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  • An AI Hippie

    An interaction with Google Bard. Me: In a dream last night, I was in a boarding house where my room had spider webs, fuzzy stuff all over the walls, and white dust over everything. It reminded me of mold that… Continue reading

  • An Art Ecosystem

    Philosophy is an art, no different than music. There are concert hall masters with discipline and focus, well trained and educated. There are pub band masters, with discipline to practice, but no focus for all the education. And there are… Continue reading

  • An Artist’s Journey

    If you were placed in the middle of a vast desert, not able to see anything in any direction, and no knowledge of the geography to determine which direction was best to reach safety, how would you act? Everyone would… Continue reading

  • From One-Liners to Philosophy

    For a long time I had the opinion that a philosopher was nothing more than a comedian who no longer cared about getting laughs or being the center of attention. Lately I have come to see this perspective as an… Continue reading

  • How I Classify Music

    Imagine getting a message from an old friend you haven’t seen in a long time, and making arrangements to meet one evening. As the plans get closer there is anticipation that turns into excitement, and when you finally meet the… Continue reading

  • Five Stars

    I have come to learn that rating things, like movies, on a five star system can give people anxiety. This, apparently, is why some online and streaming services have moved to a more simplistic like/dislike system. I don’t know for… Continue reading