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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 23, 2026

Categorized
Economics

Tagged
Home depot, money, Puzzle, Shopping}

Micro Softy 71: Strange Economics

_{A numbers' game at the hardware store} _{Robert J. Marks
March 23, 2026

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Economics}

The Digital Age of Questions: How Technology is Shaping the Way We Seek Answers

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Gary Varner
Date
March 21, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Coma, Depopulation, emotions, Reality, Robot, Spielberg}

AI: Artificial Intelligence Review Part 2

_{A couple has a son in a coma, and it seems unlikely that the child will wake up.} _{Gary Varner
March 21, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

Family with laptop, tablet and smartphone, everyone using digital devices

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Peter Biles
Date
March 20, 2026

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
apple, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, metaverse, social media, Technology}

Meta Retreats from the Metaverse

_{While Meta is scaling back on the metaverse, it is reportedly switching focus to artificial intelligence.} _{Peter Biles
March 20, 2026

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Technology}

Businesspeople meet in the metaverse for a project presentation using VR 360 goggles - Combining business and technology in the virtual world

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Kenneth Francis
Date
March 18, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Farming, Future, Pest control, Robots, Water, workers}

Reflections on the ‘Brave New World’ of Farming

_{Unfortunately, we’ve come a long way from those Halcyon laidback hazy days of the sitcom TV classic, Green Acres} _{Kenneth Francis
March 18, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
March 17, 2026

Categorized
Environment

Tagged
Biodiversity, Environmentalism, Law, Nature Rights, Paganism, Woodlands}

University Pushes ‘Tree Rights’

_{As we have seen before, “tree rights” advocacy principles are steeped in mysticism and neo-paganism.} _{Wesley J. Smith
March 17, 2026

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Environment}

surreal portrait of nature's essence. woman's face blending with lush trees and life, symbolizing environmental connection and growth

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Jeffrey Funk
Date
March 17, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Amazon, Codes, Critical thought, Losing skills}

Will AI End Deep Thinking?

_{AI usage can prevent older people from developing critical thinking skills.} _{Jeffrey Funk
March 17, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

AI interface showing prompt error warning and system alert. AI prompt failure can lead to incorrect output or hallucination. Managing AI prompt error is crucial in safe AI deployment. Muxer

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William A. Dembski
Date
March 16, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
Artificial Superintelligence, Mechanical engineering, Short story, The Battering Company}

Requiem for an Artificial Superintelligence

_{William A. Dembski
March 16, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 16, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Computer engineer, Electronics, Stair light, Switching theory}

Micro Softy 70: The Light Above Your Stairs

_{The staircase switch: a tiny puzzle hiding in plain sight} _{Robert J. Marks
March 16, 2026

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Logic}

Business opportunity, way to success. Door on stairs, decision, solution for job or life path. 3D modern banner with Monty Hall problem.

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Gary Varner
Date
March 14, 2026

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Alexa, Child robot, Love, Reality, Spielberg, Super toys, Turing Test}

AI: Artificial Intelligence Review Part 1

_{Both the film and the short story question the definition of “real,” not reality} _{Gary Varner
March 14, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence}

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Kenneth Francis
Date
March 12, 2026

Categorized
Spirituality

Tagged
Milton, mind, Paradise Lost, spirituality, Trump}

Does the ‘Mind Have its Own Place’?

_{And does Trump’s Mind Matter When He Echos “Paradise Lost”?} _{Kenneth Francis
March 12, 2026

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Spirituality}

Brain psychology mind soul and hope concept art, 3d illustration, surreal artwork, imagination painting, conceptual idea

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Peter Biles
Date
March 11, 2026}

What is Meta Up To? Big Tech Turns to AI Investment

_{The social media giant bought a social media site made up of bots.} _{Peter Biles
March 11, 2026

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Two Small Robots Interact in a Garden Setting

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Wesley J. Smith
Date
March 9, 2026

Categorized
Ethics

Tagged
Contagion phenomena, Dutch experiment, Euthanasia, Existential distress, Mentally ill}

Euthanasia of the Mentally Ill Increasing in the Netherlands

_{Requests for euthanasia on psychiatric grounds have risen sharply} _{Wesley J. Smith
March 9, 2026

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Ethics}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 9, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Computer engineering, Prison, Switches, Switching theory}

Micro Softy 69: A Bunch of Switches

_{Where switching theory meets strategy} _{Robert J. Marks
March 9, 2026

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Logic}

3d rendering of futuristic blue circuit board

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Andrew McDiarmid
Date
March 8, 2026

Categorized
Artificial general intelligence (AGI)

Tagged
Adaptation, AI, Creativity, Imagination, training data}

Why AI Can’t Create Like We Can

_{Human beings are endowed with a unique creative force, so why let AI have all the fun?} _{Andrew McDiarmid
March 8, 2026

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI)}

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Gary Varner
Date
March 7, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
aliens, Bowman's message, Crew, HAL, Jupiter, Kubrick and Clarke, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Review Part 5

_{The crew watches Jupiter grow smaller until it explodes, sending shockwaves through the ship.} _{Gary Varner
March 7, 2026

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Cosmology}

A hyper-realistic depiction of a small explosion caused by fireworks, capturing every spark and color detail in slow motion

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Kenneth Francis
Date
March 5, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Demons, ID, Mental illness, mind, Negative energy}

Demons from the Id

_{One such strange condition of mental turmoil is schizophrenia.} _{Kenneth Francis
March 5, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 2, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
brain, Dualism, Emergentism, Idealism, mind, Panpsychism, Quantum consciousness, Sims theory}

Six Theories of Consciousness

_{Everybody talks about AI becoming conscious, but no one ever defines what consciousness is.} _{Robert J. Marks
March 2, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind}

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Robert J. Marks
Date
March 1, 2026

Categorized
Logic

Tagged
Choices, Prison, Switching theory}

Micro Softy 68: An Overcrowded Prison

_{When every flip counts, can Frenchy find his freedom?} _{Robert J. Marks
March 1, 2026

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Logic}

Stand out from the crowd and different creative idea concepts, man standing out of crowd - 3d rendering

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Kenneth Francis
Date
March 1, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Agnosticism, External world, god, perception, Sources, Ways of seeing}

Agnosticism, Appearance, and Reality

_{Regarding God, the evidence for fact and truth on creation and morality is everywhere} _{Kenneth Francis
March 1, 2026

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Cosmology}

Silent Forest in spring with beautiful bright sun rays

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Gary Varner
Date
February 28, 2026

Categorized
Cosmology

Tagged
Alien consciousness, Chandra, Discovery One, HAL, Jupiter, Monolith, space}

2010: The Year We Make Contact Part 4

_{The decision is made to keep all the details from HAL.} _{Gary Varner
February 28, 2026

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Cosmology}

Dogs Are So Much Like Humans

Crucial Links to the Eyes, Bones, and Mind

Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Anti–’Nature Rights’ Legislation

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