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The Dichotomy of Consumerism vs Business Responsibilities in Climate Change
November 14, 2024
It wasn’t until Tesla hit a direct sales market that many manufacturers realized there was a consumer market for electric vehicles. Often, dealerships misled manufacturers that there was no need, and now they’ve been found to stand in the way of consumers purchasing them where companies like Ford are suing dealerships (source). While electric vehicles […]

LLM Use Case: Recipes
June 23, 2024
Imagine for a minute you need a recipe for a meal, say baby back ribs. You search the internet for various recipes and find one that claims it’s the best ribs ever. As you dig into the recipe you find one ingredient you don’t have. Now what? If you’re experienced with cooking, you can find […]

Ultimate Guide to Freeware Software
June 14, 2024
Look, I get it, we are all sick of subscriptions for software or paying for software that is often mediocre or aggravating. What if I told you that there is free software that is equally as good, and sometimes, better than alternatives? Look no further!

I Created a Board Game
March 4, 2024
Before the pandemic wreaked havoc on our livelihoods and sanity, I started building a board game after finding some games I became very passionate about. Games like Carcassone, Dominion, King Domino, Smallworld, and Forbidden Island were on my rotation frequently and I wanted to build something that I wanted to play.

Best Airlines
January 10, 2024
I’ve flown a lot over the years, and I find myself sometimes saying to myself, “I should just pay the extra money and fly this other airline instead.” The problem with always seeking out the cheapest airline ticket is that it’s not always the best value. Just because a ticket is cheap, doesn’t mean you […]

The Prophet Paradox
September 12, 2023
There’s probably a better term for this than the “Prophet Paradox,” but I often wonder if people like Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) or Leonardo Da Vinci are really prophets. Even Biblical people like Ezekiel and Abraham come to mind. Did what they say come true? What if they never said anything? Obvious warning: This is […]

What the Debt Ceiling Bill (H.R.211) actually says
June 1, 2023
Thanks to Google Bard, I prompted the following question for each Title within the H.R.211 Debt Ceiling bill: “Summarize the following section as if I was an elementary school student.” I’m not a lawyer nor am I a genius, so somewhere below that is ideal. It’s also worth reminding people that it’s a Language Learning […]

A Review of the Stock-investing ChatGPT Study
May 20, 2023
Many articles have been published lately about how successful ChatGPT has been with investing in stock choices. Some even say it can “pick stocks better than your fund manager“. I read the study, as per usual, and discovered that a lot of the articles overexaggerated the study’s outcomes and is not entirely realistic. I also […]

Deregulation Keeps Biting Us
March 13, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank recently collapsed as did Signature Bank. The problem is that these were completely unavoidable and were avoidable until deregulations stepped in and allowed these events to happen. As usual, I will reference the actual sources to avoid any biased opinions.

The Ability for AI to Write Articles
January 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way in recent years, and one of the areas in which it has made significant strides is in writing articles. AI-powered writing software can now produce written content that is indistinguishable from that written by humans.
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