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Observing Humanity
A friend tells me that he believes he’s an Alien observing humanity. As a fan of live music, he often watches people acting… strangely. So I’ve started illustrating his life in DALL-E via ChatGPT. We started rather abstractly, since Pizza is a common food eaten at these outings. My friend objected though to the religious …
Disney World, the Workplace
One of the things I love about Disney is thinking about the “backstage” aspects of it. The fact that it’s a workplace that exists in fantasy but also very much in reality. The fact that on one side of a door is a Castle and Cinderella greeting guests to her kingdom, and 5 feet away …
Still Not Fat Again
Over the past year, I’ve maintained my weight within 10 pounds of my goal and introduced diverse exercise routines, including running and strength training with planks. I improved my 5K personal record by learning proper running techniques through Nike Run Club. Flexibility exercises and future outdoor activities like hiking and camping are part of my evolving fitness journey.
Messing with a Serious AI Chatbot
So I’ve recently taken up a new hobby: Messing with AI Chatbots who are super serious about their jobs. Let me explain: In the world of fantasy RPG, your characters depth is something highly valued. People spend years rolling the best character possible in terms of backstory, personality, and ability. Recently those same people have …
Essay Structure
In Battling Pickle Podcast 53 I mention a handout on essay structure. Here it is!
An AI Interviews Your Professor, Dr. Westfall
Each year I try to put together a “About Me” page or post for my new students to help get to know me a bit better. This year I figured I’d ask an AI (Microsoft Copilot in this case) the following prompt: Imagine that you’re a new student at a University and you decide to …
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My 2023 Musical Tastes… Analyzed by ChatGPT and Visualized by NightCafe
AI Analyzes my musical tastes.
Formerly Fat, Formerly Skinny, Now Just Jon 2.0
It’s been over a year since my last Weight Loss / Fitness update (Click here for the whole story), and I figured I’d put down an update on where I’m at, and where I’ve been. When we last left off, I’d completed the “weight loss” part of my journey, going from 415.6 pounds to my …
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The Lie Destroying America: If It’s Important, They’ll Call
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of a telephone call. I live in a region where many people still believe that the only way to get action on anything is to call someone, which leads to many, mostly in the younger generation, having extremely awkward phone etiquette. Both Karey & I often …
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