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Feb 27, 2024: No matter how much the city changes, no matter how prohibitive it may seem, artists always make room for themselves. New York belongs to them. Very …

Jul 19, 2023: Along with lots of other flowers, vegetables and herbs, we’ve got dozens of sunflowers in the yard. They’re just starting to bloom!

Jul 18, 2023: Came across Wild Heart Homestead while reading about the Tiny Awards. It’s a beautiful guide to small-scale gardening/farming, and a lovely website to …

Jul 3, 2023: This is a grim tale written in the New York Times. A lot of serious consequences to consider, and not just for Canada. Most countries will have to …

Jun 29, 2023: Reading about technology The Verge created a list of their top 40 non-fiction books about tech. I’ve heard of a few of them, but I’ve not read any. Yet I’ve been on the …

Jun 1, 2023: Artificial, but not yet intelligent A man who was injured on a flight to New York tried to sue an airline. The lawyer he hired used ChatGPT to write the brief submitted to the court. It …

May 19, 2023: Three good AI links Coke has created a new ad using Stable Diffusion. It’s quite remarkable. Dave Winer offers some interesting thoughts on AI. He has been on a roll …

May 16, 2023: Smoke has drifted down from the wildfires in northern Alberta this morning, making things very gloomy outside.

Apr 27, 2023: Finished reading: Do The Work! by Steven Pressfield 📚

Apr 26, 2023: This new translation of The Iliad looks very interesting. I’m curious to look into Wilson’s creative process as well.

Apr 14, 2023: I keep thinking about this description of Bitcoin’s value: It’s a popular myth that a Bitcoin’s value is based on nothing, just pulled out of thin air …

Mar 10, 2023: Currently reading: First We Read, Then We Write by Robert D. Richardson 📚 But we live after all in that “weary kingdom of time,” and Emerson’s idea of …

Mar 5, 2023: According to this post, most social media content is produced by professional creators these days. The reactions all missed the underlying shift …

Mar 5, 2023: From this morning’s reading.

Mar 3, 2023: I’ve been around for a bit now at Micro.blog, but not really said anything. Let’s change that! I’m Matt, a lapsed journalist of sorts who does other …