Oh, THOSE people?

Eating is so refreshing.

FRSH

Stopped_lurking said:

When I look at the empirical cumulative distribution function of surface deviation for the Petrie vases, I think it is clear that the single proposed quality metric doesn't tell the whole story even if it is done as described. Of course, this is just my layman's opinion. Why do they even talk about internal quality, when almost no internal surfaces have been completely captured and the amount scanned differ wildly between different objects so what does it mean when comparing it between objects.

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Giving this a bit more thought I had a closer examination of the Maximus.energy paper and while not based on the Artifacts Foundation link the coding for both is to use the least square method for circularity and central coordinate difference for concentricity.
At least Maximus.energy has provided information which can be analysed and critiqued.


As we all know by now vase V18 has 'fantastic precision' to a degree the value of the quality metric M is below the spatial resolution of the scanning mesh. First some basics.



RMSE is the root mean square error for circularity, dR is the root mean square error for centering and is related to the concentricity for both inner and outer diameters as defined in the diagram.

Given each term in M is a positive value and all terms are summed it is highly suspicious for M to fall below the scanner limit.
It means either a low resolution scanner was used resulting in the point spacing of the mesh being too large or there is something suspiciously wrong with the code.

The answer is found when the centering error data dR for vase V18 is plotted against the vase height z.

There is absolutely no reason for the average centering error for the inner diameter to be around 3X larger than the outer diameter as one would expect a random distribution.
It points to some systematic bias introduced by the code.

fhansen said:

The Holy Spirit was sent down as a dove to rest on Jesus to confirm to John the Baptist, who witnessed this, that He was the Chosen One. Jesus was never apart from the Holy Spirit but many occurrences had to do with His incarnation and mission.

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John already knew He was the chosen One before He was baptized, but chosen one is misleading. He is God beside Him there is no other. What is there to choose?

Jesus is not seperated from the Holy Spirt but He is a different person of the Trinity. Father, Son and Holy Spirit are different persons but one God.

We see the three persons in the Baptism. The Father’s voice from heaven, the Son baptized, and the Holy Spirit as a dove.

johnnypapa said:

Bring Back the Celebration of Christopher Columbus Day – Catholic Stand

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Amen!

Thanks for sharing.

I did not. I just learned about it yesterday.

I'm afraid to admit I LOVE The Exorcist and The Conjuring films.

(I do not like the crucifix scene).

I've seen way too many horror movies as a teen. Probably rotted my brain a bit.

The Rite with Anthony Hopkins was good and very pro-Catholic.

Cardi B, a popular rapper known for raunchy songs like “WAP," says she credits God for all her success and considers age 33 to be her "Jesus year.”

“Thank you to everyone for all the birthday wishes!" wrote Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, best known as Cardi B, in an Instagram post shortly after celebrating her birthday. "Everyone normally makes their new year resolution on Jan 1st but I made mine last night! I’m feeling lucky but most of all blessed!

“Year 32 was a year I’ll never forget! But 33 is the Jesus year and I must say I never felt so covered and so protected by the man above himself. He never fails to remind me that I’m chosen and that I’m anointed and that’s the best gift I could ever ask for. Thank you all for supporting me and loving me! I love y’all back!”

Just days earlier, Cardi B also shared some insight into her personal theology with podcaster Jay Shetty in an episode of his show where she revealed she prays every day in the same unfiltered way she dishes out her lyrics.

“I feel like I have a very deep spiritual connection with God. And it's not even like about praying. It's like talking. Like even when I talk to God, I talk to Him just like I'm talking to you. I'll be cursing. Crying. ‘Cause people be like, ‘Oh, cursing is bad.’ But it's like, God knows who I am. God knows how I be. It's almost like I'm talking to a friend,” she said.

Cardi B, who is expecting a child with New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, while still legally married to rapper Offset (Kiari Kendrell Cephus), believes that despite everything happening in her life, God continues to watch over her.

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I am aware that Diane Keaton was a former atheist, and later became an agnostic who believed in God.

She was only 79 and died suddenly.

I really enjoyed her films, such as the Godfather and Annie Hall.

May God have mercy upon her, cleanse her from all her sins, and grant her eternal rest in his kingdom. Amen.

FireDragon76 said:

Transgender people are under-represented in mass shooting statistics quite a bit, so Christian-posts sensationalist and polemical framing is unwarranted.

