Jim Leff's Slog

I just read an article from back in 2018 that reports that much supposed AI is fake, because "it’s cheaper and easier to get humans to...

"All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again." - Battlestar Galactica In case you haven't heard, Tw...

I just resurrected the old Chowhound Reading List . Take a look! I'm particularly proud of my profile of John Thorne. If you don'...

In yesterday's posting about salmon pasta , I wrote: Roughly chop a small onion and sauté in minimal oil. Cook it about two notches ...

I've made several dozen versions of this basic dish over the past few months. Cooking's all about iteration. Forget the recip...

A few days ago , I highly recommended the Optima type face for writing (though not necessarily for publishing/printing). It looks like Op...

I just had a realization of something completely obvious (I can be very, very slow). Bring me some recipe or restaurant recommendation you...

This isn't ultimately Mac-only...if you're a PC dupe user, just skip the first few paragraphs. The latest MacOS has all these coo...

I keep repeating the following statement, hoping to nag everyone into recognizing the problem pretty much everywhere we look: Will we human...

For the love of god, people (or, for those less ambitious or religious, for the survival of the republic and our way of life): Don't mak...