Squirrel

@squirrel

Lifelong creative, insatiably curious & compulsive puzzle solver. My passion = open source intelligence (OSINT). Fascinated with mysteries of the brain & the intersection of technology.

Every journey conceals another journey within its lines… - J Winterson

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As prey became scarce, blue whale vocalizations dropped by nearly 40 percent alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations

Diffcult things that make me ponder

The tech companies have long argued that training is fair use, similar to printing quotations from books when discussing them or writing a parody that uses a story’s characters and plot.

Art in Meta

When I share a quote it usually ties back to the author. Quote-sharing becomes an act of author evangelicanism, where each share has the potential to gain the author another fan, follower or reader.

Generative AI LLM models steal those original works & passes it off as its own.

Sentinel intelligence refers to a special cognitive ability that allows someone to detect threats before anyone else.

Visionary

Thousands eager to escape Trump keen to snap up €1 Sardinian home, says mayor

Angela Giuffrida theguardian.com

Life is funny... and bizarre

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Diffcult things that make me ponder

40% of the internet is powered by WordPress. This will be the age that we learn about the fragility of technology being too much controlled by the whims of one person.

Storytelling is a primal instinct (people have been telling stories much, much longer than they’ve been reading or writing about them)

Brian Norgard • The Pomp Podcast on Apple Podcasts

Storytelling

a story as “a narrative-emotional technology that helped our ancestors cope with the psychological challenges posed by human biology.”

Sally Mallam • The Science of Storytelling

Storytelling

The power of archetypes lies in their universality. Since they tap into the collective unconscious, they evoke deep emotional and psychological responses. When a story employs these archetypes, it feels instantly familiar, almost as if it’s a tale we’ve known all our lives. This familiarity breeds connection, making the narrative more engaging and... See more

Steve Prompt • The Psychology Behind Storytelling: Why We’re Wired for Narratives

Storytelling

stories were told, retold, changed and revised according to the time, the place, the people and the circumstances. The concern was never whether events were factually true – they did not represent history; that was never their function.

Sally Mallam • Meta Storytelling

Storytelling