Can an Artificial Intelligence (AI) be a copyright holder? Can an AI get a patent? I think the answer is pretty clearcut. No. Let me explain. When a writer writes a novel, he or she owns the copyright. When a writer writes a novel in Microsoft Word, the writer still owns the copyright. Microsoft does […]
Freedom by Constraint
I read James Clear’s 3-2-1 Thursday emails every week. This week, he wrote: The Paradox of Freedom:The way to expand your freedom is to narrow your focus.Stay focused on saving to achieve financial freedom.Stay focused on training to achieve physical freedom.Stay focused on learning to achieve intellectual freedom. James Clear In essence, achieving freedom is […]
The Currency of the Future: Bitcoins or Satoshis?
Cryptocurrency is still in its infancy. While many people own some, few people take it seriously. I think most of the people who own it think of it as an investment and not a currency. I know there are hundreds or thousands of cryptocurrencies, but right now it looks like Bitcoin is the de facto […]
This is My Second Pandemic
My girlfriend and I wore our surgical masks and climbed onto the motorcycle. She drove, I sat behind her. We went a couple of miles to the outskirts of the city, parked, and descended the steps into the subway. Besides the metro staff, we were the only people there. Everyone was at home, trying their […]
Rebirth
Chances to reinvent yourself from the ground up don’t happen often. They usually come during difficult times when you are forced to make changes to your life. For three years, I tried to make a living as a writer and investor. I live in a high-cost area with a wife and three children. Making under […]
My Single Best Advice for New Parents
When babies are born, they are on a very short eat/sleep/poop cycle. They will wake up to feed, poop, and sleep every couple of hours—through night and day.