AsktheBuilder.com Issue #1250 (I think)

September 10, 2023

Dear ,

Are you a brand-new subscriber? Greetings and solutions as my dear departed father-in-law would say.

It's the absolute best time of year right now here in New Hampshire. The summer people have gone home and the leaf peepers are not here yet. If you ever plan to visit New Hampshire, the middle two weeks of September are your best bet. The weather is spectacular, the lake water is still warm, and all the attractions are open.

You're about to discover:

• New Artificial Intelligence Dangers
• Moosehead Lake Meet Up??? Maybe!
• DIY Dangers!!!

Let's get started.

#DoNotComply

Once bitten, twice shy...

⛳ Update

My partner Ed and I won our league division match this past Tuesday. I made an epic chip out of the sand on the second-last hole that sealed the match for us. The one smart-ass opponent on the other team threw his clubs up in the air when he saw my ball stop 16 inches from the hole for a par tap in. My putt won the match.

We play for the league championship on Tuesday. Rain is forecast. Wish us luck! 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) DANGER

A few days ago my lovely wife Kathy sent me an article talking about how AI is putting people at huge risk. Here was one of the top paragraphs:

"404 Media reports that The New York Mycological Society has raised an alarm over the increasing number of AI-generated mushroom foraging books appearing on Amazon. According to the society, these books could pose serious risks to public health. “These AI-generated foraging books could actually kill people if they eat the wrong mushroom because a guidebook written by an AI prompt said it was safe,” the NYMS stated on social media."

You need to understand people are using the AI bots to SPEW out content so they can make a fast buck. These people do NOT CARE about you. They care about their bank accounts. Tens of thousands of books about thousands of topics are being dumped onto Amazon.

How does this affect you? Simple.

I can't begin to tell you the vast amount of BOGUS information out there on the Interweb having to do with your home. This is being ingested by the stupid AI bots.

I'm sure if they see the same WRONG information on multiple websites they must think, "Well, lookie lookie. It must be TRUE. Here's another human website that says the same thing!"

Take it all one step further. What happens when a MAJORITY of the information you're trying to use is generated by AI?

The bottom line is you and your children are TOAST.

I've got nothing to worry about but you, well you have lots to worry about. Remember, if in doubt, get on the phone with me. Or, we can do a video call.

Maine Meet Up

There is a very good chance I'm having a meet up in remote Maine in late October. It might just end up being me and a few loons.

I'm now in the process of working out the details. If it happens, it will be at the south end of Moosehead Lake. Block out your calendar for the last two weeks of October should you want to attend.

I hope to have more details in the next two weeks. If I do this, part of it MIGHT be a one-day field trip about Continental Glaciation and how there is no such thing as man-made climate change.

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel - The BEST Love Story of all time - well, maybe a close second...

DIY Dangers - Collapse Hazards!

Look at this photo. Do you see anything wrong?

If not, you better READ THIS NEW COLUMN.

That's enough for a Sunday morning.

Peace out.

Tim Carter (PhD, FullyAwakeology)

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