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Unboxing a System76 Lemur Pro Ubuntu

Posted on 12 March, 2021 by Ian — No Comments ↓

Unboxing a System76 Lemur Pro Ubuntu for fun and profit Continue reading Unboxing a System76 Lemur Pro Ubuntu→

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One Year into the Covid-19 singularity.

Posted on 10 March, 2021 by Ian — No Comments ↓

One year after the WHO called this a Covid-19 pandemic, and following up on my Very Early Speculations on the Impact of Covid-19 and the Covid Singularity. Still a singularity, if not a technological one. (although it had huge technological impacts). Some people refer to the pandemic as a forcing function. Continue reading One Year into the Covid-19 singularity.→

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The Artist’s Way Out

Posted on 14 February, 2021 by Ian — No Comments ↓

The Artist's Way OutThe Artist’s Way Out is a Canadian indie romantic dramedy about 2 Millennial BIPOC artists hammering out their work and their relationship in the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere. Starring Kandyse McClure and Keon Alexander Continue reading The Artist’s Way Out→

Posted in Canada, Culture, Media, Movies, Music, TV | Tagged Kandyse McClure, Keon Alexander, movies | Leave a reply

The problem of Disobedient Slow Artificial Intelligence (SAI)

Posted on 14 December, 2020 by Ian — No Comments ↓

The threat from AI is not that it will revolt, it’s that it’ll do exactly as it’s told | CBC Radio cbc.ca/radio/quirks/a… So interesting piece on CBC @CBCQuirks One point that was made is “we don’t have examples in nature of less capable, less Continue reading The problem of Disobedient Slow Artificial Intelligence (SAI)→

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Vesuvio pizza’s penultimate lineup

Posted on 18 April, 2020 by Ian — No Comments ↓

The Junctions Vesuvio Pizzeria and and Spaghetti House is closing tomorrow after 63 years, as reported in BlogTo, CBC and elsewhere. When new got out 3+ hour lineups ensued down the street and around the block When the Pugliese family Continue reading Vesuvio pizza’s penultimate lineup→

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Very Early Speculations on the Impact of Covid-19

Posted on 12 April, 2020 by Ian — No Comments ↓

It will be 2 years until we can say we are post covid19, if we are lucky.  That will mean we have a tested vaccine against the initial virus, we will understand so much more about the virus and whether Continue reading Very Early Speculations on the Impact of Covid-19→

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