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I used to know this CIA guy who liked to take my lady out to dinner,
while I was awol on my "Death Valley trip' in early 2000.... he was her
boss ( and I only left her a note, so she was fairly distraught, but,
hey, I thought I might look for some construction work Vegas, to pay
the bills..) anyhow she and Mr. Livingstone* ... became very good friends. ( * - Related to the Dr.
Livingstone of "Dr. Livingstone, I presume..." fame. The same Mr.
Livingstone was also the developer of the secondary logic layer in
PSYCE*, its reasoning structure, and who is also the one who really got
it working. - [* - The first & foremost of successful government AI projects and the first AI
program to really bring tangible results and to begin generate profitable __________ for
anybody, AS STATED IN THE MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW way back then (2002), that
article actually just came out about a week after he had shared about
his experience. He was such a genius he actually learned programming on
the job, basically....and still performed a quite remarkable
feat**...as well, he was an ex-CIA Middle East expert and OIL Liason to
Japan. Incidentally, he also said, when it started, we'd be there 8-10
years, but also that, because of the way the borders were drawn - specifically the tribal con-fusion (non-fusion)
... there would never be a unified peaceful IRAQ...) ...became fairly good
friends...a couple years later, after I had returned, a short time after I had arranged an (unintended) exit from our apartment, staying in motels, etc., I became ill, then
hospitalized. (Enjoying my newfound freedom a little too
much, perhaps ...) After getting out, I wound up staying at his pad for a few weeks, as he was
sympathetique - for he had some experience with some very serious gastric difficulties as
well...we became good buddies. I even helped his cause a bit, via some clarification .... after reading a version of the
Bhagavad Gita that he had handy, I composed a little chart for him
demonstrating why Christianity and Hinduism were basically mutually
exclusive, as he was of the "all religions are the same" mindset, and
it appeared he was fairly quickly convinced of my "argument" and he
thanked me and kept my chart... I once asked if he thought he might
ever get along with "someone who looked as I do", for I was somewhat of
a longhair of somewhat casual and rough aspect, to which he replied,
"No, i don't think i would, ordinarily, Tom, but of course I think
you're quality (intelligent) ...or i wouldn't even talk to you, most
likely..." he was interesting and quality fellow himself, though maybe
a bit of a scoundrel, but he was terminally ill ... and I'm fairly sure he
has passed away by now...I think he was never recognized for being the
great man he was...part of THE REASON I TELL THIS STORY, but also to
tell you that a great, brilliant man (who was a christian - and had "met Jesus" once, as he lie gravely ill...), came to
realize very late in his life that all religions are not the same...
and I'm glad that I could clear that up for him**... but also to
introduce you to the one responsible for the world's first profitable
Artificial Intelligence program, and of course a pat on the back for
myself, all in fun of course...- In spite of his true greatness, for
only a great man can lay claim to being the one who got the world's
first working Artificial Intelligence program up and running and
answering questions in a matter of fact way...ETC., he was actually
very poorly treated by the VA administration in the treatment of his
very grave gastric anomalies...which he handled very well, very
significant mind over very significant health setbacks did he
exhibit...but, its a shame..the way he was treated....he, a Great Man
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