What magic can teach us about AIMetaphors are the Freudian slips of technology. With AI described as “magic”, what can the history of magic teach us about living with AI?6d ago6d ago
JRF March 21, 2021Apparently, Mike Nichols “was expert at crafting anecdotes that satisfied a craving while sealing off further inquiry.” Elaine May, it…Mar 21, 2021Mar 21, 2021
JRF weeknote, end of Feb 2021A short note after a very short week. Had a holiday to celebrate a couple of Big Life Events, which was wonderful.Feb 28, 2021Feb 28, 2021
Weeknotes, JRF, Feb 7I haven’t seen In the Mood for Love for 20 years, but had a long phone chat with my younger sister about it this week. Maggie Cheung’s…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
JRF, January 31st, 2021Bumper issue because I couldn’t press “publish” last week.Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
JRF, January 2021Welcome back to the sweet, sweet office! Starting off 2021 with new lockdowns, new riots and new reasons to google “fascism, definition…Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
JRF week 9I’m bad at good habits — other than American standards of dental care — so I almost skipped this week’s weeknotes. I got a Christmas tree…Dec 13, 2020Dec 13, 2020
JRF, week 8Are you looking for a grown-up advent calendar? Amy has curated and edited (this matters, later) a list of 24 short essays about things…Dec 6, 2020Dec 6, 2020
JRF, week 7My headphones are broken! While that wouldn’t have been a problem a year ago, it is now. (Working from home, sonic spaces, etc.) I’ve…Nov 29, 20202Nov 29, 20202
JRF, weeknotes 6So here’s the thing: I listened to an interview with Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and she said that when she was stuck with writing, she starts…Nov 22, 2020Nov 22, 2020
