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·Mar 30, 2022

Machines Can Be Cynics, Too

Reflections from an AI — All sentences below, with the exception of the first, were generated by AI. It isn’t so much that a cynic is without hope; on the contrary, a cynic is perhaps most hopeful, yet most disappointed when the reality of the world’s transgressions overtakes that hopefulness. A cynic believes that the…

Cynicism

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Machines Can Be Cynics, Too
Machines Can Be Cynics, Too
Cynicism

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Jan 24, 2022

Some Things

Some things Not terribly specific Break the common air Fluidity abounds Between the obstinate borders Of a curious predilection Dilettantes…

Poetry

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Some Things
Some Things
Poetry

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Some Things

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Nov 2, 2021

How Not To Write A Survey

A few pointers — These days we are inundated with surveys, feedback requests, and the like. But have you ever thought about who designs these things? I have, and I’m willing to bet that many of them were written by people who have no training in survey design or methodology. Why? Because I actually…

Surveys

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How Not To Write A Survey
How Not To Write A Survey
Surveys

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Oct 3, 2021

H.AI.ku

AI text is fun Until it gets too creepy Then you have to stop — (What follows is an actual transcript between me and an AI text generation program. The AI responses are provided in italics.) Me: You are reviewing Haiku submissions for publication in a collected volume. The first Haiku you review is this: “Leaves fall quietly, Illuminated by sun, A breeze in the…

Haiku

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H.AI.ku
H.AI.ku
Haiku

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Sep 19, 2021

Forested

The forest calls —

Poetry

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Forested
Forested
Poetry

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A dense forest with glowing illumination from a distance.
Photo by Sebastian Unrau on Unsplash

Forested

The forest calls

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Jun 19, 2021

Whither No Matter

Whither no matter A torrent of idle A stasis of something, or two. Betwixt and between, An image unseen A grasping at odds, as it were.

Poetry

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Whither No Matter
Whither No Matter
Poetry

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Whither No Matter

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·Jan 27, 2021

Lip Service

Thank you for calling — “Hello. I’d like to cancel my subscription to lip service.” “One moment please. Oh, it says here that it’s complimentary.” “Yeah, but I’m not getting much out of it.” “I’m sorry to hear that. You know your opinion is very important to us. …

Opinion

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Lip Service
Lip Service
Opinion

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Jan 14, 2021

Desperate Echoes

A Haiku

Poetry

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Desperate Echoes
Desperate Echoes
Poetry

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Photo by Benjamin Balázs on Unsplash

Desperate Echoes

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Jan 10, 2021

One day

One day you realize that it’s not going to happen You don’t function in that space You can’t function in that space It looks like a limitation, but that’s not quite right. It’s something different. There is an action principle And there’s a reaction principle You want to work in action, and…

Poetry

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One day
One day
Poetry

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Dec 31, 2020

Hindsight is 2020

A Haiku —

Poetry

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Hindsight is 2020
Hindsight is 2020
Poetry

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Hindsight is 2020

A Haiku

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