Category: Ramblings

Stuff I think about

It Seemed Like A Simple Question, Part 4 (End)

This post (and its companion pieces) is the result of an extended conversation with an AI research assistant that started somewhere entirely mundane and ended up somewhere I wasn’t expecting. It got heavy enough that I felt it was worth…

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It Seemed Like A Simple Question, Part 3

This post (and its companion pieces) is the result of an extended conversation with an AI research assistant that started somewhere entirely mundane and ended up somewhere I wasn’t expecting. It got heavy enough that I felt it was worth…

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It Seemed Like A Simple Question, Part 2

This post (and its companion pieces) is the result of an extended conversation with an AI research assistant that started somewhere entirely mundane and ended up somewhere I wasn’t expecting. It got heavy enough that I felt it was worth…

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It Seemed Like A Simple Question, Part 1

This post (and its companion pieces) is the result of an extended conversation with an AI research assistant that started somewhere entirely mundane and ended up somewhere I wasn’t expecting. It got heavy enough that I felt it was worth…

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AI Consciousness and Science Fiction

I had an intriguing conversation with a Claude AI instance which, I think, touched on some interesting (at least to me) topics and left me with a desire to create a T-shirt … even if only for myself. Here is…

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Saga of The Last Banana

Back in my tweens, I lived in an apartment in New Jersey with my mom. We would often buy a bunch of bananas. They would then sit on the counter and, slowly, be eaten. Well, they’d mostly be eaten. I…

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Using AI As a Creative Partner

About a week ago, I proverbially kicked myself in the butt and decided I needed to get back to doing some writing. I’ve definitely wanted to develop more Pub Tales (it goes with the site, right?). Additionally, I’ve had an…

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9/11 Is a Difficult Day For Me

Somehow, this time of year always seems to sneak up on me. I wasn’t personally involved with any of th events of that day in 2001. My mother used to work in NYC, but had retired. I hadn’t worked in…

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Artificial Intelligence or Just a Superpowered Spreadsheet?

Note: This had been sitting, unfinished, for about a month while I was trying to find a good banner image to go with it (or, failing that, possibly get one made). Both activities failed, so – just enjoy the post?…

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I’ve Moved!!!

No, no – I haven’t physically moved (unless you count puttering around my house – and you shouldn’t). Rather, I’ve moved electronically. Virtually? More specifically, while this is still the same Nowhere Pub you’ve been visiting before, just like the…

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Self-Selecting Communities

Originally, I was thinking of titling this, “You Know How To Do WHAT???”, but I realized there’s a slightly different tack I want to take on this. I’ll still start from that perspective, though, so hang on – there’s a…

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Nostalgia – Almost As Good As It Used To Be

Yesterday (Saturday), my high school alumni held an “all classes” reunion. Quite a few years ago, my class had a small one that I attended, and I’m aware many of the other classes also have held some. But, this time,…

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