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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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The Detective’s Tale

Darius Beckford glanced at the wall clock. Its hands moved – slowly, relentlessly. He pushed back from the desk, rubbed his eyes, and muttered under his breath. Hours spent staring at notes and evidence. Absolutely nothing. Realizing the day had…

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The Chosen Ones’ Tale

Doran Terrell had heard many a tale of yore, of heroes past – saving various people and lands; but he’d never expected to be called to be one himself. That sort of thing never happened to simple fieldworkers from Clayshear….

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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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Summer 2025 Anime – What I’ve Been Watching

What a surprise – running way late again … sigh Not even going to say much more than that, honestly. Obviously, the season (at this point) is coming to a close, so this is more the “What I’ve Watched”, but,…

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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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Spring 2025 Anime – What I’m Watching

Updated to finalize I’m going to try and get a jump on this and actually add shows here after I’ve watched the first episode or two. Theoretically, that will enable me to get the titles (and initial thoughts) here quickly….

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