[dedicated with love to co-conspirators H. and Va.]All the signs point to a bad day looming ahead…. A normal day at WLBOTT HQ has it’s ups and downs, but they are mostly routine and mundane. What ChatGPT, our our pro-bongo legal consultant, considers “you’re in a lotta trouble” is just another day in paradise for […]
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The 2020 Vibe, part 3
The Elders have been exploring the concept of “Collective Amnesia”, especially as it relates to recent global pandemic. UC#2 passed along a Guardian article on this very subject: Covid was so bad for so many – why aren’t we talking about it more? My friend, who suffers badly from long Covid, struggles to understand the […]
Many years ago, I found myself alone, driving cross country on an obligatory (and ultimately pointless) journey, when I passed through a city on the interstate. A sign appeared: “This Lane Does Not Exist”. Wow – that was weird – do I merge left? Am I on the shoulder? A short time later, again the […]
WLBOTT corporate headquarters / US-South experienced between 80% to 90% of the full fury of the 2023 annular solar eclipse. A little eclipsology…. We experienced a weird dimming of the midday light, unusual shadow patterns, and a deep blue sky. But the real weirdness came when we started photographing the shadow patterns on the WLBOTT […]
Footnotes [1] Dal Makhani [2] Blue cheese is triggering for UC#3, due to a traumatic adolescent employment situation. [3] Burdoch Root Let’s leave them for the Ghost Moth. [4] Blubber [5] Cheezies [6] Menudo “Stomach Sauce” [7] Vista (0:12 seconds) [8] Stairway to Heaven [9] Tiny Bubbles [10] Since WLBOTT is a standard bearer (and […]
This conundrum[1] has been rattling around in my brain for a while…. I can’t find a good explanation why this line of reasoning is faulty. [1] Or is it? The Hangman’s Paradox and Free Will Is there something we can learn about free will from The Hangman’s Paradox? First we’ll need two volunteers. ChatGPT to […]
[ed. note: I wish I could take credit for this great pun, but it is from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.] Marine Cloud Brightening is a geoengineering technique that may play a big role in addressing climate change. The concept is simple: spray a salt water mist into the air, let the mist drift up […]
At WLBOTT, we like simple solutions to complex problems. Today, we will make the world a better place by simply getting rid of psychopaths in positions of power. [ed. note: conversation with chatGPT, edited for space, full conversation below] Q: Let’s talk about science fiction. I’ve read several books, set in the future, where society […]
In yesterday’s post about climate change, I didn’t have space/time/continuum to post my favorite cartoon related to climate change: Turns out, as it was meant to turn out, that this is a pretty famous New Yorker cartoon by Tom Toro. Pretty cool (and inspiring) interview on NPR on how Tom Toro got his first cartoon […]