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UFO SIGHTINGS

thedosmann — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:16:02 +0000

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Windows 11 - privacy exploits

thedosmann — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 06:23:19 +0000

Just Installed Windows 11

No new revelations yet. But I must mention, it seems MS is giving advertising carte blanche.This is but a glimpse of 2022. Extreme intrusions in our everyday life by some company wanting our attention and trying everything to gain access to our very thoughts, your next big decision, where you are located. We find it funny when a commercial comes on and talks about what we were discussing or another type of intrusion, that follows what you spend money on and graphs your buying habits. This is happening now and we just grin and think how odd.

Still running 11 and have found little in the way of problems. There was this one odd behaviour. Where a dead rectangle shaped area ~appeared in the middle bottom left in screen area. You couldn't click in it and it also caused other interface issues. Appearettly it is fixed now. We'll see?

____ update 11-28-2022 ____

On the wholesale buying of user information consider the following.

The average site privacy notice takes 10 minutes to read

The information age has had some serious side-effects. Our information is a bargaining tool for muti-billion-dollar companies to build and grow their data packages. They bid on our information, that was obtained in a covertly, while coercing our acceptance of whatever method is utilized to get us to agree to our information being accessed. This includes carte blanche access to track us even after we leave their site. We blindly agree to unlimited access to our information by accepting tracking code to be placed on our system. Few people take the time to read the exhausting privacy document.

We often joke and make light of the fact that our private conversations may be recorded and listened to in real time. Hearing commercials or seeing ads about what we just discussed should be alarming, not funny. Companies are making profits by knowing our habits and what we are currently looking to buy or invest in. Having access to our information allows companies to guide our decisions and influence our thoughts.

This might seem futuristic, but the future is now and what we thought could only be accomplished in some distant reality is unfolding before us. This information sharing goes beyond finances and your buying decisions. There is little in your life that the layers cannot be peeled back on and used or should I say sold.

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USPS tracking discovered

thedosmann — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:21:00 +0000

USPS tracking discovered. The code of your message notice is an ID, attached at the front of a message/text from USPS. The number/ ID is becoming more methodical in its tallies. Yes, they are tallies. As those digits change, there is an indication of either a counting (Accounting) or a timer. As the numbers turn, message by message, the digits to the left start freezing. As the numbers to the left start gaining a greater number of digits it becomes more of a countdown, till all digits stop. Are triggers in number movement tied to a specific total, or position of digits? Finding number patterns might reveal the connection between other related elements. And, with concentrated effort, what those elements are.

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Website Push Notifications

thedosmann — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 03:21:39 +0000

Another name for push notifications is just pushy.

The advent of sites popping up "allow"; this or that.; cookies, browser information, or "click allow”,” for this site to send you notifications", as if conditioning the visitors that auto-response and assumed response are one, has ushered in an uncontrollable juggernaut. When you see the pop up, how long do you consider before you click "allow"? If visitors are conditioned to click "allow" then there will be an avalanche of spam and adware. The more it sticks, the more millions are conditioned to "allow". Implying a level of trust, which was never established. Another product of this influence is all those computers are now receiving "pushes" that should never be seen. This can spread to cooperate and government systems if not nipped in the bud. Take notifications back from sites and end those connections between sites and Microsoft software and let Microsoft take responsibility for all pushed notifications from outside Microsoft software reaching end users systems. Also, it should be much simpler to stop these notifications. The same goes for all the other OS’s that allow this invasion from sites on whatever device is being used.

The ramifications of sites pushing spam, adware, etc.is now the notifications are closely tied to the operating system. There is also the risk of making it easier for virus, trojans, and malware to delivery their payload. It is exactly this type of move that results in hacks that bring down networks and opens the door for spy craft, identity theft, and ransomware.

Sites are using cute little grabs to get the clicks to allow. What seems innocent quickly turns into a nightmare for the end -user. Using ominous messages to fool the user into clicking on the notification so sites “get paid” by advertisers. This model will quickly degrade into a wormhole that will be difficult, if not impossible, to control.

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Dr. Fauci and UNESCO

thedosmann — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 04:15:15 +0000

UNESCO

UNESCO is a part of the United Nations with the ability and connections to kickstart nations or send nations into oblivion. You might think that a projected 2020-2021 expenditure of US$ 1,278,312,303.07 might highlight the need to take a closer look.https://opendata.unesco.org/en/all-projects?sector_startswith_in=04&ordering=-transactionbalance_total_budget.

While there, look around. This is where World opinion is interpreted and then implemented. What group of people interpret world opinion and then direct changes based on that opinon?

Makes me wonder; Who are the influencers in that universe?