The shooter at Annunciation did not identify as transgender. They had apparently detransitioned and the motives were unclear. Churches are emotionally charged places, and some people with grievances may lash out at emotionally charged institutions for reasons that are difficult to categorize.

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Where did you read that Westman de-transitioned? I've never heard that.

(Regardless, trans people are a teeny tiny minority, and most are victims of countless crimes, not perpetuators of it).

Happy belated Columbus Day.

Leave the faithful and our sacraments alone! Separation of Church and state! Period!

Michie said:

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — An expert panel that gathered last week to discuss the ethical implications of AI technology urged Christians to prepare for seismic changes while harnessing the capacities of the new technology for good.

Speaking last week to an audience of mostly college students at Colorado Christian University during "AI for Humanity: Navigating Ethics and Morality for a Flourishing Future," which was hosted by The Christian Post and tech company Gloo, panelists urged Christians to be mindful of AI while not shying away from its potential.

'Wake up and prepare'

James Poulter, an author who serves as head of AI and innovation at the London-based advertising agency House 337, likened AI's arrival to an impending alien invasion. He said he believes most people "drastically underestimate the speed of change that we are not only already experiencing, but are about to experience."

"If you listen to the creators of this technology in Silicon Valley at the moment, that's essentially what they're telling us: that there is an alien intelligence ... and it's coming, and it's going to be infinitely available, scalable — and at some point, if Elon [Musk] gets the technology nailed down correctly, it's going to be embodied, as well," he said.

"It'll have a physical manifestation, and it will be around you. And so, if that is the case, then we have to wake up and prepare for this in a way that I don't think we are."

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CP event tackles ethics of AI, urges Christians to be engaged: 'We have to be the shapers'

An expert panel who gathered last week to discuss the ethical implications of AI technology urged Christians to prepare for seismic changes while harnessing the capacities of the new technology for

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Yeah, about that.....

Geez! Here's the thing: My view on Biblical Eschatology causes me to be somewhat cynical about harnessing computing technology going into the future, so I don't think I'll be the Ethicist who is going to advocate for writing long essays or treatises about our being co-shapers of LLM technology for the common good.

I could be wrong. In fact, I hope I'm wrong, but I'm just say'n!

retired firefighter said:

Acts 2:4 KJV and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost ,and began to speak with other tongues ,as the Spirit gave them utterance

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Yes, but I had verses 6 -11 in mind:
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Akita Suggagaki said:

"No Christian can regard the poor simply as a societal problem; they are part of our 'family,'" Leo writes. "They are "'one of us.'"

This is the part of the Christian ethos and fundamental command that MAGA cannot seem to hear.

Now how best to deal with “the poor”, the vulnerable, those seeking asylum and a life with hope, is a great challenge that requires collaboration and honest effort. Fixing broken social systems, immigration policy and procedures is a massive task. But it cannot even be started if the poor are not seen as one of us.

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Amen, well said, sir!

Lord have mercy!

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

May God be glorified today and forevermore!

catzrfluffy said:

My boyfriend’s knee was really really badly injured a while back, he can walk again, but he’d like to be able to play sport again, please pray that God heals him completely and that he recovers completely and returns fully to how he was before the knee injury and can do everything and play sports again, agreeing in Jesus Christ’s name, Amen. Thank you.

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May the Lord have mercy upon your boyfriend, lay his healing hand upon him, and restore him to full health and strength. In the name of Jesus, I pray! Amen!

Creativeguy said:

Maybe one day I will be back, but I can't do this anymore. I don't for the life of me, understand why God kicks people when they're down. At their lowest, and he still piles it on. Life is not meant to be perfect, but where is He when people need him? Nowhere.

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May God bless you in his love and take away all your anxiety and troubles. In his holy name, I pray. Amen!

MrMoe said:

This is a personal prayer of mine so I don’t want to say what it is. I just ask that everyone pray that this prayer of mine gets answered sooner rather than later. Thank you.

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His grace and peace to you

Praying this barbaric practice ends once and for all!

DragonFox91 said:

I can read Spanish pretty well, but that's the extent

I didn't know people still spoke Dutch

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Yes. In the Netherlands. Afrikkans is also very similar to Dutch and spoken in some African countries such as South Africa IIRC.