From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   Mike  posted:   
   > On 2025-12-19 11:13, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > > Mike  posted:   
   > >> On 2025-12-18 16:33, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > >>> Mike  posted:   
   > >>>> On 2025-12-18 14:38, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > >>>>> Mike  posted:   
   > >>>>>> On 2025-12-17 22:26, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   > >>>>>>> Mike  posted:   
   > >>>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>> I wonder why Satan and Steven sound so similar?   
   > >>>>>>>   
   > >>>>>>> Did that dumb AI thing tell you that, or did you   
   > >>>>>>> think it up all by yourself?   
   > >>>>>>   
   > >>>>>> They are both two syllables with 'S', 't', 'n' in common.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> So what? A lot of words sound alike that have nothing   
   > >>>>> to do with each other.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> But people still make obvious associations.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> That's true, I associate your name with a microphone.   
   > >>> Are you a microphone because you have the same nickname   
   > >>> as a microphone?   
   > >>   
   > >> I do have quite a few microphones if you are interested,   
   > >> to many to count, if that matters.   
   > >   
   > > But that doesn't make you a microphone, despite the   
   > > fact that you share a nickname with microphones.   
   > >>   
   > >> I do like cooking too,   
   > >> as you might have noticed, so my names are all relevant.   
   > >   
   > > Last names were once determined by a person's   
   > > occupation. Was cooking ever your occupation?   
   >   
   > I did work at McDonald for a couple days. and   
   > I helped bake pies at church.   
      
   Of course you inherited your name from one of your   
   ancestors of the past, who was most likely a real   
   cook -- and that's how he got his name.   
   >   
   > >> It is a well known fact that names convert meanings, and   
   > >> some believe they also shape personalities.   
   > >   
   > > So that would mean you're a microphone that also   
   > > does some cooking. Got it. As for me, I have never   
   > > even thought of the false association you've tried   
   > > (and failed ) to associate with my name.   
   >   
   > Your name brings up impressions of Satan,and the Devil.   
   > What's false about that?   
      
   What's false about it is what Google's AI thing has   
   to say about it:   
      
   [quoting an AI thing] "The name Steven, a variant of Stephen,   
   comes from the Greek word Stephanos, meaning "crown," "garland,"   
   or "wreath," symbolizing honor and victory from ancient contests,   
   and gained popularity in Christianity through Saint Stephen, the   
   first martyr. It's a classic, strong name with Greek roots,   
   meaning "crowned one" or "victorious," carrying connotations   
   of honor and achievement." [end quoting]   
      
   You can verify that with that AI thing you use. I choose   
   to associate myself with Saint Stephen, and to renounce   
   the FALSE association you (with your typical dishonesty)   
   are trying (and failing) to associate with me.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)