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci is more than just connected with the U.N. He is highly influential in the World repository of information implementation. He directs and focuses the direction of World changing events. I sincerely believe he was instrumental in increasing the impact of the covid19 virus with misleading and false statements he later recanted on or just changed the focus.

It would not surprise me if something more sinister was afoot.

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THE LOST ART OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

thedosmann — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:01:15 +0000

THE LOST ART OF CUSTOMER SERVICE

40 years in customer service positions, ranging from sales, management, and various retail industries like restaurant, technical, and wholesale occupations have trained me in the knowledge of what customer service is.

Entering the workforce with McDonald's, I was introduced to the emphasis in how to treat the customer. Through the years I remembered those principles of customer service. The public places that I visited as a customer showed a wide acceptance of these same standards, regardless of the industry. As the years passed, however, I noticed a gradual decline in the value employees placed on customer service.

Today, there is little attention paid to this precious commodity. There is no critical realization the customer is why business exists. The customer is not an interruption, they are the reason we have work. Learning and adhering to that principle is a bedrock of return clients and client retention.

It could be as simple as just being nice or it could be a honed craft that involves a grand effort of human interaction that personifies how you want treated. It does take some effort and of course, honest, and sincere concern for someone other than yourself. You are representing the company you work for so through your action, or inaction, you influence how the public perceives your employer. The respect you have for yourself is a mirror of the respect you show others and that you have for the service you provide.

It seems, for a large part, this is lacking in society today. You can see it missing from the drive thru to the department store floor. Almost all retail establishments and from supposed customer service desks. Customer service has taken a back seat to hurried production and employee tasks. It is no longer a priority or a focus of employer training.

Yes, some people you encounter are rude and obnoxious as customers. These same people are someone else’s employee, how do you think they present themselves while working? Do you believe someone is generally rude outside of work but at work be a caring concerned person? Anger and ambivalence are transmittable emotions.

Everyone has heard the saying, “the customer is always right”. For a long time, I considered this an uninformed statement that disregards no one is perfect. Certainly if I can possibly be wrong then I can possibly be wrong also as a customer. Then at some point I realized this had nothing to do with wrong or right, it is an attitude. The attitude that the person standing in front of you or on the phone with decided to do business with your company, or the company you represent. Your appreciation and acknowledgement of this should include extending them the courtesy of listening to their concerns and responding in a way that respects them and honors your service.

Too many today are self-absorbed. Customer service has been replaced with oblivious interaction that disregards the customer and places the emphasis on the individual employee’s priorities. Priorities that may vary, but seldom include customer service. Where are those that are genuinely interested in you as a customer.

Not long ago, I was in an area Walmart and noticed a man pass me several times. I assumed he was looking for something and I asked him what he was looking for. He told me and I went to where I thought the item might be and found it. I found the man and gave it to him. He thanked me and went on his way. The point in this is, as I saw the man pass by several times, I also noticed floor workers standing in the area. I do not know why they did not help but this is just one of several accounts of a severe lack of customer service I have witnessed. I am not trying to pick on Walmart, as I have seen the same in other businesses.

I believe this trend will only get worse if companies do not train and demand employees treat people with earnest respect and appreciation for their patronage. If you hire someone and notice a lack in customer service skills, then train that employee or get rid of them.

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The Face of "2020"

thedosmann — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 04:08:43 +0000

2020 was a year like no other that I have lived through. I've captured and hidden some of the events that shaped 2020. Using your mouse move of the face image and see how many things you can find.

Move Cursor/Mouse over the face of 2020 smaller image below to see events that shaped the year

2020 was a year like no other that I have lived through. I've captured and hidden some of the events that shaped 2020. Using your mouse move of the smaller face image and see how many things you can find.

Mouse over the smaller image below and see whay you can find:

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Printer issue - WSD port

thedosmann — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:13:13 +0000

At some point in life in the past several weeks something happened to my printer and it started having issues printing. The printer is an HP Deskjet 2600 series. The issue was print jobs would get jammed in the queue and I was unable to delete them. The process was:

I would print something

The print job would show in queue and start printing

After it printed the print job would stay in the queue blocking further print jobs

I began trying to fix this, more than annoying problem, by searching solutions to the problem. I came across a ton of suggestions but none that worked in my case. There was one word that kept coming up that I was familiar with, and that was bidirectional. I knew this was a setting in port properties, so I went to the printer properties and then the port tab. Looking down the list I saw the port was a WSD port. WSD? So, I had to take a detour and find out what this was.

