A Philosopher’s View of the World

 

Aug
12

Mike’s “Commercial Protein Bars Are Expensive Candy” Protein Bars

We Americans generally do health and nutrition badly. One reason for this is that we are often systematically misled by the state at the behest of commercial interests. Ask a

Aug
11

What is a Woman?

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig was brought before congress in July 2026. During the questioning, Nancy Mace asked the director “what is a woman?” For those

Aug
10

AI Images and Job Displacement

In an earlier essay I explained why I use AI images in my D&D content. This was not offered as an excuse or justification as I agree it is morally

Aug
09

Cookies & Politics: Consumer Advocacy

In my previous essay I discussed the company side of corporate advocacy. As noted in the essay, in the before time the group One Million Moms called for a boycott

Aug
08

Cookies & Politics: Corporate Advocacy

In the before time, one Gay Pride Day Kraft posted an image of a rainbow Oreo cookie (sadly not yet a real product). Almost immediately, the group One Million Moms

Aug
07

Psychohistory & Big Data

  In his Foundation universe Isaac Asimov introduced the fictional scientific field of psychohistory. In this science fiction setting, it could predict the future by analyzing data and making inductive

Aug
06

AI Images & Theft

  In my previous essay I looked at why I use AI generated images in my D&D products. As I noted, the essay offers an explanation rather than a justification

Aug
05

Why Do I Use AI Images?

When AI image generators, like Midjourney, were finally able to generate semi-adequate images, I started using them in my D&D content. Previously I had relied on creative commons images, purchased

 

 

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