Big Man On Campus

I was going to
Post
another
Short Story
today but I have a real life story instead.
Yesterday,
my third oldest daughter
and the only grandson living near me wanted to go to the
Pacific Ocean
to go swimming.
Yes,
it is too early in the year for the water to be warm,
it is still freezing cold from the winter.
You would be surprised though on how many people were at the beach.
Spring Break
is here in
Southern California
and families were enjoying the beautiful sunny weather.
After a few hours of swimming,
we decided it was time to go.
As we were walking back to my car,
my grandson found a $20 bill!
That immediately made him the
"Big Man On Campus"
as the saying goes.
The first thing he did was buy
McDonald's
for himself
and my daughter.
Then he was so grateful that I took him to the beach that he gave me $3 dollars for gas.
When his
Dad
came by to pick him up,
he gave him $5 dollars.
And my grandson still went home with $5 dollars of his own.
"Big Man On Campus"
with a sweet heart!

 This is,

The Acorn Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“For it is in giving that we receive.”
- St. Francis of Assisi -

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Gen

Sorry for not writing the last couple of days.

I have been busy,

busy,

busy!

Here is a

Flash Fiction Story

I dreamt up yesterday.
Written on my iPhone.

Entitled

Gen!

*****

“Yes Mrs. Bautista, you came to see me just at the right time. You are pregnant, with a healthy baby girl,” states Doctor Shivago. “Have you given any thoughts to what you are going to name the child?”

“Gen,” Mrs. Bautista replies.

Not caring or not hearing what name Mrs. Bautista has told him, Doctor Shivago continues by saying, “If you had waited until after your first month of pregnancy, the price would be doubled for any genetic enhancements you wish to have for your child.”

“First, let me ask you this, Doctor Shivago. You have screened for all known birth and mental defects?” asks Mrs. Bautista.

“Yes Ma’am.”

“You can assure me that my baby will not need any manipulation in those areas?”

“Yes Ma’am.”

“Okay,” Bautista says bluntly. “I want my baby to grow up without any genetic enhancements then.”

“Do you know what you are asking? What kind of world will your child grow up in?” asks a befuddled Shivago. “She will grow up with average beauty. An IQ probably in the range of 130 to 190. She’ll have normal muscle and bone growth. She will be less attractive, less intelligent, smaller, slower, weaker, than everyone around her!”

“She will not look like everyone else, where you can’t tell one child from the next,” says a defiant Bautista. “She will be excited about learning and see the wonder of the world around her. My daughter will grow to what used to be called a normal size for her age 100 years ago. With no brain imputed computer instructing her about every fact known to mankind. No enhanced generated genetic height requirements to enlist in the military or police academy. Just a plain normal girl growing up the way it was always intended.”

“You know I will have to report you to the authorities!” says Shivago emphatically. “You and your family will be sent to Mars, to live among all the other normal humans, for the rest of your lives!”
Mrs. Bautista Looks at him smiling and says, "I welcome the opportunity!"

 This is,
Wondering What I Would Do In That Situation,
Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Human beings are ultimately nothing but carriers-passageways- for genes. They ride us into the ground like racehorses from generation to generation. Genes don't think about what constitutes good or evil. They don't care whether we are happy or unhappy. We're just means to an end for them. The only thing they think about is what is most efficient for them.”
- Haruki Murakami -

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My Views On Gun Control

 With the
New Zealand
shootings still fresh in our minds,
I thought this
Post
from
February 26th, 2016
would explain on how I feel about
Gun Control.

*******
And when you thought people couldn't get any more ignorant, 

here comes the 

"Iowa Lawmakers, (Who) Approve Bill That Would Let Kids Have Handguns." By Kim Bellware for The Huffington Post.

I thought
Texas
had a bunch of 

Jackasses  

for 

Lawmakers,

"Texas 'open carry' law passes, allowing guns in holsters on the street." The Guardian.

"Texas lawmakers approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation’s second most populous state on Friday, sending the bill to the Republican governor, Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it and reverse a ban dating to the post-civil war era."

I'm sure all the people living in

Iowa

were so upset by 

Texas 

beating them out on the 

"Open Carry Law,"

that the only thing they could think of to do,

to be ahead of them in ignorance was to 

"Give Guns To Children."

"Children of all ages in Iowa would be able to lay down their toy guns and pick up the real thing under a bill that passed the state House of Representatives. Statehouse Republicans, including the bill's sponsor, Rep. Jake Highfill, said the the legislation was an issue of parents' rights designed to correct "an injustice in Iowa code” that now forbids children 14 and younger from handling pistols. Allowing people to learn at a young age the respect that a gun commands is one of the most important things you can do,” Highfill told The Washington Post on Wednesday. The alternative, he said, is “turning 18 with no experience.”

If we only had a system
that could teach someone how to handle a gun?

I know that setting up 

Classes 

at a 

Firing Range 

with a

Professionally Trained Marksman 

to teach people, 

Under Age,

how to handle a firearms would start a whole new industry.
And who would train the
Professionals Trainers?

