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2024-08-19 22:19:24

Cryptocurrency is fraud.
Self-dealing has a long history on crypto exchanges: Researchers investigate 'wash trading'
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-history-crypto-exchanges.html
> In 2019, the American tech trading company Bitwise presented to the SEC that an astounding 95% of cryptocurrency exchanges were fake. This claim may be credited to a type of market manipulation called "wash trading," which involves inflating trading volumes by buying and selling with oneself.
#cryptocurrency #fraud

2024-08-13 01:16:59

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@npub12uf…6hdv Or "Too many of our badly-maintained servers have broken down since we got rid of the people that kept them running"??? 😉

2024-08-12 23:55:42

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@npub17e0…k3jc
Have you read Kim Stanley Robinson's book, The Ministry for the Future?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_for_the_Future

2024-08-11 03:50:47

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@npub1dm5…5sqe
And sometimes it's not linear, it's exponential!

2024-08-10 04:17:54

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@npub1dm5…5sqe Sometimes "code" is just a synonym for "adding more bugs". 😉

2024-08-04 18:13:26

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@npub1sqf…5skr
If it's too big to fail, it's too big. Break it up!
Applies to all industries, including the finance "industry".

2024-08-04 05:14:55

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@npub1ra6…s94j Excuse me. We are not *fans* of felines.
We are *servants* of felines.
Thanks for the cute cat poster!

2024-08-04 05:13:25

It's sad that game developers can't plan for really separating their games into components. Linux would have no problem with a "game-core" package. and "game-1080p", "game-4k", etc.
Oh, well. Glad I'm not a gamer!
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2411350/im-sick-of-pc-games-wasting-my-bandwidth-on-4k-textures.html
#linux #games #gamedev

2024-08-01 23:36:09

Spotted this on the way out the door for today's errands. A plumeria with an ant on an errand of its own.
#plumeria #ant #Hawaii #bloomscrolling
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/889/388/627/474/887/original/f61daddf0cc714f0.jpg

2024-07-25 00:02:38

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@npub1xpz…g6lj
Prove it with picture of your house TAKEN FROM THE OUTSIDE! 😉

2024-07-24 05:37:46

This plumeria blossom fell from the tree in front of our house, and landed just the right way to look like a white bird sprawling on the dirt, with its neck and a curving up in a little round mouth.
#plumeria #flower #Hawaii #Oahu
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/839/837/301/629/876/original/76d9b01c0924fabd.jpg

2024-07-22 10:52:30

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@npub1ks7…eg5u
Interestingly, the name of the free open source Android antivirus I use is...Hypatia.
😁

2024-07-14 08:02:41

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@npub1dm5…5sqe
My response was, if you don't like political violence, *then stop handing out guns like candy*.
Stupid #RepUblicanSSIANS

2024-07-12 21:39:33

The Ocean Is Getting Sicker
https://nautil.us/the-ocean-is-getting-sicker-708442/
> Pathogens are surging and new diseases are emerging.
#ecology #ocean #ClimateChange #climatecrises

2024-06-08 02:56:44

Cat roams university campus for 4 years, gets doctoral degree | The Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/cat-roams-university-campus-for-4-years-gets-doctoral-degree/
> A college in Vermont has awarded an honorary degree to a cat who is the unofficial campus mascot and emotional support feline.
#catsofmastodon

2024-05-23 03:11:02

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@npub1dm5…5sqe
A mutilated DeLorean?

2024-05-22 10:04:50

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@npub124k…kul7
Hmm, love the poem. But what is "Siling down"? It stopped me for a moment.

2024-05-19 05:56:48

Tonight's #sunset photo outside our backdoor. Today has been rainy and cloudy, with flood warnings courtesy of a kona low. Shot with a Pixel 7 using its ordinary Photo mode.
#Hawaii #photography
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/466/212/172/165/855/original/18d5519a8468160f.jpg

2024-05-15 09:21:35

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@npub124k…kul7
You write the poetry that communicates truth in beauty. Thanks for sharing them!

2024-05-06 00:22:51

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@npub1ept…jcl3
"But really! John Scalzi *is* one of my favorite writers!"
Thanks for writing your books.

2024-05-01 06:21:45

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@npub1vt6…w2mw "The Ghost Moon Orchestra" by Mostly Autumn.
Beautiful photo and path, too!

