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 Why We, the Portvalativan Times, out of the Graciousness of our Hearts, condemn Poisoning, in the Generic Sense. Opinion Piece We, the Portvalativan times, have a solemn proclamation: Bear has been poisoned. There is no going around it. He's been poisoned, and it's no use denying it, even if we really, really wanted to, which I assure you we do not. Bear's poisonings are just one in a series of horrific events relating to digestion, which include an Elephant eating a coconut last fall, and a Snake choking on a fully armored Mouse, who promptly had to be regurgitated. Bear's situation seems to be mildly more serious, from his perspective. Since we, the Portvalativan times, are writing out of the goodness and graciousness of our hearts (we are not bragging: we are far too meek and humble to do anything of that sort) we sorry to hear about Bear's poisoning. Just to clarify, we are not sad that Bear has been Poisoned, but rather that someone poisoned him, which is gene...

Bear has been Poisoned By the Umbrella Animalary, 1095: Bear, the President of Tobyland, has been poisoned while drinking his Favorite Fruit Smoothie. The exact circumstances have been related by two witnesses, sitting side by side on two chairs. One is Bear's Cook, Monkey, who is practically leaping in terror and horror, and the other is Bear's chimney-sweep, Bill, who, needless to say, is a Lizard. Bear was drinking his famous drink, created only at his restaurant, which contains no less than twenty ingredients. Witnesses from Animalary have told the Midnight Dagger that the twenty ingredients are as follows:  1. Milk  2. Honey  3. Syrup  4. Honey  5. Peaches  6. Honey  7. Apples  8. Honey  9. Bananas  10. Honey  11. All manner of berries  12. Honey  13. Mangoes  14. Honey  15. Milk  16. Honey  17. Grapes  18. Honey  19. Plums  20. Honey. It appears, though, that a twenty-first ingredie...

Dear Richard Dawkins Good Morning My dear friend Richard, I must applaud you on your most Sane, Rational, and Sensible Book, the God Delusion. It is the very height of literary mastermind, unrivaled in all of human history, for over a Million Years, since Man evolved from an Ape. It is probably the Next Step in Evolution, and the move towards the Superman of which Niche spoke. This book has toppled civilizations, raised Kings and kingdoms, destroyed, saved, healed, and much more, all in a perfectly real and rational way. I appreciate your perfectly calm and rational discussion, sensitively and carefully exploiting the weaknesses of the absurd theory of God, without even the slightest hint of name-calling involved (Not that it matters, of course. Name-calling has strict evolutionary origins, and should not be repressed). But sir, most recently, I have been struggling with a most serious issue: are you being only slightly Naive? You posit that no intelligence backs the universe, and that...

 Church, State, and Market A library examination In all of human history, there have been certain power organizations that have helped restrain or control society. Three very important ones are the State, the Church, and the Private sector. Interestingly, the separation of these three things only occurred a long time later. The concept of a transcendent God meant that Spiritual authority could not be vested in a ruler, except if it came directly from God. The separation of the private sector came later. The progression is fascinating. Let us examine it: 1.       Combined sectors. Originally, each king was a “god-king,” and they controlled their city’s economies, spiritual life, and pretty much everything else. They were the sons of the gods, and all things belonged to them. 2.       God’s system for Israel instituted private property. It also made the Priests and the Kings separate, and often restraining to each other. 3....

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 Hello, everyone. We tallied up the points for the two elections, and here are our winners: First place Mandelbrot: Woodland Majesty Afterwards, the rest of the pictures ranked: A Thousand Golden Lights Carpet An Unexpected Treat Golden Tapestry Nautilus Mini Mandelbrot Elephants Crystal Palace Fractal Repetitions Best Ai image: Waterfall's Throne   Here are the rest ranked: Fight with a Hyena  Phoenix series Serpent-mage series Cherrywood Hickory Cool Forest Torrents of Darkness Lenderthrond Porcupine Artifacts

 Hello everyone! We are having our annual "best picture of the year." This year, we are including two categories: Mandelbrot Set and Ai images. NOTE: Please click on each image to view it fullscreen Here are our top Mandelbrot Images : First, a Thousand Golden Lights Second, Golden Tapestry Third, Woodland Majesty. Fourth, Elephants Fifth, Crystal Palace Sixth, Carpet Seventh, Mini Mandelbrot Eight, Nautilus Ninth, An unexpected treat Tenth, Fractal Repetitions These are the best Mandelbrot Images we have so far. Next up, the AI images. First, the Fight with a Hyena  Second, the Cool Forest   Third, the Waterfall's Throne This was a series of Waterfall's Throne images, and are ranked together. Fourth, the Serpent-mage series Fifth, the Torrents of Darkness Sixth, the Lenderthrond series Seventh, the Phoenix Series Eight, and Finally, Cherrywood Hickory Here is your assignment: Rank the Mandelbrot Images numerically (for example, 2, 3, 1, and 5) and then rank the Ai im...