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Here is an example of how AI can be useful: We have been working on my daughter's van. We had to replace the electric cooling fan. After getting the van put back together, we found that the cooling issues went beyond the burned-out fan. Her van has a "captive cooling system" which means, it does not have a radiator cap - instead, the reservoir bottle is pressurized while the vehicle is ion operation and the cap seals tightly to hold the pressure. The reservoir bottle is plastic, and we discovered it has cracks in the bottom, so we had to replace that, too. When we got everything back together - again, we found there is also a small leak near the top of the radiator. OK - we can just use some 'stop leak' ... that's what we used to do it when I was younger. So, I went to the AI search and asked what the best stop leak is to use for this van. Of course, to do so, I specified what the van is. Well, the AI directly told me NOT to use stop leak in that vehicle due to the captive cooling system and a few other reasons. Seems I could do serious and possibly irreparable damage by using the stop leak. That seemed a bit odd and/or extreme - so, I used another AI and asked that one about the stop leak. I got the same type of response. It also told me not to do it unless it was strictly an emergency and we were just trying to limp it off the road or get it back home. So, I asked a mechanic I know. An actual human mechanic who makes his living fixing cars. He verified what the AI's told me. We have a new radiator ordered and should be able to install it next week. In this case, the AI did not give us wrong information, hallucinate or make stuff up. It actually saved us money and headaches.

I wonder if that holds true for those that have to 'sit and wait' ...

Very nice! They look 'old school' and warming

One of the woodturners I watch on YouTube lives in Croatia ...

The thing is that I do know the history of the Russellites, so I do not need to study about them. That was not the context of the comment. The comment was about searching YouTube to get information about their meetings. I pass many churches in my travels. Most of them have signs for drivers to see with their meeting times posted. As I go by, I am aware the building is a church. Due to the size of the font, I can easily identify what religion that particular church is. However, I could not tell you when any of them hold meetings even though the times are clearly posted - so, when I get home, I certainly would not look up the churches I drove by to see when their meetings are. Likewise, I am not going to search YouTube to see when Baptists, Catholics, Mormons, Russellite or Bible Students meet - there is no need to since I am not going to attend their services. There is a huge difference in knowing the history of some religions, knowing their beliefs, researching their beliefs and researching when they hold meetings in my area.

I, too, was merely commenting on what we did. Some time back, my daughter went to the dealership to see about getting a new car. At the time, she had a car that fit into the 'sporty car' category. She cleaned and vacuumed it before we went. The deal they offered, while good, was not what she expected when they allowed for her trade-in. She was about to walk out when the salesman tried one more thing. He took the manager of the dealership to see and ride in her car. When the manager saw the excellent condition her car was in, they raised their trade-in amount to a more realistic amount. She made the deal. It fit what you said, cleaning the car helped in that situation. Since we had gotten such a good deal, my wife wondered what kind of deal she could get. I called the same salesman, and we negotiated a deal via the phone and email. She had a car that had issues. I told the salesman what we had, and he offered a trade-in amount for well above what we could have gotten for the car if we had tried to sell it. We knew and they knew the trade-in was not worth the amount they were offering. My wife worried about the car and insisted on washing it and vacuuming it before we went to the dealer. She was afraid when they saw her car they would want to change the deal. When we got there, they had all the paperwork ready. We went straight to the salesman's desk, and he started with the paperwork she needed to sign. The price was as negotiated - nothing had changed. When we asked if they wanted to look at the trade-in he said they didn't need to - that the trade-in was going straight to the auction 'as-is'. In fact, they had already moved her tag to the new car. My wife still has that new car ... of course, it is no longer a new car, and it's paid-off. The difference was, they wanted to sell my daughter's car for a good profit - which they did in less than two days and got way more than they allowed her. They knew they would not get the allowed amount for my wife's car and had made a deal accordingly ... so they didn't care if the car was clean or had gas. They absorbed the 'loss' since they had made two sales to the same family and made a cumulative profit they were happy with.

It is used for hand washing the dishes, not machine washing them

If you are dealing on-line, by email or text (like was mentioned earlier), how much gas a car has or how clean it is, doesn't matter. Do research first and know what your trade-in is worth before you deal with the salespeople. You can negotiate an equitable price for your trade-in if you know what it is worth and what you want for it.

I use many tools. Some of them include the adjustable wrench (Cresent Wrench), water-pump/slip-groove pliers (Channellocks) and vise-locking pliers (Vise-Grips). Each of these tools has a proper use: adjustable wrench: common complaints are that they don't hold very well and often slip off, tending to round off bolts and nuts water-pump pliers: common complaints are that they don't grip pipes very well and they can be hard to hold closed Vise-locking pliers: common complaints are that the damage the surface of what they are used on and can be hard to adjust However, when examined closely, it is often found that: people often use the adjustable wrench 'backwards' allowing the jaws to open when under pressure because they are being forced open instead of forced closed they were originally designed for use on water pump nuts used on early vehicles, not pipes and are not the same as a pipe wrench clamping vise-locking pliers too tight can make them hard to close and cause damage because they are not really a 'universal tool', they are a 'last resort' tool That said, when used properly, they work quite well. The same can be said of AI. They are tools. When used correctly - for the job they are intended, they can result in very good results. When used wrong, they can give as bad of results as using the above-named wrenches wrong. Does that mean that all the faults that occur with AI are 'user error' ... No. It also doesn't mean that all AI's are wrong 'all the time' and can't ever be trusted. Your results may vary - I've had both types of results ... far more good results than bad.

Another tip is not to mention or discuss a trade-in until the OTD price has been established. That way you will be offered what they really think your car is worth instead of them building an inflated used car price into the cost of your new car purchase. Likewise, rolling over you existing loan into the new one only builds negative equity into your new car purchase.

Actually, following the recent direction about "where the Bible is silent, we are silent", the answer to Adam having as belly button is: It is possible Jehovah gave him one ... the Bible does not say either way

Some years back I came across a Russellite in the course of my secular work. I had witnessed to her in the course of conversation while I was working in her office. That's when she told me she was a Russellite. She said they held meetings once a month in a town about 35 miles south of us. Even though I had not known there were any Russellites in our area nor did I know they held meetings - it did NOT make me want to look them up, do research about them or dig any deeper. If someone asked me to prove that there are active Russellites in our area I would simply tell them they could research it - that I have no interest in digging into such a subject. Just because someone asks about another religion does not mean we have to go research that religion to teach them the truth. I would not search YouTube to find out about meetings for Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Mormons, Russellites, Bible Students or any other religion ... I would show someone how to find a JW meeting by using jw.org