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Stop it. Artificial intelligence is not “intelligence”. And it’s not “artificial consciousness”. Everyone is afraid that AI will suddenly wake up, get upset and take over the world. Or that AI will wake up and take all of our jobs. This will happen. But without the “wake up” part. Below I describe what real AI […]

I had millions of dollars from selling a business and then I lost it all. I lost my home. I had the IRS all over me. Then I lost my family. Then all my relationships fell apart. My friends and family from the year 2000 no longer talk to me. I take that back. One […]

I dropped out of college. I bought a car with the money instead. Then I got terrified and jealous. I made a mistake. I saw everyone walking around campus. Was I going to be a loser? I returned the car, cancelled the check, and re-enrolled in college. This is how much of a loser I […]

A month ago, a top trader from the NY Stock Exchange approached me.   “I have someone who desperately wants to buy $100 million worth of bitcoin,” he began. “Can you help me find a seller?”   He then added, “I will give you a million dollars if you can find me one.”   So, […]

My days as a writer had ended. I had a bad experience with publishing a book in 2010. In 2009 I published a book that had sold almost nothing. My publisher hated me. My agent didn’t want to work with me. I lost interest in writing the kind of books they wanted me to write. […]

Is it just a coincidence that the exact number of hours it takes to catch up on Game of Thrones is also the number of hours it takes to get a pilot’s license? Smart people are wondering about climate change, tariffs, the Middle East, inventing non-lethal weapons, etc. I woke up this morning at 4am […]