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Last Christmas, my daughter surprised me with a beautiful Porter Road Dry Aged half-brisket, a thoughtful gift that sparked both excitement and apprehension. As a novice, I was fearful of getting a brisket right—such a prized cut deserved perfection. The brisket sat in my freezer while I studied how to cook it on my Char-Broil Commercial TRU-Infrared 4-burner grill, determined to do it justice. I couldn’t find specific instructions for my grill; most recipes assumed everyone has a dedicated smoker.
Enter Grok (xAI), the perfect study buddy and party planner. Grok helped me sort through online information to develop precise instructions tailored to my setup. This guide, crafted for beginning brisket chefs, uses a custom rub from Summer's Fruit Barn in South Mountain, Phoenix, Cowboy Brand hickory wood chips, a smoker box, a ThermoPro digital food thermometer with dual probe, aluminum foil, a metal pan, and a spray bottle with apple juice. Starting with a 6.7 lb brisket and trimming it to 5 lbs, this recipe delivers a tender, juicy masterpiece with a sweet-savory-smoky crust, complete with a drippings-based BBQ sauce. Here’s how to make it happen.
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APTOS, CA November 11, 1997
On October 17, we had an earthquake from which are still feeling affects, and aftershocks.
In the small beach community of Rio del Mar in Aptos, the earthquake came on an unseasonably warm and sunny October afternoon. The initial shock knocked out our power and our senses. We rocked and rolled to continuous and massive aftershocks throughout the night. Next a record windstorm struck, blowing windows. Then torrential rainfall poured onto our damaged roof, raining into the debris in which we slept and triggering more landslides than the quakes. We awaited the locusts.
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Let me share with you a recent project in which I engaged AI to refine a song inspired by my three-year-old grandson's imaginative words during a backyard swing session.
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While pushing the Kid on a tree swing, I mentioned the storm clouds climbing over the South Mountain hills. He replied, "Maybe it will rain iceballs. We can eat them like strawberry snow cones." That might seem random. But, he was remembering a hail storm where we made snow cones from hail and strawberry jam.
His other phrases included "To the moon!", "Like a rocket!", "I can swing higher than you!" and "Is that a race car?"
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![Will AI become a psychopathic sociopath that controls humanity? [Image by Grok (Xai)]](/images/Images/AGI-control-humans250.jpg "Will AI become a psychopathic sociopath that controls humanity? [Image by Grok (xAI)]")
A recent episode of"AI Decoded" on BBC's The Context discussed how Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) might one day become more intelligent than humans and could control us in ways we can't predict.
The discussion drew an analogy between humans and chimpanzees. Despite sharing nearly identical DNA, humans have evolved a more sophisticated brain, allowing us to control chimps despite their physical strength. By this logic, if AGI becomes exponentially more intelligent than us, it might similarly control humans.
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Emerging research concludes that genetics make us susceptible to traits and behavior, but susceptibility is not destiny (Sinha 2004). In other words, "I can't help it; I was born this way" is not an excuse for bad behavior and stupid decisions.
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Working with hundreds of business, marketing, and psychology students a year, I get a lot of questions about concepts, processes, and practices. Here are some of the FAQs for Dr. Duncan.