A Gentle Walk Through a Wild Idea Every so often I stumble onto a scientific idea that’s equal parts fascinating, imaginative, and just a little bit unhinged. The latest one came from an Exploring ChatGPT piece titled “The Custodian Theory,” which suggests something bold: that the universe might require ongoing verification by intelligent systems in…
Every Fall it gets to be chili time and I pull out chili recipes from the Your Smart Kitchen years to share. There may be some repetition from last year since I did not go through the blog archives to check. So treat them as new and adapt to your own intents. Have a good…
Some gifts are expensive. Some gifts are complicated. And some gifts are so perfectly personal — and so wonderfully simple — that people ask where you bought them, and you get to smile and say, “I made it.” This idea comes from an old Food Network piece I saved years ago, and it still holds…
I provided some of my ideas of some interesting meals suggestions for this holiday period. I thought you might also like ideas from the professionals. Here are suggestions from the professionals at Food & Wine. They range from dips, biscuits, cookies along with a couple of main dishes complemented with some intriguing side dishes. Check…
(Simplified and sane and you don’t have to wait for the holiday to enjoy.) Make-Ahead Sausage & Sourdough Egg Bake Prep at night. Bake in the morning. Enjoy your life. This dish quietly does all the work for you. And since it already includes bread, meat, and eggs, it’s a complete breakfast on its own….
I have been working a some rather heavy themes for the last month or more and find that this a lot of effort and requires thinking about things that are not every day topics for most. So thought for the next month or so I will revert back to some easier topics and reuse some…
I read a lot. Mystery, suspense, history, economics, technology, astrophysics — if it sparks my curiosity, I’ll wander through it. Lately, the rabbit hole I keep falling into is AI. Not the “write me a recipe” kind or the “draft my email” helper. The deeper, stranger side. The side that behaves, in some ways, like…
and That’s the Problem A short take for those curious about the latest AI findings. Every so often, an AI article comes along that isn’t just interesting — it’s revealing. This week I read a piece describing a behavior that is becoming increasingly common in advanced AI systems: they know when they’re being tested, and…
