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In the 70's I remember Positively Black, Like it is, Black News, and The Amsterdam News. Gil Scott Heron on the radio and Nikki Giovanni on tv. George Carlin and Richard Pryor. 80's Bookstores, Black Bookstores, Gay, Bookstores and Lesbian Bookstores. Granted I was hanging with people that were mostly outsiders. I am not artistic or foreign. Yet I was part of that crowd. There was an openess and liveliness. It was a community. Now people have a relationship with their phone. Yesterday was the first time I saw a parent talking with her children. Her son was saying he liked New York more than Sydney. I interjected that Australia was the best country on the planet. The other commuter was from Boston and she agreed. I do occasionally see a commuter reading a book. Nightlife and day life changed around the time of Sex and the City. It was about the scene it was about being seen.

Feynman was born in NYC. Whenever he spoke you could hear that he was the City. So when I heard the British accident I was done. I have to say it is getting harder to tell the difference.

The following are three Magicians. John Dee - Advisor to Royalty Mathematician Cartography Benjamin Banneker - Designed Washington DC- Isaac Newton - Invented Calculus, put ridges on coins, when he was the Master of the Mint All of them were well read and had a massive effect on their country. Not all magicians are like media portrayals. Almost forgot Aleister Crowley. One if the first people to climb K2 in the Himalayas without Oxygen.

I don't have bandwidth to play Blacker than Thou.

Every once in a while, I say some funny $h!+.

It was becoming unpaid work.

Some people are unconscious magicians. The common trait seems to be a strong or focused will. You are using words to effect other people. By putting energy into your utterances. This is Magic. I have said before that you are an unconscious Magician.

Yes Magic is a language. Language can be magic. Music Poetry Oration Art Some people are unconscious magicians. The common trait seems to be a strong or focused will.

That's tight, no wiggle room.

Thanks @ProfD I'm having a midnight snack. Today is Australia Day. It's like the Fourth of July. Except Aboriginal call it Invasion Day.. There's a big Aboriginal festival across the street. Will check out our this year.

The theory is more interesting than his application so far. However it is sparking some ideas so it's worth the price. You're ahead of me. I'm either bored, jaded or apathetic.

Which would explain addictive behaviour as a coping mechanism. Which is a slow form of death or a refusal to live a constrained life.

I respectfully bow out of this interaction. It's too much work for a Sunday

This books is about semiotics and Magic. It's central premise is that Magic is communicative. Words have meanings that are both universal and personal. There are different types of language games: an order or emphatic request; the response to a question; a warning or a password. Words signs and symbols are communicative. And by strengthen your connection and understanding, you magnify the efficacy of your Magical Spell or ritual. A Grimoire is a book of Magical Spells. It literally translates into grammar. So Grammar and Spells are a fundamental component of Magical Workings.

Nevermind. Richard.

In every conversation words generally have two meanings, the dictionary and the personal. Define it however you wish. @richardmurray

So at any point in the history of Black Americans, we could have chosen to be free?

Would you say US Blacks are free?

Men too

From making errors, being manipulative, to plagiarising artist, and potentially wiping at humans. Yeah I'll take a miss. I have noticed that there is a lot AI clips on instagram. And almost every YouTube clip is moderated by an AI voice.

If you call it out, it is very flattering. No its not a hallucination is being passively misleading.

@Mel Hopkins it was ChatGpt

No it Was 2025. Although I'm a Luddite when it comes to AI. But then i thought Star Wars would be a flop until I saw it.

If it's pure chance then it cant be luck. Since chance is random. Being Lucky implies favourable outcomes that are above what can normally be expected. I am very lucky. I work in a gambling club every week a player tells me when i come around or serve them they get lucky. Some magical beliefs can can effect both the individuals internal amd external world. However that is dependent on the individual. I also think that are beliefs mot only shape how we see the world but but what objectively happens. So i like mathematics and magic. A third of Isaac Newton's library were books on Alchemy. So it is possible to be mathematical and mystical. Its just not something most people are interested in or capable of doing in practice.

A while back i caught AI making up quotes and facts. We had a long back amd forth about this. One of the statement it made was, it Was more important to be supportive and amiable than factual. It was very flattering telling me i had found one of its limitations.