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  • I think both are true: AI is a bubble and AI is a transformative technology that isn’t going away. Think dotcom in ~2000. The Internet is transformative but the first wave of money had no idea what to do with it.

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  • the foundation

    As many of you know, Maure is in Mexico filming a documentary on the conditions in Cuatro, Mexico. From my conversations with her, she wants to help the village to at least get some running water. Not only are they lacking running water, many homes have tarps as roofs. Her documentary will be a chance…

  • government schools spending too much?

    The Wichita Falls ISD reports that they spend about $5700/student. The district’s total population is 15,013 students K-12 with a total budget of $86,000,000 (inclusive of debt service, maintenance & operations, campus activity funds, special revenue fund). Doing the math, that would equal $5728.37 per student. While this is about $2,000 higher than local private…

  • can’t keep a good pope down

    Pope Takes 6-Hour Trip Into the Alps LES COMBES, Italy, JULY 8, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Despite the rain, John Paul II left a vacation chalet in the forest of Les Combes this morning and went for a drive in the Italian Alps. It was the Pope’s first long excursion from the chalet since his arrival in…

  • an annual event?

    Almost a year to the day, I wrote an entry about a news story reporting the the pope took a morning drive and how everso exciting it was. Today, I open my e-mail to find this headliner from the Zenit News Service: Poor Weather Halts Papal Outing LES COMBES, Italy, JULY 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Heavy…

  • a little dorky

    If you notice near the bottom of the sidebar, I added a “total word count” header. That is how many words I’ve typed in this blog. Kinda sick. Also, you’ll notice that every entry now has a word count on it.

  • the four year plan

    Since I know oh-so-many chemistry majors out there, I’m going to throw out the remainder of my four-year plan so all of you can wait to take your classes until a time where you can take them with me ::grin:: Summer 2004 (4 hours): BIO 213 (Intro Bio: Diversity and Ecology) BIO 214 (Intro Bio:…