Category: Misc
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My Pledge re: so-called AI and this Blog
With the prevalence of so-called artificial intelligence (AI), the amount of people turning to it to the technology to help them write, or fully write, content is growing quickly. While it may be getting more difficult to detect assisted writing and generative images, it is still fairly easy and reliable. Regardless, I want to be…
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June 8, 2024 – Random Thoughts
In human society one does not always equal one because our way of communicating is so convoluted and weird. United Healthcare (UHC) is still complete shit. They seemingly have no logic or data science being done with the incredible patient / customer data they have. UHC will basically force you into using OptumRX for your…
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Puzzling the Community a Bit!
Earlier this year I drove by a fire station in the foothills and noticed it had a Little Free Library. Before driving by completely I realized there was a big tub on a bench next to it with something written inside. Wow… a community puzzle swap! If you happened to read my last blog, you’ll…
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The Fine Art of Wooden Puzzles
Growing up as a kid, I did puzzles with my mom and grandmom, especially around Christmas. It was standard to have a puzzle going on a card table near the kitchen and whenever someone walked by, they did a couple pieces. After the big feast, we all sat around and worked to complete it. Between…
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Do you want the best cocktail?
Do you want the best cocktail you have probably had in recent years? Assuming you don’t go out too much and partake in all of the drinks? There’s a simple way I have found, that has a near 100% success rate. Even better, it almost always makes the person taking your order, or your bartender,…
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Titan 1 Missile Silo Exploration
[Note: This is a more detailed account to accompany pictures I have had online for some time. Also be warned, a few pictures are of graffiti from the early 90s and may be offensive.] I’m sure most people have heard about, and even seen pictures of, old missile silos from the 1950s and 1960s. Some…
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Box of Shit: D2D’s Dilemma
Back in 2017, D2D sent me a box of shit. I meant to write about it back then but I got busy, which I think foretold that he would get busy. He now checks in every few months to make one pithy statement, usually about toilet events, and vanish back into his ether. Sometimes his…
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Box of Shit: The Kat Variance
For those who know about the sordid history of the Box of Shit, you know where the name comes from. While some may have thoughtful touches and some personalized items, they are generally fun junk. Behold, the Kat variance! After sending a true box of shit to her, a couple months pass and I get…
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Comic: Criminal
So this idea for a comic goes way back to 2000/2001 and fortunately I had a friend who sketched it out. The file date is from August, 2001, but I don’t know for sure that is when it was created. Idea by me, art by H. Poteat.
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Comic: “Damn movies…”
I’m not an artist but I occasionally have ideas. I contracted ‘Quickcartoon‘ on Fiverr to put one of my ideas from early this year into a comic strip. Pretty sure I had this idea years ago and from time to time remember it, often after watching a movie that involves the C.I.A. Woman: Where do…