AI Jesus

 Have you ever wondered how churches are keeping up with technological advances? A church in Switzerland decided to take out the middleman and allow worshipers to go straight to Jesus with their problems. They set up a confessional like space with a computer that projects a hologram of Jesus who speaks 100 different languages and so far has been giving acceptable advice, for the most part. Two thirds of the 1000 initial visitors described it as a spiritual experience while others found the avatars responses trite and repetitive. If they're going for entertainment they should have him say, "someone's going to hell" every tenth person or so, just for laughs. 

They're Back!

 There used to be regular posts about the odd things that happened in Florida, then they seemed to pull it together and their goofiness lessened that is until today. The Florida Man Games will return March 1st for their second year of unusual activities. The event will run from 9a.m.-9p.m. at the St. Johns County Fairground with tickets ranging from $45. to $145. Schedule listed below:

• Gates Open: 9 a.m.
• Eat The Butt Challenge: 10:20 a.m.
• Draft New Teams From Crowd: 10:40 a.m.
• Weaponized Pool Noodle Mud Wrestling: 11:00 a.m.
• Lawnmower Racing/Gator Shows: 12:00 p.m.
• Human Beer Pong: 12:45 p.m.
• Hellzapoppin Freak Show: 1:30 p.m.
• Florida Sumo Cage Match & Beer Chug: 2:15 p.m.
• Florida Woman Bonus Challenge: 3:00 p.m.
• Hurricane Party Prep - Grocery Aisle Brawl: 3:20 p.m.
• Midget Wrestling Warriors: 4:15 p.m.
• Evading Arrest Obstacle Course: 5:00 p.m.
• STATE OF EMERGENCY - Pro Wrestling Matches: 6:00 p.m.
• Awards: 7:00 p.m.
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The Ick

 The ick describes the feeling when you suddenly see something about your partner that is so unattractive it's incurable. That is aka fatal attraction and can also be something that initially attracted you to the person but is now interpreted in a negative way, for example if you were attracted because they were considerate but then it starts driving you crazy because they are always saying they're sorry. Other examples are liking that they have a high powered job but then complaining that they spend to much time at work, or liking someone's sense of humor then telling them they don't take life seriously. You know the old saying opposites attract? This study found that not to be true, in fact the more alike you are as a couple, the better your chances it will last. 

Hard to Swallow

This post is a little late since World Sword Swallowers Day was on February 22, though the month of February is National Swallowing Disorder Month so it may still count. Most folks insist sword swallowing is fake though it has been practiced over 4,000 years and there are only a few dozen practitioners in the world. If you're interested in learning you'll need a mentor and most people take around 13,000 attempts before they can do it while others are able to learn in a few months. The good news is if you decide sword swallowing is for you AI isn't going to take your job anytime soon. 

 

Domino Effect

Watching real dominos fall in elaborate layouts can be spellbinding but not so much fun when it's a series of bad decisions causing a domino effect. That's what is about to happen with DOGE's efforts to "save" money. Not only are the people they are putting out of work going to be unable to contribute to anyone else's welfare they will also be needing assistance in short order. One of the many bulk dismissals was national park employees without so much as first checking to see how much the parks effect their local economies. In 2023 park visitor spending was 32 billion which more than pays for the parks employees payroll and the visitors spend locally in addition to at the parks on things like lodging, food, retail and more so those business will also be hurt by these cuts. All to make two insecure people feel powerful, but better buckle up it's bound to get worse. 

  

Table with 3 columns and 11 rows.

		Labor income
Direct effects	247,300 247,300 247,300	$8.84B $8.84B $8.84B
Lodging	89,200 89,200 89,200	$4B $4B $4B
Restaurants	68,600 68,600 68,600	$1.74B $1.74B $1.74B
Recreation industries	34,400 34,400 34,400	$1.09B $1.09B $1.09B
Transportation	15,500 15,500 15,500	$600M $600M $600M
Retail	21,300 21,300 21,300	$610M $610M $610M
Gas	5,200 5,200 5,200	$220M $220M $220M
Camping	6,100 6,100 6,100	$320M $320M $320M
Groceries	7,000 7,000 7,000	$260M $260M $260M
Secondary effects	168,100 168,100 168,100	$10.52B $10.52B $10.52B
Total effects	415,400 Table with 3 columns and 11 rows. Direct effects $13.94B $13.94B $13.94B $22.09B $22.09B $22.09B Lodging $6.78B $6.78B $6.78B $9.9B $9.9B $9.9B Restaurants $2.68B $2.68B $2.68B $5.15B $5.15B $5.15B Recreation industries $1.26B $1.26B $1.26B $2.22B $2.22B $2.22B Transportation $1.33B $1.33B $1.33B $1.9B $1.9B $1.9B Retail $750M $750M $750M $1.19B $1.19B $1.19B Gas $350M $350M $350M $610M $610M $610M Camping $440M $440M $440M $560M $560M $560M Groceries $350M $350M $350M $560M $560M $560M Secondary effects $18.09B $18.09B $18.09B $33.48B $33.48B $33.48B Total effects $32.03B $32.03B $32.03B $55.57B $55.57B $55.57B Table with 3 columns and 11 rows. Direct effects $13.94B $13.94B $13.94B $22.09B $22.09B $22.09B Lodging $6.78B $6.78B $6.78B $9.9B $9.9B $9.9B Restaurants $2.68B $2.68B $2.68B $5.15B $5.15B $5.15B Recreation industries $1.26B $1.26B $1.26B $2.22B $2.22B $2.22B Transportation $1.33B $1.33B $1.33B $1.9B $1.9B $1.9B Retail $750M $750M $750M $1.19B $1.19B $1.19B Gas $350M $350M $350M $610M $610M $610M Camping $440M $440M $440M $560M $560M $560M Groceries $350M $350M $350M $560M $560M $560M Secondary effects $18.09B $18.09B $18.09B $33.48B $33.48B $33.48B Total effects $32.03B $32.03B $32.03B $55.57B $55.57B $55.57B 415,400 415,400	$19.36B $19.36B $19.36B