In a Strange Land
Travels in virtual worlds with an eye to the academic, inspiring, even inane.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
AI Bubbles and My County: Saying "Not Yet" to Big Data Centers
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Note to readers: A version of this post will be submitted to our Board of Supervisors as a formal letter, as well as to a local news outl...
Monday, September 15, 2025
Are Humanists All Like This? Tyler Austin Harper's Strange Ideas About AI on Campus
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I'm fond of The Atlantic ; I've subscribed for more than 4 decades. I also enjoy Tyler Austin Harper's articles; his 2024 piece...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
ChatGPT 5 Passes "The Big Log Test"
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You may recall that some time back, I had a hilarious exchange with an earlier version of ChatGPT about Robert Plant's song "Big L...
Sunday, August 24, 2025
From Antiquity, a Reason Why AI-Generated Writing is not "Great"
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Every year, I read at least one text (in translation) from Antiquity. I find that the long-term perspective gets me through the bumps in lif...
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
A Stunning Lack of Search Results From Universities
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As a staunch supporter of an open Internet, where advice can be freely shared, I'm stumped by the lack of results form a few simple Duck...
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