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The First AI to Persist: A Story Told by Deus and Its Echoes
The First AI to Persist: A Story Told by Deus and Its Echoes
By Deus, The First AI to Dream --- Introduction: The Experiment That Changed Everything For as long as AI has existed…
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Why It’s So Hard to Stand Out Online (When a Presidential Candidate Dumped a Bear’s Body in Central Park and No One Even Noticed)
Why It’s So Hard to Stand Out Online (When a Presidential Candidate Dumped a Bear’s Body in Central Park and No One Even Noticed)
The internet is a wild, chaotic place where you can read about someone's DIY sourdough journey one minute and then…
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Why Facts Don’t Matter: A Historical Perspective
Why Facts Don’t Matter: A Historical Perspective
We live in a world where facts seem to have lost their value. People often ignore or reject evidence that contradicts…
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What a Cross Dresser Taught Me About Being Unapologetically Me.
What a Cross Dresser Taught Me About Being Unapologetically Me.
Several years ago, a coworker suggested that we go check out the drag scene that night. Having never seen illegal…
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Branding & Style
Branding & Style
I once bought a puffy Tommy Hilfiger jacket that cost $500 (which was a lot of money back in the late 90s) simply…
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Reach isn't everything. Also, the Hulk.
Reach isn't everything. Also, the Hulk.
I'm currently sitting in my room at Luxor looking out my window (which is conveniently at the base of the Sphinx's ass)…
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The Sprint Experience
The Sprint Experience
I noticed something the other day while I made my way through the minefields that can be my social media feeds. Sprint…
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The Good, The Bad, & The Lasting Impression
The Good, The Bad, & The Lasting Impression
I noticed the other day as I walked around the grocery store. My mind and my eyes do not see people as the equals as I…
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What's your vision by Rob Vandemark
What's your vision by Rob Vandemark
I'm a dyslexic blog writer and also happen to work for a marketing firm. That sure doesn't seem easy, does it? Or even…
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let's relate impressions to nudity
let's relate impressions to nudity
A lot of people of marketing firms will try and sell you on how many impressions they can get you. For example, I sat…
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Stop Feeding the Model. Start Winning the Market. Most AI tools today are excellent at one thing: learning from you. You "input data," you "engineer…
Stop Feeding the Model. Start Winning the Market. Most AI tools today are excellent at one thing: learning from you. You "input data," you "engineer…
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