John E Simpson

@runningaftermyhat

Not an expert in much; probably interested in it anyhow

Running After My Hat

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## **Recent Activity**

### [How long could she keep closing her eyes? And how tightly?](https://johnesimpson.substack.com/p/phren)

*Published by [John E Simpson](https://substack.com/@runningaftermyhat) 1d ago*  
#fiction #microfiction #storypix #writing

### **Indeed. Relevant to easily 90% of the conversations I have about AI!**  
*Published by [John E Simpson](https://substack.com/@runningaftermyhat) 2d ago*

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### **Binary thinking is one of the most expensive habits of the human mind.**  
*Published by [Daria Cupareanu](https://substack.com/@dariacupareanu) 2d ago*  
Binary thinking is one of the most expensive habits of the human mind. It hands us clean either/or rules, replaced or safe, hype or revolution, human or machine, in a world that runs on gradients. The current conversation about AI is built almost entirely out of these binaries, which is why most of it is useless to anyone actually making decisions.

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### **Preach, Jo!**  
*Published by [John E Simpson](https://substack.com/@runningaftermyhat) 2d ago*

> Donald Trump is a latex glove full of bacon fat left on the dashboard of an ’87 Dodge Caravan in the July sun. Every decision leaks out of him eventually, creeping into the grain of things, darkening whatever it touches, leaving behind a residue that lingers long after the original mess is gone.