PinnedMatthew A. PaganinThe Modern ScientistFrom Recursion to Very Large Numbers: The Ackermann functionSerbian paramilitary insurgents assassinated the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary when Wilhelm Ackermann was only half-finished with…Feb 10, 20231Feb 10, 20231
Matthew A. PaganThe 5-hour Christmas/Ghost StoryIngmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander (1982) ruminates on the true meaning of death… and ChristmasDec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Matthew A. PaganThe real reason Christians support Israel has nothing to do with Bible prophecyNov 8, 20231Nov 8, 20231
Matthew A. PaganŽižek got booed offstage for his stance on the Israel-Palestine conflictOn October 17th, Slavoj Žižek spoke at the Opening Ceremony of the 75th Frankfurter Buchmesse. Gathering his notes as he approached the…Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Matthew A. PaganHow to play the game of DecadenceThe Cybernetic Cultural Research Unit was a blogging collective whose Y2K-era writings were collected in the book CCRU Writings 1997–2003.Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
Matthew A. PaganI used A.I. to produce this 2,500 year-old Greek tragedyStills from “Prometheus Bound,” made using Stable Diffusion Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
Matthew A. PaganinThe Modern ScientistTalk To Me (with TTS)A general overview of 2023’s current neural text-to-speech solutionsJul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
Matthew A. PaganReturn-to-office is a prisoner’s dilemmaMany companies are this year announcing return-to-office plans. These announcements often contrast starkly to positions these same…Jun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
Matthew A. PaganThe Simulacra by Philip K. DickThis book review was also posted on my Substack Captive Liberty.May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Matthew A. PaganScammers are producing passable artifacts with AIScammers are using freely available artificial intelligence tools to increase credultity amongst a broader, more discriminating echelon of…May 5, 2023May 5, 2023
