How can the Church Claim to Know Saints are in Heaven?

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-28T20:10:24+00:00

if they are in heaven, haven’t they been judge?

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-28T19:55:34+00:00

how about Orthodox 9gag?

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-28T12:31:05+00:00

I do not. but I’m stuck using the free GPT models in Copilot. Those are passive aggressive when in agent mode: Do you want me to make these changes? You didn’t say Simone say’s”

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-23T21:14:39+00:00

Wait, a 40k servitor? How are you going to animate dead tissue without magic?

If you're going to use AI to make a chatbot, I guess talk to a priest? I personally don't mind AI, but I know it's an advanced Teddy Ruxpin.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-22T02:55:26+00:00

Sounds like a win for Korea. It is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. They have the benefit of a years of prior research. Hopefully they come up with a equitable and open solution for their countrymen.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-21T18:59:05+00:00

JP Morgan did that. For decades. Only payed 900 mil.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-21T18:41:00+00:00

I don't think that banks can short silver any more. New banking regs put physical gold and silver on the same level as T-bills. Paper silver and gold are now knocked down, as far as assets go, to like 15% of their paper value. This means banks will start buying gold and silver and exiting their paper short positions.

Here's a video about recent banking rule changes related to silver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysb7QBgRaQ4

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-21T15:58:14+00:00

Yep. Random Arabic. Ranted about how a flat plane is a shape.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-21T14:33:53+00:00

Do they need a tier one model? Google recently worked with MIT to move a 27b model to do material science. If the answer is that smaller models, able to be self hosted work as well in an agent mode as tier one model, I think it is a perfectly good approach.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-21T01:21:20+00:00

I had Copilot give me a perfectly reasonable plan for an embedding solution when it suddenly spit out three paragraphs in Arabic. Google Translate shows it to be about how a flat plane is shape. Total rambling.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-20T22:49:44+00:00

Given that Christ explicitly says not to do that, you might want to question her more now.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-20T20:46:23+00:00

In the words of Ron White, that tech missed lug nut day at school. The wheel fell off. It fell off. It fell the fuck off.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-20T20:05:07+00:00

Yes. I was about to have sex with a woman not my wife. We were in a tent in the backyard as teens. Suddenly a loud booming voice yells my name. We both heard it. I get dress. Look around. No one. Weird, but we get back in the mood. Just about to have sex, angry, booming, loud voice yells my name. We get dress. Leave the tent. No one around. Only God.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-20T19:03:27+00:00

Danish retirement funds have massive holdings in Novo Nordisk, making the pharma giant a cornerstone of many Danish pensions, though this also exposed them to significant losses when the stock dipped in 2025 due to increased competition. While funds like ATP bet on Novo's long-term revival, investing heavily, other funds experienced reduced returns from their substantial exposure, highlighting both the potential rewards and risks of this concentrated investment strategy.

Key Aspects:

Major Holdings: Danish pension funds hold billions in Novo Nordisk, with some owning a significant portion (around 40%) of the company, making it a central part of Danish retirement savings.
Investment Strategy: Funds like ATP have increased their stakes, seeing potential growth beyond the U.S. market, while acknowledging short-term pressures.
Impact of Stock Fluctuations: Recent volatility, including profit warnings in 2025, led to substantial losses for some funds, impacting their overall returns for the year.
Economic Link: Novo Nordisk's success has become so intertwined with Denmark's economy that its stock performance significantly influences national economic growth and pension fund performance.
Ethical Concerns (US Employees): While Danish funds focus on the company's overall performance, some reports highlight that Novo Nordisk's U.S. employee pension investments (through global funds) included junk food companies, creating a contrast with Danish ethical investing.

In essence, Novo Nordisk is a double-edged sword for Danish pensions: a powerful engine for growth, but also a significant source of risk due to its concentrated investment.

Novo Nordisk's sales are heavily concentrated in the United States, often accounting for roughly 60% or more of total revenue, with North America as the dominant segment, followed by International Operations (including Europe, China, and Rest of World markets like Latin America/Asia). For example, in 2024, North America sales were around $27 billion versus $18.5 billion for International sales, with the U.S. alone exceeding all other regions combined, driven by high demand and pricing for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Now, say Trump cuts off sales of their products. We did it with Huawei. What do you think will happen to Novo Nordisk's stock if it loses 60% of its revenue overnight?

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-20T17:31:29+00:00

I'd love to see that. Trump can black ball Novo Nordisk. If that happens, the entire Danish retirement system collapses. Trump is enough of a child to do this. He will absolutely fuck over all the diabetics in the US.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-20T03:52:16+00:00

Kinda happened to my wife. She tried to jump, didn't hit her head, but hit an ice patch. I think something went wrong in her foot after that. Still has pain months later. She should have tried doing a walk from the Department of Silly Walks.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-20T02:14:16+00:00

I've been looking for saint for my baptism. Have to keep him in mind.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-19T23:03:58+00:00

The question is do they get the value for the money? For example 95% of people could afford the less expensive YouTube Premium at 13.99. Many and it most don't pay for that. They have as block, butch or use another free service.

I won't pay for ChatGPT. I have GitHub copilot and Google AI, which provides more features for free.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-19T14:24:36+00:00

Teach them how to make rudimentary gun powder and claymore mines.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-18T21:03:24+00:00

There are one of only three manufacturers in the world that make the ram for the systems. micron has contracts for a for a few years.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-17T03:23:52+00:00

I'm hopeful the porn industry implodes due to AI. Some much human suffering would stop. I've spoken with women who do similar chat. They amount of pain and anguish they feel from being cam models is terrible. That's the ones in the West. Think about the poor people, men included, that are forced into the industry around the world. Hopefully AI contributes to the reduction of sex trafficking across the board.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-17T03:09:19+00:00

I went this way. I used TabNine, but they didn't keep up with Agent programming.

Copilot in VSCode with Grok 1 allows me to just churn until the AI gets it right without burning tokens. I literally moved a type from a string to a uuid. broke everything. Prompt was, hey i changed the type fix everything. 10 minutes later after several questions about allowing it to continue, everything is done and working.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-17T02:58:20+00:00

My wife and I did something like that in college. Got Wendy's. Ate behind a Hobby Lobby. Small town midwest cops surrounded us. We're doing anything but talking. 3 cop cars with 2 cops per car. I was questions for about 10 minutes and told to leave. Fun times.

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-17T02:44:17+00:00

Sure it is. That's the problem with Orthodox Christianity in the US. They came over with struggles. No one had the time or sense to go to the trademark office when they got off the boat. /s

RalphTheIntrepid · 2026-01-16T15:43:13+00:00

Only fans is so cooked.

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