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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…
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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 A. Heinlein I’ve always loved…
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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 up on religion and gods,…
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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 are still twitching, but it…
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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.“ These words are spoken in…