Richard Careaga
Boomer (there's that). Lawyer (ouch!). Polymath (i.e., attention disorder). Big Thinker™️. Data science dilettante. Post-patriarchal.
Greater Seattle, Washington, US
Adam Smith on Side Hustles
Today often resembles the past more than we think, as shown by Adam Smith's observation on the gig economy.
Adam Smith on Multitasking
"A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand one employment to another."
Category theory, first steps
compositionality systems or relationships combined to form new systems or relationships
The Loose Canons of Statutory Construction
For an upcoming posting commenting on U.S. Supreme Court cases that involve determining the meaning of words in the context in which they appear in the law, this will provide insight as to the type of reasoning involved.
My First Bold AI Prediction of 2024™️
I predict that in 2024, Ukraine will continue to radically rewrite conventional warfare though integrating artificial intelligence
The Math of Achilles
Left to its devices and the laziness of the monied classes, this where AI will lead us in the arts. Soylent Green for the mind.
Give War a Chance Q&A
There's never enough ammo lying around where and when you really need it
Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines
Two stories crossed my news stream recently. This first was the investigation into the partial disassembly of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max aircraft at an altitude of 16,000 feet while it was going 400 knots. A portion of the aircraft skin had a panel (the door plug) that suddenly
Some say the world will end … in AI
AI fools us into giving it control over its own infrastructure. …
Cucumber salad
Crisp Persian cucumbers combined with cuts of mild fresno chili peppers and sliced, fresh garlic—all tossed together with drizzles of sesame oil and our signature Din Tai Fung chili oil. Doing more with less. Bellevue, WA Lincoln Square location.
State of the Disunion: Some problems are just too lovable to solve
«The Border» is an official crisis that will cost Biden the election (and thereby plunge America into the abyss).
AI Generational Smackdown
I tried to put my Chatty friends into a hallucinatory state. Neither were having it, but the kid beat up the old man pretty bad in the gaslighting resistence subcard.
Corporations are people, too, my friend
Before I moved to Seattle, I thought of Microsoft as the evil empire that had taken the personal out of PC by restoring corporate IT back in power over users. Then they became a pillar of the community. Now, I'm not so sure again. Corporations, limited liability companies,
The rise and fall of glucose
You should skip if you are not yet diabetic. If you are, here are things to know about the daily patterns