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Linguist and software engineer focusing on artificial intelligence methods within linguistics

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A Tribute to a Dear Friend

By Jacob Billings on Thursday, April 1, 2021

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. …

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Liberty Politics

The Evil Nature of Limiting Free Speech

By Jacob Billings on Tuesday, March 16, 2021

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 …

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Are There Limits to Cancel Culture?

By Jacob Billings on Friday, March 5, 2021

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 …

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LibertyCon Latin America 2021 is here!

By Jacob Billings on Friday, February 26, 2021

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 …

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What are the limits of Government?

By Jacob Billings on Friday, February 26, 2021

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 …

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An Open Letter to Families

By Jacob Billings on Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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” …

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A Note on Atheistic Arguments

By Jacob Billings on Monday, February 22, 2021

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 …

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The Stupidity of Beauracracy: Fighting the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala

By Jacob Billings on Thursday, February 18, 2021

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 …

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Politics

Acquittal of Trump was the Correct Decision

By Jacob Billings on Sunday, February 14, 2021

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 …

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The Brilliant Linguistic Defense of Donald Trump

By Jacob Billings on Saturday, February 13, 2021

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 …

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About Me

I am a software engineer and a linguist.  I hold a bachelors degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Utah, a Master’s degree in linguistics from Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala City and working on a double doctorate degree in Archaeology and Mathematics.

My research focuses on four areas: 

  • Artificial intelligence algorithms within historical linguistics and epigraphy.
  • Morphosyntax in Mesoamerican and Mesopotamian languages.
  • Linguistics of the Book of Mormon and early members within the LDS faith movement in the 19th century.
  • Linguistics and liberty. How language affects perceptions of liberty.

If you would like to help my research you may make a contribution by following this link.