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Blurry Patina: Grimy Reverence or “Polished Turd”
Writing about American cars stranded in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, John McElroy observed…
Posted inBook Review Technology
Book review: The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood
James Boyle claims the that "line" separating humans from things is going to be redrawn.
Posted inCommentary History Technology
Baker/No-Baker. Thinker/No-Thinker.
“Computerized baking has profoundly changed the balletic physical activities of the shop…
Posted inHistory
Making people from things
Make human portraits from a pile of vegetables...or tradesman's tools...or car and motorcycle parts. A short history of things and humans in art.
Posted inCommentary
An unsent letter to Senator Tillis
There's a tradition of people writing "unsent letters." With this post I take part in it, kinda. Because I'm sending it to you and not the addressee, I cheat just a bit.
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Book review: John Warner’s More Than Words: How to Think about Writing in the Age of AI
"The Biblioracle" uses AI to guide us back to solid ground on writing and reading, revealing he's a conservative at heart. An enjoyable and lively book.
Posted inCommentary History Technology
The fate of letters
There's a difference between paper and bytes. Handwriting power. A prelude: BINGO resolutions!
Posted inAutomobiles History Technology
CES “booth babes” before 1967?
It’s CES time. Organizers and attendees have argued about the ladies since 1967, sometimes just about their label. Their marketing services date back much longer.
Posted inLiving
Delightful little breads: Laugenbrötchen
A bit like a pretzel, I suppose, but perfect for breakfast and fairly quick to make
Posted inCommentary
Needs a bit more of The Onion, I think…
A surprise acquisition. A hilarious court brief. Parody might come in very handy in the coming years.