Collapsing Pyramids
Back in 2004, I started mining a bitcoin. Had I stayed with it, I might have made a few thousand dollars. Oh well. No regrets.
critical thinking, economics, Social Discourse, technology, Writing Prompt
society
Creativity, Plan Accordingly, Social Discourse, technology
Today’s Gen AI is Yesterday’s DTP
In the late 1980s, a new type of software caught the public attention: Desktop Publishing (DTP). This is a good analogy for the current state of generative AI.
critical thinking, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
A Sense of Wonder
I’m often judged as naïve because I refuse to be jaded. I actively look for beauty around me – natural and man-made.
Books, Dante, George Orwell, Politics, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Hopelessly Dystopian For You
I think when most people see this prompt, they immediately think of modern dystopian fiction. But those are tales of hope, of successfully rebelling against dystopia.
Books, critical thinking, Movies, Science Fiction, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
The IKEA-ization of AI
Generic things. IKEA delivers generic things: There’s nothing more bookshelf than a Billy bookshelf. That’s the future of AI as it relates to the current popular uses.
critical thinking, education, Writing Prompt
Finding Humanity in the Digital
As a teacher and a student, I’ve experienced online learning from both sides. And I have thoughts about online courses.
Movies, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Decades of Weirdness
Weird is subjective and transient and has a connotation of being disagreeable. I have a list of movies that would be on the weirder side, but most were enjoyable.
critical thinking, Social Discourse, society, Writing Prompt
Don’t Panic
When I taught Life Skills one of the lessons was a “rules to live by” exercise. This started by playing them Baz Luhrmann’s recitation of “Always Wear Sunscreen.” I followed this up by presenting a poster of my own page of “Rules to Live By.”
Plan Accordingly, technology, Writing Prompt
Trapped in Old Paradigms
On a good day, Search Engine Optimization was always more an art than a science. On a bad day, I’d say it was nothing more than a scam.
critical thinking, Science, Space, technology, Writing Prompt
Questioning the Unknowable
Why, oh why, would aliens come to Earth? Any reason that you might think of is probably a trope that you got from a science fiction story.