A short search provided me with the answer. This is a port protocol that is used for auto discovery of wireless devices. Web Services for Devices or Web Services on Devices (WSD) is a Microsoft API to enable programming connections to web service enabled devices, such as printers, scanners and file shares. A WSD printer port is something Microsoft chooses for use in a wireless printer setup. I just started having this issue so I'm not sure how or when this changed on my printer setup. I do know I traveled a lot of paths to end up at this discovery.

I found out, by looking at connected devices in on my wireless router, what IP my printer was using. Went to properties on the printer and then the port tab. I chose to add a port and selected TCP/IP and used the printer’s IP as the IP address. Applied the change and now it prints and removes that print job from the queue. I hope someone finds this and that it saves them having to go down so many wrong paths to find a solution if in fact this is the problem. The take-away on this is WSD-> bad.

This is a communication bug with the protocol code. The print queue is not aware that the printer printed the print job and therefore it stays in the queue with the status of printing. This probably would not be a tremendous code bug to fix if Microsoft were motivated. Another thought is, because it is an API, it might be an issue with HP drivers. Someone could research if this happens on other brands of printers. My guess is that it will end up being an MS issue that some update gave birth to.

A side note: If it is possible, make the IP address of your printer a satatic IP. This is normally done in your printer interface found by putting your printer IP in a browser address bar. It will be under Network/Wireless settings and may say make manual or static. Refer to the manual on the printer if you cannot find how to set this option.

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"Some of the papers I read recently, like the "Instant field meshes" one, also exhibit this careful balance of concept density without going to the point where you need Kant-level mentality to comprehend the conveyed concept (referring specifically to Kritik der reinen Vernunft)."

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Conveyed Concept

thedosmann — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:24:31 +0000

Conveyed concept

12 years ago (2007) I wrote this article and placed it on Wikipedia. 10 years later they decide they don't like it and deleted it. 10 years! It went through a peer review and countless other revisions and checks. So, I'm cleaning it up and publishing on my site 2 years after they deleted.

Introduction

Conveyed concept is a set phrase that denotes a concept as understood or perceived. If someone explains an idea or if an idea is conveyed by some type of medium, then that idea or concept is a conveyed concept but in the mind of the person/people to whom it was conveyed it is a concept processed within the framework of their

understanding of that concept. That concept, being either poorly or precisely conveyed, is now a concept as understood or processed by whomever it was conveyed (verb) to and can be referred to as a conveyed (adjective - past participle) concept.^[1]

"For example, we have a word as ‘refrigerator’, but we do not know what ‘refrigerator’ refers to and we simply call it a structure. Now we have a definition about the word ‘refrigerator’ like an appliance, a cabinet, or a room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature’.This definition, we call it as a concept, gives the meaning to ‘refrigerator’. Thus, structure and concept has a causality relational property such that ‘refrigerator ( an appliance, a cabinet, or a room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature."

Collaborative conceptualization: Towards a conceptual foundation of interoperable electronic product catalogue system design,
Guo, Jingzhi

Enterprise IS, 02, 2009.

Another example would be someone applying for a Patent. "Anyone who has been through this process understands that it takes years of back and forth mediated communication and subtle revisions in order for an examiner to understand the conveyed concept from their outside perspective."

Relevance, ad hoc concepts and analogy -PDF in trying to explain context says this: "In every case, the conveyed concept has to be contextually worked out."

Programming a computer to understand

Programming computers to understand relevance and context is a monumental task. IBM has done some work on this and concluded "Providing computers with context is not a simple exercise—it’s a complex problem for which computer scientists are experimenting with many different potential solutions."^[19] Work on computer learning can be found in a number of publications and finding a way to convey concepts is of particular interest.

"Execution of computer programs requires dealing with a number of nontrivial concepts. To execute a program, a system must understand numerical operations, if-statements, variable assignments, the compositionality of operations, and many more. ^[20] Concept Programming Attempts to influence the relationship of code and concepts.

In computer programming a conveyed concept can refer to information sent from programmer to AI, computer-to-computer, human to computer, programmer to programmer, etc. In programming an AI program, the conveyed concepts of the AI program are used as building blocks to program new concepts and link to existing ones, and it is important that the conveyed concepts are fine-tuned in order to create the correct response.

In programming, programs need to compare conveyed concepts in order to communicate a correct process or response. In this media the concepts being compared are not what was programmed (the code) but the response of the program so that the code can be changed to achieve the correct response.

