In a Strange Land
Travels in virtual worlds with an eye to the academic, inspiring, even inane.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
A Strangely Easy Idea No Writing Teacher Has Discussed
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I may be out of the loop here, but I've come up with a simple idea that may be grant-worthy. Yes, steal it. Beat me to the grant. The co...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Ten Arguments Against Hyper Data Centers
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We lost the vote in Goochland County; 4 of 5 Supervisors voted to approve a Technology Overlay District (TOD) and Technology Zone that cou...
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...
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