Linguist and software engineer focusing on artificial intelligence methods within linguistics
One of my favorite conferences to attend is LibertyCon. It is an annual event that focuses on how problems can be solved with more liberty. I love this event. Even more, I am very excited to see many professors I have taken classes from participate in the conference. Topics include the following: AGAINST THE POLITIZATION …
In a world of shifting values and relative moralism, it has been said that there are in reality, no limits to government. We are simply limited by what is convenient at the moment and what the people vote in. This of course is an erroneous concept that creates impartiality in the law and creates a …
Tonight, my daughters and I watched a scary movie together. It did its job. They were scared. Afterward, as they were snuggling into their beds I stood outside their door and made some scary noises and wished them a good night’s sleep. They laughed. Then I went in and dove on their bed and “steamrolled” …
Being an open and unapologetic Christian often brings mockery and hostility. I’ve seen a lot of it, especially in my line of work in academia and the sciences. I remember a colleague of mine told me “you’re a very intelligent man, how can you believe in such obvious falsehoods. It’s not reasonable.” I’ve heard all …
This has bee a long week. In September two of my children’s passports expired and Wendy’s was filled up. I was supposed to leave for the USA in may 2020 but because of COVID-19 I had to postpone out plans. Now that things are calming down I am revisiting those plans. The USA has a …
I wrote yesterday of Trump’s defense team and their linguistic defense. It was great. Today, the Senate voted to acquit Trump. It was the correct decision for at least three reasons. Casting doubt on the election process is well within the confines of the first amendment. The charges against Donald Trump were dubious from the …
Democrats have long tried to establish that Donald Trump incited a riot with his rhetoric. They attempted to make the case that certain phrases were in fact not innocent at all but certain code for violence. These phrases included: We will stop the steal We will never give up. We will never concede. It doesn’t …
Yesterday I had the opportunity to help the mission with transfers. We left at 4:00am to go pickup a sister that was starting her mission and bring down an elder serving in her area. We left the city and were up in the mountains an hour later. I love going in the mountains. It is …
Some thoughts on faith from my scripture study today. Faith = trust in things we cannot quantify immediatly or in other words, things not seen. Faith is a proactive principle( 2 Nephi 2:14, Alma 32:28 ) it is impossible to have faith without being proactive and searching for it. This is why Ether said that …