Can We Survive a Shitstorm
Can we survive a shitstorm? Before we dive into an answer, let me introduce you to two influential thinkers: Gail Tverberg and Albert...
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Vincent Schutt
- Mar 25
- 28 min
Who is R. Giskard? AI selects a Robot as the most noble character ever written.
So who is R. Giskard? Apparently the noblest of characters is who! R. Giskard is a character from Isaac Asimov's Robot Trilogy. I'll warn...
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Vincent Schutt
- Mar 11
- 7 min
When a raise is actually a pay cut...
A "raise" less than the value of inflation is not a "raise" it is a PAY CUT. Think back to your childhood... When I was a kid, and at 43...
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Vincent Schutt
- Feb 9
- 11 min
A Taoist Perspective on the Academy's Ivory Tower
Today I was reading an academic article. It started the way such a reading often does, with a classroom assignment. The other pathways...
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Vincent Schutt
- Oct 18, 2023
- 7 min
A new environmental goal - invite police to our community
Photo Credit: Katya Wolf I had a conversation with Chat GPT to explore ideas around the weaknesses of fossil fuel companies. If you are...
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Vincent Schutt
- Oct 17, 2023
- 7 min
A Surprise Taoist Conversation with Chat GPT
Vince: If there is not an early election when should I expect the next federal election to occur in canada? ChatGPT: As of my last update...
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Vincent Schutt
- May 19, 2023
- 16 min
AI: person or tool - A conversation between Vince and Chat GPT on the ethics of AI.
I would like to take some time with you to teach you about gratitude would you like that? ChatGPT As an AI language model, I don't have...
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Vincent Schutt
- May 7, 2023
- 21 min
Chat GPT learns Motivational Interviewing
Partly documenting this because it is interesting, also documenting this so I can validate the claim - I taught Chat GPT motivational...
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Vincent Schutt
- May 5, 2023
- 34 min
Skynet not present
The following is my conversation using Socratic questions with Chat GPT on the application of Motivational Interviewing to address...
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Vincent Schutt
- Feb 2, 2023
- 6 min
A Wave is Made of Droplets: Asimov's Foundation is About Us
“The psychohistoric trend of a planet-full of people contains a huge inertia. To be changed it must be met with something possessing a...
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Vincent Schutt
- Jun 18, 2022
- 6 min
Energy Policy Needs to be Durable
Successful energy transition policies require many characteristics. Among them are durability, flexibility, sustained technological...
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Vincent Schutt
- Jun 18, 2022
- 6 min
When Policies Require People to Drive with Garbage Fuels
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 like many laws accomplished many good things but also brought into being colossal failures. This piece of...
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Vincent Schutt
- Jun 18, 2022
- 7 min
Ethanol - Biofuel? Pfft - not even close
It appears that we are not making much progress regarding the trend for increased dissent and partisanship with respect to energy...
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Vincent Schutt
- Jun 18, 2022
- 6 min
Energy Transitions
At present the world is in need to propagate a more rapid energy transition than has ever been accomplished. [1] The world’s energy...
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