Trees 2
When a creepy or frightening idea rests in your mind, seeing it in the art of children can amplify its dread.
Trees
The novel I have been working on for some time features a tree as key part of the story.
Remember when "Join The Conversation" was the #1 CTA of Mediocrity?
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"Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another… https://t.co/Te8y7QVPVd
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So these #DonaldTrump #NFTs aren’t from his DONly Fans…. Seems like a missed opportunity @OnlyFansSpot
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RT @PikaChulita: "Woke" is (or WAS) AAVE. Y'all took a term from Black folks that literally referenced being conscious/aware of the… https://t.co/dUDba9nV7I
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This 10 hour wiggle-jiggle fireplace for @OceanSprayInc is such a great activation https://t.co/gAHojxsSao
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hey @cozeycanada --> there's a weird click loop on your website where explore all seating is sending back to homepa… https://t.co/64FdHClZuw
Novel Structure
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AI-powered facial recognition will soon track us while we shop
As I am ramping up content to post here, I offer an article I wrote for Venture Beat. The assignment came from my then CEO at ICF Olson (later to be rebranded as ICF Next) after the Apple Event with Face Emojis. I no longer have the original draft but I recall it being funnier than the final published version.
You’re at an electronics store. You check out a few TVs and head home after being scanned by store cameras. This data is then cross-referenced with other databases that already contain your facial data. Your face is now the epicenter of a retargeting campaign. For instance, your camera-equipped smart TV, which already recognizes your face, could now serve you commercials for the new TV you were considering, among other products you were captured perusing using the same service at other stores. Or, consider this: If the TV is a brand different from your current TV, maybe you never see that ad for the other TV, or any other TV brands ever again. You don’t need to sign up or consent, you just need to have a face and be as indifferent as we all are on terms of use.
read the full piece here:
https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/08/ai-powered-facial-recognition-will-soon-track-us-while-we-shop/
Tumblr is Dead. Long Live SquareSpace.
It is fortunate that almost no one read my previous blog on Tumblr. That way, almost no one will care that it is born anew here on SquareSpace. Housebound with Covid, I am rekindling a more creative blog space. Novel 1 is almost complete. I just need a solid set of hours to close it. Novel 2 is calling from the wings, eager to usurp the first’s position.
Margin Sketches 01
A wee collection of my pen keeping busy while my brain works elsewhere…
