If you work for a man, in Heaven’s name work for him. If he pays wages that supply you your bread and butter, wor for him, speak well of him, think well of him, and stand by him, and stand by the institution he […]
Author: Toontje
Dances at Work
My job involves many meetings every week. This is a known issue in my team, and some time ago we had a formal discussion about what could be done to make the whole situation less onerous. I agreed with the consensus that the majority […]
Palestinians and Israelis
I’m old and have been watching this for a long time so let me clue in anyone new how this works and if they are trying to figure out who is the baddie. So at one point in the cycle Israel will be the […]
Dear ChatGPT, why do people record and publish illegal things they do?
People may record and publish illegal activities for various reasons, though it’s essential to note that such actions can have significant legal and ethical consequences. Some of the reasons why people engage in this behavior include: It’s important to emphasize that recording and sharing […]
Smartphones undermine social interactions
From https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2023.104506 Smartphones can undermine the well-being people derive from social interactions, and yet nearly 90% of smartphone owners report having used their phones in their most recent social interaction. Why do people so readily turn to their devices, if doing so makes them less […]
AI girlfriends on the rise
I wonder, if AI girlfriends really do become as pervasive as online porn, what this will mean for girls and young women? Who feel they need to compete with this? Most obvious to me is the ramping up of already unrealistic beauty standards. I […]
The Radical Moderate’s Manifesto
Konstantin Kisin on https://konstantinkisin.substack.com/p/the-radical-moderates-manifesto One of the most weird things that I experience every day is that my views are considered ‘controversial’. I find this a hilarious reflection on how mad society has become. I want maths teachers to teach maths, history teachers to teach […]
I am NOT playing The Game
Gameplay There are three commonly reported rules to The Game: The definition of “thinking about The Game” is not always clear. If one discusses The Game without realizing that they have lost, this may or may not constitute a loss. If someone says “What […]
Machine learning has an “AI” problem.
With new breathtaking capabilities from generative AI released every several months — and AI hype escalating at an even higher rate — it’s high time we differentiate most of today’s practical ML projects from those research advances. This begins by correctly naming such projects: […]
KPIs
We live in a world where we collect data about everything. Think of the data we track on our navigation, our customer behavior, our health, and our company/team/individual performance. Unfortunately, this abundance of data led to a growing prevalence of KPI psychosis in technology […]
Not by AI
Not By AI badges are created to encourage more humans to produce original content and help users identify human-generated content. The Ultimate goal is make sure humanity continues to advance. An expert estimates that 90 percent of online content could be generated by AI […]
ChatGPT, Why is it that when a King is ruling, his wife is called Queen and when a Queen is ruling, her husband is not called King?
“The terminology used for royal spouses can indeed be a bit complex and has historical and cultural roots. The reason for the distinction between a king’s wife being called “Queen” and a queen’s husband not always being called “King” is rooted in the traditional […]
1989
I wish that we lived in a golden age, where ethical behavior was assumed; where technically competent programmers respected the privacy of others; where we didn’t need locks on our computers. I’m saddened to find talented programmers devoting their time to breaking into computers. […]
The American psyche
In earlier cultural epochs, many people derived their self-worth from their relationship with God, or from their ability to be a winner in the commercial marketplace. But in a therapeutic culture people’s sense of self-worth depends on their subjective feelings about themselves. Do I […]