Isaac Asimov came up with some interesting rules for robots. I paraphrase them to add a bit of focus and clarity to them. Isaac’s rules of robotics (paraphrased): No robot may harm humanity or allow humanity to come to harm. No robot may harm an individual human. No robot may disobey a command, unless the …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Air Quotes
Air Quotes were born from sarcasm. Raise both hands up in the air. Make the sign of the rabbit, or the vee, or peace with two fingers up on each hand. Curl the raised fingers down half way, then raise them up again. You just made air quotes. Air quotes tell the person you’re talking …
Guest column—Ask Suzi Uzi
Dear Suzi, My gluten-free gluteus has a junction malfunction. The breeze is cold. I don’t chemical treat. Is there a natural way to fix it? Naturally, Jean Lowe Dear Mister Lowe, Jean, Are you aware nature is full of chemicals? In fact, that’s where we get all of our chemicals—nature. Don’t hurt your puny …
Jeep Safari/Rebelle Rally
As fun as it is sitting in an office typing up words to thrill and entertain others, there comes a time to go outside. That time is Spring. A person has a limited threshold for sitting and meditating on word structure, sentence composition, and grammar usage for the grammar impaired. At times it benefits a …
Writing Advice—Critical Hardness
There’s a part of writing that’s generously difficult—giving and taking criticism. It can be very difficult to give criticism. You have to employ tact. Unless you’re slightly sociopathic, you want to employ tact. You have to employ specifics, and that without going over the top with your criticism. You don’t want to break the writer. …
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