This is a field referred to as machine learning. There has been a tremendous amount of work toward mapping the meaning of words across several paradigms. Most follow examples found in DOGGIE ^[3]^[4]^[21]

Unique

Because of the abstract nature of concept when paired with the word "conveyed", the word "conveyed" transitions to a slightly different meaning than its historical Linguistic meaning in Linguistic semantics. "Conveyed" has undergone somewhat of a Semantic change in that it is used as an adjective to express the understanding by someone of something that was communicated to them.^[5] This is especially true in the context of conveying meaning. In this context the actual material or words used to convey something to ‘Individual A’ is not the subject of the question, What was conveyed to individual A?, - Instead, in this context, convey means what is 'Individual A's' understanding of what was conveyed.

One can convey(verb) an idea to someone and say that it has been conveyed (past tense verb). The person to whom that idea was conveyed (past tense verb) now either understands the idea or not depending his conveyed (adjective) concept of that idea.

Conveyed(adjective) concept is unique in this usage as it expresses the understanding someone has to what has been conveyed (past tense verb) to them. There are a number of instances where this phrase is used and many areas where it is applied to refer to a perception of a concept, these include, but are not limited to, teaching, philosophy, computers, marketing, and others. ^[2]^[6]

Adjective use

The conveyed concept is individual in that each person will use their cognitive process to interpret the idea or concept in their own individual way. A conveyed concept is more than just the imparting of a concept or a concept that is conveyed. Once a concept is communicated it becomes a conveyed concept and unique to each individual.

The word conveyed in the phrase conveyed concept is used as an adjective describing perception or individual meaning of a concept that has been expressed.^[7] In the thought process of the person who is interpreting the concept that is being conveyed they develop or construct(Cognitive linguistics) a conveyed concept of what was conveyed to them.^[8] When conveyed is used as a verb then the concept can be poorly or accurately conveyed and does not hold the same meaning.

If a concept is poorly conveyed it may not be fully understood or even if the message is delivered in a precise manner the person receiving that information may draw the wrong conclusions. In either case, the conveyed concept is not what was intended to be conveyed. It is possible for several people to get the same information but have different concepts of what they heard or saw. Even if we receive the same information, we may have separate impressions.

In a room full of people, a random person comes in and walks around and leaves. If asked about what the person was wearing or looked like; the people in the room will have different recollections and, in some cases, totally opposite. This is a product of how that memory was semantically stored by the individual.

Conveying meaning

When asked "What does this painting convey to you?", a person will answer with the conveyed concept of what they think the painting means. The same is true with any abstract information that we receive through our sensory

(Sensory analysis) processes. A billboard with marketing information is the same. The information may be perceived several ways. A person seeing this information may or may not buy the product or service depending on their conveyed concept of that information.^[9]

In communication the conveyed meaning of words has been the subject of studies and is an intricate part of human interaction. (CSCC) ^[10]

Just as a painting can convey different feelings and thoughts, so can words and word structures. Depending on dialect, language, and other factors, words can be structured so that they convey diverse meanings to individuals.

You could not expect the phrase "Big red truck" to convey the same meaning to everyone or that everyone would understand what is being inferred. it is also likely that the same three word structure cound convey something other than firetruck in other areas of the world. "Do you want a poke?" could convey differnt meanings depending on the area of the country you are in. "The whole purpose of language is to communicate meaning about the world around us " DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS - STRUCTURES OF LANGUAGE

Concepts

New concepts are linked to existing concepts.^[11]

A caveman discovers fire by throwing a rock into a field which hits another rock and causes a spark that in turn ignites the dry grass and a fire is born. The cave man sees the fire but has no concept of what a fire is. He walks closer to it and feels the heat; he has a concept of heat and immediately links fire to heat. He walks closer and reaches his hand toward the flame and is burned. He has a concept of being burned by the heat of the sun and links being burned to his evolving concept of fire. He watches as the dry grass is consumed by the fire and understands that the fire is consuming the dry grass and connects this with his concept of consumption which is already linked to his concept of eating. As he begins linking existing concepts, concepts that are already cross-linked, he begins building a complete concept of fire. He takes off his heavy garment and places it over the flame and the flame dies out. He considers this and using existing concepts he concludes the flame needs air to live. He considers all of this and concludes that the fire was alive and that he brought it to life. The fire ate and breathed and as it did it grew so it must have been alive. Could he talk to it? If he had not placed his garment over the fire would it have walked? Although his concept of fire is nearly accurate some of his existing concepts cause him to arrive at some wrong conclusions or at least conclusions which are not entirely accurate. To him his conveyed concept of fire is valid.

Now let's assume he meets caveman2, who also has no concept of fire. Caveman1 begins to convey to him his concept of fire. Caveman2 however has a different concept of life and when he tries to link the concept of fire to life, he is unable to. As the concept of fire is conveyed to him he constructs a similar concept of fire except he understands that the fire is not truly alive within the scope of his concept of life. So, his conveyed concept of fire is similar but also has a stark difference.

