I remember driving out to Vancouver Island as a child. We camped on the beach. I hid a starfish in the trunk of the car to take home with us. My father was not pleased three days later when he found the source of the bad smell. Then the Trans-Canada was single lane, undivided highway. Once on the island, it was a dirt road to get to Tofino & Long Beach.

Except it's not tinfoilIt's red yarn, andIt keeps Nazis away I don't talk about my knitting a lot because it's something I do for myself. But I'm casting on a new project tonight, and if you've like to join me, the pattern can be found at: Anti-Fascist Knitted Cap Proceeds go to immigrant aid agencies helping those impacted by ICE operations.

In which I talk to my 90-year-old dad about how we might survive and maybe even benefit from the AI revolution I got myself a $600 “no insurance” ticket last week, and AI had a hand in …

This is a neat encapsulation of the whole AI story: the chatbot can't do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with a chatbot that can't do your job. Your boss is an easy mark for that chatbot hustler because your boss hates you. In their secret hearts, bosses understand that if they stopped coming to work, the business would run along just fine, but if the…

In which I try to explain what AI is to my 90-year-old dad, and why he should care.... I've been using ChatGPT on an almost daily basis for over two and a half years now, in my writing (proof-reading and copy-editing), research, and learning. I've also used it to run a Monte-Carlo simulation on a game design, and to translate & transcribed 80-year-old letters…

In Which I Try to Explain AI to my 90-Year-Old Dad, Temper His Enthusiasm, and Defend It To My 30-Year-Old Daughter. 1983 Compaq portable computer My father's always been enthusiastic about technology. I remember him have a rather nice stereo that I would play astronaut with - I would use the console as my 'flight controls' while reclined in the 'launch position' in his good chair, which I'd dragged over for that purpose…

I am grateful to be reminded that we are merely temporary, insignificant guests on this beautiful and dangerous planet. That no matter how much we try to bend the earth to our will, there are limits to our hubris. Between weather and man-made obstacles, a drive that usually takes 9 hours took four days, and it was worth it to be back in the mountains and on the land.

"Would you have a great empire? Rule yourself first." - Publilius Syrus

“You can also do injustice by doing nothing.” – Marcus Aurelius

Findings from the She Matters research, 'Does Geography Impact Access to Justice? Access to Evidence Collection in Rural and Remote Communities' project.