No Giraffes Tonight
So I’ve been experimenting with Gemini’s Music Generation tools, and today decided to take it up a notch. I wrote the lyrics, it wrote…
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Podium: Because the Classroom Computer Shouldn’t Be Part of the Lecture
I have a fairly simple requirement for classroom technology: I should not have to develop a relationship with the classroom computer. I don’t want my…
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Make the Coffee Cake: A Christmas Morning Memory
On Christmas 2021, I chose to make my grandmother's coffee cake with my mom instead of going for my usual walk. This spontaneous decision…
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What Disney Taught Me About Mac & Cheese
Yesterday, a heating element failure led Karey and I to switch our Thanksgiving plans, using an electric roaster for a turkey breast instead. We…
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Stepping Off the Stress Treadmill: Learning to Break the Cycle
Sometimes stress doesn’t hit all at once — it lingers. After months of running in “treadmill mode,” I realized my brain had forgotten how…
Read essayCatching Up on YouTube… Without Watching a Thing
Ever find yourself thinking “I should really catch up on [insert favorite YouTuber here]”, only to remember you don’t have time to sit through hours…
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What Are My Blind Spots? I Asked ChatGPT.
A few moments ago, I came across an intriguing post on Reddit that posed a simple yet provocative prompt: “Now that you can remember…
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Talking to ChatGPT About Yourself
I had a conversation with ChatGPT 4o this morning about myself. I used the new “Temporary” mode that disconnects ChatGPT from its stored memories…
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Read essayObserving 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.…
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