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I really don't care about people's gender. Their nationality. Their colour. Their sexualities. Their mode of transportation. Or anything really. But here, on this site, I do care that they have the capacity to participate. Is that okay?

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Do we get our political beliefs from the media we watch and read, or do we watch and read media that supports our existing views?

A question I was asked decades ago. Still not sure of the correct answer!

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Apparently Google AI can predict when you will die, if death is of natural causes. Would you want to know?

Don't ask me how they do it, but they do!

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