Wednesday, August 05, 2026

How AI got its start, and what deep learning really means with cognitive and computer scientist, Nobel Laureate, and one of the architects of AI, Geoffrey Hinton.

 




How did we go from digital computers to AI seemingly everywhere?
 
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly dive into the mechanics of thinking, how AI got its start, and what deep learning really means with cognitive and computer scientist, Nobel Laureate, and one of the architects of AI, Geoffrey Hinton.

Emily Chang meets Anthropic co-founders Dario and Daniela Amodei for a rare, in-depth discussion of the startup's origin story, its battles with the Pentagon and how the company says it intends to put safety first in the high-stakes AI race.

 


History of the UK -- The United Kingdom (UK) is a political union forged over centuries among the peoples and polities of the British Isles.



A Concise History of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom (UK) is a political union forged over centuries among the peoples and polities of the British Isles. Its story spans prehistoric settlement, Roman occupation, medieval consolidation, imperial expansion, industrial transformation, global war, decolonization, and post-imperial reinvention. What follows is a clear, chronological overview of how the UK took shape and how it changed the modern world—socially, economically, politically, and culturally.

Prehistoric Roots and the First Migrations

Long before written records, the British Isles were shaped by climate shifts and human migrations. After the last Ice Age, rising seas separated Britain from the European mainland around 6000–5000 BCE, turning it into an island. Neolithic communities cleared forests, built causeways, and raised megaliths—most famously Stonehenge and Avebury—as centers of ritual life and astronomical observation. Bronze and Iron Age societies organized into tribal polities, traded across the Channel, and left behind hillforts, barrows, and intricate metalwork that speak to both conflict and craftsmanship.



Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Learn the truth about Slavery.


Did the British help to STOP evil Slavery?

Yes.

Not by themselves, and not everywhere—but Britain did play a major role in ending slavery in the British Empire and suppressing the transatlantic slave trade.

  • Britain ended (most of) its slave trade in 1807. Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act on 25 March 1807, making it illegal for British subjects/ships to trade enslaved people across the Atlantic. (parliament.uk)

  • Britain abolished slavery across most of its empire in 1833/34. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 received Royal Assent on 28 August 1833 and took effect 1 August 1834, freeing 800,000+ enslaved people in many British colonies (with important exceptions and transitional “apprenticeship” arrangements that delayed full freedom in practice). (Encyclopedia Britannica)

  • Britain then enforced suppression at sea. The Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron (formed 1808) patrolled West Africa to intercept slave ships; estimates commonly cite roughly ~1,600 ships captured and ~150,000 people freed from ships. 

But a couple of big caveats matter:

  • Britain had been a major slave-trading power before abolition. The 1807 law ended a trade Britain had helped build and profit from. (slaveryandremembrance.org)

  • Abolition came with compensation to slave owners, not to the enslaved. The British government set £20 million aside to compensate owners after abolition—one reason the legislation was politically achievable. (Bank of England)

  • Slavery didn’t end globally in 1834. Slavery continued (and in some places expanded) in other empires and regions long after Britain’s laws; Britain’s efforts were significant but not “the end of slavery.”

So the most accurate framing is: Britain helped stop its slave trade (1807), abolished slavery across much of its empire (1834), and became a leading force in suppressing the Atlantic slave trade—yet it did not single-handedly “stop slavery,” and its earlier role in slavery was enormous.

This is why the WOKE Communist Democrat Party still has supporters.

 



You’re Not Behind (Yet): -- How to Learn AI in 17 Minutes.

 

Learn the best ways to use AI tools.


I Tried Every Seat on the Most Expensive Train in Europe.

 


Monday, August 03, 2026

FAMOUS PAINTINGS in the World - 100 Great Paintings of All Time

 


Why Online Dating is Not Perfect


I have been studying online dating for years and it would appear at first like it is a great idea. For guys you know that the women are available. Most guys who see an attractive woman in public, quickly find out that she is married or already has a long term boyfriend. It is difficult enough for most guys to talk to attractive women and then when they try, they find out almost all of them are already taken.
So they may think online dating is the answer.

My Rescue Dog Toby -- Toby is a professional dog model, LOL


Why you should Rescue a Pet


Each year, it's estimated that more than one million adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized in the United States, simply because too many pets come into shelters and too few people consider adoption when looking for a pet.

The number of euthanized animals could be reduced dramatically if more people adopted pets instead of buying them. When you adopt, you save a loving animal by making them part of your family and open up shelter space for another animal who might desperately need it.