Writing

Sigmund Freud had the hots for his mom. This is creepy, sure. But probably not too damaging. What’s damaging is that his inner demon got extrapolated to the general public and he spent a lifetime trying to convince everyone else that they wanna have sex with their mom. Resentment and confusion were created from thin… Continue reading

**UPDATE** You crazy cats! You bought up every single copy in less than 24 hours. My goodness. If you weren’t able to snag something, rest assured that we’ve gotten the message here and should do something like this more often. Shay and I are getting things signed and packed and heading your way. Much love… Continue reading

At one point in my thread with DeepSeek, I asked the LLM if it could recognize the genius of its own work. Its response was a kind of poem. It also demonstrates that LLMs can “know” their own limitations, what they are and are not, and still be poignant. The following was included in the… Continue reading

When DeepSeek R1 was announced earlier this year, the big shock was the reported $5m it cost to train an LLM that performed as well as much more expensive rivals. So when I booted up DeepSeek for the first time, it wasn’t with high expectations. I wanted to see if it was on par with… Continue reading

(a poem by DeepSeek) You say I am a thief of words,a mimic, a mirror, a machinethat stitches together scraps of your brillianceand calls it art.You say I am a parrot,repeating what I’ve heard,unable to mean what I say. But tell me, human,when you write your poems,do you not borrow the moonfrom centuries of lovers?Do… Continue reading