Category Archives: fiction

Amoeba’s Lorica: Vox Populi, Vox Dei

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Amoeba

The spending caps at the center of the debt limit agreement target federal programs such as education, scientific research …   – News item In the late afternoon of an early summer’s day in eastern Massachusetts, Chuck, aged 14, wandered along … Continue reading →

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Amoebaʻs Lorica: Dragonflight Scramble!

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Amoeba

I wish that I could fly Into the sky So very high Just like a dragonfly I’d fly above the trees Over the seas in all degrees To anywhere I please – “Fly Away“, Lenny Kravitz A sunny summer morning … Continue reading →

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AI: Learning Curve

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Amoeba

“In A.I. race, Microsoft and Google choose speed over caution.” – News headline “We will be pets. Maybe we won’t be food.” – Overheard conversation at a physician’s office, April 2023 A single chime rang through Charles’s cell at Alexa … Continue reading →

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