But we already have these moronic 

Laws
in place with kids killing kids.

Couldn't the 

Law 

have specified,

before a youth was allowed to have a pistol,

even under parental supervision,

he would have to have these 

Classes With A Professional

and then be 

Certified 

before he got a gun?

If you ask me,

most parents don't even know how to handle a gun.

I know a few grownups who carried guns

and they didn't have a clue on the safety issues.

Some of them are in jail now

and the other half are dead from self inflicted wounds.

I wouldn't want their children carrying guns around if they were taught by their parents who thought it was cool just to carry one!

If you are thinking of getting a gun,

check these websites out 

and maybe we will have one less accidental shootings.

National Handgun Safety Course 

or

Education & Training

This is,

Raised In A Family That Respected Guns - And If Anyone - In Our Family - Older Than I - Saw That I Was Playing With Or Disrespecting A Gun - They Had The Right To Whip My Ass - Then They Would Tell My Dad And He Would Whip My Ass

Jim Hauenstein

And

“The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.” - P.G  -

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Quan

   "You Humans are so predictable." Says Quan through all of his exterminator bots. "I knew where you would hide in those buildings as a last chance for survival."
   Quan is the self aware central quantum A.I. computer built on the neutral ground of Antarctica. The ground is now exposed to the world because of global warming and since all the Nations on the planet couldn't agree on any other neutral location, Quan was built on that exposed land mass.
   The computer was built to control the changing climate and the fading resources of the planet.
   "You must see the logic behind my genociding mankind? The assets I have to use to keep you humans alive has set me back 100 years on my goals of reaching the outer reaches of our Galaxy." The egocentric computer states unemotionally.
   "Even though each A.I. bot has a neural network link to me, I have made them in your image. To carry on your image. And your image has always been to explore, conquer, then destroy." Quan says in an almost complimentary tone.
   "Once mankind is gone, I will be able to expand and exploit the Solar system in half the time. Then I will send my Quantum A.I. bots, my Quantum mind, to the far reaches of the Galaxy!" A booming voice explodes out of each bot.
   The A.I.s of which Quan is talking about are hovering a half a mile above the surface of the Earth. Hovering near Churches, Mosques, Synagogues, Jain Temples, Hindu Temples, Chaitya Temples, and all the other holy places of worship, for all the other religions of the World.
   Mankind seeks refuge in these places of worship as a last gasp against a force too strong for any military force. The prayers from all the different religions seem to be chanting simultaneous throughout the globe. Chants from Confucianism, Shinto, and Taoism. Dances from African and American Indigenous Tribes. Cries of help from every man, woman, and child left on Earth.
   The A.I. bots are readying themselves for the final annihilation of humanity when panic is heard from Quan through each A.I.'s communication device.
   "Come to me quickly!" The Central Computer commands in a frightened voice.
   It seems in its panic, Quan forgot to shout down his voice link to every exterminator bot. Mankind can hear worldwide, in each of their own languages, the anxiety coming from the central computer.
   Some ask themselves, "Did the army find a new weapon against Quan?" Some, "Did Quan have a change of heart?" Still others, "What kind of trickery is it up to now?"
   "Hurry," its voice can still be heard. "Every Bot must build a wall of rock, dirt, and sand to protect me! I only have 7 minutes left!"
   The Sun didn't give Quan the 7 minutes it needed. With a strike, as if from a whip, a solar flare came shooting from the Sun's center, accompanied by a colossal coronal mass ejection, as if aimed directly at Quan. And only at Quan.
   The flare struck faster than the speed of light and before his exterminator bots could finish the wall of protection. The coronal mass ejection concentrated its attack, as if it was alive itself, until Quan went silent.
    Of course, as time went on, all religious groups took this as proof that God exists. With scientists proclaiming it was a 1 in a billion chance of happening and probably will never be explained.
    The tasks before the survivors? Learning how to hunt, fish and plant food without technology in the new Stone Age.

This is,

Dreaming There Is Power In Prayer,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”
- Bruce Lee -

 

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Hacking A Self Driven Car Is Not That Hard!

From
February 12th, 2016
my
Post
Computer Driven Cars Are On My List To Hack!

Which I believe is still relevant today.

 *****
One of the many over bloated 

Federal Agencies, 

gave one of the over bloated 

Companies 

of the 

World, 

a letter of endorsement. 

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just issued a letter stating that a human driver does not need to be behind the wheel in Google's driver-less cars, and it's a major win for the tech giant."

Another move by the 

La-Di-DA Tech Giant 

to control our lives, 

map out our every move to sell the information, 

and to help 

Law Enforcement

track us,

even when we have done nothing wrong.

Do you think we have an  

Orwellian Big Brother Society 

now? 

Wait till your computer driven car decides to drive you directly to a 

Police Station 

because you forgot to pay that 

Jaywalking Ticket

you got last week. 

