The question is whether you can, as you claimed, determine my origins from my name. You can probably determine whether I am Ashkenazi, Mizrachi or Sephardi, but beyond that it is not as easy as you believe.
For that matter, can you tell from his name whether an American-born citizen has ancestry from Benin versus Gambia versus Ghana vversus Guinea? ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2023 12:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: AI will surpass human intelligence! You should read some history of the Jewish ghettos of Europe. Also read up on the pope declaring “Cum nimis absurdum”. You got to love the Christians right? An excerpt. In 1555, Pope Paul IV issued the “Cum nimis absurdum” proclamation, which required the Jews of Rome to live in separate quarters and also severely restricted their rights, including what businesses they could engage in. The purpose of this edict was to encourage conversion to Catholicism, an act that would serve as a ticket out of the ghetto. The ghetto made a clear distinction to the wider society between those who were accepted” and those who were not. Though anti-Semitism was alive and well in the centuries that preceded this papal order, until 1555 the Jews of Rome had enjoyed freedom of movement. Under the papal order, they were relocated to a crowded and unsanitary area that regularly was flooded by the Tiber River. While the ghetto was a place of squalor, the rest of the city was being built up with magnificent churches. This contrast allowed the authorities to highlight the differences between Jews and Christians, making it seem as though the destitute living conditions of the ghetto were the natural consequences of denying the divinity of Christ. Though the ghetto was designed to segregate Jews, who were seen as a threat to Catholicism, it did not stop Jews and Christians from maintaining social and economic interactions; indeed Christians were allowed to enter the Roman ghetto during the day. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 11:50 AM, Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: I’ll guarantee you’re Jewish. There aren’t many Irish kids with the first name Shmuel. Are you really equating the degree comments as something I can determine in actuality? Really? Snowdon is from the old English meaning snow hill. (Snow dun) Williams is from old German. (Wilhelm) It’s easy to tell most people’s ethnicity from their names. Here’s some help for you. https://namsor.app/ Many blacks have acquired their last names from their slave owners. A good source of information is via the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates Jr. It’s one of my favorite shows. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 11:32 AM, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > Essentially every belief you attributed to me. Who attended SHARE. Who had a > degree. Knowing the ethnicity of posters. Pop quiz. What is the Ethnicity of Snowden Williams? Where did my ancestors live in the 19th and 20th centuries? ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2023 10:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: AI will surpass human intelligence! Which of my facts aren’t true? Assembler is dying. Confirmed by one of Assembler’s experts, Ray Mullins. With a name like Bill Johnson, I would either be Scandinavian or black most likely. I’m the former. Swedish mostly. Are you aware of how Swedes are named? Here’s some context easily found on the web on highly credible sites. First names often provide information such as gender and historical trends, cultural backgrounds, and nationality. Last names provide information on the roots of the family system and the origin of ethnicity. Using both can increase the chances of being able to predict someone's ethnicity with greater confidence. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, September 17, 2023, 10:30 AM, Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> wrote: > I have a talent for facts. ObSeanSpicer Alternative facts. > anyone can tell with near certainty the color and ethnicity of > most posters here simply based on their names. It's unfortunate that being certain and being correct are two very different things. FWIW, I would have guessed from your name that you were of Anglo-Saxon ancestry, but you claim otherwise. ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Bill Johnson <00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2023 10:38 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: AI will surpass human intelligence! I have a talent for facts. Which I’ve posted throughout this diatribe. The problem is many of you don’t like someone outside the cult showing you up so you attack and make ridiculous accusations and idiotic comparisons like the college one. Fact - assembler is dying a slow tortuous death. Fact - anyone can tell with near certainty the color and ethnicity of most posters here simply based on their names. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, September 16, 2023, 1:09 AM, g...@gabegold.com <g...@gabegold.com> wrote: You could also incorrectly "tell" that I didn't have a college degree. You have a talent for gratuitous insults and an obsession with starting and then arguing about wild digressions from whatever was the topic at hand. AI to assembler language to system programming demographics is quite the meander; each of those would have been worth separate discussions, but not in the unpleasant way you bring them up and then harangue anyone who disagrees with you. A basic question is why, since you disdain everyone here and disagree with most of what people say, you're still here. You're not changing minds, not making friends, not providing useful information, and not contributing anything. You're excellent at trolling though, which seems to be your sad reason for being. So you're entertaining, in a ghastly sort of way. On Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:33:25 +0000, Bill Johnson <mellonb...@yahoo.com> wrote: >Are you that naive? Ever been to Share? The current makeup of mainframe >systems programmers is 65% white, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic & 5% African >American. Factoring in most of the heavy posters are over 50, the demographics >are even more white since almost all systems programmers who got into IT in >the 50’s through the 70’s were almost exclusively white. Guess what? I can >also tell which people are Jewish, Asian, Hispanic, Scandinavian, Irish, and >most other ethnicities. That’s not nearly as easy but it’s not as difficult as >you’d think. I’d bet Oujeski isn’t a black guy. 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