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Don’t Cede Your Intelligence
Chances are you’ve seen examples of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or have worked with it directly. It is an amazing addition to our increasingly technological world. AI can accomplish stunning feats at blazing speed. That makes sense, since its infrastructure is a computer. Computers accomplish so many feats at lightning speed, especially compared to the time…
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Just Browsing
I’ve always been a browser. I would spend endless hours in bookstores looking through the shelves of all genres until something interesting caught my eye. One of my favorite haunts was the Strand Bookstore, featuring 18 miles of books in lower Manhattan. I loved browsing dictionaries. My father bought me the 2,000+ page version of the Random…
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March Madness (and I don’t mean basketball)
There is so much disruption and destruction coming from the current administration in Washington that it’s hard to know where to start and what can be done about it. The breadth and depth of the issues affects all of us in one way or another. Some focus their energies to defend our constitution and system…
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The Team School
Not to date myself, but my 50th high school reunion is taking place this month. Actually, I received invites to two different high school reunions. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend either of them due to the distance and logistics involved. But it reminded me of what was special about my high school experience.…
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Trapped by a Gesture
In the early ’70s, before local cafés and chains like Starbucks dotted the U.S. cityscape, there was Bean’s in Montclair, New Jersey. Bean’s was more of a shop than a café. It didn’t sell ready-made world coffees and espressos. It sold the beans and equipment so that coffee and tea aficionados could become their own…
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“Get Lost” Rides
Some of my fondest childhood memories are taking a drive with my parents and older siblings, with me sitting in the back seat of the car. On longer rides, I would sometimes take my sketch pad and try to draw something I had in mind. When the car would hit a bump or pothole, my…
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