It's a new year, so let's get my stretch* goal of at least one blog post per year out of the way. A recent Bluesky post by the wonderful author Carrie Rubin regarding teleportation, reminded me of a thought experiment I proposed to some friends many decades ago. The discussion (circa 1985) was centered on …
Continue reading Don’t Beam Me Up, Scotty
There's a lot of buzz on Bluesky the last couple of days referring to an article and search tool published by The Atlantic. In brief, there is a site, LibGen, which has pirated over 7.5 million books and research articles. It is not the only pirating site out there, but what bubbled this one to …
Continue reading Were your books stolen for AI training?
We’ve been hearing probably more than we stomach about AI lately, so I figured it’s the perfect time for a pest like me to add my voice to the cacophony. And, while my title relies on an overused cheeky application derived from the classic 1966 Sergio Leone film, I feel it well warranted here. But …
Continue reading AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Richard L Pastore 