Navigating the Noise: A Concise Guide to Filtering Idiotic AI Reporting1.) Block pipe dreamers. Articles that start with “By 2050…” and proceed to tell us how whatever the boffins have come up with will change…Mar 30Mar 30
AI and the Death of Lies: An AllegroTo get into the spirit of things, please see my previous remarks in this informal trilogy, The Doom to Come and AI and the End of Art.Jan 16Jan 16
AI and the End of Art: An AllegroOnce upon a time, art sprang off the realm of the sacred: Bone- scratched lines on cave walls to summon the spirits of the prey…Jan 14Jan 14
The Doom To Come: An AI Allegro“We were complicated enough to build the machine, and we are too primitive to let it operate us. We drive world traffic on…Jan 4Jan 4
Variation on a ThemeAt first, it appeared as a fleeting, eldritch blurry form, barely discernable amidst the mist and shadows of the eerie moonlit night…Dec 15, 2023Dec 15, 2023
Five Horror Tales with KittensThe first kitten was found in the attic, its fur matted and its eyes staring blankly into space. As I approached it, I heard a faint…May 6, 2023May 6, 2023
A Pittance of PassionsA flock of flustered monks tried to set the pyre on fire in the pouring autumn rain. The beaten boy on the pyre, tied tightly to the stake…May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
Did You Hear the One About the Pandemic?Don’t expect me to challenge a narrative. One doesn’t watch a comedy for the sake of the plot. For the sake of this rant, I assume that the…Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021