Terence Faircloth
@atelierteee
Retired Professor from Roosevelt University in Chicago. First computer was a TRS80 Model II; first app was Visicalc. Been at it ever since. Geezers can compute!
Terence Faircloth
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
—Corrie ten Boom
It is officially the first day of fall. The leaves may have barely begun to turn, but, as Charlotte Mendelson reminds us, “ ’Tis the season of mist, nature’s Photoshop; trenchcoats; barley; licensed melancholy; munificence; and glorious rot.” It is a time when new growth ceases and gardens begin to wilt and shrivel. “After the
... See moreAlways tell yourself the truth—the rest will take care of itself. — Sahil Bloom
View from a Venetian Window
“He went to the window and stared at the vines that had started their yearly pilgrimage up the inside of the fence around the house on the other side of the canal. As spring advanced, it would creep over the top of the fence and head down towards its real object, the water of the canal, only to stop ten centimetres above
... See moreFlashy gets attention. Boring gets results.
—Farnham Street
"We forget most of our past but embody all of it." — John Updike
Urban Haiku
Evening sirens wail
Flashing lights pass in the street
Grief engulfs the night
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the vast majority of useful AI is not about creating an artificial human personality. It is about creating tools that are endowed with intelligence, and capable of performing far more complex tasks than before.
Every • Intelligent Tools
“Grammar is a fence that keeps the cows of chaos from trampling the flower bed of prose.”
—Benjamin Dreyer