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  1. The Sinking Island and the Floating Identity

    Potentially, I learned more about the nature of blockchain / digital currencies by thinking about Tuvalu for a week than I did by thinking about blockchain for a year.

    Maybe some bitcoin whale will gift (prop up) Tuvalu with a 'lesser' digital currency that lasts.

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    A Trust Fall:

    Multiple AIs that can communicate in a language, at a speed, and/or at a level of complexity that is ...
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  2. Things I Learned About the Law Last Week

    During two separate incidents last week I noticed something about vehicles that were driving near me that caused me to do some legal research. Just driving by I knew something was (maybe) wrong.

    1) On I-5 Northbound in Seattle I saw an tractor trailer combination (semi truck pulling a big trailer). This one was shiny and new and had AMAZON written all over it. I always assume that operators like that (Amazon, Fed-Ex, UPS, et cetera) maintain their fleets a bit better than many ...
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  3. Free Access to Jstor / Google's new $250 AI subscription

    One of my brothers attended a predominantly Jewish college. I believe it's fair to say that the college is careful to explain it's not a religious school, but rather it allows Judaic principles to guide its educational mission.

    I attended a Jesuit founded / run college.

    What I realized recently is that as graduates of our respective colleges, he's the one who gets free access to Jstor as an Alumni benefit.


    I had missed my 'free' Jstor shopping ...
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  4. Qualified Web Traffic

    It would appear that AI based bots might as well be considered 'qualified web traffic.'

    If for no other reason than, the traffic reflects interest.



    "First Time Ever AI Bad Bots Accounts 51% Traffic Suppresses Human Traffic"
    https://cybersecuritynews.com/ai-bad...human-traffic/

    "Bots are overwhelming websites with their hunger for AI data"
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...ta/ar-AA1GSbc2 ...
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  5. A fundemental question about life:

    The age old question, "Is it better to build my log garage first, or my log home?"

    Updated 06-17-2025 at 06:58 AM by Ellsworth (Is the modern era best characterized as the culmination of a sapien 'feeding frenzy?')

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