This is also true when speaking of religion. All monotheists have a conveyed concept of God and religion, but each monotheist’s conveyed concept of God differs. Each were taught and had information conveyed as children and their concept of faith is based on what was conveyed to them through words, both written and verbal, and how those around them practiced their faith or lack of faith. Some will redefine that concept as life experinces and encounters influence their conveyed concept of GOD. There are those that may be raised to believe there is a Deity and as they mature reject that concept. ^[12]

Not all concepts are conveyed to us. It is possible to give birth to a new concept by creating links internally.^[13] But with conveyed concept we are talking about a concept being conveyed from an external media or communication and then constructing our conveyed concept based on that information and existing concepts we have developed.^[14]

Example use

Consider this:

This piece of material when introduced in a specific way introduces the child to the concept of height. Once the child understands the conveyed concept they may explore that material in a multitude of ways as long as the materials are still being handled respectfully.

This piece of material when introduced in a specific way introduces the child to the concept of height. Depending on the child's conveyed concept of height, they may explore that material in a multitude of ways as long as the materials are still being handled respectfully.

If we study the first sentence, we can draw a line from material to concept of height to child and then to "the conveyed concept". Because we are depending on the child's understanding of the "concept of height" in order to continue then "the conveyed concept" is the child's understanding of that concept. The word conveyed in the second sentence is used as an adjective to describe what was conveyed to the student, the concept of height, but if the child still does not understand the concept of height then it could be said the concept was poorly conveyed and that the child's conveyed concept of height was incorrect. So, the conveyed concept could be what was actually presented to the child so they could understand the concept of height or conveyed concept can refer to how the child perceived what was presented. It is possible that the conveyed (verb) concept does not match the conveyed (adjective) concept. What was meant to be conveyed is not what was conveyed.

This is illustrated in Concept mapping, a technique which can be used by teachers to gauge the success rate of materials used in a student's understanding of a concept. This mapping can be specific to one student or to a group but it maps the conveyed concept of the student so a teacher can fine tune their methods in trying to convey the concept.^[15]^[16]^[17] The Relevance theory can further explain how each of us can perceive what is conveyed to us in different ways.^[18]

External links

We reviewed the manuscripts with regard to the following aspects: type of comparison, the conveyed concept of culture using the classification by Reckwitz [normative, totality-oriented, differentiation-theoretical and the meaning- and knowledge-oriented], implicit valuation of the comparisons, and the artifact of the comparison. We extracted two main lines of reasoning:

1) Universal models for the interaction between cultures and

2) investigations pursuing a differentiation of divided cultural groups.[22]

References and footnotes

↑ Information and Cognitive Process-Peter K. Storkerson M.F.A. Ph.D. -PDF
↑ On Conceptual Struggles over “Testing”-Krzysztof M. Brzezi´nski-Warsaw University of Technology -PDF
↑ A thought is a program: teaching concepts to robots.
↑ Concept Based Optimization(Texas A&M University)
↑ Davis, Wayne A. Meaning, Expression, and Thought. ISBN 0-521-55513-2. External Link
↑ Millikan, Ruth Garrett. Language: A Biological Model. ISBN 0-19-928477-6. External Link
↑ Partos TR, Cropper SJ, Rawlings D You Don’t See What I See: Individual Differences in the Perception of Meaning from Visual Stimuli. . PLoS ONE 11(3): e0150615. External Link
↑ Two-Dimensional Semantics,
Schroeter, Laura

Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2017.

book chapter
↑ Saga Bluhme, Clara Michélsen & Johanna Orheim Strategic Brand Management:Master Papers. ISBN 0-658-00133-7. External Link
↑ PRINCETON FOUNDATIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY - Scott Soames:Editor- Philosophy of Language. External PDF
↑ NEURONS, CONCEPTS, AND CONNECTIONS IN THINKING - Arnold vander Nat
↑ Concepts of God
↑ On the Birth and Growth of Concepts -PDF
↑ McGriff.pdf Steven J McGriff - Assimilation Theory -PDF
↑ Attributed concept maps: fuzzy integration and fuzzy matching -External Link -
↑ Concept Mapping -
↑ The Role of Manipulative Materials in the Learning of Mathematical Concepts -PDF
↑ Deirdre Wilson and Dan Sperber -
↑ How conversation (with context) will usher in the AI future -
↑ LEARNING TO EXECUTE -PDF
↑ Incremental concept learning
Cabanis, M., Martinez Mateo, M., Cruz de Echeverria Loebell, N., & Krach, S. (2011). Linking brain and culture: Universalism and differentialism. European Psychiatry, 26(S2), 449-449. doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(11)72156-3

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