by John Macdonald | Jan 12, 2023 | The250
Janice had a thought. “I’m a coffee drinker. I’ve never had tea before because…well, tea is dumb. Obviously. High octane, please. But some people I know really enjoy tea. I can’t imagine why someone would enjoy tea. But I wonder…Do I have it... by John Macdonald | Jan 11, 2023 | The250
The story you tell yourself may be how right you were. Or maybe it’s about how you’re a member of the right team — the smart, caring, and correct ones. But the story you tell yourself might be about what a bad person you are. About how you... by John Macdonald | Jan 10, 2023 | The250
When I was a kid, sticks and stones may have broken my bones, but names would never have hurt me. When I was a kid, we were color-blind. When I was a kid, if I got in trouble at school, my ass was toast when I got home. When I was a kid, if I misbehaved in... by John Macdonald | Jan 9, 2023 | The250
A tree lives alone in a field near my house. In the summer, it tells a story. As autumn peaks, the story changes as the color and shape shift. Now its structure is exposed — the bones, the connections, the underbelly — and the cold has come. It tells a... by John Macdonald | Jan 8, 2023 | The250
Don’t feel guilty if… You grew up in a loving family.Your mom and dad are still together.Your family was middle class.You had a stable home in the suburbs. These are things over which you had no control. It was luck (or Providence). Now turn that around.... by John Macdonald | Jan 7, 2023 | AI, The250
Some would say I’m in the business of replacing humans with AI and robots. That I’m one of the evil puppet masters turning our world into a dystopian Player Piano, all in the name of profit. I don’t see it that way, of course, but I...