Darla Baker 4/21/23 Darla Baker 4/21/23

Hurray! ChatGPT is Flawed

Darla Baker 3/14/23 Darla Baker 3/14/23

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is lying when he says he cares about free speech

Darla Baker 3/14/23 Darla Baker 3/14/23

I'm done with Social Media

Darla Baker 2/14/22 Darla Baker 2/14/22

Are we slaves to our lizard brain?

I recently finished the book Charity & Sylvia. Amazon recommended it to me after I finished Gentleman Jack: The Real Ann Lister (Movie Tie-In). While I think Gentleman Jack is more entertaining to read, I can definitely recommend Charity & Sylvia, especially if you are interested in the history of female husbands in 18th and 19th century US.

But what does this have to do with lizard brains?

Darla Baker 3/27/17 Darla Baker 3/27/17

Kids Need LGBTQ Books in Schools

Darla Baker 1/14/17 Darla Baker 1/14/17

Blame Twitter

Darla Baker 12/25/16 Darla Baker 12/25/16

Challenge Accepted

Darla Baker 12/20/16 Darla Baker 12/20/16

Despair and Personal Power in the Trump Age

In the wake of this election, I've been thinking a lot about Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age. The book, written by Joanna Macy was published in 1983 by New Society Publishers. A dear friend gave it to me sometime in the early 90s.

I think it's time for a revised edition, Despair and Personal Power in the Trump Age. What do you think?

Darla Baker 12/5/16 Darla Baker 12/5/16

Facebook Takes Steps To Eliminate Fake News From Their News Feed

There has been much debate across the internet post-election regarding the impact of fake news on the election as well as the hearts and minds of the American people.

It should come as no surprise not everyone agrees a particular article is actually fake news. Snopes cautions us to make a clear distinction between bad news and fake news. Bad news lacks journalistic integrity where the reporter attempts to mislead the reader by weaving actual facts into the story along with personal bias designed to appear to also be fact.

In contrast, fake news contains no verifiable facts and is often used as link bait to increase ad revenue on the fake news site.

Darla Baker 10/22/16 Darla Baker 10/22/16

Blame It On An Arachnid

A year ago, a demon who had been chasing me for eight months finally caught me.

I was in Texas at the time, somewhere between San Antonio and Austin, attending the funeral of a dear friend and co-worker.

I sometimes wonder where denial resides. Because, even though I know for certain I was in denial, I was aware something was wrong. I knew the excuses I was making for the growing list of symptoms was bullshit. And yet I persisted.