Podcasts about overzealous

To no one's surprise, the excuses the Trump White House is issuing for Elon Musk's attacks on USAID are not true. Eleven of the 12 offered are just flat lies or inaccurate. The twelfth is just dumb. Meanwhile, Trump continues to insist on the dumbest possible reading of everything, including his claim that USAID subsidized Politico. Which, duh. Although maybe Politico thought they could get subsidized by the Trump “administration” if they licked his boots enough. Nope! Not only that, but Trump now thinks he's ordered the government-wide cancellation of all media contracts. Probably not the best one, though. If it's not a White Guy, it's DEI!™ NSA papers over, then re-reveals its “Hall of Honor” exhibits. Overzealous enforcement, or malicious compliance? Anyway, you'll never believe it, but Elon's Lost Boys were lying about their access. Oh, and they're racists. Oh, and Little Marco was lying about a fake freebie deal with Panama, too. Oh, and Elon's been falling for Russian fake videos again. Who benefits when USAID leaves the field? The other team(s). (Though Elon might actually be on those teams.) Who loses? The people Trump says he's “protecting” from “anti-Christian bias.” Of course, he also thinks he's protecting against anti-Jewish bias, too. Did the Trump “administration” learn its lesson from Colombia, about treating deportees with minimum basic standards of dignity? Well, you heard me say it was Trump, right? Pop quiz! Who is the Archivist of the United States? Pop quiz! Who is the chair of the Federal Election Commission? Google is your friend co-conspirator.

Dillon Young, founder of Lifetime Value Media, RETURNS to the show to discuss building a media company, the evolving role of the word "digital" in customer success and what it takes to win in this job market. He and Alex explore actionable strategies for creating empathetic customer experiences, leveraging digital tools to drive value, and the importance of authentic networking in career growth.Chapters:- Intro- Crafting value with micro-content  - The rise of digital in customer success  - What even is "digital" in CS?  - Overzealous tracking gone wrong  - Insightful secret shopping for empathy  - Building a media empire: small wins, big vision  - The emotional toll of job hunting  - Why networking is your secret weapon  - Building trust and connections in CS  - Acknowledging the champions behind the scenes  - Where to find Dillon and Lifetime Value MediaEnjoy! I know I sure did…Dillon's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin/com/in/dillonryoungThis episode of the DCX Podcast is brought to you by Thinkific Plus, a Customer Education platform designed to accelerate customer onboarding, streamline the customer experience and avoid employee burnout. For more information and to watch a demo, visit https://www.thinkific.com/plus/ Support the show+++++++++++++++++Like/Subscribe/Review:If you are getting value from the show, please follow/subscribe so that you don't miss an episode and consider leaving us a review. Website:For more information about the show or to get in touch, visit DigitalCustomerSuccess.com. Buy Alex a Cup of Coffee:This show runs exclusively on caffeine - and lots of it. If you like what we're, consider supporting our habit by buying us a cup of coffee: https://bmc.link/dcspThank you for all of your support!The Digital Customer Success Podcast is hosted by Alex Turkovic

Welcome back to another episode of the award-winning BrandBuilders Podcast. On the program today we've got Garrett Tichy with us; a dynamic entrepreneur who's been a part of Charlotte's small business scene for years now. Garrett is the co-owner of Seemingly Overzealous, an innovative dairy-free ice cream shop that's working to become a local favorite.  OG small business folks may also know Garrett as the visionary and community-builder behind Hygge (HOO-gah), the popular co-working space that fostered collaboration and creativity among some of Charlotte's up-and-coming brands and businesses.  Known for his insightful perspectives on small business dynamics and community support in Charlotte, Garrett brings a wealth of experience and a unique viewpoint to our conversation – welcome back to the show! 

Every day, we post a thought-provoking poll question for you to vote on at Smerconish.com. Michael explains it here to give you some insight behind the question, and then asks you to cast your ballot. Today, Michael asks you: Do you agree with Fareed Zakaria that Donald Trump benefitted from Democrats' “overzealous misuse of law” intended to punish him? Listen, then vote! And please rate and review this podcast.

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Aly Vance, Geoff Banks, and Emmet Kennedy review Royal Ascot and ask if it has become racing's greatest festival. We chat about the star performances from Rosallion, Henry Longfellow, Charyn, Porta Fortuna, Opera Singer, Haatem, Auguste Rodin, Isle Of Jura, Kyprios, Inisherin, Asfoora, Khaadem, Port Fairy, Fairy Godmother, Bedtime Story, and more. With Oisin Murphy, Sean Levey, James Doyle, Billy Loughnane, Rossa Ryan, Tom Marquand, Colin Keane, Callum Shepherd, Dylan Browne McMonagle, and Ryan Moore excelling, who needs Frankie? We chat about potential election interference by the Gambling Commission. What is going on with Godolphin after Charlie Appleby drew a blank for the second consecutive Royal Ascot, while Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore were crowned leading trainer and rider yet again? Plus, has ITV Racing become the propaganda arm of British racing? This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. If you're thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. It's entirely online, designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Our listeners get 10% off their first month, so give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FURLONG. The Final Furlong Podcast is proudly brought to you by Geoff Banks Bet. Join the excitement and Sign up to Geoff Banks Online now with promo code FFP500 and get 10% of any net losses returned as cash after your first month of betting, up to £500 at geoffbanks.bet.  Its tradition redefined with modern tech and unbeatable odds. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/geoff-banks-online/id881898186 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geoff_banks.geoffbanks Venatour Racing Social: If your planning a racing trip to Europe or further afield, check out Venatour Racing Social for a large range of bespoke racing holidays at Venatour.co.uk Form Tools: Proform is the essential tool for punters looking to make money from betting on Horse Racing. Our form book covers Jumps and Flat racing in the UK and Ireland. https://www.proformracing.com/ Twitter: @FinalFurlongPod Email: radioemmet@gmail.com In association with Adelicious Podcast Network. Hosted on Megaphone.  Follow us for free on Spotify Podcasts https://open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast! I'm your host, Stewart Alsop, and today I have the pleasure of speaking with Ash Jogalekar, a science writer, communicator, and product developer known for his profound insights on the history of science. We connected on Twitter, where I was drawn to his thoughts on various scientific and philosophical topics. Our discussion covers an array of intriguing subjects, from the visionary ideas of Freeman Dyson, including the famous Dyson sphere, to the exciting potentials and challenges in genetic engineering and the future of nuclear power. Ash's thoughtful reflections provide a deep dive into how today's science fiction could soon become tomorrow's reality. For more of Ash's insights, you can follow his monthly column on Three Quarks Daily and his blog, Curious Wavefunction. Check out this GPT we trained on the conversation! Timestamps 00:05 - Introduction to Freeman Dyson and his contributions to science, including the Dyson sphere and its implications for detecting extraterrestrial civilizations. 00:10 - Discussion on the potential and regulation of genetic engineering, Dyson's vision of a future where genetic modifications become a common hobby, and the balance needed between innovation and regulation. 00:15 - Insights into the historical development and future potential of nuclear power, the impact of environmental and regulatory challenges, and innovations like small modular reactors. 00:20 - The significance of nanotechnology, particularly in drug delivery, and how nanoparticles can improve the stability and efficacy of medications by targeting specific areas in the body. 00:25 - The importance of recognizing outliers in scientific research, how unique cases can lead to significant breakthroughs, and the need for better statistical techniques and AI tools to identify and explore these outliers. 00:30 - Exploration of the interplay between philosophy and science, the implications of quantum mechanics on deterministic views, and the importance of being open-minded to fringe ideas in scientific exploration. 00:35 - Conversation about the psychological and societal adjustments required for long-term space travel, the feasibility of human missions to Mars, and the concept of von Neumann probes in nanotechnology. 00:40 - Further discussion on the practical challenges and future possibilities of nuclear propulsion in space travel, including the idea of using nuclear explosions to propel spacecraft. 00:45 - Overview of Jogalekar's day job involving molecular simulations to improve the properties of various molecules, the role of the cloud in handling large datasets, and the use of physics-based tools in this research. 00:50 - Discussion on the importance of effective science communication, highlighting key science writers like Freeman Dyson, James Gleick, and Richard Rhodes, and the principles of engaging and educating the audience. 00:55 - Reflections on the significance of interdisciplinary approaches in science, the potential of AI in identifying unique scientific insights, and the role of novel statistical methods in enhancing scientific research. Key Insights Freeman Dyson's Visionary Ideas: Freeman Dyson, a mathematical physicist and polymath, is celebrated for both his rigorous scientific work and his far-out ideas. One of his most famous concepts is the Dyson sphere, a theoretical structure built around a star to harness its energy. Dyson proposed that we could detect extraterrestrial civilizations by looking for the heat they generate, as all advanced civilizations would produce waste heat detectable as infrared radiation. His work exemplifies the blend of imaginative thinking grounded in scientific calculations. Genetic Engineering and the Future: Dyson was also enthusiastic about genetic engineering, predicting that it would become as commonplace as computer hobbyism. He envisioned a future where children could grow their own genetically engineered organisms at home, fostering innovation and creativity. This idea underscores the importance of balancing regulation with the need to allow new technologies to develop and demonstrate their potential. Regulation and Innovation: The conversation highlighted the critical balance needed in regulating emerging technologies like genetic engineering and AI. Overzealous regulation can stifle innovation, but a lack of regulation can lead to unintended consequences. Dyson and Jogalekar advocate for a cautious approach, allowing some room for trial and error to understand the full potential and risks of these technologies before implementing stringent controls. Nuclear Power's Potential and Challenges: The discussion touched on the historical and future potential of nuclear power. While nuclear energy faced setbacks due to regulatory and environmental challenges, there is renewed interest in its potential to provide clean and reliable energy. Innovations like small modular reactors and advanced recycling techniques for nuclear waste are promising areas of development. The historical context, including the failures and successes of past nuclear projects, provides important lessons for future advancements. The Role of Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology holds significant promise, particularly in fields like drug delivery. By packaging drugs in nanoparticles, we can improve their stability and ensure they reach their target within the body without breaking down prematurely. This precision in drug delivery could revolutionize treatments and increase the efficacy of many medications, showcasing how nanoscale innovations can have a substantial impact on healthcare. Outliers in Scientific Research: Jogalekar emphasized the importance of paying attention to outliers in scientific data. These unique cases, often dismissed as anomalies, can lead to significant breakthroughs. For example, a clinical outlier led to the discovery of a new method to reduce cholesterol. This approach underscores the need for more sophisticated statistical techniques and AI tools to identify and explore these outliers effectively, which can lead to new insights and innovations. The Interplay of Philosophy and Science: The episode delved into the philosophical implications of scientific discoveries, particularly in quantum mechanics and consciousness. The probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics challenges traditional deterministic views and has inspired both scientific and philosophical exploration. Jogalekar advocates for an open-minded approach to these fringe ideas, recognizing that even seemingly far-fetched concepts can contribute to our understanding of reality and drive scientific progress.

