The earlier discusion about murders of MPS surprised me, since murders of US congressmen are quite rare-- just 4 in the last hundred years in what is undoubtedly a more violent nation:… (View Post)

On homelessness in the US: Some months ago, in a WaPo column, Megan McArdle described a study that found that increasing homeless in US cities was positively correlated with increases in the minimum … (View Post)

Here's John Podhoretz's explanation for why Haley is running: https://www.commentary.org/john-podhoretz/my-nikki-haley-theory/ "Haley is running in case Trump loses. She will have been… (View Post)

Like JosiasJessop, I enjoy talking to people I have just met -- most of the time*. Since the US is in a bad mood these days, I often start by telling the people jokes, or funny stories: For example, … (View Post)

For some, probably including Jonathan, rcs1000 had a good starting suggestion for learning about chatbots. Others might want to start at the beginning, with ELIZA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA… (View Post)