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Conversations with Cora
LLM linguistics: It’s more complicated than that
Linguists find that different AIs have different ways of speaking, but their conclusions are missing an important factor: evolution.
Conversations with Cora, General Stuff
Farm stench: The rural Kobayashi Maru
You’re driving along, enjoying the rural scenery, when you pass a farm that’s just had manure spread on the fields. “Recirc” or “Fresh Air”?
General Stuff
Taking a small stand against subtle racism
When a client caved to “the current climate” I had to say something.
General Stuff
A tiny semantic tweak
It took a small change in wording (but no change in procedure) to convince Cigna to cover my surgery and hospital stay.
Conversations with Cora, General Stuff
No, AI isn’t a ‘fancy autocomplete’
If someone refers to an AI or an LLM as “just a fancy autocomplete,” they are simply wrong — and it’s obvious when you think about it.
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About me
I love science and history, and I spend way too much time teaching myself about all sorts of odd subjects. Epigenetics, anyone?
I was born in Queens, New York City, but I've moved around a lot — Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia.... These days I'm living on a chunk of acreage in the middle of nowhere in Upstate New York.
Other stuff I like

Fountain pens, good keyboards, thunderstorms, Dr Pepper Zero, small inns in dark forests, Duluth Trading, Ball jars, sriracha sauce, Terry Pratchett books, radio.garden, backpacks, MMORPGs, Darn Tough socks.
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