Category: Science & Technology
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Even AI Calls It ‘Freddy Beach’
Posted in: Science & TechnologyI asked ChatGPT a question about bike shops in Fredericton and it replied with the answer and added: ChatGPT: If you need the inside scoop on trails, gear, or where to score the best post-ride coffee in Freddy Beach, just say the word. Kind of surprised that it used the nickname ‘Freddy Beach’, partly because…
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Who’s Domain Be This?
Just sent this email to my ‘web guy*’: And I thought, “I’m in the medieval digital age.” *names have been changed to protect the innocent
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Lessons from a Year of Covid
No surprise, Yuval Noah Hurari does an excellent job of summarizing this year of Covid pandemic in his article: Lessons from a Year of Covid. Some key takeaways for me: “If it is not too complicated to start monitoring what you do — it is not too complicated to start monitoring what the government does.”…
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‘Renegade’ and The Authentic Moment
Neuroscientist/Philosopher Sam Harris tells a story of walking on stage to give a talk somewhere and upon seeing that there was bottled water on a table next to the podium he did what so many of us do and thought to himself, “oh good, they put some water there.” He then asks – why is…
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iPhone Xr
So after all the hype and final shutdown of the Light Phone Experiment, since I was due for an upgrade of my iPhone SE, I went and pulled the trigger on the Xr – well, 4 of ’em actually – as my wife and 2 kids were all due for upgrades too. Got a screaming…
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The Light Phone Experiment That Wasn’t
So if you’ve been paying attention to my posts at all, you’ll know that I was planning on running an experiment based around using a Light Phone 2 provided by a buddy of mine with the intention of seeing what it was like to be ‘smartphoneless’ for some given period of time. Well, that idea…