I have lived in enough states to know that a man who tells you the trouble is Left against Right is usually selling something, and the thing he is selling is your attention, so you won’t notice who’s holding your wallet while you argue about the bathroom or sports. Here is what I notice instead. Read More …
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How Quick Fixes Borrow from the Future
A man I used to work with in Chicago had a habit of taking out small loan every Tuesday to cover his Monday night choices. By Thursday, he was working for free just to pay off the interest on Tuesday. He thought he was solving a cash problem. In truth, he was simply renting tomorrow’s Read More …
The Gilded Pew: A View from the Street
Channeling the Spirit of Studs Terkel The tape is rolling. It’s 2026, and the air in Chicago is thick with the same old promises, just wrapped in newer, shinier digital foil. We’re talking about faith today folks. Not the kind that moves mountains, but the kind that moves poll numbers. I’m sitting here thinking about Read More …
The Ledger vs. The Lectern
https://talkbusiness.net/2025/08/acretrader-acquired-by-proterra-investment-partners/ Now, I’ve often observed that if you want to see a man’s true religion, don’t look at the leather-bound book he thumps on Sundays; look at his ledger on Monday morning. It seems our modern Patriot Leaders have found a way to serve both God and Mammon, though I suspect Mammon is getting the Read More …
A View from the Floor
Workers everywhere feel very bad about their job security By Studs Terkel (as if today) I was talking to a fella the other day, let’s call him Joe. Joe’s a machinist, or he was, until the shop “realigned” its priorities. He’s got calloused hands and a Bible on his nightstand that’s seen better days. Joe Read More …
Fine-Tuning an AI
We’ve talked about grounding (giving an AI a textbook to look at) and prompting (giving an AI clear instructions). But sometimes, you don’t just want the AI to look at a book; you want the AI to become an expert in its bones. This is called Fine-Tuning. Generalist vs. Specialist Think of a standard AI Read More …
How to Talk to a Robot: A Guide to Prompting
If you think of an AI like a giant, digital brain, Prompting is simply the art of asking the right questions to get the best answers. Again let’s think of the AI as the brilliant but literal intern. If you give a vague instruction, you’ll get a vague result. If you give clear, clever instructions, Read More …
Prompt Chaining: A Conversation with AI
Most people treat AI like a Google search: you type a question, get an answer, and you’re done. If you want the AI to do something truly impressive; like plan a wedding, write a business plan, or solve a complex logic puzzle, you can’t do it in one go. You need Prompt Chaining. Think of prompt Read More …
Oracle RAC – Oracle Real Application Clusters
Imagine you’re running a popular online store. On Black Friday, your website gets flooded with millions of visitors all at once, trying to buy products, update their carts, and process payments. If your entire store (database) runs on a single computer, that computer might get overwhelmed, slow down, or even crash. That’s a disaster for Read More …
Multimodal Generative AI Concepts
Core Definition Multimodal AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can process, integrate, and reason across multiple types of data simultaneously. Unlike traditional AI that focuses on a single type of input, these systems attempt to fusion data to combine diverse sensory information into a unified understanding. This approach is closer to human perception, Read More …