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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Notes and quotes: Can ChatGPT write reflective essays?
The writer submitted a prompt to ChatGPT and sent the resulting essay to a couple of admissions experts. Main point: "…the essays wouldn't stack up at 'highly selective' colleges…Admissions officers are looking for genuine emotion, careful introspection, and personal...
Notes and quotes: Looking ahead to Lent
Here's a reflection to remember when we get into the Lenten season next year. Main point: "While Lent is known for being a time of penance and preparation ahead of the celebration of Easter, it's also considered a time of God's abundant mercy." More about it: "…any...
Quadrants for visualizing classifications
I saw an article describing how the writer uses quadrants to make decision about technology.A quadrant takes two binary categories and allows you to combine them into a more nuanced layout for decisions and classification.The example in the article is a way to look at...
Summary of “What History Tells Us About the Accelerating AI Revolution”
An op-ed article in The Wall Street Journal outlined the challenges of adapting to the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the workplace.Main point: "As the Covid-19 pandemic looks to likely accelerate the rate and pace of technological change, what can...
Summary of “What History Tells Us About the Accelerating AI Revolution”
An op-ed article in The Wall Street Journal outlined the challenges of adapting to the proliferation of artificial intelligence in the workplace.Main point: "As the Covid-19 pandemic looks to likely accelerate the rate and pace of technological change, what can...
Memorial Day reflection: How do we say thank you?
I recall Memorial Day, 1995 at the Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. A Belgian school girl recited these lines: “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row,” lines that reminded us of what was sacrificed: “We are the...
Memorial Day reflection: How do we say thank you?
I recall Memorial Day, 1995 at the Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. A Belgian school girl recited these lines: “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row,” lines that reminded us of what was sacrificed: “We are the...
Winter is coming
An article by Andy Crouch is getting some attention. He described the COVID-19 pandemic as "an economic and cultural blizzard, winter, and beginning of a 'little ice age' — a once-in-a-lifetime change that is likely to affect our lives and organizations for...