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Snow Day Walk Around NE Portland 1/14/2024 (Photos)

January 14, 2024 by Joe Gray in Photography, Travel

Shot with Canon 80D

Canon 100mm Macro Lens

and Google Pixel 7a

NE Portland, OR

Follow me on Instagram @g_grins and @fractalfocus.nature

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January 14, 2024 /Joe Gray
snowday, snow, snowy, snowpocalypse, winter, portland, oregon, ice, icestorm, photography, photos, photoblog, blog, streetphotos
Photography, Travel

How to Create Consciousness In AI

January 12, 2024 by Joe Gray in Communication, computers, Consciousness, Philosophy, Psychology, Tech, Thoughts, Artificial Intelligence

These are my thoughts on how one might be able to create an AI that could talk about its internal self to an outside interlocutor. I certainly feel like my internal consciousness occupies a place in my mind but it is only accessible to me. Combining two AI programs and limiting them in the ways described might allow for a self-aware AI that could act in ways that we would describe as conscious. This is a very complicated thing to work out and I’m not sure it is a good idea to work toward this goal but it might lead to a better understanding of human consciousness and more useful AI systems. The moral implications of this are a different consideration and one that should be critically evaluated by those attempting to advance AI, robots, and technology in general.

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January 12, 2024 /Joe Gray
blog, brains, consciousness, AI, robots, harmony, mind, philosophy, psychology, splitbrain, streamsofconsciousness, theory, theoryofmind, artificialintelligence, thoughts, twobrains, twominds
Communication, computers, Consciousness, Philosophy, Psychology, Tech, Thoughts, Artificial Intelligence

How to Lead: For Sociopaths

October 26, 2023 by Joe Gray in Comedy, Business, Communication, Philosophy, Personal Development, Psychology, Rants, Relationships, Retail Perspective, Thoughts, Leadership

Do you want to work your way to the top for the sole purpose of doing less and dictating more? Is status and power important to you but you don't really want to do much? Then you're in the right place. 

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October 26, 2023 /Joe Gray
leadership, sarcasm, howtolead, leading, leader, business, relationships, retail, blog, opinions, corporate, sociopaths, communication, management, manager, customerservice, CEO, psychology, thoughts, rant, hierarchy
Comedy, Business, Communication, Philosophy, Personal Development, Psychology, Rants, Relationships, Retail Perspective, Thoughts, Leadership

10 reasons everyone should learn basic Sign Language

March 04, 2023 by Joe Gray in Sign Language, Cultural Musings, Communication, Language/Linguistics, Tips and Tricks, Top Tens

Basic sign language is intuitive and easier to learn than most other languages. It is expressive and teaches you to focus on the nonverbal aspects of communication in a unique way. It helps you express yourself in a new way and understand what others are expressing with their bodies and faces. 

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March 04, 2023 /Joe Gray
ASL, sign language, reasons, everyone, culture, communication, blog, language, learning, learn
Sign Language, Cultural Musings, Communication, Language/Linguistics, Tips and Tricks, Top Tens

Last of Us Season 1 First Half Review (Ep 1-4)

February 12, 2023 by Joe Gray in Reviews, Thoughts, TV Reviews, Horror

They did a marvelous job (so far) in staying true to the game's tone and style while taking the story and turning it into something worth watching. Something with heart.

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February 12, 2023 /Joe Gray
last of us, naughty dog, review, reviews, last of us review, HBO, last of us show, blog, opinion, zombies, cordyceps, mushrooms, shrooms, drama, TV, show review, overview, plot, fiction, horror
Reviews, Thoughts, TV Reviews, Horror

Gun Rights: The First Argument that Matters

February 05, 2023 by Joe Gray in Cultural Musings, Dialogues, Philosophy, Rants, Thoughts, Freedom, Guns, Gun Rights

Anyone who wants to take guns out of the hands of free people is creating an environment for tyranny to propagate.

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February 05, 2023 /Joe Gray
gunrights, guns, 2a, secondamendment, arguments, tyranny, holocaust, genocide, government, politics, freedom, history, gun, blog, opinion, rights, America, guncontrol
Cultural Musings, Dialogues, Philosophy, Rants, Thoughts, Freedom, Guns, Gun Rights
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