Our Unpromising AI Future
To understand the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on our lives, Homo sapiens should sprinkle an extra soupçon of our hot and...
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S. Minsos occasional blog; making Culture Clubs, manner by manner .
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Author Minsos
Jul 57 min read
MARGARET RILEY DAVIS AND BOW PARK FARM: The Theft
NEWS BRANTFORD – Rumours have haunted Oxbow Road for decades... A prominent thread running through the narrative of the Grand River Saga...
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Author Minsos
Jul 37 min read
THE CHARTER AND THE NASTY KIDS
Londonderry Junior High Teacher Takes a Stand for Canada’s liberal democracy Last year TikTokers viewed a Londonderry Teacher (the...
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Author Minsos
Jun 814 min read
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN CANADA? NO WAY. (PR is especially bad for liberal democracies)
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN CANADA? NO WAY. (PR is especially bad for liberal democracies)
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Author Minsos
May 2619 min read
ACADEMIA AND BOTFUCKERY
Answer: "You" are a thing. Experts weigh in on AI. "'OpenAI is really excited about building AGI (artificial general intelligence) and...
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Author Minsos
May 237 min read
THE HORROR, THE HORROR: Unforeseen consequences of neural AI.
Cast your imagination back to the turn of the last century. You rode a horse, a magnificent creature. Alternatively, you drove a horse...
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Author Minsos
May 22 min read
RUTHVEN HALL: Grand River Saga Novels, Setting and Villains
Photos below show the actual river and mansion referenced in the Grand River Saga novels. Continue scrolling to see the images of John...
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Author Minsos
Apr 710 min read
THE ABILITY TO STEREOTYPE: The no-good horrible gift of Homo sapiens tells us when its time for Canada to cut and run
The much maligned human ability to stereotype helps us understand power structures. Our observing who–stereotypes–whom, plus our making a...
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Author Minsos
Dec 31, 20236 min read
MALE PERSPECTIVES: Charles Adler and Dean Blundell
Charles Adler and Dean Blundell, on December 13, 2023, explore the implicit question Why Do [Some] People Hate Trudeau? NB: The fearsome...
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Author Minsos
Dec 30, 20235 min read
The CONVERSATION: Canada and the British Monarchy, 13 May 2023
Published 13 May 2023. Republished 30 Dec 2023 "But Britannia still rules the flag waves. The personal standards of Britain's royal...
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Author Minsos
Sep 14, 20236 min read
LOOK OUT, CANADA: America's little shop of horrors come for you
Healthcare funding based on past lifestyle choices would turn into a bureaucratic nightmare. Life is a pre-existing condition. POLONIUS....
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Author Minsos
Jun 30, 20237 min read
OUR FRAGILE LIBERAL DEMOCRACY: Obey the Law
Londonderry Junior High Teacher Takes a Stand for Canada’s liberal democracy Recently, TikTokers viewed a Londonderry Teacher (the...
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Author Minsos
Dec 23, 20222 min read
ON THE FOLLY OF STEREOTYPING ONE'S PREJUDICES: SQUIRE DAVIS AND THE CRAZY RIVER, BY JEROME MARTIN
A publisher seldom writes an introduction to a book: but I want to share my thoughts about this novel [Squire Davis and the Crazy River*]...
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Author Minsos
Nov 13, 20221 min read
THE GRAND RIVER. OUSE. TINAATOUA.
The Grand River is situated in southwestern Ontario. From its source near Wareham it flows southeast through the Grand valley–Fergus,...
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Author Minsos
Nov 11, 20226 min read
DAVIS VS STYRES, AND DAVID THORBURN
Squire Davis had several run-ins with the authorities. Was he a forerunner of #IdleNoMore, or a scofflaw, or both? Squire’s claim to...
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Author Minsos
Nov 11, 202210 min read
BRUCE EMERSON HILL: THE GRAND RIVER NAVIGATION COMPANY SCANDAL
"The Grand River project was unique in one particular way. It was the only major project in Canadian history financed by Indian funds. ....
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Author Minsos
Nov 11, 20222 min read
PAULINE JOHNSON AND THE (MISSING) WAMPUM BELT
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology – final note on the return of the wampum belts Pauline Johnson...
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Author Minsos
Nov 11, 20221 min read
CAROLINIAN FOREST AND THE GRAND RIVER
In 1791 a few years after the end of the American rebellion – and to handle the ensuing flood of American-speaking displaced persons...
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Elements of The Grand River Saga
Learn about the researched material, times, places, and more information, that helped inspire The Grand River Saga novels.
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