Linguist and software engineer focusing on artificial intelligence methods within linguistics
Today I got the word that my good friend Arturo Loarca had passed away. He was in his 60s. It was way too soon for him to go. I haven’t seen him in about 6 months because of the pandemic. I wish that I would have at least video chatted with him during that time. …
Never in my life would I think that people would believe that limiting speech would be a virtue. Unfortunately, this is our sad state of affairs. It reminds me of the movie I, Robot. In the 2004 Will Smith movie, robots start to take over and they finally find out the central computer has reasoned …
Cancel culture is in full force and is sweeping the world like cancer it is. Dr. Seuss and the former spuds that were Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head are the latest victims. Unfortunately, a large number of companies and people are giving in to this insanity. The question I have is…what is the limit to …
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 …