AI would creep me out less if it talked like a robot instead of mimicking natural human speech. September 11, 2025 81 Comments
Hiring managers have more job security the worse they are at their jobs. September 11, 2025 23 Comments
Every new credit card expiration date feels like a lifetime away. But before you know it, some kind-faced barista is telling you your charge has failed… September 11, 2025 30 Comments
Humans feel bad when they see animals hurt, generations of evolution alongside companion species encoded empathy for animals possessing traits closer to domestic species in our psychology. September 11, 2025 14 Comments
Some dreams are our subconscious mind playing a game of “Yes, and?” It all starts with a simple premise and then escalates. September 11, 2025 17 Comments
In video games, “old” items are typically bad, but “Ancient” items are usually good. September 11, 2025 43 Comments
It’s not all in the mind; if mental strength can help overcome physical challenges, then physical problems must have equally debilitating effects on the mind. September 11, 2025 22 Comments
The Three Stooges must have been the cause of a lot of schoolyard injuries in the old days. September 11, 2025 21 Comments
Some of the sweetest people I knew in school growing up were named Karen. They didn’t deserve what happened to their name. I hope they are doing ok. September 7, 2025 6 Comments
The shutdown of 2020 (Covid year) was our only opportunity to slow down global warming, and we failed. September 7, 2025 4 Comments
While humans aren’t perfect, it is fortunate that the first species with the potential to dominate all life for billions of years evolved at least some empathy for other species. September 7, 2025 74 Comments