Tag: philosophy
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Take a Chance
Things That AI Cannot Do – #8 in a series March 5, 2026 In War and Peace, Tolstoy says that “Chance created the position; genius took advantage of it”. That one line got me thinking a lot about life and the circumstances it throws our way. Sometimes a challenging situation can lead to an unexpected…
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We are Stardust
August, 2025 If you find yourself in Maine, take some time to wind your way through Fryeburg and Lovell and other lovely little backroad towns to The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel. In shiny glass cases on the fourth floor, the serious rocks are housed. Here, various meteorites and other celestial objects from…
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Hobgoblins of the Mind
April 5, 2025 “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen, and philosophers and divines. With consistency, a great soul has simply nothing to do.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance” 1841 As we grow older, we get set into our patterns of life. Consistency can help direct us through the variations…
