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Using AI to Understand the Thoughts of the Dead

Writings and records are how we understand long-gone civilizations without being able to interact with ancient peoples. A recent opinion paper suggested we could feed chatbots writings from the past to simulate ancient participants for social psychology studies. Similar survey experiments with modern participant data closely matched the outcomes of the real people they were […]

Thoughts on MW Craven’s Washington Poe series?

No spoilers, at least not intentionally. I like to read but I'm not an expert or a critic, just got to musing about this. Just finished the fourth of the series, and it got me thinking. The structure and overall plot was "fine", intricate, surprising, twisty/turny. But, looking back at my notes-to-self on Goodreads: #1 […]

Thoughts on 26 Years of Penny Arcade – Penny Arcade

I loved Deadpool and Wolverine, especially the team of forgotten heroes they assembled. I leaned over to Noah in the theater and shook him shouting “BLADE” when Wesley Snipes appeared. While I liked seeing Gambit on screen and I appreciate that Channing Tatum likes the character, I have to say I don’t really see him […]

My 2024 thoughts on the state of social media

It’s the time of year where I’m reflecting on the state of social media and my use of it. Two years ago, The Muskover occurred , and since then activity that used to be concentrated there has is now scattered across several social media networks. My reading and posting to social media has reflected that […]

AI agents for usability testing – thoughts?

Hey all! I've been thinking about how AI could potentially handle usability testing. The idea would be AI agents that can actually navigate live websites while thinking out loud, kind of like an unmoderated usability test. The interesting part is they could theoretically be "recruited" similar to real participants – you'd input your screener questions […]

Seasons of Change | Centsational Style

There was that time when I was 25 year old, I was planning my wedding, and I had just passed the bar exam. I was hired as a deputy district attorney fresh out of law school where I began a career as a prosecutor working 50 hours a week, carrying a heavy caseload, and appearing […]