Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Super-Not-Impressive AI

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I’m a tech guy. I think I’ve got the bona fides to prove it. Worked with computers since 1979. Online since 1982. Over twenty published books. Started and sold a software company. Always bought the latest stuff. Wrote a book about interconnected computers around the world in 1982, which was more than a decade before it started happening. You get the picture. I know tech. I’m 99.9th percentile.

I have said again, and again, and again, that this entire AI thing is the most overhyped pile of crap in the universe, and we’re all going to look like fools in a few years. But allow me to share a tiny little snippet to show what I mean.

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Buried in Edits

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Just in case anyone is wondering how I’m spending my copious spare time; I am undertaking the third rewrite of my novel. I believe it’s getting substantially better each time, and I’ve got literally hundreds of edits I am doing right now, as well as some substantial alterations. Suffice it to say that I’m grateful to have this beast to occupy my attention, since this market isn’t exactly riveting. See you in the morning; I’ve got to stay on task!

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