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Harbingers

Harbingers

John Boyd talked about "fingerspitzengefuehle". The fingertip feeling, the ability to sense changes as they are starting, but before they manifest. Now feels like such a time, and it requires us to pay attention. For my own part, I think it requires longer posts, slightly less often, as
Richard Merrick 24 Mar 2026
AI, Alchemy and Apple...

AI, Alchemy and Apple...

Richard Merrick 16 Mar 2026
Alchemy, AI, and Soft Power.

Alchemy, AI, and Soft Power.

Richard Merrick 10 Mar 2026
Experiment #1 - Continued

Experiment #1 - Continued

Richard Merrick 06 Mar 2026
Craft in a World of AI

Craft in a World of AI

Richard Merrick 04 Mar 2026
Beneath The Surface

Beneath The Surface

Richard Merrick 02 Mar 2026
Experiment #1

Experiment #1

Richard Merrick 24 Feb 2026
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Experiment #1

Experiment #1

Communication spans six registers from informational to artistic, on a spectrum from information to presence. At one end, AI excels. At the other, where value lies in the human behind the words, it fails. Wisdom is knowing where you stand.
Richard Merrick 24 Feb 2026
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