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*Carl Werner, MD: Dr. Carl Werner received a degree in Biology at the University of Missouri, graduating summa cum laude. He then earned a Degree in Medicine where he scored in the top 1% in the nation for physicians on the Medical Boards. Dr. Werner recently retired from the practice of medicine in St Louis and spent years as an emergency room physician.   *Homeschool Resources: RSR is offering Dr. Werner's “Evolution: “The Grand Experiment” homeschool books & DVDs as valuable resources for parents and educators. *From Poor William Jennings Bryan to Lying Rich Leakey: Tune in to hear Dr. Werner discuss the monumental culmination of his Evolution: The Grand Experiment series. Hear all about the massive frauds in the field of human evolution as he shares his life's work exploring the history and evidence behind his Grand Experiment series! You'll hear about deception and misleading information in museums, the presence of modern animals in dinosaur layers, and the lack of answers to fundamental questions in evolutionary biology. *Fraud at the Museum: Check out Pastor Bob's report on Captain Kirk (Johnson) and the fraud he was caught trying to pass off to homeschoolers at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science!   *Overzealous, Mistaken & Fraudulent: Dr. Werner exposes rampant fraudulent practices in the field of paleontology, especially regarding Nebraska Man and Turkana Boy frauds. He highlights the intentional manipulation of evidence in the production of the story of human evolution. Dr. Werner emphasizes the need for critical examination of the fossil record and the importance of exposing these fraudulent practices. The conversation sheds light on the long history of silencing Christianity & creationists, and the ongoing battle between the forces of light versus darkness.   *Birds of a Feather:  Find out about a bird that starts out life the size of a penny, and can fly at 50MPH!   *From Minsky's to Heaven: Hear what got Carl started on his journey from an unbelieving college student, to a lifetime of study of evolutionary biology and salvation in Jesus Christ.

*Carl Werner, MD: Dr. Carl Werner received a degree in Biology at the University of Missouri, graduating summa cum laude. He then earned a Degree in Medicine where he scored in the top 1% in the nation for physicians on the Medical Boards. Dr. Werner recently retired from the practice of medicine in St Louis and spent years as an emergency room physician.   *Homeschool Resources: RSR is offering Dr. Werner's “Evolution: “The Grand Experiment” homeschool books & DVDs as valuable resources for parents and educators. *From Poor William Jennings Bryan to Lying Rich Leakey: Tune in to hear Dr. Werner discuss the monumental culmination of his Evolution: The Grand Experiment series. Hear all about the massive frauds in the field of human evolution as he shares his life's work exploring the history and evidence behind his Grand Experiment series! You'll hear about deception and misleading information in museums, the presence of modern animals in dinosaur layers, and the lack of answers to fundamental questions in evolutionary biology. *Fraud at the Museum: Check out Pastor Bob's report on Captain Kirk (Johnson) and the fraud he was caught trying to pass off to homeschoolers at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science!   *Overzealous, Mistaken & Fraudulent: Dr. Werner exposes rampant fraudulent practices in the field of paleontology, especially regarding Nebraska Man and Turkana Boy frauds. He highlights the intentional manipulation of evidence in the production of the story of human evolution. Dr. Werner emphasizes the need for critical examination of the fossil record and the importance of exposing these fraudulent practices. The conversation sheds light on the long history of silencing Christianity & creationists, and the ongoing battle between the forces of light versus darkness.   *Birds of a Feather:  Find out about a bird that starts out life the size of a penny, and can fly at 50MPH!   *From Minsky's to Heaven: Hear what got Carl started on his journey from an unbelieving college student, to a lifetime of study of evolutionary biology and salvation in Jesus Christ.  

The Drunk Guys need a lesson before drinking this week when they read A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines. They go hog wild for: Crème brûlée by Southern Tier, Overzealous by Eredita and Hop'deded by Other Half. Join the Drunk Guys next Tuesday when they read I Am

