Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct (To get the most out of this perspective, detach yourself. Imagine you’re some intelligent entity looking down on Earth from fifty thousand km up in space and observing all its life forms, including humans.) This story is about a recent event in India that I watched with dismay, leaving […]
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Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct There’s a lot of agonising and hand-wringing globally about the dangers of AI. This is hardly surprising, as we realise the malevolent potential of one more invention of ours. It’s happened with nuclear power, fossil fuels, cloning, the internet, and social media. But the fear of AI is different
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Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct This essay is a waste of time. Not yours so much, as you’re here and will get something from it. But mine, because it isn’t giving millions my best value. Consequently, I’ll neither earn much from it nor have the satisfaction of many people reading it. Still, it’s my
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I don’t parallel process. We really can’t, at least not effectively. Instead, I InterLace™️. And I get a crazy lot of things done daily. Others tell me this, and I know it too. What on earth am I talking about? You’re intelligent, so you’ll probably guess that the terms InterLace™️ and InterLacing™️ (trademarked; that’s how
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Part of your wisdom portfolio It felt best at thirteen syllables or fourteen with caesuras (pauses), so you have this poem in the Alexandrine meter. It’s my longest yet. But nothing like venturing into new waters. I hope it flows well till the end. Aloud, aloud, recite aloud, dear friend. I am my memories Red flowered
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Part of your wisdom portfolio I invite Adele to sing this song for us, as Amy Winehouse is no more. While we wait for her, you must sing it aloud, in either’s deep, languid voice. Dangerous Thinking Dangerous, dangerous, it’s dangerous,Thought my mind was a forever friend,But of late, it’s turned most treacherous,Gone too far
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Essays on language & writing The importance of catchy lines Lovely phrases and lines are like lollies or cupcakes we come across as we savour or endure a story. They provide bursts of pleasure that take a book or blog from good to great or relieve the tedium of an informative piece we must get through. As
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Mind your language I love English, with its myriad influences and ability to express many shades of meaning (although other languages are no slouches in that, e.g., Urdu and French that I know of). Metaphors give power, similes add a dash of colour, and colloquialisms provide infinite variety and interest. Abbreviations and mnemonics must be tolerated
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