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The Hat
by Phil Paterson Originally published in Mediphors; a literature journal of the health professions. Spring/Summer 1998 The buzzer in the dispatcher’s office shrieks. I freeze. The intercom squawks: “Dr. Nelson. Move out. Heart attack. Gateway district.” I hear Vito fire…
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Singularity Within the Next Three Months?
« Prédictions across the field range from a few months to a few decades, but experts agree: change is coming. « It’s becoming the next betting game: When will artificial intelligence exceed the smartest human beings on planet earth. A Popûar…
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Is This What Art Is About?
In the midst of it I experienced a growing mix of emotions that defied easy identification…
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Retirement Time
Now that I am retired, and have been for about half a year, I am coming to realize just how different retirement is from working life. The pace of “retirement time” is different, the schedule is different. All of a…
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Retired Webmaster
I officially retired at the end of 2022, having sold my business last year to another managed website hosting firm. I’ve spent the last several months working with the new owner and webmaster, Brian Johnson of PageCrafter in Minnesota…
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French Chalkboard 3
Ah, Paris calls! Abruptly in June 2022 we decided to plan our own trip to Paris, and booked Icelandic Air, which has the shortest flight times with a one-hour stopover in Iceland.
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Post-Singularity Predictions
Singularity — the moment when AI matches and surpasses human intelligence — this is a topic I‘ll be sharing about as I find good resources…
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French Chalkboard 2
With just two semesters of beginning college French in 2010-2011, Patricia and I were far from fluent, and our brief visit to Paris in early 2018 convinced us we should be taking French language classes again.
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French Chalkboard 1
This is the first in a series of posts sharing the French Chalkboard at chez Oakleys where Patricia and I write phrases as we continue to learn the French language — reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
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Hello world! Comment ça va?
What made me the renaissance person I am today? The desire to know all things began at a young age, with my interest in animals, biology, art, machines, how things are put together.
PETER OAKLEY
DIGITAL ARTIST: writer, photographer, investor, armchair philosopher. LOVES: animals, nature, beauty, sustainability, nonduality, multiverse theory, photons.
