centre of the universe: the dreaming

  • A New Dawn

    A New Dawn

    Should humanity continue?

  • Epiphany

    Epiphany

    How many of the “do your research” blowhards figure they’re clever because a mobile device game told them their IQ is over 140 because they can free Santa from a rock slide by matching gems? This is somehow so much worse than “my mom thinks I’m cool”.

  • Legit businesses hate this one trick…

    This article from The Verge talks about how disastrous it would be if developers are forced to ask content creators’ permission to use their Intellectual Property – eg. their WORK – to train generative algorithms. https://www.theverge.com/news/674366/nick-clegg-uk-ai-artists-policy-letter If paying for the right to use legally protected content is a step too far, then surely to goodness…

  • Mortification

    Here is a list of the times I’ve been mortified; these live rent-free in my head and sometimes I wake up thinking about them: This is not an exhaustive list.

  • Regina Public School Board not being very strategic

    Gotta love administrators suddenly finding themselves in several thousand dollars’ worth of a money jam and choosing to get rid of arts teachers to reduce the deficit. If there’s truly a deficit of $600,000 The Regina Public School Division’s Strategic Plan lists the following strategic priorities:  Their decision to reduce teaching positions acts in opposition…

  • Grief

    Grief

    There is an intercession in Anglo-Catholic services that ends with “…and anyone else for whom our prayers are desired”. I’ve always liked this bit because it drives home what my understanding of prayer should be: a personal conversation between you and whatever you need to be talking to in that moment, with the support of…

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