Month: September 2025

Data centers are a hot topic of discussion as their expansion continues, especially in Virginia. I have lived in Spotsylvania for more than fifteen years, and prior to that I lived in Fredericksburg. Hence, I haven’t moved around much. In the past five years, we have seen a significant increase in population, which inevitably leads…

What it is like to be me? Well, every day is the same. I enjoy my never-ending sprawl on the blanket and deep slumber. But why do these things keep bringing me this canned meat? I suppose it will do, but they act like I don’t notice that they have a whole carcass they put…

Using Playlab to navigate the question of AI consciousness was very insightful. Having a self-trained app that focuses on certain information is beneficial due to the lack of distracting or conflicting information available. I had a conversation with both Claude 4.0 and Gemini 2.5 Pro. While discussing the question of consciousness with Claude, it felt…

Before I get into the specifics of artificial “understanding”, you should be reminded that traditional programming is based on commands a user inputs into a coding platform to be executed by the system for a specific purpose. Kinds of Minds by Daniel Dennett, offers a perfect example of this, “There are computer-driven devices that can…