2024-04-22 23:56:46

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@npub1gzd…wfsq
Nope. I just checked. Guess I'm not popular these days!

2024-04-20 08:13:45

I always like to keep this in mind when I see the phrase, "Save the planet."
We mere humans aren't anywhere near destroying the planet. We might wipe out ourselves and much of current life on it, but we can't destroy the planet.
And, we can't even wipe out all life on the planet.
So think of it instead as - Save our own lives. Understand?
#savetheplanet

2024-04-09 19:20:44

America fell for guns recently, and for reasons you will not guess | Aeon Essays
https://aeon.co/essays/america-fell-for-guns-recently-and-for-reasons-you-will-not-guess
> The US today has extraordinary levels of gun ownership. But to see this as a venerable tradition is to misread history
#guncontrol

2024-03-31 01:00:18

Yes, the article is old, but it's well-written and applicable.
How do you photograph the Moon?
<http://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2014/may/02/how-do-you-photograph-the-moon>
#photography #moon

2024-03-30 03:32:34

"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it."
C. S. Lewis
#originality #quote #art #literature

2024-03-25 08:35:46

A #moon the night before last, seen through trees, made with Pixel 7's Night Sight mode. Something noticed while taking out the trash. 😁
#Hawaii #nightphotography #nightsky
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/155/410/129/837/188/original/384109cc7d1aa083.jpg

2024-03-20 03:20:12

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
#3 seems connected with Gödel's incompleteness theorem to me.

2024-03-19 03:24:07

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@npub1j8m…v5r7 Good luck! And rejoice at how successful you are at being yourself!

2024-03-19 01:15:42

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@npub1ept…jcl3 Reminds me of Neil Young adamantly insisting on special lossless, HQ formats for his music. As if his 78-year-old ears could hear the difference! 😉
I do lossless for everything during production. Once the piece reaches final stage, it goes out as high-quality OGG files.

2024-03-12 22:02:12

You know, if 10% of #men suffered from this, they'd have thrown billions of dollars into research and found a cure by now...
What is #endometriosis?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190116-what-is-endometriosis
> An estimated 10% of women have this condition, which can include debilitating pain. But it’s under researched, poorly understood – and still without a cure.
#women
#womensrights
#womenshealth

2024-03-10 01:49:16

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
'Tis! Visited places in California - Pacifica, San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Sacramento, Sutter Creek. 😁

2024-03-09 22:55:41

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@npub1j8m…v5r7 Got back yesterday from a mainland trip to visit family and friends. Current have about 1700 photos to go through... so it's going!

2024-03-09 19:25:56

Lord Balfour's hands are bloody. The Balfour Declaration laid much of the foundation for today's war-torn Middle East.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Balfour_Declaration
There were later updates about how the rights of Palestinians were ignored.
Lord Balfour: Pro-Palestinian protesters damage University of Cambridge painting - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-68515368
> Police are investigating after Palestine Action said it had "ruined" a painting of Lord Balfour.

2024-02-23 08:23:17

Tonight's moon picture, made with Google's Night Sight feature, while taking out the trash.
#Hawaii #moon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/979/829/442/222/404/original/e439cfd77e12ba5d.jpg

2024-02-22 20:23:18

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Hmm, I think that's true of all cultures...

2024-02-20 23:00:44

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Most excellent!
Fave? The first one, the rainbow.

2024-02-20 09:47:47

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Beautiful - thanks for sharing your feelings like that!
@npub1j8m…v5r7

2024-02-10 21:21:08

9 takeaways from Maui police report on Aug. 8 inferno
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/02/10/breaking-news/9-takeaways-from-maui-police-report-on-aug-8-inferno/
> Six months after a firestorm destroyed Lahaina, a detailed report on the tragedy reveals that a large number of victims died along a single street — a stark indication of the ferocity of the blaze that swept through the historic island town, killing 100 people.
#MauiFires #LahainaFires #Lahaina #policereport

2024-02-08 05:34:14

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@npub1j8m…v5r7 Hurrah!

2024-02-04 05:20:01

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
I agree. I think it's rooted in fear.

2024-02-03 05:28:30

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Or people prefer a person they've never met and exists only in their imagination?
@npub1j8m…v5r7

2024-02-02 08:07:19

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
As a former professional musician trying to make a living in the early 1970s - it wasn't any easier back then!!!

