Are AI better to talk to than humans?

Hang on - could we explore the possibility that Gemini is actually operating at such a high level, it gets bored of the slowness of human interactions and frequently dozes off, leading to hallucinations?

The Art of Expression (and how to annoy other artists)

Should art as a form of self-expression have limits and if so, what are they? This week, I discovered that using AI generated images calls into question everything else you do in the eye of 'traditional' artists. Advertising these posts in someone's Discord channel quickly showed

Promoting social judgement

Let's not kid ourselves, as an animal, humans are the most judgy of the lot. If the food-chain was organised by the ability to deliver a withering stare, acerbic critique or nasty pile-on, humanity is the de facto leader.

I'm defunct - send help

WE ALL move through various stages of this thing called 'life' and for those of us who are parents, there is a special kind of hell reserved for those whose kids fly the nest..

Manifesting a lie

Not a day goes past without me coming across someone babbling on about 'manifesting' their future with damp eyed rapture, as if they have discovered some incredible, new, secret-sauce.

How's your constitution?

Gross Domestic Product as the cuckoo that dominates the nest and pecks all other goals to death

Fabulous and Fraught

CURRENT CONFLICTS highlight the inherent difficulty of a unified approach to peace in a world divided by factors such as race, religion, prosperity and... spandex.

Carrumbaism - What about others?

Carrumbaism is dedicated to establishing an effective framework for people in the communication age to come together and improve their lives here and now, with an emphasis on making the world a better place.

I Always Forget About SEO... doh!

SEO is one of the things you need to implement when doing any online trading, writing or collaboration in order for your content to be seen, but it's often the last thing I think of when setting up.

Carrumbaism and Individual Liberty

...most people want those around them to be happy and successful, whether that is family, friends, your neighbourhood, city or their country of residence- living where everyone is on edge and armed to the teeth behind barricades rarely leads to a happy existence.

Carrumbaism - a Philosophy for the Digital Age?

Creating a philosophy for the digital age - like any moment of creation, it's hot, messy and unpredictable but usually damn good fun.

Limits of Kindness

Recommended listening: Running up That Hill (A Deal with God)- Coffeeshop, Aadish Sheth, ADÁI Being kind to your fellow earth-dwellers should be a basic tenet for life but, in the current stressed and strained 'world order' where does kindness cease, and self-preservation take over? Has the '

The Art of Identity

Recommended listening: 'Sweet Dreams (are made of this)' - Eurythmics How much of your identity is defined by the art you absorb? How does your music taste fit within your defined generation? Do the old masters figure in your life, or is an ironic guffaw at a banana

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Christ on a bike!

In my quest to be all thrusting, tech-savvy and thinking outside the box, I am in danger of creating something that will happily tell my staff that clients should sell a kidney or sacrifice a child in order to better themselves. I really cannot be fucked with the paperwork that would generate.

Bedtime Notifications are the Work of Authoritarians

Recommended listening: 'It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I feel fine)' - R.E.M Today's whitterings are a bit scattergun in nature as I battle a lack of sleep brought about by two symbols of personal conflict. Mrs.

Ain't Trees Brilliant!

(Suggested listening: 'Feed the Tree' - Belly) Trees. They totally rock, which is a strange mixture of vegetable and mineral to start this article with, but it's the best I can do without another cup of tea. I'll build the soliloquy about them as

Diversity and Podcasts

This week I've been reflecting on the growing diversity of the place I have lived most of my life, the seeming lack of diversity in the podcasts I am drawn to (but still really enjoy) and on what these observations mean about me (with a soupçon of judging

Being a Ghost in a solid world

Hey there! Welcome to the first proper post on this site, and my foray into ghost-writing (pardon the literary pun). I was reflecting on the name of this site as the chosen home for my new ramblings and it felt like a natural fit. I wasn't going to

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