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.

Marble, Rust, and Plastic

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I just finished a very brief visit of Washington, D.C. and thought I’d share a few thoughts I had while I was there. To begin, I rented a car during my thirty-hour visit, and I did a fair amount of driving. I’ve driven hundreds of thousands of miles in my life, but my hand to God, I don’t think I’ve ever seen as many turns, tunnels, and opportunities to go the wrong way as I have in the District of Columbia. Good Lord!

I cannot imagine the kinds of auto accidents that must take pace with nervous drivers there. I’m glad to be done with it, with nary a scratch to show for it all.

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Courting Disaster

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The movie Poltergeist came out 43 years ago, but perhaps you’ve seen it.

After the family has already been through hell, and things seemed to finally be getting back to normal, the haunting begins, and worse than ever. The young child, Carol Ann, who had been saved from the demons, could only stare in disbelief at the forthcoming terror and meekly murmur, “No more………….”

Carol Ann, I know precisely how you feel.

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Entry Level Blobs

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I guess one of the reasons I keep harping on how terrifying it’s going to be for young graduates with C.S. degrees to find work is because I’ve got one of ’em in my own family! Hopefully the Knight specialness will kick in, and she won’t have anything to worry about. Still, I think millions of kids with very expensive degrees are going to find themselves in a world of hurt, as A.I. has usurped their opportunities.

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