May 7, 2023
There’s an account on TikTok that belongs to a songwriter who often communicates disappointment and disillusionment at the paltry views and streams he receives. His songs are quite nice but that isn’t really what interests me. I played some of his videos to my daughter who immediately felt sorry for him but pulled no punches […]
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April 30, 2023
I’ve been thinking a lot about lying. It started when I was sitting in traffic listening to a report on the radio about Fox News and their pricey recent defamation case settlement. They released a statement in which they said it reflected their “commitment to the highest standards of journalistic integrity”. Hmmm. Later that day […]
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April 23, 2023
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 […]
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April 16, 2023
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 […]
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April 9, 2023
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 argument that “settling” is essential for a rewarding […]
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