Things that I think are worth your time.
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Sunshine Girl & The Balance
Lenka released a new album, Good Days, at the end of May, and I’ve been enjoying listening to it since then. Here are links to the first and last song on it which I feel pair nicely. Sunshine Girl –…
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Shenandoah
Earlier this month, my family did a weekend camping trip to Shenandoah National Park. The three of us met up with my brother and sister and their families. We had three adjacent camp sites and got to spend our time…
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No, AI is not Conscious
I think we’d all prefer it if chatbots never emitted sentences such as “You should kill yourself.” However, for all the times that “honesty” is mentioned in Claude’s constitution, I would argue that it is fundamentally dishonest to have a…
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Hocking Hills
Last weekend, we took a trip to Hocking Hills in Ohio to meet up with my mother-in-law. We got in some hikes to see waterfalls and rocks in the state park.
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The High Cost of Car Ownership
This video from Theo Nollert focuses on the high costs of owning a car and touches on how American communities have been designed to require cars. The High Cost of Car Ownership (YouTube – Theo Nollert)
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Photos from Portugal
Last week I was in Portugal for a team-building trip for work. While there I got to do some sight-seeing, both as part of group activities and on my own. Most of our time was spent within walking distance of…
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