Preparing for the Agentic Era
On February 27, I’ll be returning to Northwood High School (Class of ’66) for Career Day. I’ll be joining a diverse group of alumni to talk about the future, but my message will be a… Preparing for the Agentic Era
Encyclopedia, Partner, or Agent? Our Take on Using AI
PART 1: THE THEORY I am not an AI expert. I am a semi-retired former IT professional and a current Adjunct Professor, I am on a voyage of discovery, trying to figure out how this… Encyclopedia, Partner, or Agent? Our Take on Using AI
The Long Silence and The New Noise
The Long Silence and The New Noise It has been seven years since I last posted here. July 28, 2018, to be exact. I wrote a review of a movie called The Breadwinner, hit “Publish,”… The Long Silence and The New Noise
A Random Thought About the 2020 Presidential Election
Up until now the only President who was younger than I was at the time has been President Obama. Remarkably with Trump likely to seek re-election and active talk about Joe Biden running, Bernie Sanders… A Random Thought About the 2020 Presidential Election
Passover 2017
As I write every Spring, each year we hold a Passover Seder at our house inviting anywhere from 15-25 people over. It is a very special time for both Ellen and myself. Since I have… Passover 2017
Pilot Lights
This morning Ellen told me that we were having a problem with the stove pilot light (subsequently fixed by this afternoon by, as usual, Ellen). In a panic, I asked her if this affected the… Pilot Lights
That Third Party Option
Third parties have not fared well in American politics over the last century or so, either having no impact on the Presidential race results though in a few cases potentially moving the winner from one party to the other (though not electing the third-party candidate). One example of the latter was when Teddy Roosevelt ran on the Bull-Moose party ticket in 1912 electing Woodrow Wilson and helping to elect a Democrat Congress.
Having said that since I tend to support the non-Trump wing of the Republican party, I have noticed a bunch of like-minded individuals making noises about supporting a third-party Presidential candidate.
The thought is that Trump has no chance of gaining 270 electoral votes. The hope is that with a serious third-party candidate, Hillary Clinton also would not get 270 electoral votes throwing the election into the House.
I decided to take a quick look at how that possibility would play out.
The method for electing the President is covered in Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution.
The Exam Time/Dead Grandmother Syndrome
Now that I am in my 3rd (4th?)(nth?) career, this one as an academic at the University of Maryland University College, I am lucky enough to be able to experience new events and learn new… The Exam Time/Dead Grandmother Syndrome
Madame Bovary
Being married to someone who focuses so much on books inevitably rubs off (a little). So even though I read my books generally on a Kindle, unlike Ellen who reads her books in a, for lack of a better word, book, I still have tried to read more, rather than just play Guild Wars 2, watch hockey and baseball games, and reruns of Serenity.
What If Everything Is Wrong
Well, actually, I am just referring to up and down. Um, that probably does not explain my question well either.
This will take a few steps to explain.
Have you ever had two separate thoughts bang together and cause an unexpected question/result? For me this happens a lot, with pretty useless results I will admit in most cases especially when the two thoughts are not so related.