MargaretC
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MargaretC
because to some people it looks like a big empty space with nothing in it, but for us, it’s a really important place filled with wildlife and lovely, wonderful communities, and we wanted to protect them.’ She’d appealed to the critical difference between ‘space’ and ‘place’ – one a malleable territory largely Irreplaceable: The fight to save our wi
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Jordan Segalljordansegall.substack.com
Aristotle held contemplation as the highest human capacity, ranking it above activity, because it involves thinking about the cosmos, which far exceeds in beauty and complexity any work of human hands. From his perspective, actually reading a book—the work of human hands—would not be true contemplation. I do not follow this Aristotelian definition ... See more
Orality, the book, and the computer: What happens to 'literature'?
We don't necessarily need to constantly interact with people “around” us on the web. The sensation of being in the quiet companionship of someone else, like reading next to them in a cafe, is what we're missing. The sense of ambiently sharing space – of being co-present – while engaged in other activities is a staple of shared public spaces that we
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Could We Ever Really Build a Dyson Sphere?
This megastructure for gathering solar energy would fill any conceivable future energy desires. But can it ever truly exist?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a11098/dyson-sphere/
Physics and
Bestselling children's author Andy Stanton is known for his unconventional, absurdist stories. Skeptical that ChatGPT can mimic human creativity, he gives it a prompt about a blue whale with a tiny penis to test its capabilities. What follows is a surprising battle between Andy and ChatGPT to understand AI's limits. Andy presents the AI's narrative and his commentary in a metafictional journey exploring storytelling. The book provides a hopeful and hilarious meditation on AI, literature and human creativity, exploring whether AI can truly replace authors or match human spontaneity
AI - Company rollout
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This https://www.vincentmattina.com/, in my opinion, is amazing. Whilst chatting at a bus stop in Tirsani, Sicily, I got chatting with a guy who had recently moved from Virgin Islands to Terrasini where his grandparents were born. A few days later he organised dinner with his cousin and wife who were visiting from Salt Lake City. Vincent the artis... See more
A Blog Post Is a Very Long and Complex Search Query to Find Fascinating People and Make Them Route Interesting Stuff to Your Inbox
Henrik Karlssonescapingflatland.substack.com