The desire for “likes” drives many people to keep posting on social media. But how many are authentic “likes” from a human being? This photo is from the CNN article “Photographer steps inside Vietnam’s shadowy ‘click farms’”, showing a wall…
I hope your week went well and that you didn’t have to deal with too much nonsense in your life. We can define life in many ways and I just cooked up this saying: “Life is dealing with other people’s…
If you have AI skills, employers in India and Thailand are willing to pay AT LEAST 54% and 41% more to hire you – so says a survey of 5,000 organizations and 15,000 workers across Asia Pacific. The survey was…
It was 2001, I was on a date with my girlfriend (and now my wife) and we walked past a shop selling string instruments. There were many beautiful violins and cellos on display. I said to her, “Maybe I should…
The great music conductor Benjamin Zander has a funny story in his book “The Art of Possibility”: Two prime ministers are sitting in a room discussing affairs of state. Suddenly a man bursts in, apoplectic with fury, shouting and stamping…
I go to bed on most nights without worrying about anything. Even if there’s a problem that I have to deal with, I just tell myself, “Today is done. Time to rest. Tomorrow is a new day to solve any…
This photo was taken in March 2019, the day I divorced my Italian mistress. She was beautiful, intense, and I gave her so much love that I was being consumed inside out. Yes, my Ducati Monster 1200S motorcycle was a…
“A clear horizon — nothing to worry about on your plate, only things that are creative and not destructive…” “I can’t bear quarreling, I can’t bear feelings between people — I think hatred is wasted energy, and it’s all non-productive.…
Last Wednesday, I was at the fitness corner located outside my HDB apartment block and I saw my wheelchair-bound neighbor and her helper. I waved at her but she didn’t seem to notice me. She was frowning and looking at…
Meet my Generative AI dog, Poolander! Just two days ago, creating these four images of my worrywart friend with a single text prompt would not have been possible. Midjourney just rolled out the new “Character Reference” feature, which allows you…