In a TikTok video the other day someone said that ChatGPT and other AI software are "like the new Gold Rush," and it made me think about how the most money in the California Gold Rush was made not by the prospectors but by the people who sold them the shovels. If, like me, you are prone to … [Read more...] about I Anthropomorphise ChatGPT And Everything Else
Meaning
Feeling Like A Failure
On the Heath, I can hear the telltale frantic whistle before I catch sight of its owner or the unruly dog she is attempting to call back. Looking down at my own dogs walking happily by my side I feel a reasonably firm sense of certainty that they would come back if I called them but it hasn't … [Read more...] about Feeling Like A Failure
The Benefits Of Settling
Pulling a second batch of hot cross buns from the oven having forgotten to add spice to the first batch and essentially making fruity bread rolls I am thinking about the relationship between "settling" and "striving". In Oliver Burkeman's excellent book "Four Thousand Weeks" he posits the … [Read more...] about The Benefits Of Settling
A State Of Incompetence
Trying to work out why I get so much enjoyment from watching other people do things I can't do I type into Google, "Why do we enjoy...." and before I can finish I notice the first suggested autofill, "spicy food" This seems like an odd thing to question, but not as odd as an offering a … [Read more...] about A State Of Incompetence
Wanting What You Can’t Have.
Listening to the news that tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce will be in short supply for the foreseeable future, I regret my hubris in giving up chocolate, biscuits, AND cake for Lent when I could have given up salad and taken some pressure off the food chain. I wanted to show solidarity with my … [Read more...] about Wanting What You Can’t Have.