Category: Digital Dilemma

Work Life Boundaries

After the impacts of covid, when more people started working from home, work hours became blurry. At some point they developed a work hours policy at my job. Basically, it allows us to have some flexibility with our work day,…

The ChatGPT Color Challenge

As part of the renos, we need to pick out new paint colors. I’m notoriously bad at this task. Not only do I feel overwhelmed by the color samples, it’s not something I enjoy. I can’t appreciate nuance in colors…

The Prevalence of AI

It’s impossible to do anything these days without AI. Either somebody is talking about it or you’re interacting with something AI generated. Even more commonly, I’ve started to notice AI prompts appearing. In some places, the AI option remains always…

The Impacts of AI

This morning I failed an AI detection test featured in the NYTimes. The quiz included 10 videos, a mix of AI-generated and human-made ones. My goal: correctly determine if AI or a human made the videos. I felt good after…

Ordering Old-School Style

During a weekly orchestra rehearsal, I observed one musician ordering seeds when she wasn’t playing. I watched in fascination as she placed a paper catalog on her stand along with a paper ordering form! I’m so accustomed to ordering everything…