What are We Talking About? The focus of AI is often how students will use it to cheat by having it write papers for it. Students cheating by copying work will always be an obstacle. It’s easier than ever to if a student cheated. The reality is teachers use AI just as much if not…
Category: NonFiction
Ranking The New York Times’ Free Games: From Connections to Vertex
My Personal Ranking of The New York Times’ Free Games I’d love to see the stats on the New York Times. I’d be surprised it the Game section didn’t get more view than the front page. I think that’s where we’re at. One company, giving us a Morpheus choice. The Blue Pill, represented by the…
The End of Two Eras: Losing Sports Illustrated and Pitchfork
This past week delivered a double gut punch to my longtime passions – sports and music journalism. Within days of each other, storied publications Sports Illustrated and Pitchfork essentially ceased operations as we’ve known them. As a child of the 80s and 90s, Sports Illustrated was synonymous with sports writing for me. I eagerly awaited…
Unlock AI: A Beginner’s Guide to Practical AI for Everyday Life
In my new class, Practical AI for Everyday Life, I’ll pull back the curtain on how AI tools help enhance productivity, creativity, and more in my personal and professional worlds. My idea is to make it less scary for those who never use it and may even be afraid of it. We’ll explore leading AI…
10 Underrated U2 Gems That Prove Their Greatness (at least goodness)
U2: 10 Underrated Gems That Prove Their Greatness While U2 has achieved massive mainstream success, they’ve also faced criticism from some who write them off as overrated. Despite selling out The Sphere in Vegas night after night as well as arena tours, it’s hard to drown out the chants of overrated. I do feel U2…
How AI is Transforming Education: Engaging Students while Empowering Teachers
Across the US, AI fears have rendered knee-jerk AI bans in some schools. Fortunately, many of those schools have reversed their decisions. Many schools have embraced AI and have included the tech in their curriculum. This is the correct answer. Obviously, generative AI is raising valid concerns among educators about plagiarism. That’s the first thing…
Is Now the Right Time to Buy a Tesla? The Murky Math of Price Fluctuations, Incentives, and Market Saturation
Today I want to talk about when is the best time to buy (or sell) a Tesla because I really need to figure this out. Spoiler alert: it’s kind of impossible to know! Prices, incentives, and the market are always changing. Let’s start with prices – Tesla adjusts their prices a LOT. Like in 2023…
Crushing My 2024 Goals: A Driven Game Plan with Musts, Shoulds & Accountability Tactics to Level Up
Now that 2023 is buried. I’m taking on this year with a vengeance. Physically, I’m pretty much where I was at 28 which was twenty years ago other than my eyesight which hit a cliff in the last few years. In many respects, I’m better and want to use that as a catalyst for the…
Ending 2023 on a Positive
The year of the lord 2023 personally would fall in the bottom five of worst in my 48 years around the globe. I’m actively planning on 2024 ending the 1 year losing street. Even so 2023 had hundreds if not thousands of amazing moments. In the last week, we spent some time in New Jersey…
Opportunity Awaits: Why Downtown Burlington is Primed for Retail Renaissance
If you read Reddit or talk to someone “who hasn’t been to Church Street in years” you may think they are confusing 1980s Bogata to present-day Burlington Vermont. However, if you go on Spotify Wrapped Sound Town you’ll learn you may already live in Burlington. While the hand-wringing about crime and vacant storefronts makes splashy…