Jim Leff's Slog

Two Portuguese chowhounding shots, one visceral but relatively easy, the other subtle and elite difficulty. First is a traditional cozid...

Thanks to masterful coordinated messaging (led of course by Carlson), the Right is gradually coming around to a unified pro-Putin, anti-Ukra...

You say you like peasant food. So do I, obvs! But when you get the real real thing, you might not be up to it. From the same totally an...

More on Bing's new AI chatbot going off the rails here Here's the argument against this being of real concern: The 'bot is jus...

I have some links to offer for cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) news. If you follow the field closely, these links are incrementall...

Most forms of insecurity can be salved by a shift of perspective, aka reframing. For example, I'm pretty much bald at this point. I co...

Someone on Facebook posted this: ...and a friend replied "That seems to really offend you, but how does it actually affect you?...

A friend's elderly mother had an accident and is incommunicado. Pretty out of it. "Not herself". I sent the note below.  I ...

Remember when I reported that computers are now fast enough ? I.e. you will not notice the slightest difference between a current computer a...

I’ve managed to connect two thoughts together. The results are personally unflattering, but my visceral curiosity won’t let me ignore truth ...