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Strange Bedfellows – the Good Kind but not THAT Kind

It’s weird how often we have to remind alleged adults that you can agree with a person on Subject A but disagree with the same individual on Subject B – and still not hate them. The phrase “strange bedfellows” in political context (and not a post-drunken adventure context) are productive but unlikely team-ups. It’s so obvious. But so many restrict their views to false binaries, to all-or-nothing attitudes. I don’t even agree with myself on some things I did or believed yesterday. Everyone is like that. So why are people… Read More »Strange Bedfellows – the Good Kind but not THAT Kind

Input Overload Causes Dizziness

The world is only chaos if you insist on listening to too much at the same time. If you played six different songs at the same time you’d go nuts. That’s exactly what people do when they tune into social media and suck down multiple news inputs. You go to a party you don’t interact with each person simultaneously. You go a few at time. That’s how we’re made. Too much input and you’re going to go insane.

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The War on Christmas Is Over! Bring on the Toilet Wars! 

The Jerkiest of Jerks It’s no secret this world is full of jerks. Jerks of all kinds. At the top of the scale, the jerkiest of the jerky, are those that exploit kindness. I mean those who pretend to be in distress, then when a passerby tries to help, the criminal strikes, robbing (or doing something worse to) the kind soul.  Those goons achieve peak jerkitude because they not only harm their victim, but they create a world frightened to help out a stranger. They steal kindness from us all.   … Read More »The War on Christmas Is Over! Bring on the Toilet Wars! 

Gods and Computers

An Upgrade is Available for Your God(s)

The more I write about tech, artificial intelligence, and algorithms, the more I sound like I’m talking about religion. Humans Need to Know Why Like many folks in this era of podcasts, I have listened to far too many true crime stories to be healthy.  There is one thing I find extremely fascinating about the families of the victims. They’ve expressed a common feeling that’s surprising, when the full fate of their loved-one isn’t fully known. Say a person has gone missing, evidence indicates they were likely murdered, but their… Read More »An Upgrade is Available for Your God(s)

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A “Don’t Come Cryin’ to Me” Kind of Moment

USA Election 2024 is over. If the obvious happens, I don’t want to hear from you. Okay, friend, so you voted for Trump. This might surprise you, but I get it. I really do. Times are tough. You got tired of it. So, you voted for change. If you had any concerns beyond your own, you set them aside because life is hard. No doubt. Totally agreed, life is rough. My concern is this: I follow politics and study history, and what I’ve learned is that a different path doesn’t… Read More »A “Don’t Come Cryin’ to Me” Kind of Moment

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Am I a Fool for Loving Generative A.I.?

If Generative A.I. Is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right I don’t remember much about grade school, but I clearly recall a classmate’s kindness. In art class, this one kid made drawings that were always fantastic. Mine were always less than. Far less than. I asked him his secret, expecting him to keep such valuable knowledge to himself.  He shared generously and without hesitation. “When you fill in a shape, make sure you color in the same direction.”  During our next art class, I tried it. The result? My… Read More »Am I a Fool for Loving Generative A.I.?