Obituary: Hector David Gagné
My father passed away this week. I wrote the following obituary for him. Beaucoup d’amour, Papa. Toujours! Hector David Gagné June 29, 1936 – March…
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HAL 9000 Got A Bad Rap
“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” — HAL 9000, from “2001: A Space Odyssey.” As for HAL… old HAL gets a bad…
Using AI? For Shame!
“Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.”— Robert A. Heinlein I’ve always loved…
Looking For The One Who Is Looking
Warning! This post doesn’t have anything to do with politics. I used to believe in souls. Even after I’d given up on religion and gods,…
Snowflakes: Telling Better Stories
We’re losing the battle of ideas. Oh, and facts. I tell you, those things are strewn across the battlefield. Some are still twitching, but it…
The Evolution of Mind Children
“Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man.“ These words are spoken in…
Everything in Human Life is Really About Sex, Except…
If you’ve spent any time on the internet—or better yet, in the world of quotable dead authors—you’ve probably come across this gem: “Everything in human…
Can FOSS Bring “Open” to AI?
If I try to trace my roots in Open Source, I’d probably have to go back to my early days in the mid to late…
Naps, Snacks, and Belly Rubs
What follows is a story about writing a song. A song about living life as a dog, which you know (at least in this part…
We Are Not Doomed. We Are Paladins!
Oh, the humanity… In a brilliantly orchestrated symphony of calamity, our world pirouettes on the brink like a drunken ballerina in a minefield. Climates change…