APPLE INC AND ILLUMINATI

For those who believe that the Illuminati is working to bring about a new world order, knowing that Apple Inc. is a major component of that plan is second nature. Between the overt symbolism and the knowledge that Steve Jobs is not really dead (IW is researching that one and will soon provide a full article), it's beyond obvious. However, the methods this company uses to recruit and brainwash are little known, and they've been something that we've been interested in for a long time. Today, we can proudly say that we can answer the question of how the Apple cult functions.

To think of Apple as just another company, even one that is Illuminati controlled, is preposterous. This company does not just have customers, it has devotees. Lovers of Apple products will wait days and days in line for whatever new iPad, iPhone, or other Illuminati device that is being released. No other electronics company can boast such a fan base, and why's that? It's because Apple followers have been brainwashed and continue to allow themselves to be placed under mind control. This is why we refer to Apple as a cult. It can be nothing else, and it's one that glorifies Satan.

To increase its following, Apple uses several brainwashing techniques. The first is through education. The schools are the Illuminati's first line of attack on our minds. Here, we are taught "truths" such as how the Earth is warming, that Oswald killed JFK, and that Americans have landed on the moon. Schools have been using Apple products since the very first Macintosh was released. At first, all students used them, but that has since changed due to the high costs of Apple products. Today, the use of Apple products are reserved only for the "best" students. This allows subtle mind control techniques to affect these kids as well as conveying the message that Apple is for "smart" people. To further reinforce this, Apple products are heavily marketed to hipster groups or rather people who want to breakaway from structures such as organized religion. 

Let's analyze one of Apple's classic commercials, the easy-going laid back young adult (Apple) compared to the uptight guy in the suit (PC). The juxtaposition shows how close-minded and ignorant the man in the suit is, while the relaxed kid is taking things in stride. What this is really saying is that young people who want to rebel and be themselves should come over to Apple. Through the company's advertisements, they are working furiously to brainwash the youths of the world. This is just one more of Apple's mind control methods. 

By convincing people that its products are not only good but also stylish, Apple makes being a part of its cult a very popular notion. Most people who buy Macbooks and other such products have little knowledge of what they can do, and even these products have built in features to control your mind. The small sound bytes and rhythms they emit work in-sync with Hollywood conditioning to make you more susceptible to suggestion. The color schemes and designs also work on your mind to make you feel in need. For example, Apple products consistently use colors that make people feel hungry. When you are hungry, you are far more susceptible to making poor choices. Studies have been conducted that have proven this, but they were performed by the Illuminati and the results were buried. Of course, the researchers were bribed to prevent any leaks.

Through the use of traditional brainwash methods (education and propaganda) as well as scientific means (sounds and colors), Apple has a tremendous power over our minds, and the cult doesn't stop there either. Most of those who fall into the cult are people with at least three Apple products (iPad, iPhone, and iMac). They are of little significance to those in the higher echelons but will follow the company's will. In essence, they are like your casual churchgoer. Aside from being a name on a membership list, they have no importance within the religious body. The next level are the Apple "geniuses" who toil at the various Apple stores. For a job that barely pays above minimum wage, there is much competition. These are young people who are ready to dedicate their lives to the cult. They believe in Apple and want to help it fulfill its mission. They are also screened thoroughly before being hired. 

We talked to a former Apple store "genius" who we will identify as Steve about what went on during the interview process. Steve told us the first round was fairly generic where the manager asked about education and work experience. It wasn't until the next round that the questions took on a more fanatic level. Questions about one's devotion to Apple, dedication to its mission, and why they love the company abounded. Those who indicated the least hint that working for the Apple store was anything less than an experience of a lifetime were quickly removed from the pool. Upon being hired, Steve said the brainwashing continued during training and was much more intense than in any other job he had worked. By the time it was all over, he said that he was to the point where he would die for the company. It was that powerful. Steve told us that he didn't think of himself as an employee but a man on a great mission. Fortunately, the brainwashing couldn't overtake Steve's ego. He quit after working there for two years when he was passed over for promotion to "genius leader." However, Steve did tell us that he felt like certain people were being selected for higher duties within the company. These people all fit a certain profile. They had dysfunctional families, high intelligence, and few friends, pretty much the exact same traits cult members exhibit. 

What we here at IW have determined is that Apple functions similarly to a church. We have provided a chart below as a reference for this analogy.

              Apple                                             Church
Level 1: Product Owner                               Member
Level 2: Apple "Genius"                              Deacon
Level 3: Researcher/Senior Manager           Clergy
Level 4: Corporate Manager                        Bishop
Level 5: Corporate Executive                      Archbishop
Level 6: Board Member                               Cardinal
Level 7: CEO                                               Pope

Just like a church, Apple functions with the same sort of hierarchy. People regarded Apple's first CEO, Steve Jobs, as a sort of demigod who was revolutionizing the world. When he supposedly "died," Apple supporters mourned across the world. He was more to them than just a businessman but an almost spiritual leader. Through brainwashing, these people believed that Apple products had changed their lives, when in reality they had not.

