Tag Archives: technology

“The Blind Pig” – A short story, plus my start-to-finish creative conversation with ChatGPT

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

I want to try something new today, both in terms of content and in terms of blog format. This is an experiment, and I’m not sure my WordPress skills are up to it. Here goes, and let’s just see if … Continue reading →

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Amazed by my phone (as exemplified by some paisley closeups)

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

I tend to hang onto my phones until I absolutely have to give them up. Example: when my Nokia flip phone, which I ludicrously loved even more once the cover degraded to the point where I could flip it open … Continue reading →

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Is AI creative? | Vox

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Essayist and author Meghan O’Gieblyn on the meaning of art in the age of artificial intelligence. — Read on http://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/376192/tga-meghan-ogieblyn-creativity-art-ai ~~ This article frames a podcast conversation between Meghan O’Gieblyn and Sean Illing, Vox writer and host of “The Gray … Continue reading →

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Random thoughts on time, nostalgia and the human experience

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

This photo taken on my way to work doesn’t do it justice. but the sun looked really eerie here, like a science fiction movie.  As you can see, the light was directed upward, while the ground below was in shadows.  And … Continue reading →

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Does penmanship matter?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

Two handwriting stories. One:  After I got a D in penmanship in third grade, my parents made me sit at our dining room table every night practicing my handwriting. The reason I’d gotten a similarly bad grade in arithmetic was that … Continue reading →

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Learning to focus is our next digital challenge

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

Will the Internet, with all its abundance, prove to be a distracting road to perdition or the “straight and narrow” pathway that leads humanity to its highest potential? Here’s a link to an excellent article, “You’re distracted.  This professor can help,” from The … Continue reading →

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