Just A Free Thinker At Large
Musings on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Science & Technology, Religion, Politics, Consciousness, Philosophy, VR, Gaming, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind!
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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……
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Using AI? For Shame!
“Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.”— Robert…
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About this site
Just a Free Thinker at Large is an independent publication launched in October 2025 by Marcel Gagné. If you subscribe…
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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…
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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…
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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.“…
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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…
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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…
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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…