That's what Apple is, it's not a company, not a brand, it's a cult. A cult that worships Satan. It works throughout our entire society to select more members of the Illuminati while programming everyone else to become mindless drones. Do not fall for this! And remember that the "i" in iPhone stands for Illuminati.

STEVE JOBS IS ALIVE

The founder and leader of the Cult of Apple, Steve Jobs, is not dead. What was perceived as the passing of a great figure was little more than a farce created by the Illuminati to help them get one step closer to world domination. As of now, faking Jobs' death could have been done for numerous reasons, but one thing is certain, this was something that they had planned well in advance. Indications that this was a sham are obvious and everywhere. From Jobs' unusually lengthy battle with cancer to his secret funeral, the signs all point to an elaborate NWO hoax, meaning that the tech guru is still alive and hiding out.

To understand how this hoax started, we need to go back to Jobs' original diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. For just about everyone who gets this disease, death is certain and swift. Life expectancy usually doesn't exceed 18 months for most victims. However, Steve Jobs managed to live for another 8 years after receiving the news. What this indicates is that the Apple founder probably never even had cancer, and the story that he did was little more than window dressing by the Illuminati. 

Jobs received his initial diagnosis in 2003, well after he had revitalized the Apple cult and had introduced the first of many Illuminati products (iPod). When the announcement of his illness was made, the secret order believed that the cult was back on track and that Jobs could "disappear" and begin his real work for the NWO. Unfortunately, many members realized that if Jobs abandoned his papal position too soon then the cult would begin to disintegrate again just as it had during the 1990s. That's when the Illuminati engineered the story to make it sound as if Jobs' cancer was an extremely rare and slow-growing tumor that might actually be treatable. That would allow the CEO to maintain his position as well as keep the Illuminati's lie intact and ready to use at any time.

That extra time proved valuable. Jobs was able to grow the Apple cult exponentially and has successfully brainwashed much of the population with his Illuminati product line. By the time he actually "died" in 2011, Apple boasted hundreds of millions of followers. With the company finally at its peak, the secret order decided to get Jobs out of the public scene and onto more important work. Consider this, Jobs battled an acutely deadly cancer for 8 years when nearly everyone else who gets it is lucky to live for two, and his death came when Apple was the world's most valuable company. Could this be a coincidence? Maybe, but there's more.

When someone as public and well-liked as Steve Jobs dies, there is a tremendous outpouring of emotions, and the funeral services can be equally immense. However, the arrangements for Jobs' memorial were unlike any other, not because of how grand they were but because of secretive they were. Instead of providing opportunities for the public to express their grief, a "funeral" was held under the tightest security (much stricter than normal even considering all of the high-profile attendees). Those who attended were all Illuminati bigwigs such as Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Bono. They weren't there to mourn the Apple founder, they were there to perform a secret order ritual. Faking the death of Jobs obviously had some religious importance for them and whatever ceremony they had must have fit the narrative. No accounts of what happened during the service exist, and all we have to go on is what a few Illuminati reporters can tell us. 

Now if a beyond-private funeral is not enough to convince you, then you should visit Jobs' grave to get the rest of the story. Oh yeah, that's right, you can't. All that is known about the cult leader's final resting place is that it's located somewhere in Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Good luck trying to find it. It's unmarked and could be anywhere. In fact, it probably doesn't even exist. If Jobs' family were so obsessed about keeping his grave private and out of the reach of visitors, they could have had him buried on private property or even had him cremated and kept the ashes in a secret vault. Nope, none of that would do for the Illuminati. They know that eventually someone would either stumble upon the ashes or even exhume the body and learn the truth. That's why the Apple cult leader is supposedly in a grave that no one knows about.

The occasional Steve Jobs sighting does occur. Based on our best analysis, we tend to believe that the ones catching a glimpse of Jobs as a moderately overweight person are accurate. With his death faked, the Illuminati likely changed his physical appearance to that of a chubby man with a "cue ball" haircut. What the secret order is doing with him right now is anyone's guess. There are a few theories. They may be waiting for some more of their "disasters" to strike before revealing that he is alive and well, making him out to be some sort of dark messiah. Or, he could be waiting in secret for when the NWO has taken control, making his reappearance as one of the principal leaders. There is even a chance that he is in cryo-stasis and will be revived when the time is right decades or even centuries from now (If you think cryo is limited to sci-fi, guess again).

Either way, Steve Jobs is alive, but do not rejoice. This is not a good thing. His being alive will do nothing for you. Instead, his living means that the Illuminati are just one move closer to enslaving us all.

HIMALYAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING REQUIREMENTS

2016 Himalayan climbing season is fast approaching at this point, and in just a few weeks time I'll be reporting on the first arrival of mountaineers in Kathmandu. Over the weeks that follow, we'll be following the progress of a variety of teams as they attempt to scale Everest and other major peaks across the region. But in the run up to the start of those expeditions we're learning more about how the climbing scene on the world's tallest mountain is changing, thanks to Alan Arnette and others, and some of what we've learned is eye opening.

If you haven't read part 1 of Alan's series on how Everest is changing I recommend you do so now. It is definitely insightful, and gives us a sense of what to expect not only this year, but in the years ahead. Yesterday, he posted part 2of this ongoing series which takes a look at the new requirements for climbers heading to Everest this year. Those requirements could also have a dramatic and far reaching impact for mountaineering in Nepal, particularly if they are enforced fully.

According to Alan, the new rules passed on by the Nepali government say this:

Climbers must be between 18 and 75 years of agePermits will only be given to those who can prove they have already scaled mountains that are higher than 6,500 meters (21,325 feet)Disabled or visually impaired people need someone to carry them. Only those who can go on their own will be given permission.

Unfortunately, it appears that none of these rules are being enforced at all this season, which is exactly what we've seen from Nepal in the past. Following major accidents or other incidents on the mountain, the government attempts to look like it's doing something, but in reality its usually just a show. They'll announce major changes to rules or new regulations, but then those regulations are rarely – if ever – enforced. We've seen it time and time again, and for the most part it always appears that the regime in power is mostly interested in the revenue that is generated from mountaineering – often to line their own pockets – more than actually making things safer. 

Alan goes on to examine how these new regulations are impacting western guiding companies, many of whom have already started implementing requirements for experience on Himalayan peaks on their own. 

What does this mean for climbers? In theory, it should result in more experienced teams on Everest over all, although most don't think that will actually be the case. No matter what the outcome though, it is clear that things are in a state of flux there now, and in a few years, it could be a very different climate on the mountain. 

TRAVEL- AFRICAN STREET VIEW

Google Street View continues to expand its coverage of remote parts of the world. After taking us to places like Machu Picchu, theKhumbu Valley in Nepal, and the summit ofMont Blanc, the online exploration tool is now taking us to South Africa on a virtual safari.

The Google Street View Mzansi Experience takes us into the wilds of South Africa, where you can spot elephants, leopards, rhinos, and other creatures. It also gives us a look at the landscapes where those creatures live, and while it is no substitute for a real safari, it does make for a nice escape when you're stuck at the keyboard for an extended period of time.

The high-tech tour of South Africa doesn't end in the backcountry either. Google also takes us to the legendary Cape of Good Hope, theGolden Mile in Durban, and the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, amongst other iconic and beautiful places across the country.

It's hard not to be impressed with Google Street View's growing library of amazing destinations. What started out as technology designed to enhance Google Maps, has grown into its own stand alone product that is fantastic in its own right. Visiting these places virtually will never be as great as actually going there in person, but it is a fun way to explore parts of the world that might not b as accessible otherwise. Why not go on a little virtual adventure of your own today. Visit the Google Street View website byclicking here.

TURING TEST

Is conversational behavior shown by a naïve human being a good example of intelligent behavior? If a machine does as well in conversation as a human being to make you think that it is human, then many people will agree it is intelligent.

There is a lot of lore about the Turing Test, named after Alan Turing who defined it. The websitehttp://www.cs.vu.nl/~jdruiter/c/index.htmlgives a lot of information on this.

The Loebner Prize

You may also wish to readhttp://www.loebner.net/Prizef/loebner-prize.html describing the $100,000 Loebner Prize for the first person to win the Turing Test by creating a suitable computer program. There is also an annual prize to be won by the best entry that year. The website mentioned above gives considerable information on the annual prizes awarded so far. Current technology has not yet demonstrated successful artificial intelligence at the level of winning the $100,000 Prize.

There is a very interesting discussion between Shieber [Lessons from a Restricted Turing Test] and
Loebner [ http://www.loebner.net/Prizef/In-response.html ]. Shieber has argued that if there had been a prize for a flying machine before the relevant science had been understood, people would have spent time trying to use springs to make flying machines. Loebner answers this by referring to Mozart’s backside!
To quote Loebner
“When Mozart rode to Vienna in 1781 he wrote complaining of the pain the mail coach inflicted on his backside. (Mozart in Vienna, V.Braunbehrens, trans T. Bell Grove Weidenfield, NY 1990, p 17). This was a result, I must suppose, in part from poor suspension of the coach. The study of elasticity, stress, and strain did not result in a swift and straight arrival at understanding. Suppose a concerted effort had been made, early on, to fly using springs. Perhaps the concepts of stress and strain would have been invented sooner, along with advances in spring technology that would have been a boon to humanity, and Mozart’s buttocks”.
Three cheers to Loebner! My project suggestion in this posting deals with an idea related in spirit. Many practical and valuable things can be achieved using the experience of working with programs designed to take the Turing Test. To continue with the analogy, instead of making a flying machine, one of these efforts could lead to an understanding of how to make properly sprung mail coaches.