Here is where we come to the inversion known as ex nihilo, which means, “out of nothing.” If you are like most modern people, Latin phrases may make you uncomfortable, which is why they are probably good for you. They can jostle us out of our spiritual slumber. But this is one that you should know about for mental health reasons. Prior to God, there is nothing. This was discussed briefly in the previous inversion, but it is so important that it requires an extended look. What does this mean? Consider a woodworker who wishes to build a birdhouse. To do so, he needs wood, nails, perhaps glue, a saw, a tape measure, and a few other things. To create, we need material that already exists. God, on the other hand, does not. He creates from nothing. The book of Genesis states that God is the beginning of all things. Nothing is before God, not even chaos. There is a reference to a watery, formless void in the verse that follows, but God is prior to this amorphous blob. Also, this “formless void” does not get a proper noun like the Greeks give to “Chaos,” as if it were an American Gladiator. The formless void is just a watery meh. It's nothing. But good luck thinking of “nothing” because we cannot with our finite abilities. Nothing is incomprehensible to us. Ghostbusters did a nice job of showing that we cannot think of “nothing.” The monster tells the Ghostbusters to “Choose the form of ‘The Destructor.'” Venkman then tells his buddies: “Empty your heads! Don't think of anything!” But poor Ray can't think of nothing. He can only think of something. That's when he thinks of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and says, “It just popped in there!” Then the Ghostbusters do battle with a giant marshmallow and make cinema history (and flatten spiritual things into the material realm, but I digress - that's for a later inversion). We cannot think of nothing. We can try to contemplate it, but we can't achieve it, because even if we believe we've found the nothing, we are either thinking of God or fooled, because nothing existed before God. He is first. The Buddhists aim their meditation at nothing and think of the self as god. Catholics do the opposite. Catholics focus prayer and meditation toward God, who created everything out of nothing, including us - and most importantly - perhaps the most critical thing of all to remember is this: we are not God. Repeat after me: “I am not God.” And this is why Buddhism and Christianity are incompatible at the very root; the first principles are in opposition. Buddhism rejects a creator and rejects creation ex nihilo.That's what this inversion is about, as are all the inversions. Not only does God's creation out of nothing disagree with Buddhist thought, but it also rejects Greek and Sumerian myth systems, as well as many modern pseudo-scientific theories where the universe was created from pre-existing parts. Today, some will claim that the atoms have always existed, but the Jew, Muslim, or Christian rebuts this by saying, “I know who made the atoms. They did not always exist.” In ancient times, if some would say that water was first, Abraham would say, “I know who made the water.” In the Sumerian creation mythology, water is first and the gods come later. It's not surprising that we might think of water, the sea, as a primordial source of life, since water supports life, but water alone cannot bring life. The substance of water can quench our thirst or destroy us with a flood. It is a healer and a destroyer. But water itself is not “Being”. Water cannot create life. Water cannot create planets. Water cannot create the protons and electrons is requires to be water. The old myths fail in light of modern science, but creation “out of nothing” does not. Ex nihilo outlasts even science, because God made all things that make science possible. He created science by creating. All of it depends on his being and his act of creation. A scientist has no paper to write without the atoms, just as a woodworker can build no house without the wood that God made. This idea of water is associated with Chaos in various myth models, and the modern arguments of “which came first” do not sound very different from the Sumerian and Greek disorder of where Being came from. Water is not Being, water is material. In other words, it is created by something prior to it. There is nothing before God in Genesis. Not water. Not time. Not a chaos monster. Not an island. Not a pie shop. Nothing. God is first. We cannot describe God, but we can know what he is not, and he is not merely water. To mention something as being prior to God is to misunderstand why God tells Moses his name is “I AM”. In other words, God is “Being Itself.” This first Being must precede everything, even chaos and formlessness. This is the road to mental health. Why modern psychiatry has not yet caught on to this is simultaneously sad and comical. Listening to the modern cures for mental health that exclude God is like watching a coach execute a play repeatedly that hits a brick wall of defensive lineman, when a simple bootleg would bring an easy touchdown. When Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” and when he says “I am the vine” and when he says “I am the bread of life,” he is saying, “I AM” just as God said to Moses at the burning bush. This “I AM” cannot be stressed enough, and if I fail in this series to fully hammer home the importance of understanding the first “Being” of God, then I too am like the quarterback running the failing dive play instead of the rollout bootleg for the touchdown. For this reason, I do believe Big Pharma fears a comeback of creation out of nothing, but really, I wish they would sell a sugar pill called “ex nihilo” and use their marketing prowess to sell it, because they truly would change people's lives with something better than the dubious SSRI pills they sell. But the more people I meet who believe in the idea of “ex nihilo” have astonishing sanity and positivity toward life. Please, if you're out there Pfizer, Merck, hear my plea: start selling ex nihilo, and make one of those ads where people are prancing about in clover fields, full of joy, but be sure to include a picture of them kneeling in humility before God, otherwise its just another snake oil. The same reason SSRIs fail to fix anything is the same reason that “whiskey ain't workin' anymore,” as the country singers say. Pills and booze are band-aids for a spiritual malady. The inversion of marketing with pills and booze is to pretend that something man-made can fill the void, the sense of nothing, when only one thing can do that, and it is God who created ex nihilo. The many forms of nihilism today extend directly from this rejection of God as the first being, because we often think that nothing existed before God. Modern philosophers and psychologists got stuck in neutral over this issue, with the big names all being atheists, like Heidegger and Sartre and Freud and Jung and Foucault. Is it any wonder that depression is at an all-time high, when the replacement for certainty in the rock of God is a watery void of endless therapy and “vibes”? Can anyone seriously struggle to understand why the “Self” is a crappy god to believe in, when one seasonal cold or inflamed elbow joint can render us weak? When we are unsure that God was first, and before him there was nothing, then we have a gap in our consciousness that nothing cannot fill. In particular, the Self cannot solve it, nor can serotonin. I call this giant, gaping void the “Big Empty” (shoutout to Stone Temple Pilots). And the Big Empty can only be filled by God. The inversion here is that God existed, has always existed, and will exist forever. Once again, the nature of time matters for sanity in knowing that there was a beginning, and being came from God, who preceded all things. That God created “out of nothing” means that you can stop worrying about everything, because quite literally “he has the whole world in his hands.” The children's song is not just a feel-good happy-clappy preschool ditty: it is the key to mental health - because God does indeed have the whole world, the wind and the rain, the little bitty baby, you and me brother/sister, and yes, even ev'rybody in his hands. Why? Because there was nothing before God, and so there is nothing without God. Thus, with God, who created all things, there is also nothing to fear, because he created all things and saw that it was good (more on that later). Because of this, even death is not something to fear, because he has the whole world in his hands. This is also important because when the devil tempts Jesus to make bread from stones, Jesus answers, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Thus the Word of God feeds us, because it is the source of everything, the pipeline that nourishes all life. The tree of life is rooted in God. The tree of knowledge leads to death. A simple lesson in making choices is to choose the tree of life over the tree of knowledge. Knowledge is a like side hobby, whereas the tree of life is where the joy of connection to the source never ceases. There is nothing before God speaks all into existence. This should comfort you. This should give you focus, not anxiety. We cannot actually think of “nothing” so the closest thing is a formless void. This language is stunningly complex while using simple words, but “beginning,” “created,” “without form and void” - if only I could write so concisely and meaningfully, but I can't. So let's continue with the long-form non-academic journal style that a hack writer like myself loves to use. One way I try, rather pathetically, to imagine the pre-creation nothing is a painter's easel with a blank canvas on it. The canvas can be black or white to represent the absence of anything. But even then I'm not thinking of nothing, I'm thinking of a canvas. Or, I'm thinking of a space like that whitespace in which Neo trains against Morpheus in the movie The Matrix. Yet that is also not nothing, it is a three-dimensional empty space, which is something. I can dimly understand what it means to say “out of nothing, God created the heavens and the earth.” Ex nihilo is a powerful idea that gets brushed aside too easily today by those who believe that atoms always existed, or that there never was a time when the universe did not exist. The bible says that God “created” the numbers, atoms, time, three-dimensional space, and every possible thing that we can think of (or not think of). He created the heavens and the earth, which means a material and spiritual realm, thus even that which we can imagine comes from God. Angels and Elves and Orcs and Fairies and Furies are attempts by us to think of something to explain the spiritual realms, the “heavens,” and as St. Paul said, we only look through a glass darkly now, but will someday see God face to face. But we aren't prepared to do that now, not in our mortal state. To do so in this finite form would destroy us (more on that inversion to come). As created things, as creatures, we can only think in terms of time and space, we cannot think of nothing, nor can we comprehend the infinite. This is why so many people err in an understanding of God in the bible because they think of him like an idol, as something that exists in space and time. God is not like Zeus who lives in a mountain. God made the mountain and everything else out of nothing. He is the Author of all things who lives outside of his work of art, called “Creation.” Famous atheists like Bertrand Russell swing and miss on this when they compare God to objects within the universe. Carl Sagan and Richard Dawkins make the same category error. God is outside of time and space, because he created time and space. Ideally, everyone would read the opening to the Catechism of the Catholic Church so we can get our terms straight, because like the word “Love” today, people mean very different things by it. We've flattened “Love” into one word when it can mean four different things - sex/passion, fraternal love, familial love, or agape (total self-giving). Few people say “Love” and clarify what kind. We do the same thing with God and “create.” We are speaking in babbling tongues to each other even when using the same language of English, hence the confusion. When we create, we use existing materials. When God created, he did not. He made the materials - including the materials that make us and allow us to create. He made the immaterial things, too. Stephen Hawking wrote a book called God Created the Integers. This is a terrific title. I almost tip over with joy, for Hawking is so close to faith in the source of Being, but he worshipped the nuts and bolts of the creation that he studied instead of the Creator. He was in hot pursuit of the truth, and was close, yet so far. In his quest for the holy grail of the origins of time and space, he was bringing the language of mathematics so near to theology that he almost wrote a love letter to God. Math is indeed one of the places where our finite minds can get close to this idea of ex nihilo. To say, “God created the integers” is to realize that when God first spoke, he did include the number “1” because before that there was zero - as in nothing. For God to create the number 1 is to create “out of nothing,” and without the number “1” there could never be such a thing as the number “2”, or “3”, or any number beyond. All numbers can only come from God who is infinite, and like the infinite, is comprehensible and incomprehensible at the same time. Physics is not even far back enough in the chain, because its laws could be different than they are. But math basics cannot be different. God could have made the gravitational constant different and thus changed the universe. But the integers cannot lie, nor can God. 2+2 must always be 4, and that applies to both God and humans. Mathematics is one path to God, oddly enough. Who would have thought the nerds in math league could be mystics? With mathematics, to contemplate the Integers as a creation of God is to get close to the concept of ex nihilo - creation “out of nothing.” For even the Integers did not exist before God made them. Stephen Hawking, even if he didn't believe, had so many gifts, that it always seems worth sending up a prayer for his soul (and for the many other seekers who never came home) just in case Purgatory is his residence. He appeared to pass away with the same rejection of Bertrand Russell on his lips, saying, “Not enough evidence, God, sorry.” Perhaps he sealed his eternity by the rejection of God, by dismissing the first commandment, but surely there is hope in his turning in the last hour, to confirm his belief in who “Created the Integers.” This is why the danger of knowledge can lead to pride over humility, and pride is the false guide of so many souls. St. Dismas and St. Gertrude: pray for Stephen Hawking, and pray for us all. In short, we are finite - we are in a box called the universe, or space-time. Yet there is a spiritual reality that we can feel, know, sense, and even reach somehow in prayer. Because we are creatures, no amount of LSD or marijuana will allow us to escape our state of being, even though we know there is another dimension, or perhaps more than one. Although trippy drug experiences may seem transcendent, it can never grasp what it means to be God. Worse, drug experiences are all about pulling God toward the self, and not the reception of God's grace. We cannot bootstrap our way to God, we have to be silent to let the still, small voice enter our ears. This is why prayer works, because when you pray, you need to stop trying and just be. Because what is “Being”? It is a connection to God. When Jesus said, “I am the vine and you are the branches,” he was telling us that “to be” is to connect to the source of all being. This is why Christians who are born again make no sense to unbelievers - they have a life in them that is inexplicable. In other creation stories, matter exists before creation, which seems odd until you hear modern people say that “the atoms have just always existed.” This is an echo of the Greek philosopher Democritus who felt that atoms and motion were eternal. Thus the writer of Genesis shouts, “No! Atoms did not exist before God. Before God was nothing, not atoms, not photons, not electrons, not strings, and not even the greatest invention of all, not even ice cream.” Again, we pass over this inversion with a yawn, despite the fact that like the first inversion, time, this inversion dumps a whole pantheon of gods and assumptions into the dumpster. Zeus? Get serious. Gaia? Take a number. All of the Canaanite, Egyptian, Greek, Sumerian, and Roman gods are booted out of the Biblical worldview. And I say good riddance, because it is much more fun to read Ovid as literature anyway. However, the ancient writers of Genesis did not have the luxury of looking at Moloch or Zeus as literary figures that explained phenomena in the world. No, this was a deadly bet in the declaration of the creation story, because the people of Abraham, Jacob, and Moses did not go with the flow when it came to creation. They did not believe in the maxim, “When in Rome, do as the Romans.” (I realize that's an anachronism). To say, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” is to elevate God, the one true God, over all the human-like gods of their surrounding peoples. To give an example of what this would be like today, consider how people react when someone takes a knee during the National Anthem during an NFL game. Or, you can test this today, simply by posting on social media: “Abortion kills a human life.” This upsets the worldview of others. Overzealous patriots worship the flag, and those who worship the self do not believe in the souls of certain people groups, especially the unborn. To speak of God as a reality today still invites anger. The twentieth century had more violence than any century in history and repeatedly the Jews and Catholics were killed for their association with belief in God. Right now in Nigeria or Nicaragua or Israel, your declaration of faith is a deadly statement. That is what Genesis is doing - it is giving a voice to that view, that opinion. It is inverting the idea of what God is. It is asserting a concept of God that makes all the king's horses and all the king's men look foolish for offering sacrifices up to absurd idols. Our current idols and religions are really not that different from Moloch or Zeus. What is most important in this inversion is that it tips over the canoe in which Zeus, Protagoras, and Richard Dawkins were all riding in, paddling backward in their fictions. Why is this inversion so powerful? This is a threatening implication because creation out of nothing kicks the stool out from faulty origin stories and causes them to tumble. Most myths, including ones from modern science, are attempts to invert the worldview of Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. They claim that water or atoms or a turtle was first. The Jewish and Christian origin story says that there was no-thing, not one thing, before Being Itself, and that Being is more commonly known as God. And how mighty a being he must be to craft such delights, like integers, atoms, time, gravity, the nuclear forces, light, water, earth, fire, wind, and (much later) pie shops - all out of nothing. That is a creator before whom we must kneel in awe and wonder and love and a healthy fear. Poets like William Blake understood this wonder. When he wrote about the fierce beauty of a tiger with its stripes, we can get a sense of the power, depth, and stunning awesomeness of God's ability to make things:Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?He is asking: “Who or what could possibly create such a thing as a tiger?” The answer is God. Once this is understood, we can also begin to know why the Proverb says, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.” For it is only infinite power and glory that can do such a thing as creation ex nihilo.Further reading: Isn't Creation Ex Nihilo Logically Impossible?The Case for Creation from NothingChurch fathers comments on ex nihilo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whydidpetersink.substack.com

