Robert
mastodon 4.7.3Stratagems, gambits and wiles.
@jkratz36@social.vivaldi.net That's how the weather is here, too. 80s one day, 50s the next.
I’m enjoying the book, but the problem with reading Blank Space by David Marx is that his thesis is that culture degraded and stagnated after 2000. He has a lot...
https://blog.canneddragons.net/posts/2026-02-20-im-enjoying-the-book
I know we are all tired of hearing about AI. However, working on an AI-powered feature and reading such different takes on the future of work inspired me to write a bit about it.
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My son has a piece in UNC's The Liberator about American military intervention in Iran.
https://www.liberatorch.com/posts/regime-change-in-iran-will-fail
Happily playing around with Pagecord. I'm looking forward to the Obsidian publishing integration.
I was flipping through the channel guide on Friday when I noticed it had a curated collection of "Easter" movies. Most of them were movies about cartoon rabbits (Watership Down, Zootopia, etc.).
Lord, have mercy.
The repaving action around here has been insane. Spotted on the walk home.
One thing struck me particularly forcefully about Yuval Levin’s recent essay, Idols of the Valley, on the Pope’s recent encyclical. While the previous Pope Leo was able to formulate his philosophy regarding the industrial revolution after its effects had become mostly clear, the current Pope Leo has no such luxury in regard to AI. We are all still grasping at what the future holds for this technology and how we ... https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/06/06/one-thing-struck-me-particularly.html
Chemicals Make You Small: https://www.canneddragons.net/2026/06/06/chemicals-make-you-small.html
My 18-month-old neice is participating in the “Flamingo Revolution” protests in Albania. https://www.reuters.com/world/albania-is-not-sale-protesters-say-over-kushner-linked-luxury-resort-near-2026-06-05/
Chamomile tea + magnesium + the new Hammock LP = sleepy boy mocktail
Watched Singles 🍿 on Friday night with my lady friend. Like I needed to miss the 90s any more than I already do. https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11068
A.I. Art Club button by Matt Windsor (from Cotton Bureau. https://cottonbureau.com/p/CTYRSH/sticker/ai-art-club#/29198435/white-vinyl-2-2
I wish Ghost would let you default to not sending your posts as emails because every so often I miss changing the setting and send out a post that is too short to warrant an email.
The Roman Pontiff vs. AI: https://micro.canneddragons.net/2026/05/28/the-roman-pontiff-vs-ai.html
There are some amazing photos of holy sites in France coming from @eastbrad. I was especially enthralled by Mont-Saint-Michel. https://micro.bradeast.org/2026/05/26/054258.html
Vans black and yellow Half Cabs. The official shoe of Canned Dragons.