An enlightening story. It demonstrates how executives are manipulated into participating in economic hype bubbles such as AI, or otherwise.

https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/brainwash-an-executive-today/

I've added it to my list of curios:
https://lzon.ca/curios

#indieweb #personalweb #blog #curios #AIBubble #InstitutionalIsomorphism

I found back an old vlogbrothers video that I really like.
It's about motivation, and it resonated a lot with me (and still does).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAEewFj_-dg

I've added it to the site as a curio. You can check those out here:
https://lzon.ca/curios

#indieweb #personalweb #blog #motivation #vlogbrothers #johngreen #youtube #curios

I just finished re-reading Understand, by Ted Chiang
It's a short scifi story. It has similar themes to Flowers for Algernon.

Here's the link if you want to read it for yourself:
https://web.archive.org/web/20060101043301/http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/under.htm

I've also added it to my list of curios:
https://lzon.ca/curios

#SciFi #TedChiang #ShortStories #Bibliophile #ReadingList #Curios

Realized curios could be detected with a predicate, made bamboo usable as a snorkle.
https://www.planetminecraft.com/data-pack/bamboo-snorkle-curio/

edit: due to messy file management, I had put the bamboo in the head tag in the wrong pack since I'm making a few at once. New update has all files it needs to work now ​

#minecraft #datapack #curios

We're hosting a fundraising sale to support more exciting events without charging admission fees. Join us and discover unique treasures:

Your purchase will help to keep events FREE!

We're also accepting curio and antique donations!  Drop off your items at The Engine Room, Wayfarers Arcade, Southport. We are there 9-5 Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday is 10-4.

#helpfundFreeEvents #Fundraiser #Curios #Antiques #Southport**

We're hosting a fundraising sale to support more exciting events without charging admission fees. Join us and discover unique treasures:

Your purchase will help to keep events FREE!

We're also accepting curio and antique donations!  Drop off your items at The Engine Room, Wayfarers Arcade, Southport. We are there 9-5 Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday is 10-4.

#helpfundFreeEvents #Fundraiser #Curios #Antiques #Southport**