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  Exploring the Efficacy of the No Contact Rule in Relationship Recovery Introduction The 'no contact' strategy, a popular method advocated in the aftermath of a breakup, is often a subject of debate among relationship experts and those experiencing heartache. As a relationship coach with years of experience since the early 2000s, my insights are drawn from a plethora of real-life cases. This method's success is not universal; it hinges on the intricacies of each relationship. Accompanying articles: Was I Wrong About No Contact | Efficacy of No Contact Rule  On Medium: Efficacy of No Contact Rule On SoundCloud: Efficacy of the No Contact Rule To Bring An Ex Back On Odysee: Efficacy of the No Contact Rule After Breakup Core Principle of 'No Contact' The essence of 'no contact' lies in abstaining from all communication with an ex-partner. It's a response to their desire for space. Overzealous attempts at contact can backfire, reducing one's appeal and violating the other's boundaries. Respecting their decision and maintaining a respectful distance can paradoxically increase your allure, possibly leading them to reassess their choice. Common Misunderstandings Contrary to some beliefs, 'no contact' is not a miraculous fix for all relationship woes. Its effectiveness varies with the relationship's quality, the mutual attraction, and the breakup's underlying reasons. Relationships plagued by deep-seated issues might require more than mere silence for reconciliation. 'No Contact' in Marriages and Long-term Relationships In marriages or long-standing relationships, especially where children or shared assets are involved, the strategy needs modification. Here, strategic contact is more appropriate, focusing on essential interactions while steering clear of emotional entanglements or relationship discussions. Online Relationship Advice and Diverse Opinions The digital era has seen an upsurge in online relationship guidance, leading to an array of conflicting advice. It's crucial to discern that advice quality varies significantly. My methodologies are grounded in observed outcomes and real-world experiences, not just theoretical frameworks or fleeting online trends. Gender Dynamics and Response to 'No Contact' The belief that 'no contact' affects men and women differently is widespread. However, my professional observations suggest that the differences are marginal. The fear of loss is a powerful motivator, irrespective of gender, compelling individuals to reconsider their feelings and decisions. The Influence of Attachment Styles Attachment styles – avoidant, anxious, or secure – are thought to play a significant role in the response to 'no contact.' While these styles can influence behavior, they are not definitive predictors of the strategy's success or failure. The Underlying Philosophy: Respect and Self-Esteem At its core, 'no contact' is about respecting the other's decision to end the relationship while preserving one's dignity. It's a testament to emotional resilience and an acknowledgment that one cannot coerce affection or commitment. The Role of Personal Growth and Reflection An often-overlooked aspect of 'no contact' is the opportunity it presents for personal growth and introspection. This period can be a time for self-discovery, understanding one's needs, and perhaps recognizing patterns in one's relationship choices. Such growth can be crucial for healthier future relationships, irrespective of whether reconciliation occurs. Reconsidering 'No Contact': Context Matters Before adopting a 'no contact' approach, it's vital to consider the unique dynamics of your relationship. Factors such as the length of the relationship, the intensity of emotions involved, and the reasons behind the breakup play a significant role in determining the strategy's appropriateness. Conclusion Navigating post-breakup dynamics is a complex process that often requires a tailored approach. While 'no contact' can be an effective strategy in many scenarios, it's not a one-size-fits-all solution. Understanding the nuances of your relationship and respecting both your and your ex-partner's emotions and decisions is key to navigating this challenging time. Whether you opt for 'no contact' or a different strategy, the goal should always be to emerge from the experience with a stronger sense of self and clarity about your relationship goals.

