A brief one this morning before class, after an excruciating night highlighted by my knee finally giving out and forcing us home early. I'll be taking Uber to and from class for the next few days, at $30 a pop, and any walkable fun in NYC is out of the question. Not great. So, on Sunday we were driving back here from Corning and decided to stop for gas up in Monroe, NY, just outside of West Point before the final push into the city. We pulled into an Exxon whose sign announce

Missed a day yesterday, which is a great way to reduce the number of folks paying attention. I just got incredibly busy with work that didn't really reflect itself in my billable hours at the end of the day. Not sure how that happened. I ran across a couple thought-provoking essays this morning discussing the same topic--how AI is on the cusp of radically changing our society. Or not. As usual, the more balanced and someone skeptical view comes from the Atlantic. We've seen t

We come on the ship they call The Mayflower We come on the ship that sailed the moon We come in the age's most uncertain hours And sing an American tune -Paul Simon Feeling a little more optimistic about our prospects as a country after last night's Super Bowl. The ads were funny and kind. The one by the Blue Square Alliance entitled "Sticky Note" brought tears to our eyes, dragging this modern wave of antisemitism into view. Robert Kraft paid for the ad. The owner of the Pat

“Nice people made the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them. They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly and focused on happier things than politics. They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away. You know who weren’t nice people? Resistors.” -Naomi Shulman If you're still a Republican this frosty February morning, here's what your Dear Leader posted on his social media account last night. If you vot