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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Joseph Kirk (1943 - 2025)

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Joseph Kirk died on June 19, 2025 at 1:40 pm. Today would have been his 82nd birthday. He was my father.  Joe completed his undergraduate de...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

AI and being human in 2025

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Anytime you take up a tool, and consider its use, imagine it in your worst enemy's hand, with the sharpest part of it pressed against yo...
Wednesday, January 01, 2025

2024 In Review

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2024 was a year of changes. I lack appropriate distance and time, but I believe will look back at this year as hinge, turning point, and mar...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

2024 Books

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Martyr!  - Kaveh Akbar My choice for book of the year. Akbar's remarkable debut novel tells the story of a young man fumbling his way th...
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

55 (Part 1: The Big News)

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55 today. At least halfway, and maybe 2/3 of the way through my allotted days. The last few years have been challenging for all of us: Ameri...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Back to Reality

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After 3.5 years, I am leaving Osso VR. Times are tough all over . I've been through this before, and while I am sad to be leaving, I a...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

2023 In Review

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2023 was difficult. At times, I called it "The Year Everything Broke". Towards the end of January, the podcast I have been co-host...

2023 Books

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I joined a book club this year, which has "forced" me to read at least one book a month. That has prodded me into reading more in ...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Major Labels, Major Artists, and Major Streaming Services Plan to Steal from Indie Artists

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After 25 years of flailing, the record companies have finally gotten back to their core competency: screwing small artists. Spotify (which i...