Nov 30, 2023 | Animal Welfare
Last week, state senator Carolyn Comitta issued a memorandum announcing that she was going to introduce a bill to ban declawing in Pennsylvania, as a companion bill to HB508 in the state house. Declawing is already illegal in some communities, including Allentown and...
Nov 24, 2023 | Technology
I don’t use AI to create my blog posts. For one thing, the world scarcely needs more blog posts in the the first place, and if you’re going to throw one on the pile at the very least one should ensure that it’s not made up of 100% recycled thoughts. That said, I do...
Nov 23, 2023 | Animal Welfare
Alexandra Horowitz is one of my favorite authors, and I was disappointed when her Freakonomics podcast “Off Leash” did not survive beyond the first couple of episodes. However, you can catch her on a recent episode (#49) of the When We Talk About Animals...
Nov 13, 2023 | Technology
Today I accomplished what used to be the ultimate goal of Zwift — reaching level 50. True, the original top level of Zwift was 25, but for most of the game’s history, level 50 was the ultimate target. 500,000 experience points and you are top dog. According to the...