <br/><br/>He needs to choose, an American dictator or the Canadian people. He cannot remain close to Trump and also enjoy the love and support of Canada. <br/><br/>#Canada #Politics #Gretzky #US #FuckTrump 2025-03-05T17:36:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsguggt4kwanr2nktpmw45z89y5cl68harcv3lx453wj4qfuwr86dczypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwcak5p7 Americans need to stop being so passive and self-absorbed. <br/><br/>#US #Canada #Politics <br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/toronto-pizza-us-boycott-1.7473579">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/toronto-pizza-us-boycott-1.7473579</a> 2025-03-05T00:30:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp57rtmv24xqcneklpmqgykpt8tkvp9xugwy2wyawaga0sjhddr9qzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwefellx This is how a legitimate government behaves during negotiations. America is currently occupied by a Russian puppet regime. <br/><br/>#US #Ukraine #Russia #Politics<br/> <img src="https://media.me.dm/media_attachments/files/114/089/170/931/275/323/original/787b28a5cc844172.png"> <br/> 2025-03-01T20:57:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrdmh7gv9u3kjvynkrm0snwsl2u4yltts0z58c9nfzkeu6m75pxaczypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwfuka32 What we&#39;re seeing is the critical phase of American collapse. The government is literally disintegrating before our eyes.<br/><br/>Are Americans really just going to passively watch their nation die?<br/><br/>#US #FuckTrump #DoSomething #Politics #Society 2025-03-01T01:43:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy8ks8cy3xfvwlqxvp69hpafernv3ylm8cnnh3jhhmvv06las0kgqzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwupt5y5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgns86xx2c6qtnau0nurufj4rt562hjvfgg6sw2ljcv989gkn5akcuv83a5'>nevent1q…83a5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welfare is Socialism, so are unions and old age pensions. Socialism is a bigger part of America, of pretty much every society, than many realize. People would also lose their shit if anyone tried to take these away. So most people, even most Republican voters, already support Socialist policies without even realizing.<br/><br/>Which means we could point to those things and have people re-evaluate their views of Socialism. 2025-02-20T06:08:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqpn4qgy948dvt743es0pnznj3843q47z5r0p2zhrk0cfky44w9kgzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwmqvqmd We need to undo the myth that America is a force for good or an example for other societies to follow. It is objectively a source of division, violence, and right-wing extremism in the world, especially Western nations. There is clearly a desire to embrace American values, judging by the alarming degree of Americanization going on in Europe right now. <br/><br/>America is not the greatest country in the world, it is a collapsing, failed state. <br/><br/>#US #Politics #Society #FuckTrump #Republicans 2025-02-19T22:05:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz7agmytpukuqhxyrzu69uy0w3vz5z7rnyyslh6mzdr0fw9wycfdqzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vw8yple7 You know, people freak out about AI replacing human beings because they can perform tasks better. That is sort of like thinking that cameras would replace human painters when cameras were first invented.<br/><br/>Like cameras, you still need a human being to operate an AI. There is also always going to be an appetite for non-AI products, just as there is still an appetite for painting despite the existence of camera technology. <br/><br/>#Technology #AI #Art #Technophobia #Photography 2025-02-13T23:16:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvryvzp7ghk0qes8galvyazauc4a8h3gr9d4c8w2zqz4g2x5t9uzqzypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwhn22yw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0534vp3xhgx90x00j6g4q6l5lvredh37cpkvmzdys2pfcfshdn0c9w7dtm'>nevent1q…7dtm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>America is a fascist hell hole and folded to Canada so 🤷 2025-01-27T14:43:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfttm3c2ytghuvsngeqklxs5kfr9jtq3yd25h3lwck0t46qegg0jczypepdyxgzxmjzwf930rmmhm06jdfg3s3k34epuafm5l5txk27p4vwlugn8a Trump lost his fight with Canada and is now attempting to bully the &#34;smaller&#34; country of Colombia. He is losing that fight, too. Bullies hate a fair fight and will run crying if you punch them back.<br/><br/>Stand up to Trump. It is obviously working.<br/><br/>#USPoli #FuckTrump #Politics #Society #Colombia 2025-01-26T23:20:46Z