Random notes about random stuff
Except for a couple of 200-level data structures and algorithms courses, my computer science education has been self-directed. I ve picked up bits and pieces as I ve gone along, but never made a formal study of it. Oh, sure, I know Continue reading
I saw this morning that today is Columbus Day. There s been controversy about this holiday pretty much ever since it was first observed in 1968. It s still a recognized federal holiday, and many states observe it. Other states observe Indigenous Continue reading
I never learned to read music. That is, I learned enough to be able to plink out a tune from a printed score, provided that score was in C-major scale. But anything beyond that was … well, beyond me. I Continue reading
I ve mentioned before that my first computer programming job was at a small company that provided software support, maintaining COBOL processing software, for small banks in western Colorado and eastern Utah. My first day on the job, Earl took me Continue reading
My character at Sherwood Forest Faire is a villager named Iago. Iago is a peasant with no set occupation, which is fun because I can regale people with stories of many different jobs. Perhaps my favorite, because the stories almost Continue reading
This morning I saw a good illustration of how AI chatbots processing differs fundamentally from how a human would approach answering a question. One of the things I ve used AI chatbots for is finding the titles of books that I Continue reading
Yesterday I posted about playing a rhyming game with Meta AI. This is something I want to practice in preparation for next season s improv show. I figure a few minutes every day will get me in much better shape. I ve Continue reading
Well, I already know how to write. That is, I can make marks on paper that resemble handwriting. I can even read them most of the time. But the most common response I get when somebody else sees my handwriting Continue reading
I recently was introduced to a rhyming game for two or more players. Somebody provides the first line, for example I have a friend, her name is Kim. Subsequent lines follow that cadence (or close enough), and the last word Continue reading
The US efforts to curb illegal immigration have been stupidly focused. Don t get me wrong, I believe we should have strong borders and enforcement to prevent people coming in illegally. I applaud realistic efforts to strengthen border protections. We shouldn t Continue reading