by John Macdonald | May 28, 2025 | The250
[NOTE: I commandeered/plagiarized/stole the title from The 1440.] Penny’s cost almost four cents to make. Yet, they’re worth only one cent. The government lost $85 million last year making pennies. $85 million. A pittance for the government,...
by John Macdonald | May 27, 2025 | The250
The blank page used to mean something. It sometimes meant a world of possibilities laid out before you. The start of an adventure. Other times, it mocked you. It was a giant, glistening wall topped with the sharpest razor wire ever conceived. In either case, it was...
by John Macdonald | May 26, 2025 | The250
AI doesn’t think. Not like we do. Not like our brain does. It can spot patterns. It can synthesize. It can reframe, remix, and repackage. These can seem like thinking, much like it seems like we can fly with an...
by John Macdonald | May 25, 2025 | The250
We debate AI at the personal level. Is it OK to use AI to: Help me do homework? Help me code? Help me script a speech? Help me write a novel? Help me find patterns in this data? Help me determine the legal precedent? Help me create music and video?...
by John Macdonald | May 24, 2025 | The250
I’m coming out of the closet. The best car we ever owned was a minivan. Specifically, a 2004 Toyota Sienna. Dark green. Tan interior. Stone-cold awesome. We put 250,000 miles on that thing. Three kids. Countless vacations. Thousands of sporting events,...
