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The Oath
In recent weeks, my thoughts have frequently turned toward a question that is neither political nor partisan but lies at the heart of...
Doug Weiss
Jul 64 min read
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Cosplay
In the event you are unfamiliar with the term, cosplay, a contraction of costume and play acting, is typically a benign form of grown up...
Doug Weiss
Jun 295 min read
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Arrested Development
Students of humanity have observed a pattern that at least as far back as recorded history repeats itself unerringly even to the present...
Doug Weiss
Jun 223 min read
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Holograms
Not very long ago I wrote a post on consciousness. Admittedly it is a subject about which there are an extraordinary number of theories...
Doug Weiss
Jun 153 min read
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Storms
I awakened last night to the sounds of what seemed to be a gentle spring rainstorm, one we badly needed. The morning revealed quite a...
Doug Weiss
Jun 83 min read
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Abstention
If you have lived more than 15 minutes in this world you have undoubtedly learned this life lesson: the reward for giving up what you...
Doug Weiss
Jun 13 min read
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Of Magic and Myth
Extreme partisanship and ideological divides are nothing new in American politics, but at least in my lifetime, cultish worship of...
Doug Weiss
May 254 min read
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Saying Goodbye
The other day was a difficult one. I attended a funeral, an occasion which in my advancing years happens with far too much frequency. ...
Doug Weiss
May 182 min read
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OCD
A friend of mine has a sign in her kitchen that says she suffers from CDO--Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but the letters are in the...
Doug Weiss
May 112 min read
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Things that go bump in the night
Perhaps that phrase is something you recall. If not, it is part of a poem written by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns asking the Good...
Doug Weiss
May 43 min read
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Artificial Interference
I've written before about my misgivings concerning AI--specifically, generalized AI based on large language models (LLMs). Among my many...
Doug Weiss
Apr 274 min read
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Roots
In any given week I scarcely know what I will write about; all too often I rely on serendipity to lead the way. So it was this week. I...
Doug Weiss
Apr 202 min read
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Control
Watching events unfold these past few weeks reminded me of a poster I saw back in the late eighties. It featured a large picture of the...
Doug Weiss
Apr 133 min read
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Reflections
I recently finished the first of a trilogy by Chinese author, Cixin Liu, The Three Body Problem. Even if you are not a fan of so-called...
Doug Weiss
Apr 63 min read
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Crucibles
I received a message today from a friend I lost track of some years ago. We met at a particularly fraught time, and our friendship was...
Doug Weiss
Mar 303 min read
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A walk in the woods
My gentlemen's book club is reading a novel by Daniel Mason, entitled North Woods . I described it to a friend by comparing it to one of...
Doug Weiss
Mar 233 min read
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The News
A waggish friend of mine once described Television news this way: "Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, here is today's news. It's worse...
Doug Weiss
Mar 94 min read
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Plan B
Whether it applies to work, life, politics, or conflict, received wisdom tells us we should always have a plan B. And what is plan B? ...
Doug Weiss
Mar 23 min read
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We are what we eat
Perhaps you've heard the expression. While it is a bit glib, there is a great deal of truth to the aphorism. As scientists continue to...
Doug Weiss
Feb 235 min read
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Inflection Points
Not so long ago the term inflection point was given new life by the tech industry gathering to itself a gravity that is questionable. ...
Doug Weiss
Feb 164 min read
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