Category: Software

AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

JYProvocative Question #14 – Religion & AI So here's the question: Should religion (or spiritual intelligence) influence how we use AI? Should AI influence religious thought and practice? Should the two things be totally unrelated to each other? Should something else guide how we use AI? I have trouble figuring out what religion has to do with … Continue reading AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

MY COMPUTER DIED AND EVERYTHING UPDATED

I was in the hospital for a week during which time, my computer stopped working and every piece of software on which I relied doesn't work. Talk about bad timing. Sheesh. My computer died as Adobe did something awful to Photoshop. Microsoft updated. EVERYTHING updated. I can't figure out how to use it. I got … Continue reading MY COMPUTER DIED AND EVERYTHING UPDATED

UNRAVELING THE CHAOS: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, BIRDS AND LIFE

I still haven't returned the suet to it's place outside. I find encounters with wee beasties carrying lethal disease -- unsettling. Today, though, as I walked to see how my flowers are doing -- they are suffering from not enough light, probably because it has been dark as night through most of our recent weeks. … Continue reading UNRAVELING THE CHAOS: SOFTWARE INSTALLATION, BIRDS AND LIFE

THE HILARITY OF A COMPUTER GONE ROGUE

This hasn't (so far) been a funny year. I probably needed a laugh, though I didn't expect it from a computer glitch. Generally, computer glitches are not funny. They usually make me crazy. I wind up screaming first at the computer and later, at some poor helpless tech adviser who doesn't know anything and can't … Continue reading THE HILARITY OF A COMPUTER GONE ROGUE

WHAT ARE THE CHILDREN WHO PLAY WITH SOFTWARE AT WORDPRESS DOING?

UNPROFESSIONAL, PETTY AND VERY ANNOYING - IT'S WORDPRESS AGAIN! Whatever they think they are doing, it ain't happening here. All I have is (sigh) the usual mess. First I could not comment on about half the blogs I follow -- except through the reader. NOW I can't stay logged in or comment on my own … Continue reading WHAT ARE THE CHILDREN WHO PLAY WITH SOFTWARE AT WORDPRESS DOING?

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: AIN’T IT GREAT WHEN IT WORKS?

We just bought a new refrigerator. We didn't want one and couldn't afford it, but when the freezer stopped working, or more accurately was only working when it felt inclined, it was time. We had a big refrigerator -- a big and very tall side by side. It was supposed to give us more room, … Continue reading ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: AIN’T IT GREAT WHEN IT WORKS?

A TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY

I spent most of my working life in a computer development environment. I have watched important software while it was still an idea and later in its development. I did a lot of testing of new software too. I can read code -- not very well now but I used to be able to read … Continue reading A TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOUR SUNDAY?

I'm glad you asked. I was a long-term Kindle user. I started using one when they were virtually unknown and still had keyboards -- and no WiFi. They've come a long way since them and not all of it good or even acceptable. The problem is that they changed (sigh) -- upgraded -- the software. … Continue reading WHAT DID YOU DO WITH YOUR SUNDAY?

AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

JYProvocative Question #14 – Religion & AI So here's the question: Should religion (or spiritual intelligence) influence how we use AI? Should AI influence religious thought and practice? Should the two things be totally unrelated to each other? Should something else guide how we use AI? I have trouble figuring out what religion has to do with … Continue reading AI AND RELIGION: HUH?

AUDIBLE & A NEW ANDROID TABLET

First, let me point out that Kindles are also Android tablets, but they have embedded software that will not work with my book collection. Clearly designed for "new subscribers," me and Tom were two of the first, early subscribers to Audible. Each of us has probably a couple of thousand books. In theory, since we … Continue reading AUDIBLE & A NEW ANDROID TABLET