Writing in a world with ChatGPT Several jobs and their associated skills face existential threats from automation. Conventional wisdom, and assertions from inventors, almost always focus on automating activities that detract from the human experience by removing physical burdens or eliminating mind-numbing tedium. Automation frees humans, it is argued; it unleashes them from … [Read more...] about Co-Existing with the ChatGPT: Standing Up to AI’s Attack on Writing and Art
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Luke Skywalker Special Edition FireCuda Hard Drive Review: 3 New Seagate Star Wars Drives and The Force is with All of Them
Luke Skywalker Special Edition FireCuda Hard Drive Specifications Seagate Luke Skywalker Special Edition FireCuda Hard Drive Review There isn't much I can add to my review of the basic 2TB FireCuda External Hard Drive that accompanied the Spider-Man edition. The internals are the same save the faster, 7200 RPM rotational speed on the drive. The faster platter will … [Read more...] about Luke Skywalker Special Edition FireCuda Hard Drive Review: 3 New Seagate Star Wars Drives and The Force is with All of Them
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Review: A Powerful Business Laptop That Screams Business
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Review Like most ThinkPads, the X1 Extreme Gen 5 screams business. It screams business perhaps louder than most. The carbon fiber upper deck and aluminum base present a solid shell. Open the X1 Extreme Gen 5 to reveal an as-expected, top-shelf keyboard and a wonderfully expansive 16-inch display mid-tier IPS screen configuration that … [Read more...] about Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Review: A Powerful Business Laptop That Screams Business
Netatmo Weather Module Review: 2 Rugged Modules to Track Rain, Wind, and 1 to Diagnose Home Health
Netatmo Weather Module Review My Netatmo weather station has been running for several years and does a great job of telling me about the weather in my backyard, a much more local view than one derived from weather stations around the area. Several years later, Netatmo sent some additional Netatmo Weather modules, including a Smart Rain Guage and Smart Anemometer and a … [Read more...] about Netatmo Weather Module Review: 2 Rugged Modules to Track Rain, Wind, and 1 to Diagnose Home Health
Twelve South HoverBar Duo Review: A Well-Engineered, 2 Position Stand to Better Position Your iPad in Your Workspace
Twelve South HoverBar Duo Review I receive several review items every month. I own a desk and a credenza. Both are usually filled with USB-C hubs, hard drives, laptops and several other types of accessories. This creates a challenge for what to do with the devices I always want access to, especially those that perform better when near each other, like a Mac and an iPad. The … [Read more...] about Twelve South HoverBar Duo Review: A Well-Engineered, 2 Position Stand to Better Position Your iPad in Your Workspace