Archive - Earthly Fortunes

The Human-to-Human Principle

Or: as an AI researcher, why I don't use AI to write.

Feb 2 •

January 2025

Best of the Year of the Dragon

"It's New Year Somewhere!"

Jan 25 •

September 2023

There and Back Again

An Interlude. Theme song from The Hobbit, by Howard Shore

Sep 9, 2023 •

May 2023

Quid ex Machina, Section 5 of Act II Scene 3. Theme song by Joseph Haydn

May 28, 2023 •

Of Napoleon and Kafka: A (Brief) Genealogy of Power, Part Three

Quid ex Machina, Section 4 of Act II Scene 3. Theme song by Radiohead

May 20, 2023 •

Of Chemistry and Office: A (Brief) Genealogy of Power, Part Two

Quid ex Machina, Section 3 of Act II Scene 3. Theme song by Édith Piaf

May 13, 2023 •

Of Gods and Steam Engines: A (Brief) Genealogy of Power, Part One

Quid ex Machina, Section 2 of Act II Scene 3. Theme song from Stranger than Fiction

May 6, 2023 •

April 2023

New Sheriffs in Town

Quid ex Machina, Section 1 of Act II Scene 3. Theme song from RoboCop

Apr 29, 2023 •

Quid ex Machina, Preamble for Act II Scene 3. Theme song by The Bootleggers and Nick Cave

Apr 22, 2023 •

Quid ex Machina, Tangent. Theme song by The Human League

Apr 15, 2023 •

If You Want Good, Prepare for Evil

Quid ex Machina, Shorts Two. Theme song by Cage the Elephant

Apr 8, 2023 •

Civilization and Its Distrusts

Quid ex Machina, Act II Scene 2. Theme song by Lin Manuel-Miranda.

Apr 1, 2023 •

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