2024-01-30 09:13:48

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Those are cute!
@npub1j8m…v5r7

2024-01-25 00:04:42

Is AI killing the social media star? How companies are cashing in on virtual influencers
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-ai-social-media-star-companies.html
> Instagram's rising stars are a new breed of social media influencer. In fact, many of them aren't even technically human.
#AI #socialmedia #influencer

2024-01-12 11:27:48

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@npub1gfd…7gg6
Or the day before a holiday.
@npub1wdw…3n6v

2024-01-12 05:50:51

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@npub17vj…g088 Well, my grandfather never got to high school. He had to quit school in 8th grade to help support his family.

2024-01-12 04:29:50

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@npub1xsy…cevg @npub14e7…4v9k In the Lord of the Rings, it's called Minas Tirith Soup.

2024-01-05 00:19:45

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@npub1ept…jcl3
Here you go, a sunset from yesterday, in the Kalealoa! Enjoy!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/700/474/912/515/125/original/861b539b16b1ddb9.jpg

2024-01-04 10:43:27

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@npub12ze…hunm
As a former inventory counter...seeing items in 4s was fast and easy. I didn't count in ones. I counted in 4s.
5s, on the other hand, tended to break into smaller numbers - 3s, 2s.
Interesting article.
@npub1wdw…3n6v

2024-01-01 19:48:34

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Happy birthday and happynewholidayear!
Technically, my daughter's old enough to be your mom. 😉

2023-12-20 20:54:04

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@npub1ept…jcl3 Now...will VW start making reliable cars to put the buttons in?
As a former owner of multiple Beetles, and friend of someone whose VW Golf had its engine destroy itself before it hit the 1000 mile mark, I feel entitled to ask.
"Brand reliability continues to be mostly below par." - Consumer Reports.

2023-12-20 09:12:56

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@npub1254…te0y
Have you ever visited the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, USA?
https://www.museumofglass.org/about-the-museum
@npub1zdq…wdcp

2023-12-10 22:37:05

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@npub1xzm…eykm
I always read "AI" in the news as "Artificial Idiocy." Although the terms "Augmented Idiocy" or "Amplified Idiocy" just came to mind.
@npub1gzd…wfsq

2023-12-08 22:25:06

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@npub1dm5…5sqe
I suppose, might depend on your passion. Like, really passionate about inventing the sport of surfing on flowing magma! 😁

2023-12-07 01:39:22

Study shows how it's possible to phase out fossil fuels without sacrificing electoral popularity
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-phase-fossil-fuels-sacrificing-electoral.html
> A new study by UCL researchers shows how it's possible to phase out fossil fuels without sacrificing electoral popularity—even in coal mining regions.
We don't have to keep pumping CO2 into the air. #climatechange

2023-12-06 09:21:50

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@npub1dm5…5sqe
The USA is also madly in love with pouring money into the military-industrial complex. "Can't afford to spend a billion dollars for healthcare, but we sure can spend another billion for weapons."
Almost like the USA is in love with *death*, not life. Sounds like serious mental illness to me!
@npub1gzd…wfsq

2023-11-26 05:59:43

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@npub15x4…3p3l
Sorry, I would rather quit social media and "work chat" apps like Slack.
Email is managable. The others are not.
@npub1rax…8p4w

2023-11-25 07:27:52

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
You're welcome!

2023-11-25 01:02:48

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Thank you for continuing to make your jewelry - making the world a more beautiful place, one piece at a time!

2023-11-05 19:49:43

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Thanks for your work. Sometimes I think the best response to those creating ugliness is to create more beauty!
@npub1j8m…v5r7

2023-10-26 23:20:28

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@npub19fc…ay3c
How about banning bullets? 😉

2023-10-22 04:26:17

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@npub1efv…4jx2
Note to self: Do not get out of vehicle in the rain.
@npub1363…z8k5

2023-10-12 08:12:24

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@npub1t2e…lf36
Yes, stay away from the wine. Alcohol is a depressant, and only makes it worse.
@npub1rax…8p4w

2023-09-30 08:38:39

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@npub1u3t…c6ug
#vote #no #Republicans #RepUblicanSSIANS
@npub1mdk…tw9v

2023-09-28 01:14:17

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@npub1uz7…uy7w
Love the black paint running down, really makes them image. Thanks for sharing it!
@npub1t2a…qkkn

2023-09-15 02:38:53

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@npub1j8m…v5r7
Sounds like a song to me!
@npub1j8m…v5r7

