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by johnkarls
Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: Participant Comments - Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans by Peter Schweizer - April 17
Topic: Short Quiz – Composed BEFORE Starting To Read “Blood Money”
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Short Quiz – Composed BEFORE Starting To Read “Blood Money”

. *************** OVERALL QUESTIONS 1. Do you find you get more out of a book if before you start, you think about what it will probably say based on the book’s title, its chapter headings, etc., etc.? 2. Is that usually the case with our Quizzes (which are intended to stimulate interest and thought...
by johnkarls
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:09 am
Forum: Reference Materials - Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans by Peter Schweizer - April 17
Topic: Past meetings on Peter Schweizer books and other books about China, action taken, etc.
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Past meetings on Peter Schweizer books and other books about China, action taken, etc.

. Materials for past meetings can be accessed by scrolling down because after the first 8 sections of this website which are numbered, there is in reverse chronological order a cluster of 4-5 sections for each meeting. Past meetings focusing on China -- By Peter Schweizer – 5/18/2022 - “Red-Handed: ...
by johnkarls
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:50 am
Forum: Meeting Report - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Meeting Report - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
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Meeting Report - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20

. Meeting Reports have been provided less than 10% of the time – usually only when we are inundated with requests for information about what happened. HOWEVER, this Meeting Report is provided because there were FIVE public-policy issues raised in “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson and it is important to...
by johnkarls
Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:53 am
Forum: Original Proposal - Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans by Peter Schweizer - April 17
Topic: Original Proposal - Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans by Peter Schweizer
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Original Proposal - Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans by Peter Schweizer

Originally Proposed by johnkarls » Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:43 pm – 239 views in Sec. 3 (Possible Topics for Future Meetings) before being transplanted here. I propose that we read “Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans“ by Peter Schweizer (Harper 2/27/2024 - 198 page...
by johnkarls
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:21 am
Forum: Discussion Outline - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Suggested Discussion Outline
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Suggested Discussion Outline

. The following outline is respectfully suggested – ********************** A. Comments About Specific Chapters of “Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson – 60 minutes Our tradition is to devote the first portion of each monthly meeting to going through the focus book, chapter by chapter, to invite important ...
by johnkarls
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Participant Comments - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Federal Government Cancer - Freedom of Speech and Twitter and US Government Dictatorial Rule Over Social-Media Companies
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Federal Government Cancer - Freedom of Speech and Twitter and US Government Dictatorial Rule Over Social-Media Companies

. In the normal rush to concoct the monthly Short Quiz (featured in our weekly e-mail of March 2) and the Suggested Answers to the Short Quiz (featured in our weekly e-mail of March 9), there was an inexcusable omission from the Suggested Answers. Sec. A of the Suggested Answers posited that “Elon M...
by johnkarls
Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Participant Comments - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Suggested Answers to the Short Quiz
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Suggested Answers to the Short Quiz

. *************** Section A -- General Question 1 Did the “Original Proposal” of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson posit that it "should frame nicely such public-policy issues as electric vehicles and artificial intelligence”? Answer 1 Yes. Question 2 Did Yours Truly “get more than he bargained for” by p...
by johnkarls
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:54 am
Forum: Reference Materials - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: “The Perilous Coming Age of AI Warfare: How to Limit the Threat of Autonomous Weapons” – Foreign Affairs 2/29/2024
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“The Perilous Coming Age of AI Warfare: How to Limit the Threat of Autonomous Weapons” – Foreign Affairs 2/29/2024

. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/perilous-coming-age-ai-warfare?utm_medium=newsletters&utm_source=fatoday&utm_campaign=The%20Perilous%20Coming%20Age%20of%20AI%20Warfare&utm_content=20240229&utm_term=FA%20Today%20-%20112017 The Perilous Coming Age of AI Warfare How to Limit the Threat of Auto...
by johnkarls
Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: Participant Comments - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Short Quiz – Electric Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence + a Treasure Hunt
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Short Quiz – Electric Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence + a Treasure Hunt

. *************** Section A -- General 1. Did the “Original Proposal” of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson posit that it "should frame nicely such public-policy issues as electric vehicles and artificial intelligence”? 2. Did Yours Truly “get more than he bargained for” by proposing a biography containin...
by johnkarls
Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Reference Materials - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Artificial Intelligence – Davos World Economic Forum Jan 15-19
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Artificial Intelligence – Davos World Economic Forum Jan 15-19

. This year’s Davos WEF last month focused on four main areas, one of which was Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a driving force for the economy and society. There follow the portion of the notes of an HLS Classmate who attended the WEF, dealing with AI. **********************************************...
by johnkarls
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Reference Materials - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Book Review - Elon Musk - New York Times
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Book Review - Elon Musk - New York Times

. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/books/review/elon-musk-walter-isaacson.html Elon Musk Wants to Save Humanity. The Only Problem: People. Walter Isaacson’s biography of the billionaire entrepreneur depicts a mercurial “man-child” with grandiose ambitions and an ego to match. Review By Jennifer Sz...
by johnkarls
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Reference Materials - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Book Review - Elon Musk - Wall Street Journal
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Book Review - Elon Musk - Wall Street Journal

. https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/elon-musk-review-move-fast-blow-things-up-11d0f5c ‘Elon Musk’ Review: Move Fast, Blow Things Up At a certain point Musk realized that technological progress was not inevitable. It could stop. It could backslide. Review By Arthur Herman - Mr. Herman’s most rec...
by johnkarls
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Reference Materials - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Book Review - Elon Musk - Washington Post
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Book Review - Elon Musk - Washington Post

. https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/09/10/elon-musk-walter-isaacson-biography-review/ Elon Musk has his demons. Walter Isaacson does his best to dissect them. Isaacson’s new biography, ‘Elon Musk,’ attempts to reconcile the tech billionaire’s flaws with his achievements Review by Will Oremus...
by johnkarls
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Original Proposal - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - March 20
Topic: Original Proposal - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
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Original Proposal - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

. Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson Originally posted by johnkarls » Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:48 am – 22 views in Sec. 3 (Possible Topics for Future Meetings) before being transplanted here. I propose that we read “Elon Musk: by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster 9/12/2023 - 615 pages sans notes & index - $20....
by johnkarls
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: Discussion Outline - Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination and Secret Diplomacy to Stop a Nuclear Iran - Feb 21
Topic: Suggested Discussion Outline
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Suggested Discussion Outline

. The following outline is respectfully suggested – ********************** A. Comments About Specific Chapters of “Target Tehran” – 60 minutes Our tradition is to devote the first portion of each monthly meeting to going through the focus book, chapter by chapter, to invite important comments that a...

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