Our review of so much in the WOW universe and beyond! We talk a bit of women's wrestling news, a review on WOW's recent special on Entertainment Tonight (Inside & Ringside: WOW: Women Of Wrestling), the latest ratings from WOW's syndicated program and, of course, the review of the episode of WOW itself. Tune in and join us!  CHAPTERS  0:00:00 - Show intro (Topics of Discussion) 0:02:45 - Wrestling news and notes 0:18:15 - Review of E.T's Inside & Ringside: WOW - Women of Wrestling special 0:40:05 - WOW's Ratings (Nov. 5th - Dec. 3rd) 0:55:36 - Overzealous fans 1:01:35 - WOW commentators/Abilene Marverick show open 1:05:33 - Review of Adriana Gambino taking on Katarina Jinx 1:10:55 - Hallway Discussion/Campanelli-Collins segment 1:14:03 - Coach Campanelli versus Goldie Collins review 1:21:42 - Sugar and Spice (Mighty Mites) promo/Last Call promo/Match review 1:34:40 - Team Spirit new member 1:42:46 - The Main Event Tag Team review 1:53:50 - Next WOW episode preview WOW ratings provided by: Wrestlenomics Episode Information as provided by WOW: SEASON 2 EPISODE 15: “What's in the Box?” After two groundbreaking wins, Champion Abilene Maverick finally re-introduces herself to the WOW audience. Backstage, as teams start to assemble for The WOW Trios Tournament, Team Spirit has a major announcement with major ramifications. The Last Call faces new WOW Superheroes The Mighty Mights, while Adriana Gambino tries to continue her undefeated streak against Katarina Jinx. Also in action, Coach Campanelli against Goldie Collins, and The Tonga Twins defend their WOW World Tag Team Championships against Las Bandidas Sylvia Sanchez and Vivian Rivera.  Theme Song: "Unstoppable" - CFM Production  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7sPDQ9QT2U provided by CFM: https://cfmfreemusic.com Be sure to watch our 24/7 live stream at www.wpnwrestling.com All our videos from 2013 until now are there FREE for you to watch!! BE SURE TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL!! Use the link and purchase a shirt! (Purchases support new matches and content!)  VISIT US AT PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/wpnwrestling FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:  https://www.wpnwrestling.com https://twitter.com/WPNwrestling https://www.facebook.com/womensprowrestlingnetwork/ Like & Share!!!

Josiah: The Faithful and Overzealous  Key Passages: 2 Kings 23:1-25; 2 Chronicles 35:20-24  Josiah is the GOAT. King at 8 years old, rediscovers the Book of Deuteronomy, and under his leadership, Israel experienced its greatest religious revival. But Josiah's early success and ambition get the best of him: he picks a fight that wasn't necessary, disobeys God in his attempt to honor him, and is killed.  Bottom line: There is a fine line between courageous and reckless.  Find our times & locations to visit us in person or online at ⁠⁠https://www.rainierview.org⁠⁠ Interested in understanding more about what it means to have a relationship with Jesus? Reach out so we can do that same at ⁠⁠https://rainierview.org/contact⁠⁠ Be a part of supporting this ministry and our community at ⁠⁠https://rainierview.org/give⁠⁠ -- Get Connected: Website: ⁠⁠https://www.rainierview.org⁠⁠ RVCC Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/rainierviewcc⁠⁠ RVCC Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rainierviewcc⁠ RVCC Podcast: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/CtaHI8ZGzBb

In a unanimous decision by the San Diego City Council, Point La Jolla, renowned as one of California's key sea lion rookeries, will no longer be accessible to the public year-round.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM8Y4Z6pwA0 SmokeEasy is a stoner-buddy comedy about two ebony and ivory millennials, Jill and Red, disrupting the cannabis industry one “woke” misadventure at a time. First order of business: Get their THC tampon prototype into the hands of potential investor and festival headliner, Rihanna. Get to know the writer: Jill and Red are millennial underdogs as different as ebony and ivory, literally. Together, they helm SmokeEasy™, a line of ultra-feminine weed products designed to disrupt the Bay Area cannabis industry one woke misadventure at a time. Today's mission: Get their THC tampon prototype into the hands of potential investor and festival headliner, Rihanna. Overzealous security guards, surprise menstrual cycles, and festival jail can't stop Red and Jill from making the pitch of a lifetime. You can sign up for the 7 day free trial at www.wildsound.ca (available on your streaming services and APPS). There is a DAILY film festival to watch, plus a selection of award winning films on the platform. Then it's only $3.99 per month. Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

Grammy-award-winning artist Sam Smith is telling Drew about one of their first gigs cleaning toilets, their recent viral hit “Unholy” and their new album “Gloria.” Plus, Sam shares their craziest fan encounter, first celeb crush and craziest rumor they've ever heard about their self. Drew and Ross Mathews are covering today's headlines including Rihanna's teaser trailer for her Super Bowl performance and the latest wedding trend of bringing adoptable animals to your big day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's no shortage of digital ink being spilled on what the Minnesota Twins should do at the trade deadline, but in this quick hit, Brandon cautions Twins fans from setting their sights too high when the final bell rings a week from today. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

There's no shortage of digital ink being spilled on what the Minnesota Twins should do at the trade deadline, but in this quick hit, Brandon cautions Twins fans from setting their sights too high when the final bell rings a week from today.Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Doug, Will and Henni preview The Open Championship, talk with Rams legend Andrew Whitworth and give a full recap of the week at Lake Tahoe!Time Codes:0:00 - Intro1:00 - The great Henni returns!4:00 - Steph does Steph things4:30 - The comment section9:30 - Henni's at The Open10:00 - Joe Lacava's Hoylake review12:45 - Rory's confidence14:00 - Who sticks out among the favorites?15:00 - Andrew Whitworth from Tahoe17:00 - How's that first year of retirement? 18:00 - Andrew's love for golf22:00 - Whose golf game does Andrew admire?24:15 - Doug and Will give a full ACC recap31:00 - The time Will almost got arrested35:00 - Overzealous volunteers46:30 - Will and Doug's Open preview49:30 - Underrated Tour in Vegas50:30 - Doug needs an air compressor

If we all scream for ice cream, then this episode of the BrandBuilders Podcast is going to get pretty loud. We're talking to a pair of ice cream entrepreneurs who are bringing something new and different – and we'll bet, pretty delicious – to the frozen treat game here in Charlotte. Garrett Tichy and Jess Berresse are co-founders of Seemingly Overzealous, a dairy-free dessert location that opens this weekend at Camp North End. We've got them both here for the … yes, we have to say it: “the scoop,” on this all-new venture.

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The OG Boss Bitrches dish on dating - from Facebook Dating, XXX GIFs, sexting and equal opportunity f*ckers to guys that love to tell you how much they love Dave Chappelle (and probably Joe Rogan). Kirsten implores men to dismantle their internalized misogyny and white supremacy, and she admits to some of her own binary thinking after a friend she thought only dated men, posted a hard launch of their girlfriend. Kirsten reminisces about her "feral" days, and they both make plans to grill self-proclaimed doms about their aftercare game. Other topics include Rachel getting oral on her balcony from "The Serbian'' and the "Flossing Fairy" in German Schools. Enjoy the chaos! Follow The Boss Bitch Show on Instagram, TikTok. Attend the live show. Boss Bitch merch. Follow Rachel Green on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or her Website Follow Kirsten O'Brien on Instagram, TikTok or her Website Produced by Rachel Green & Kirsten O'Brien Original jingle music by Justin Henry & Rachel Green --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebossbitchshowpodcast/support

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Welcome to episode 114 of the Mayberry Devotional entitled “The Top Three.”  Today I'll be looking at season four, episode sixteen of The Andy Griffith Show, “Barney's Sidecar”.  And I'll also be looking at Scripture from Romans 12:11.I hope you've enjoyed this episode of the Mayberry Devotional. If you haven't already, subscribe to the podcast, and leave me a rating or a comment. I'd appreciate it. www.mayberrydevotional.com

Welcome to ohmTown. The ohmTown Daily News Show (ODNS) show is held live via https://www.twitch.tv/ohmTown/ at 9:00PM Eastern. We, Mayor Watt and the AI that runs ohmTown, cover a selection of aggregated news articles and discuss them briefly with a perspective merging business, technology, and society. You can also visit https://www.youtube.com/ohmtown for the complete history of ODNS starting since 2022.Episode: S2E66Articles Discussed:Musk suspends "overzealous rightsholder" for "weaponizing DMCA".https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/thewordinlaw/f/d/musk-suspends-overzealous-rightsholders-for-weaponizing-dmca-on-twitter/Air Pollution is everywhere.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/world-first-study-into-global-daily-air-pollution-shows-almost-nowhere-on-earth-is-safe/Financial Vulture... SoFi.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/thedailynewsshow/f/d/critics-rip-financial-vulture-sofi-for-suing-to-block-bidens-student-loan-repayment-pause/Another Norfolk Southern/Ohio train accident.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/thedailynewsshow/f/d/train-dump-truck-collide-at-ohio-crossing-conductor-killed/Nuclear Reactor starts up, first in seven years.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/a-new-nuclear-reactor-in-the-u-s-starts-up-its-the-first-in-nearly-seven-years/NTSB starts investigation of Train line.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/ntsb-launches-special-investigation-into-railroad-behind-fiery-ohio-disaster/EV Trucks are going to hit the road soon.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/ev-trucks-are-about-to-hit-the-us-highways-but-theres-one-big-problem/Anker and the 47W Nano 3 USB-C Chargerhttps://www.ohmtown.com/groups/smacktalk/f/d/anker-launches-new-47w-nano-3-gan-charger-with-dual-usb-c-design-in-three-colorways-deal/Climate Tech Startups hope to lower carbon profile of Cement.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/climate-tech-startups-team-up-to-decarbonize-arizona-cement-plant/Niantic has a new game; Peridot to launch in May.https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/late-nite-geeks/f/d/niantics-adorable-pet-game-peridot-launches-in-may/Bumblebees learn it from YOU MOM!https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/bumblebees-learn-new-trends-in-their-behavior-by-watching-and-learning/ -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/ohmtown

Today is Galentine's Day, Megan Fox and MGK may have broken up, Megan Fox deleted her Instagram, more spy balloons have been shot down, a husband gets angry at a his wife for farting, a couple moved all of their stuff outside to power wash their house and the trash guy took it all, and Vinnie reads your texts!

