John MFeeling emotions is more than a "variable" or a bit of binary code that's set to "0" or "1".Blake clearly believes in the sentience of LaMDA and that seems to influence the kind of questions he's asking. I'd be very interested to…Jun 12, 20223Jun 12, 20223
John MRenowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer looks out over São Paulo’s Avenida Paulista.An acquaintance here once insisted that before Niemeyer’s portrait occupied the space, a mural proclaimed a message from the country’s…Feb 16, 2018Feb 16, 2018
John MAgainst the StreamI recently finished Capitalist Realism by the late Mark Fisher. I was drawn to it after reading some of Fisher’s work online and…Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
John MParadise CityI feel self-conscious writing about Brazil, perhaps more so than other places. I’ve been here about three and a half months now, most of…Dec 12, 2017Dec 12, 2017