Joel Byron Barker

@joelbarker
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Seeing if Mastodon is a place for rich interchanges with you. Wrote a novel about thriving while making technology. https://joelbyronbarker.com. Also writes at https://oldtruckgoodcoffee.com about the our social interchanges. Empathy, rivers, too much about politics, but tons of poetry too.
GenerationX
Publicationhttps://oldtruckgoodcoffee.com
DogsYes. All of them.
Websitehttps://joelbyronbarker.com
Joel Byron Barker1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.online/@ia/116253056858680040

The finances don't work out, but we could have a better relationship with our words if we all gave up on Microsoft Word. That said, we would need to build something better. @ia is close, but more work needs to be done.

Joel Byron Barker1d ago
For when your AI Optimist Friend pulls the "cure cancer" card. https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/f-cancer
F Cancer

The real test of AI

Marcus on AI
Joel Byron Barker2d ago
A short history of Like Buttons https://www.oldtruckgoodcoffee.com/publish/post/190985293
Fascism is what happens when you listen to the radio alone

Let's be clear what is happening on social media platforms.

Old Truck Good Coffee
Joel Byron Barker4d ago
Pick metrics or narrative; neither the numbers or the stories support our theory that our agency is more powerful than these features. You would not be able to discern if you are subject to this, so I don’t trust you if you claim you are the exception.
Joel Byron Barker6d ago
Nothing tea. a needed tea. #shards #poetry
Joel Byron BarkerMar 12

The Wonderful Substack Poetic Outlaws tells me that it is Saint Jack's birthday today and gave me this quote to hold out to you:

“Don’t tell them too much about your soul. They’re waiting for just that.”
~ Jack Kerouac

Joel Byron BarkerMar 12
We have been getting to have so many great conversations with folks who have read Clear and Sane. We love what comes up and want more! So, to make it easier for you to read the book, the price is dropped for the ebook to $2.25 through the end of March! Get it for your device and delight!
Joel Byron BarkerMar 11
I want to talk to you about my novel, Clear and Sane. But first you will have to read it! So, I dropped the price of the ebook for the month of March to $2.25. Get it at joelbyronbarker.com or wherever you get yer electronic tomes.
Joel Byron BarkerMar 11
What is the word for when your phone shows that your bluetooth headset is connected so it must be nearby but you can't find it?
Joel Byron BarkerMar 9
Longing to belong: On leaving and returning to faith practice. https://www.oldtruckgoodcoffee.com/p/varnish-candlewicks-and-belonging