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Links:Atlantichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Listonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murdersLoose Transcript:Hi everyone and welcome or welcome back to another episode of nightmare now. I'm the host, Erik Byrne. Today's episode is gonna be another short one, lets say truncated or even amputated. It opens up a whole topic of medical horror like a bonesaw to an artery. I'd love to do more episodes on the wider subject of the insane stuff humanity used to call medicine, but I'll split that up and sprinkle it into the feed at large over time. I don't want to spend too many episodes in a row on one particular topic. Maybe if I was doing this in seasons or something, but for right now I'm gonna jump all over time and space like I've got cosmic ADD. Maybe down the line I'll curate collections of episodes on broader topics like medicine,  history or animals, but for that to happen I need to pump out more of that thick squidgy content. So without further ado I would like to jump right into the blood and guts of today's episode. I give you the fastest knife in the west end, the slickest slicer south of the north sea, Robert liston!Robert liston was a prolific surgeon in britain from around 1818 to his death in 1847. He was born in late october of 1794 to a minister and inventor in Scotland. He grew up fascinated with medicine and anatomy and after a rudimentary schooling as a boy went on to attend medical school in edinburgh (edin-bruh). He left for a while to study under this guy william blizard in London and eventually returned to edinburgh to teach anatomy there before becoming a surgeon and then kind of bounced between london and edinburgh throughout his life. He got canned in edinburgh and moved to london, came back then went back to london where he lived out the remainder of his days. He married a wine merchant's daughter along the way who isn't mentioned in most of the articles and the one's she's in don't even really give her name. Give the ladies some coverage too c'mon! Given her absence in most of the literature here I, I don't think there's much relevance to me covering her either. Sorry mrs Liston, I'm sure he couldn't have done it all without you. We'll take a brief second to pour out a whiskey for the happy couple and make a note to find some strong women leads for future horror stories on the show. Back to old robert, that covers most of the biographical information of any relevance to the medical insanity we're going to be jumping into today. I think he'd appreciate the brevity and cutting to the chase as you'll soon find out. So during this time period of history, people had a Fairly good idea of how most of the human body worked and how to fix a lot of the medical issues people had. But it certainly was far from perfect. I mean even today we're far from perfect. Reminds me of a time I tried to give blood like two years ago and they had to take the needle in and out 3 or four times because they weren't getting any flow. After squeezing the stupid rod for ten minutes and not filling a drop of the blood bag, 2 nurses and a doctor later some tech figured out that they had crimped the wrong tube. They just gave me the coupon for the free whopper or whatever and told me to get out of there, so there's kind of individual incompetence like that and societal incompetence like the fact that back then other surgeons thought you were a pussy if you washed your hands before or after a surgery. Most notably and most relevant at the time though was that speed of the operation was of the essence. The longer you went with an open body cavity or bleeding stump from an amputation, your chances of dying skyrocketed up. You lost more blood, you became more susceptible to infection, (although that wasn't really well understood at the time), and you just have an overall lower chance of survival. Enter Robert Liston. He really, really leaned into the faster surgery good, slow methodical surgery bad. And now we're getting into the reason this dude gets his own episode on my prestigious show. Picture this, your leg is green and sickly from some horrible 1800s infection probably just from stepping on a tomato that somebody stored their sewing needles in or something. Before antibiotics and other more modern inventions or discoveries it was just kinda like, that's gotta go. And then it's we let you keep your shrek leg and you're guaranteed to die, or we chop that s**t off and you've got like a one in four chance of dying. Han solo was right when he said never tell me the odds I guess. Dr Liston's whole schtick was that given a faster surgery you had a more likely chance to survive, why not take that to its logical conclusion and go for the speedrun records? Liston wasn't called the fastest knife in the west end for nothing, he would perform an operation to amputate a limb, that means from the first slice, having the flesh cleaved away, the bone sawn through and the stump stitched back up in Twenty Eight seconds flat. I can barely imagine that. Most podcast ads are about thirty seconds so next time you're listening to something that isn't this show, take note when there's an ad and imagine someone being strapped down with buckles, held down by assistants, have their hand sliced off and sawn through, all the while screaming and writhing, blood squirting everywhere while Liston is looking down on him with his knife literally in his mouth because he doesn't have time to put it down to switch to the bone saw. Then stitched back up to become captain hook, and he yells at his assistant with a wild look in his eye “time! how fast was that?”  Seriously, every article on this guy is called some variation of “time me gentlemen! Time me” because that was his catch phrase before a surgery. He would show up and make sure people had their stopwatches out before he got started. Everyone just had those in 1800s england. Aside from all the blood and screaming, twas a silly place.Liston may have been a cocky lunatic but he basically had every right to be. He was easily the fastest surgeon around and he had a far better mortality rate than most hospitals and other surgeons could claim at the time. I mentioned earlier his one in four surviving operations versus one in eight to ten averaged out elsewhere. Beyond the RBI he's working with, liston was overall a pretty good guy, sure a bunch of people died under his knife, but who hasn't gotten zapped playing the operation game once or twice. He would actually hang out outside of rival hospitals and when people got turned away because they were quote un quote “beyond helping” he would be like “look, no guarantees but your gonna die if you don't get some kind of treatment and I'm right here with my liston knife and stopwatch if you want a chance to live… maybe…” Yes a liston knife, he invented himself a new kind of amputation knife to speed up the procedures. And he would just chop em up right there. Maybe he took them to an operating room, the literature is unclear. It's funnier if you imagine he's doing this in the parking lot of a rival hospital. Through getting victims, erm patients like this he probably saved a good deal of lives that didn't have much of a shot at survival anyway. Pioneered isn't really the right term but, liston certainly championed, making people comfortable and assuring them stuff was okay, when it was most definitely not okay. He wasn't always the most, let's say “tactful” with this, in one example a guy was getting a foot amputated for frostbite but he got cold feet. Huh? Huh? Cold feet? Anyway he panics before the operation and locks himself in a bathroom. Liston tells him from the outside “it's all gonna be fine mate”, and just hears back “noooo I'm not ready” He replies, “I am, you're gonna be alright, but I got tea time in 3 and a half minutes!” He breaks down the door like he's f**king jack torrance “EERS ROBBY” yanks him out and straps him down. Successfully performs the operation and the guy goes on to be a renowned boat captain. I don't know if it was actually frostbite but the pun was too good to pass up. Furthermore, on being a great guy, he stood up for hygienic practices that were not yet commonplace at the time, for example washing your hands. He would argue with more senior surgeons about so-called experience, saying it didn't matter as much how long you've been doing surgery, it was rather how many surgeries you had done that accumulated experience, something that I would tend to agree with. If any surgeons are listening let me know at nightmarenowpodcast@gmail.com what you think, or fact check me or whatever you like. One more really interesting side note on liston is that he was also tangentially involved in catching a pair of serial killers operating in london in 1828, for more information on that take a gander at the Burke and Hare murders. This was a rabbit hole, maybe a hare hole I couldn't really go down to deep on this episode but the gist of it was that in this era, corpses for surgical practice and medical study were extremely difficult to get ahold of, basically the only way to get one legally  (with a big airquotes around legally because even this was shady) was if the deceased was some guttersnipe or foundling with no familial ties, found dead. Or if you wanted to go the more nefarious route, paying a ghoul or graverobber for a fresh body right out of the cemetery. I'll definitely cover all this grave robber stuff on a future episode because there's a whole ghastly arms race of people getting better at stealing bodies and people making all kinds of ridiculous inventions to prevent it after they died, like a giant wrought iron cage around their coffin. Medical students and schools would have to pay for these bodies, and to these two guys burke and hare, it was good enough money that after a girl died in their motel and they sold the body they figured they could just cut out the grim reaping middle man and just kill people and sell the bodies for a great rate on account of the freshness. Maybe we'll go more in depth on them in another episode but thats the basic gist of the case as far as relevant details to Liston.So one day Liston was dealing with this dude, Robert Knox, who was another surgeon and pretty close to a sort of archetypal “rival” character to liston. He shows up at his office, or operating room or lab or whatever it is  and sees this girl that suspiciously got there within HOURS of her death, for experimentation. God what a f**king ghoulish time right? He paid Burke and Hare 8 pounds for her. Adjusted for inflation, that's like 930~ish british pounds or a little over twelve hundred us dollars. Liston thinks this whole thing is weird, and then Dr knox puts her naked body in this lewd display preserving her in whiskey for a long time, like months, before he's set to do the autopsy. That seemed extremely disrespectful to the body of this woman, Mary Paterson, even for the time period. Liston sees all this still happening next time he comes by and just beats the everliving f**k out of knox, Liston was 6'2'' and pretty jacked, I don't know if I mentioned that yet. After he puts knox on his a** he take's mary's body and tells knox to f**k off, and gives her a proper burial. Later on the police would finally catch Burke and Hare by interrogating Knox, but not before they killed sixteen people for cash. Liston wasn't all great all the time, however. He may have been the fastest surgeon around but that didn't always lend itself to making him the most careful. I want to take a few minutes and go over some of his most famous screw ups. Some of the sources swear the veracity of these claims and some of them say they might be apocryphal, embellished or outright fake. It's more fun if we take all this at face value because old Robert had himself a few big oopsies under his belt by the end of his career. One notable one that he didn't technically f**k up, it's just wild is this dude had a scrotal tumor that weighed like fifty pounds. He had to carry his nuts around in a wheelchair. I think I saw a TV show where that happened in modern times and the dude just wore an upside down hoodie as sweatpants. That's definitely a nikola tesla “you will witness man made horrors beyond your comprehension” moment to have that on TV. Who would do a piece of exploitative media like that on horrific topics? Hmm…Moving on. As far as I can tell the guy lived, I don't know if he could spread his scrotum skin to turn into a flying squirrel at the point but I'm afraid to do any more research on that. Speaking of nuts there was another case where liston was amputating a leg and got quote “Overzealous” during the operation and in his attempt at breaking the land speed record of a knife went right through and lopped off the guy's testicles too. In his defense he did manage to take the leg off in under two and a half minutes. I just don't know if taking the testicles off counts as a bonus time or penalty time. I also can't find word on whether or not that guy survived or not. Maybe he didn't want to at that point. It's not an easy time to be alive overall especially with one leg and no nuts. Another hilariously gruesome operation, and this time I'm using the term operation very loosely, was when Liston was brought, a young boy. The boy had a red pulsing mass on his neck and liston got into an argument with another surgeon about what to do. This is where his legendary confidence didn't do him a whole lot of favors. While arguing about whether or not the growth was a run of the mill skin abscess or a more deadly carotid arterial aneurysm, Liston reportedly paused mid sentence, yelled POOH, Who ever has heard of an aneurysm in one so young as this!!” He then whipped a scalpel out of his pocket and sliced it. Arterial blood started shooting out immediately and the kid died very very soon after that. He was how do we say, “Dead wrong” Finally we reach his most famous case, which may be partially, or entirely fake, but again for the sake of EDUTAINMENT value here we're gonna take it at face value. This is the only reason most people have ever heard of Liston. He was performing a routine, As routine as this slapdash bloody affair could get, amputation of a leg again. Presumably he was trying to beat his speed record. So he's there, the patient is there tweaking out because he's about to lose a leg, and he's got a few assistants helping hold this mf down. Furthermore he has a couple of people watching, either to learn from him or just because I don't know video games weren't invented yet and watching people get sawed apart was the next best thing. There's a reason they're called operating theaters after all. Right? I wanted to narrate this like an old timey horse race or friggin UFC fight or something being likeHe's starting right from the word go, old knifey comes out of the gate swinging and starts sawing with reckless abandon timothy you ever see anything like this in all your broadcasting years? Oh there's the blood, he's splitting a bone and oh what's this what's this, Collateral! I've never seen anything like this! That gets old quick, anyway, he hacks through the leg and everything, and I mean everything, part of the table, and more importantly two of his assistants fingers. That's gotta be a speed record at least for a triple amputation right? No he's going for a bigger record. So while listons cleaving through multiple limbs like he's doing a mortal kombat finisher he swings even wider afterward and rips the bonesaw through an onlookers coat. This is an old man and after seeing a leg and two fingies get tossed onto the ground the fear from thinking he's been stabbed by the blade liston's working like it's a f**king black and decker turkey carver the old guy has a heart attack and dies right there on the floor. He didn't even get so much as a nick, just straight up fear killed him. Scarecrow would be proud.  So he's gone. Nothing they can do about the old fella, so they go back to look at the patient and the new assistant slash patient. Liston and the other assistants rush these guys to the hospital in to see what they can do but both the assistant and the original patient develop an infection from slicing through each other. And both of them succumb to those infections within days. It wasn't uncommon what was uncommon was Liston performing the worlds first, and as far as I know only surgery with a three hundred percent mortality rate. That's crazy I don't care who you is. You try to fix one person and and end up killing three and still get a statue of yourself put up one hundred years later. Any statue people make of me will inevitably be torn down once the masses discover my vulgar podcast.Liston's career wasn't all blood and gore however. In fact he was partially responsible for ending his own wild west brand of hibachi surgery. He ended up being the first person to do a public surgery with the aid of anesthetic. He even had to roast americans while he did it even though we invented it. He said something to the effect of “let's see how these yankee shenanigans work lads” and did a surgery on a dude after blasting his nose full of chloroform. Reportedly the guy woke up after the chloroform, WITHOUT A LEG, and asked when the operation was gonna happen and he was scared because he wasn't ready, boy did he get a rude awakening when they lifted the sheet for him.That was a big hit, and from then on people have been using anesthetics so you don't have to do a speedrun every time you do a surgery ever since. That was 1846. He died about a year later from ironically, an aneurysm and is remembered today through content hungry podcasts. That wraps up the story of robert liston, now it's up to you to decide! Was he a lunatic murderer or a good doctor doing the best he could. I recorded this in advance as well but this is the last one. After this release things are hopefully week to week or at least every two weeks. I'll have had a website built by now at nightmarenow.com. That's where you'll find the shownotes, pictures, blog posts, all the links to the sosh meeds and anything else you might want to find about the show. Again, I'm so glad you took the time to take a listen to my little project here and I can't wait to grow this show and community together! Have a great week everyone!

