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Canned Dragons

A personal weblog reflecting mostly on culture, faith, noise and tech. Written by Robert.

Canned Dragons pulls in thoughts from other independent blogs as well as social media accounts and major publishers.

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The Inner Cry of A.I.

Benjamin Wallace writes for the NYT (gift link) about A.I. companies such as Anthropic hiring philosophers. Beyond all the jokes about philosophy grads actually getting jobs, it's a worthwhile examination of the place of the discipline within the tech space. What struck me was the concern that

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Jokes From Truth

Bluesky CEO, Tony Schneider, was interviewed by Nilay Patel on a recent episode of The Decoder podcast. I like Patel's interview style and thought he brought a good selection of questions to the conversation. After much business strategy and technical discussion, Patel asked Schneider about the common perception

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Memories In Orbit

I've been playing a new video game called MIO: Memories in Orbit. I have a bit of a soft spot for what they called Metroidvania's (a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania), having grown up loving games in the genre. In this game, you "Play MIO,

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Shaker Style

A movie about the Shakers inspired my curiousity to learn more about the sect.

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Dream Shake

An under-the-radar band that nevertheless turned in a lovely dreampop performance for tonight's Saturday Night Video.