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Generative Artificial Intelligence
My robot thinks for me, therefore I am? Artificial Intelligence Scares Me So, now we’re into artificial intelligence everywhere. People in my world are quite proud of themselves when they tell me that no longer ask Google (or Bing) … Continue reading
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Ah, the Childless Life
Saw this today and thought it an interesting response to the whole of “childless life” being somehow better than having kids and rolling the dice. Or, having an “oops” baby and then valuing that child. Disclosure: My wife and I … Continue reading
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Let Us Get Serious About the Common Project
I don’t know about you but ever since Nietzsche decreed that God was dead, I have been struck by how people have become their own little universes. Which is to say, they belong to nothing other than themselves (to wit, … Continue reading
ESG – The Biggest Ruse of Our Time?
Is ESG the biggest ruse of our time? Perhaps. Next to the COVID lockdowns which, in my opinion, will eventually prove to have permanently damaged an entire generation of young people, I think that it is. … Continue reading
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A Chinese Spy Balloon Over My House
What’s that in the sky? (aren’t weather balloons supposed to look like, well … weather balloons?) By Walter Kirn (on the floating intruder Montanans weren’t supposed to notice) As I prepare to do our annual tax return, … Continue reading
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Seriously, it is Time to Get Serious
This piece, written by Katherine Boyle for Bari Weiss’s Free Press site, caught my eye and my indignation. It reminded me of my sense of a foreboding future back in the mid-2000s as this thing called Facebook emerged on the … Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Incoming Freshmen
Dear College Freshman, The University of Wyoming is back in session. I am happy about it because I love to teach. But this year we begin with the backdrop of President Joe Biden’s $300 billion plan to forgive student debt. … Continue reading
His Motive was Unclear?
A man stabs Salman Rushdie and The New York Times says, “the attacker’s motive was unclear. “ Unclear? Seriously? Are we that compromised by relativistic motives and legalisms? Do they not recall the Fatwa issued on Mr. Rushie’s life? I … Continue reading
The Business of Business is Business
First, it was that business had to “save the planet.” Then it was that business had to save the whales, the dolphins, and other assorted species. Today it is ESG – environmental, social, and governance – code for social justice … Continue reading
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Right on Schedule: A Killer Virus Emerges Just Before an Important Election
I expect either COVID or monkeypox, or both, will be cited as yet another reason to stay away from the election this coming Fall. Funny how that happens. The following was written by Donald G. … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Blogging, Death, People (in general), People in general, State of the Nation
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