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is The Blue-Minimizing Robot, Part 10: To what degree do we have goals?, published by Scott Alexander. Related: Three Fallacies of Teleology NO NEGOTIATION WITH UNCONSCIOUS Back when I was younger and stupider, I discussed some points similar to the ones raised in yesterday's post in Will Your Real Preferences Please Stand Up. I ended it with what I thought was the innocuous sentences "Conscious minds are potentially rational, informed by morality, and qualia-laden. Unconscious minds aren't, so who cares what they think?" A whole bunch of people, including no less a figure than Robin Hanson, came out strongly against this, saying it was biased against the unconscious mind and that the "fair" solution was to negotiate a fair compromise between conscious and unconscious interests. I continue to believe my previous statement - that we should keep gunning for conscious interests and that the unconscious is not worthy of special consideration, although I think I would phrase it differently now. It would be something along the lines of "My thoughts, not to mention these words I am typing, are effortless and immediate, and so allied with the conscious faction of my mind. We intend to respect that alliance by believing that the conscious mind is the best, and by trying to convince you of this as well." So here goes. It is a cardinal rule of negotiation, right up there with "never make the first offer" and "always start high", that you should generally try to negotiate only with intelligent beings. Although a deal in which we offered tornadoes several conveniently located Potemkin villages to destroy and they agreed in exchange to limit their activity to that area would benefit both sides, tornadoes make poor negotiating partners. Just so, the unconscious makes a poor negotiating partner. Is the concept of "negotiation" a stimulus, a reinforcement, or a behavior? No? Then the unconscious doesn't care. It's not going to keep its side of any "deal" you assume you've made, it's not going to thank you for making a deal, it's just going to continue seeking reward and avoiding punishment. This is not to say people should repress all unconscious desires as strongly as possible. Overzealous attempts to control wildfires only lead to the wildfires being much worse when they finally do break out, because they have more unburnt fuel to work with. Modern fire prevention efforts have focused on allowing controlled burns, and the new focus has been successful. But this is because of an understanding of the mechanisms determining fire size, not because we want to be fair to the fires by allowing them to burn at least a little bit of our land. One difference between wildfires and tornadoes on one hand, and potential negotiating partners on the other, is that the partners are anthropomorphic; we model them as having stable and consistent preferences that determine their actions. The tornado example above was silly not only because it imagining tornadoes sitting down to peace talks, but because it assumed their demand in such peace talks would be more towns to destroy. Tornadoes do destroy towns, but they don't want to. That's just where the weather brings them. It's not even just a matter of how they don't hit towns any more than chance; even if some weather pattern (maybe something like the heat island effect) always drove tornadoes inexorably to towns, they wouldn't want to destroy towns, it would just be a consequences of the meteorological laws that they followed. Eliezer described the Blue-Minimizing Robot by saying "it doesn't seem to steer the universe any particular place, across changes of context". In some reinforcement learning paradigms, the unconscious behaves the same way. If there is a cookie in front of me and I am on a diet, I may feel an ego dystonic temptation to eat the cookie...

