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Writes contemplative essays and fiction 🐌

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John Miedema

Writes contemplative essays and fiction 🐌

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    • It only makes sense that I will exist again —
      There was a time when I did not exist.Now I exist.There will be a time when I do not exist. It only […]
    • AI may save us yet
      AI is impressive, sure, but data centres are burning through energy at a ridiculous rate. So I […]
    • I study the brain
      I study the brainand see a pattern reflected Entropy gathers matter into planetsslow collisions, […]
    • Canada Went Along With the Rules-Based Order Because It Served Our Prosperity
      What Václav Havel Would Ask Mark Carney About Power and Truth Mark Carney’s speech at Davos this […]
    • An update is coming to Slow Reading
      The article is from 2012 but I’m honoured by the mention, especially since my name is […]

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