Chatterbots

Before I start off with my proposal, let me mention Chatterbots. The Internet era has created “bots” which are programs which behave like robots; including the Chatterbots” which carry out conversations with humans. The website http://www.a-i.com/ gives you access to “Alan”, an interesting chatterbot.

Good, now we are ready to discuss my project suggestion. The proposal below involves extending the test idea to a spoken language context, not to win the Loebner prize, but to create a system, which could serve a variety of people in a limited way. I will argue that there are many attractive reasons to use a speech interface in the context of a Turing Machine. I do not believe that this is a magical solution to the challenge of making a machine show intelligent behavior, but I do believe that many students of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science would consider this a promising way to advance the tools available to those who work on AI. The idea of using a speech interface is not new. You can find examples among winning programs from the annual Loebner prize contests that offer you a text-to-speech interface. 

Guru of AI

Everyone in computer science knows a lot about John McCarthy and his contributions.  LISP was the first programming language I fell in love with. His contributions to AI and computer science are well-known, but I confess that I have never read his biography so far, but I caught up a bit recently when Professor V Rajaraman wrote a very interesting article about John McCarthy in the March 2014 issue ofResonance, which is available online. Visit

http://www.ias.ac.in/resonance/php/toc.php?vol=19&issue=03

I downloaded the PDF version of the article and read it. As a bonus, there is another article in that issue by Dr Raman Chandrasekar on the famous AI system named “Jeopardy!” which competes in TV quiz programs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!

Let me offer a few tidbits to give you a feel for Rajaraman’s article. He mentions McCarthy’s visit to IIT Kanpur and says it inspired a number of students to take up computer science and that one of them was Narayana Murthy! He also mentions that the parents of McCarthy had been immigrants to the US, one from Ireland and one from Lithuania. Both had been members of the American Communist Party. 

McCarthy had done seminal work in Artificial Intelligence, brought researchers together in the beginning of work in the field; no wonder Rajaraman calls him Father of Artificial Intelligence. McCarthy spent three years serving as Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Stanford University, but was not given tenure! I got reminded of young colleagues in India who are very interested in inter-disciplinary research of potentially great significance, but are scared that promotion committees may not do them justice if they “stray” beyond the mainstream!   

I do not wish to say any more about McCarthy’s ideas and work in this blog post. I only wanted to attract a few more readers to enjoy Prof Rajaraman article and to benefit from it.  He has done a great job of elucidating the important ideas that McCarthy had worked on. 

ROSETTA:-LANDING ON A COMET

The European Space Agency's Rosetta Spacecraft has succeeded in landing a device carrying instruments on the comet

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/12/rosetta-mission-philae-historic-landing-comet

The extent of success of the mission is not clear as I write this piece on Nov 13, 2014 as seen from this report:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/philae-lander-bounced-twice-on-comet-and-may-still-not-be-stable-rosetta-mission-scientists-warn-9857551.html

According to TV news, gravitational acceleration at the place of landing is 100,000 times weaker than on earth; if this is true, it would mean that a 100 Kg lander would behave as if it weighed 1 gram! It is obviously a great challenge to a build a robotic device to work under such circumstances, land on a surface whose properties are not known, and then carry out useful research. All this has to be done with 64 hours of battery life! We do not know how well the solar panels would be able to recharge the batteries!  

The goal is undoubtedly a worthy one. We should recall the great contribution of Edmond Halley in this context. He predicted that a comet that had appeared in 1456, 1531, 1607, and 1682 would return in 1758. He did not live to see this happen, but the prediction made a big impact on human thought. Superstitious beliefs that comets were heavenly messengers foreboding pestilence, famine and death were shown to be hollow. His prediction was not a casual one. He had been attracted to Kepler's laws of planetary motion and was looking for proof that they were in fact accurate. In August 1684, he went to Cambridge to discuss this with Sir Isaac Newton, and found that Newton had solved the problem, working on the orbit of comet Kirch. Finding that Newton could not locate a record of his own work, Halley encouraged him to redo it and publish it. It finally came out prominently in “Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica” authored by Newton and published at Halley's expense in 1687.

Halley and Newton did not merely change our knowledge of mechanics. They helped destroy the cobwebs of the human mind, giving us an opportunity to develop a more verifiable world view. We don’t need to cook up myths to explain what we do not understand. We need to explore and find verifiable truths to share.