Category: Observation
My observations (or point of view) on some event or situation. This is different from “Documentary” as it expresses an opinion or it intends to be more subjective.
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Argumentum ad populum
The September update of the OED includes more than 600 new entries, among them is “Argumentum ad populum.” Argumentum ad populum, also known as an appeal to popularity, is a logical fallacy where one asserts that a proposition must be true or valid simply because many or most people believe it to be so. The…
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State of the Nation
in: Observation
It is hard to believe that a candidate seeking the position of President of the United States, the so-called “Most Powerful Man in the World”, who is asserting with passion that immigrants are eating people’s pets, can be taken seriously. It is equally incredible that his associates would endorse and support him in this position…
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Agency
in: Observation
I recently attended a presentation by Dr. Markus Giesler, a professor at York University. He spoke about Artificial Intelligence (AI), but in an unexpected way. Rather than a tutorial on how it works, or what is the best chat tool, it was about reciprocity and how this technology is [unwittingly for us] shaping our lives.…
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Tutorial: Essayists
Our photography group meets once a month. We have a group of about 15 regulars. Each month we cover a topic, usually different, but sometimes we have repeats. In some cases, I prepare a backgrounder (or tutorial) on the topic at hand, to supplement the material we present in our meeting. This month’s topic is…
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When Winning Isn’t Winning
To measure the success of a political debate, one might use some key metrics: So, did Trump win the recent debate with Biden? Opinions land on both sides, but it’s clear Democrats saw Biden’s performance in the debate as a disaster. So much so, he was pressured to back out of the campaign. The Republicans…