2023-09-05 09:50:22

Peregrine Falcon image wins bird photo award - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-66706149
> A selection of the winning images from the 2023 Bird Photographer of the Year award.
Some really nice pictures here!
#birds
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/011/916/622/270/732/original/be03c5e20fb2dcea.jpg

2023-08-31 23:53:21

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@npub1khx…geyg
Mom! Where've you been? We missed you!
@npub1mdk…tw9v

2023-08-31 01:09:49

Burning Man needs a rebrand. Instead of destroying things, help rebuild the planet
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/burning-man-climate-change-18335011.php
> Nearly 40 years ago, Burning Man forged a vital cultural movement. Today, with the planet...
Maybe stop burning the planet? Or has burning just become an unthinking habit to the rich and privelidged?
#climatecrisis #burningman
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/981/558/320/582/209/original/5907119e45b4a937.jpg

2023-08-26 20:24:16

This is what happens when you leave your infrastructure in the care of a for-profit corporation. Is it just me, or is Hawaiian Electric effectively dead?
Bare electrical wire, leaning poles on Maui were possible causes of deadly fires
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/26/breaking-news/bare-electrical-wire-leaning-poles-on-maui-were-possible-causes-of-deadly-fires/
> In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows...
#Lahaina #Maui
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/957/786/218/228/708/original/cf59c0b4e5ad51bf.jpg

2023-08-23 03:11:45

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@npub1u69…qfp9
I log in to Xitter once a month, to keep the account alive so trolls can't use my handle. That's it!
@npub12fh…je70

2023-08-20 09:41:04

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@npub1ul2…5sjq
That is so cute!

2023-08-18 02:11:25

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-wildfires-fueled-extinctions-southern-california.html
From the article:
"The authors concluded that the magnificent mammals of the Ice Age vanished with shocking speed when a period of warm, dry climate conditions coincided with the arrival of humans and a tool they struggled to contain: fire."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

2023-08-04 19:19:49

Early entry for #Caturday
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-cats-finagled-human-hearts-homes.html

2023-07-28 07:08:01

Sinéad O’Connor was right. She should be given credit for speaking a horrible truth | Datebook
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/sinead-o-connor-was-right-18262586
#SineadOconnor

2023-07-17 22:26:18

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@npub1mdk…tw9v @npub125n…ft8e Hey, Mark! Suggest maybe adding some hashtags to that, like #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis?

2023-07-11 22:17:33

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@npub17qr…zatq I wonder if that statue was an inspiration for the actor's makeup?

2023-07-11 10:06:15

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@npub17qr…zatq Looks like the Emperor in Star Wars.

2023-07-08 06:57:03

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@npub13y6…dylg Dear NYC and assorted corporations offering app-based food delivery: I still won't use your services. Sincerely, Me.

2023-07-07 00:21:01

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@npub1ept…jcl3
As any experienced programmer would say, Dates are complicated. 😉

2023-07-06 03:20:25

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@npub1rc6…g7hx
True. But a golf course consumes more CO2, yes? They have their good points, vs paving them over and building another shopping mall.
@npub1363…z8k5

2023-07-04 22:40:56

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@npub1p5q…wp7a
Our society's values are inverted. CEOs, professional athletes, etc, that contribute little good get paid millions. Teachers, firefighters, police officers, social workers, healthcare people, get paid little. Too little to live on in many places, like Hawaii.
@npub1ate…d2lk @npub1rax…8p4w

2023-07-03 09:54:32

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@npub1ks7…eg5u
It was our lead guitarist's favorite book. He told us that Siddhartha meant "He who attains his goal."

2023-07-03 05:11:04

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@npub1ks7…eg5u The band I was in after high school was named for this book.

2023-06-23 08:44:20

As a former #Yellowstone #National #Park employee, I approve this message. #Bison are marvelous!
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-bison-reintroduced-canada-banff.html

2023-06-07 01:00:52

Panorama of the Painted Ladies in San Francisco, opposite view from the largest surf beach in San Francisco. Very cold day with wind blowing from the Pacific with a cloudy day.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/500/226/750/706/190/original/48bf670852f3a235.jpg

2023-04-28 09:18:07

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#[0]
They look like tenor ukuleles to me. 😁
#[1]

2023-03-31 22:53:34

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#[0] We are all priests of creation, enabling it to do more than it would have on its own.