Social Action Radical Ideas October 11, 2026 / October 11, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment Naomi Klien and Astra Taylor in The Guardian I want to alert you to an important and stimulating new interview with Naomi Klien and Astra Taylor that appears in The Guardian this morning as a first episode of a new video series called “Radical Ideas”. You can view it on the Guardian Website or on […] Read more »
Software Goodbye Margaret Hamilton October 8, 2026 / October 8, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment Margaret Hamilton has died at age 90 Don’t mistake the name, this is not the actress who portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West, but the pioneering computer scientist who led the core software team for the Apollo moon landing in 1969. She deserves to be remembered as one of the founders of the computer […] Read more »
AI and Internet Mushrooms on my mind: Using AI Responsibly October 7, 2026 / October 8, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment I discovered a fine YouTube channel that you should check out::Xplained with MUSHROOMS – YouTube Don’t be fooled by the clever and cheerful animations, these are clear and knowledgeable explanations of technical issues. I watched two that focused on AI and learned some new things that inspired this post: Here is some information I learned […] Read more »
Social Action Love Your Librarian October 3, 2026 / October 3, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | Leave a Comment FOR THE LOVE OF LIBRARIES A poem sent to us by Thom Woodruff, The World Poet.Currently traveling in Queensland, Australia As meeting placesRepositories of KnowledgeAs sanctuaries of silencesFor Communities /CommunicationAs voting spaces /Poetry readingsFor Clubs and SocietiesIndividual researchFor humanity of all agesFor their intrinsic worth Children in a Public Library in Anambra State Nigeria. Photo […] Read more »
AI and Internet AI Psychosis: High on their own supply October 3, 2026 / October 3, 2026 by Terry SoRelle | 1 Comment on AI Psychosis: High on their own supply Ok, I would not be surprised if, like me, you are getting a little sick of hearing about AI. I was working on a new post about banjos when I got distracted by a YouTube interview with Cory Doctorow. It is good enough and fresh enough that you should give it a half hour of […] Read more »