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A Little Fun with Gemini
Gemini is very good at photo identification, but I wasn't expecting much from this one. I didn't need the identification, but...
sursumcorda, 20 July 2026 |
Trust, but Verify -- On Using AI in Our Work
Trust, but verify. Wikipedia informs me that President Ronald Reagan's trademark phrase was a Russian proverb (доверяй, но...
Eulogy for a Political Opponent
When God lays his hand on a man, I take mine off. — Thomas H. Benton This . I'm too moved to comment further....
Gemini Rocks Photo Identification
I'm coming to think of Artificial Intelligence as a Swiss Army knife: not one tool but many, our job being to discern the one best...
Unexpected Morning Blessing
It is my habit to walk in the early mornings, taking laps around our pool; they're short, but they add up, and the predawn time is...
When Stereotypes Meet Reality
Although we occasionally checked in with the home front while we were overseas, for three weeks we had very little exposure to news...
Happy 250th Birthday, America
The flag still stands for freedom, and they can't take that away. You know you're aging as fast as the country when you tell...
Heat, Part 2
I'm not unsympathetic to those who are genuinely suffering in the heat. I spent the first 30+ years of my life in the Northeast, where...
Heat
Now that we're back from three weeks in the Mediterranean region, people are wondering how we survived Europe's heat wave. The answer is...
Commercial Pilot!
Our resident pilot-in-training has now obtained his Commercial license! Despite what it sounds like, that doesn't mean you...