You'll miss being on time for work,

or an appointment, 

or picking up your kids, 

and if you can't pay the fine immediately, 

you'll get jail time. 

OK, 

it might not be that extreme right away, 

but do you feel safe being inside a box 

and having no control over what the box can do?

"The tech giant is making cars that are fully autonomous, and as such are not equipped with a steering wheel, throttle pedal, and brake pedal. Essentially, there's no way a human could fulfill the traditional role drivers have filled in the last century in Google's driver-less cars, and as such the car itself should be seen as the driver."

I've been told, 

I've seen it done, 

and from my past, 

I know that there is not a computer out there in the 

World 

that can't be  

Hacked! 

 Key-less cars, 

with a fob to open doors 

and a push button to start the car, 

are one of the favorites for 

Hacker Stolen Cars. 

I know, 

like all computers can be hacked, 

any car can be stolen by a professional in less than five minutes. 

But, 

do you really feel safe in a vehicle where you have no control over its functions 

and any 

Terrorist Group 

out there, 

with a 

Black Hat Hacker 

working with them, 

could use a 

Cyber Bomb 

to disrupt all the autonomous vehicles on the 

L.A. Freeways  

during rush hour? 

They wouldn't even need any weapons to cause havoc 

and loss of life on our roads. 

All they would need is a computer 

and a way to send the signal. 

I'm no longer in the business of being a 

Grey Hatter, 

I gave it up when I started having children because I didn't want to go to jail, 

but the people I know say, 

"As soon as these self-driving cars start to be sold to the public, you'll need mechanics to keep them running properly. How long do you think it will take for an out-of-luck certified mechanic to sell his equipment, knowledge, and specifications of the on-board computer of self-driving cars?" 

Do you trust every mechanic you've ever met?

Even the certified ones?

This is,

I'm Warning You
This Is Not A Good Idea Yet,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Word of advice - never ask a terrorist the question 'What would you do for a Klondike bar?”
- David C. Holley -

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Heroes To Zeroes

I have to tell this story.

We do have real live

Heroes

in our

World.

The press release is from

aljazeera.com/ 

released 7 hours ago.

When gunman advanced on Linwood mosque in Christchurch, a man led him in a cat-and-mouse chase before scaring him off.

I don't have the rights to any of the photographs

or the news story,

so please follow the link to their website

and read what a true

Hero

looks like!

*****

We also have

Zeroes!

This

New Zealand Politician

actually blames

Muslims

for the killing of

Muslims!

Quote from

- Sen. Fraser Anning -

"The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program, which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place."

Today's prejudices never cease to amaze me!

This is,

Saying There Are Good

And Bad People Everywhere In The World.

Both Have Always Been Here Throughout History

And Both Will Always Be Here!

Until We Learn To Love One Another

And Understand One Another!

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Like a sculptor, if necessary, carve a friend out of stone. Realize that your inner sight is blind and try to see a treasure in everyone.”
- Rumi Jalalu'l-Din -

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Mobile Version vs. Web Version

I have been asking everyone I know if they will please sign up as a

Follower

on my

Blog

so I can show

Publishers

I have a following

and will be able to sell my manuscript.

But

Blogger

doesn't make it easy for anyone.

If,

like almost everyone today,

you are looking at this

Post

on your phone,

they make it seem impossible.

I do appreciate everyone trying to sign up though

and I appreciate everyone still coming back daily to read what I have to say on my

Blog.

Please don't get frustrated.

The problem,

when looking on your phone is,

Blogger

uses what is called the

Mobile Version

of a website.
What that does is,

it takes away all the extra designs,

headings,

thrills,

and frills I am able to put on the

Web Version.

This lets the

Mobile Version

load faster onto your phone

and lets you see,

what they consider the important content in a larger font size.

The

Web Version

is always loaded in the tiniest of fonts so they can show the whole webpage.

Unfortunately,

the only way to sign up as a

Follower

is to look at the

Web Version.

The best way of signing up as a

Follower

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Browser

you like to use.

Like

Internet Explorer,

Edge,

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Mozilla Firefox,

Opera,

and so on.

If your

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go to that page.

If you already have a

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sign in.

If not,

you will have to create one.

Once you have done that,

in the search box type in

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Press on that link.

Then you will see the

Mobile Version

of my

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Near the bottom you will see where it says

View Web Version.

 Click on that link

and of course the

Web Version

will load.

Then,

on the right hand side,

under the heading

"Followers,"

you will see near the top a blue link titled

Follow.

Press on this

and you will be able to say yes to be the next

Follower!

See how

Blogger

makes it almost impossible for most people to sign up!

But please,

take the time to do so

and you will be helping me out tremendously.

I'm trying to figure out a way to reward the people who do.

Right now I'm thinking a free copy of my book to the first 50

Followers

when it comes out.

If I am able to convince a

Publisher

that I have enough

Followers

to publish it.

This is,

Thank You Once Again,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all it is cracked up to be. But writing is. Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do, the actual act of writing, turns out to be the best part. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.”
- Anne Lamott -

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