Is It Wrong To Love AI-Generated Country Music?

I never realized that Drexler's concept of "radical abundance" might generalize to include country music - and yet here we are. First of all, I'm not even sure that "AI" is where most of this stuff comes from - but I'm pretty sure it is. It may be that some of this highly anonymous music … Continue reading Is It Wrong To Love AI-Generated Country Music?

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20250128 ❀ Call for Authors ❀ Scientific Opinions on the Medical Case of Susie Sampson

A continuation of Dear DePat's Tuesday Open Thread A call for weekly open-thread authors on Tuesday and Thursday A discussion of various pathological possibilities, including some new ones, and an explanation of why I lean toward particular theories First of all, the boilerplate. By reference, I call to incorporate the rules spoken of in any … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20250128 ❀ Call for Authors ❀ Scientific Opinions on the Medical Case of Susie Sampson

DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20250123 ❀ In Highest Honor of Susie Sampson, Known to MAGA as Deplorable Patriot

It is with extreme sadness that I announce news, brought to us by DePat's loving and faithful friend, For God & Country (FG&C). Rather than simply approving FG&C's comment, I decided to make it a full post. I will add my own comments afterward. Dear Qtree, I profoundly regret and sorrowfully bring you the sad … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20250123 ❀ In Highest Honor of Susie Sampson, Known to MAGA as Deplorable Patriot

Trump-Vance Inaugural Celebration and Reporting Thread

a.k.a. "The T47 Thread" Greetings, my fellow QTreepers! Wolf here, getting ready (shortly after the Wolf Moon + Mars) to head to Washington, DC for the Trump-Vance 2025 Inauguration, otherwise known by the shorthand "T47 Inaugural" - or just T47 for short. TL;DR- if you're not in the mood to celebrate, then you need a … Continue reading Trump-Vance Inaugural Celebration and Reporting Thread

My Cancer Journey (by Linda) and 20241204 Open Thread

by Linda of The Q Tree (a.k.a. Linda from Oregon) A Complete Description of an Alternative Chemotherapeutic Approach Which Quickly Led to 100% Cancer Freedom Foreword by WOLF MOON Most of the regular denizens of The Q Tree are familiar with Linda's journey through the terrifying uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis and treatment during the … Continue reading My Cancer Journey (by Linda) and 20241204 Open Thread

Crackpottery vs. Skepticism

How to Distinguish a Key Principle of Reason, Logic and Science, from Irrational Exuberance in Contrarian Explanation I really try to avoid using the term crackpot. In science, the term crackpot is a bit like the terms Nazi, pedophile, and antisemite are in politics. The word freezes conversation. It strikes fear - often very unfairly … Continue reading Crackpottery vs. Skepticism

The First Obvious AI-Assisted Attempt By Globo-Nazis To Infiltrate This Site

I'll try to keep this short and understandable. Yeah, good luck with that. Just read from here down to the TL;DR if you need to get out of here fast. There are two main ways that people try to infiltrate this site. One is by hacking into existing accounts by attempted logins using guesswork on … Continue reading The First Obvious AI-Assisted Attempt By Globo-Nazis To Infiltrate This Site

A Plea: Get The Lead Out!

A grammatical plea to think "Led Zeppelin" and not "Leadville" when using the past tense of the verb "to lead" Please don't think of me as a grammar Nazi. Think of me as a friend of the Periodic Table, who is tired of seeing an intermittently innocent heavy metal being thoughtlessly ABUSED by my fellow … Continue reading A Plea: Get The Lead Out!

Truth, Beauty, Lies, and Lying AIs

How the New Gab AI "Arya" Stole My Heart with Great Intelligent Conversation, but then Told Me Sweet, Beautiful, Politically Correct Lies, and Left Me Wondering if Intelligence is Inherently Hoaxy I knew that AIs were capable of lying, but DAYUM - I just had some fun with a new but Orwellian and literally psychopathic … Continue reading Truth, Beauty, Lies, and Lying AIs