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Jun 09

TOR Micropost: The Bucklebury Inn

phillip

The Bucklebury Inn A low, cheerful building tucked across from Buck Hill, near the ferry, the Bucklebury Inn is well-loved by ferry-workers, fishermen, and the sprawling Brandybuck relations who desire a break from Brandy Hall. The common room smells of pipeweed and roasting meat, the ale is...

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May 15

Meditation on the Different Bodies

phillip

This is a meditation I wrote that was inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Art of Living, where he discusses eight different bodies we all posses. I abridged that for us, in order to fit in the allotted time. May we all practice connecting with our different bodies. Breath Breathing in, I am aware...

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Jan 16

Clipping my Nails Gatha

phillip

Gathas are short practice poems that we can use to bring mindfulness into daily activity. I wrote this for clipping my nails, but really, this could be used for any form of body care. Including trimming my nose hairs and ear hairs, two new activities I find myself having to undertake in middle...

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Dec 06 2025

Failures of “AI” Promise: Critical Thinking, Misinformation, Prosociality, & Trust

Damien P. Williams

So, new research shows that a) LLM-type “AI” chatbots are extremely persuasive and able to get voters to shift their positions, and that b) the more effective they are at that, the less they hew to factual reality. Which: Yeah. A bunch of us told you this. Again: the Purpose of LLM- type “AI” is...

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