We are the Unenlightened Generalists. We form connections between people and ideas through education, art, information science, human development, and applied philosophy.
AI without the hype or the panic: what these tools are doing to writing, work, and thinking — and who profits.
Em Dash
As a teacher, proofreader, and writer, I am perhaps unusually passionate about the em dash. I feel personally incised by the way people are abandoning this punctuation mark.
Personal Knowledge Management
We must ensure our digital tools foster genuine human growth by embracing "the right kind of friction," and the spirit of play.
AI
Reclaiming Technology as a Commons in an Age of Surveillance and Alienation
AI
Today, I want to tell you about Tolkien, artificial intelligence, and the trajectory upon which I am setting myself for the months and years ahead.
AI
While cloud-based GPUs offer flexibility and convenience, they may not always be better from an environmental or privacy standpoint.
AI
AI wearables promise perfection, but come with ethical and privacy concerns.
AI
Qwen 2.5, Falcon 3 -- the best open-source AI models you can run on your PC.
Technology
Proton now provides a private AI tool, a cloud Drive, online documents (a la Google Docs), a calendar, a VPN, and a password manager.