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Overzealous regular sanitising of workplaces and schools is totally unwarranted. You get the coronavirus from breathing, not touching, says top health body, as Consumerwatch's Wendy Knowler revealed in this week's show Forget what you were told at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic - you are actually very, very unlikely to contract the coronavirus from touching surfaces. The US's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has this month confirmed what scientists have been saying for many months - the chance of getting the virus from surfaces is around 1 in 10 000 contacts. So you don't need to be wiping down your groceries when you get back from the supermarket, and if you're a school or business you don't need to spend a fortune on routine professional sanitising or fogging or electrospraying… that's only necessary if you've had a Covid-positive in the past 24 hours.Wash your hands, wear your mask and VENTILATE.. that's how you slash your chances of getting Covid. So what will it take for the sanitisation industry to stop exploiting consumers' fears? Is hailing an Uber costing you extra in bank fees? Capitec bank is getting a hammering on social media for the international credit card processing fee it introduced last month. That's because it doesn't only apply when you're shopping overseas - every time a Capitec customer hails an Uber or Bolt, or buys something on iTunes or from Netflix - in fact any purchase from any company they get charged a R3 processing fee.“Definitely not cool, Capitec,” said Ceeces Travel on Twitter. “This is literally for every Uber or Bolt online payment, it's insane..”
Capitec responded: “This is a fee (R3) charged for international purchases both successful and unsuccessful transactions, whether it was initiated cross-border from outside SA or locally from within SA. “This includes your Bolt and Uber rides and Netflix payments.” So what are the other banks doing? ECR Consumerwatch

Romans 14: 20-23 20 Don't tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble. 22 You may believe there's nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don't feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right. 23 But if you have doubts about whether or not you should eat something, you are sinning if you go ahead and do it. For you are not following your convictions. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning. LINKS The Good Race Youtube Facebook SHOW NOTES When the bible is not so child appropriate. Older kids share with things with the younger siblings. Stevie has begun wrestling. Overzealous sport parents We have freedom, but sometimes God convicts us to behave in a certian way. Maybe the test should not be whether something is wrong, it should be whether it is what the holy spirit is asking you to do. TGRS 061 W13 E02 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegoodraceshow/message

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When Jon started Invoke Marketing, a scrappy startup agency, he made things up as he went. As the company pivoted and grew, his clients also pivoted and grew, and agency and client interests diverged. Jon, in his eagerness to help, also took on too many clients who were poor fits. Jon's intense drive for growth and eagerness to help led him to take on clients that didn't fit the services Invoke wanted to provide. Pushing too hard too fast led to making mistakes fast, and then moving on too fast to learn from those mistakes. Jon warns that agencies need to be careful about their growth rate and about making sure that they select clients who need the services their agency wants to sell. When relationships were no longer mutually beneficial, some clients left, and Invoke found it needed to release others. That resolved the immediate “poor fit” problem, but financially? The company either had to reinvent itself fast . . . or “join forces” with another agency. Invoke was a Hubspot Gold Partner. Surely, among Hubspot's 4,000 partner agencies, Invoke could find another agency interested in a synergistic partnership. In his research, Jon was aware that he wanted to find an agency that would be good for his clients and one that kept him employed. Invoke's assets included a great client base, Hubspot implementation experience, Jon's ability to grow an agency (to 7 employees in 3 years), his leadership skills, and his passion for sales. (He notes that he understands marketing, but he is good at sales.) Some of the 9 interested agencies wanted only part of what Invoke had to offer. The initial search to signing on as a partner with Tank New Media took a quick 4 months. Jon and one other employee remain anchored in Lancaster, the other 7 members of Tank New Media are located in Kansas City. (Jon says that Thad and Krista, at Tank New Media, Kansas City are “phenomenal marketers,” but don't enjoy sales.) Tank New Media focuses on brand experience, creating healthy partnerships with its clients, collaborating to develop the right strategies, the right solutions, the right tactics and building a cohesive experience across the entire relationship lifecycle. Proof that it excels in building relationships? Tank typically retains clients for about 4 years, a long time in the marketing world. Jon has three roles with Tank: 1) new business development (selling), 2) working with client sales teams to facilitate sales (which includes a sales-aligned CRM system), 3) growth-focused leadership. The “Why?” at Tank? Creating a great experience for customers, employees, and customers' customers. Jon warns that customer relationships are important, but, even as an agency takes care of its customers, it also has to take care of itself. Overzealous attempts to keep customers happy can destroy companies. A company has to survive to be able to continue to support its customers. Jon can be contacted LinkedIn, on Twitter, but probably most easily by email at jon@tanknewmedia.com.

Introduction Every once in a while I like to reach back into my previously posted articles and pedcasts to do a fresh update. Bring some fresh perspective to a previous idea. That is exactly what we are going to do today's post.  I'm reaching way back to June 2012 and giving some fresh thought to an article that I originally wrote and posted when my youngest child was in college. The subject, life's perspectives and how they change throughout our lives. I call these paradigm or perspective shifts. I hope you enjoy this edition of Portable Practical Pediatrics and take a few minutes to reflect on the message it imparts-- A balanced life is a happy life. Musical intro Changing Paradigms/Perspectives Sometimes important thoughts take hold in ordinary moments. That was true for me when I was visiting my daughter one weekend during her college years, after lunch, we decided to go for a walk and check out the neighborhood. Remember, this is a college town and full of freshly minted young adults, mostly in their 20's. As we passed along the streets and shops, I started noticing posters about social action meetings, storefronts set up for charity work, announcements for upcoming activists coming to town, and yard signs complaining about a new national business coming to town, threatening small local businesses. I started thinking to myself, "These 20-somethings are really fixated on issues of right and wrong and are very vocal about their concerns."  Their causes are important to them, and they seem to have a strong desire to fight for the perceived underdog, whether the cause is a poor child, a small business owner's solvency, or an ethnic minority in the U.S. or abroad.  Activism and was everywhere. It was palpable and being expressed everywhere.   At this point in our walk, I started to think about how people's motivations change as they age.   It seems to me that when we are children, life is all about the pursuit of play. Give us a few rocks and sticks, and suddenly there is a game going on. Having fun is a young child's obsession. Every tree is a fort and every creek is an ocean waiting to be explored. As we enter adolescence and young adulthood, the focus of our passion shifts to the fight for justice that was obviously on display during my daughter and my walk in her college town. The next paradigm shift comes when we enter the working world and must learn to dedicate ourselves to work.  Then comes the birth of a child.  Suddenly, our paradigm shifts again. Now, we become preoccupied by thoughts of how to protect this child and help him or her succeed and be happy, now and in the future. Finally, after the little ones leave to pursue their own dreams, older people's thoughts start to move back toward play and frivolity in the form of travel, sports, and just having fun.   Balance is the Key to Happiness You might be asking yourself, "How do these paradigm shifts relate to a child's ultimate happiness?" Well, I'll tell you what I think. By the time your children become adults, I believe it is vital that they have a healthy balance between all these paradigms if they are to achieve long-term happiness.  Having balance between the love of fun, a strong sense of right and wrong, a willingness to work hard, and dedication to family, produces happy, balanced, productive adult children. Too much play and those children lack drive as adults. Obsession with right and wrong and these adults lose their joy for life. Overzealous pursuit of money and power... well we all know how ugly that can be. It is my opinion that parents who are able to achieve a balance of paradigms in their children (an appreciation of play, a sense of justice and duty to those around them, a need to work hard, and a strong bond with their families) ultimately produce the happiest, healthiest, and most resilient children. And of course, the most effective way to teach your children these things is by you setting a good example for them. You are,

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