Gil I use AI all day every day. The leverage it gives me is astounding. The path from ideation to creation to implementation is shorter than it’s ever been in my life – and the ability to have parallel chains of tasks running on my desk while I take care of my daughters, manage my household, … Read more
If I offered you a flowerPlucked from the patchGrowing between concreteAnd asphaltNo word could hold its petalsOr trace its severed stemWhat passes between loversOf the same loveIs the slow spreading of a dawnAcross wild rooftops Answer meWith a smile
I have met men with Down Syndrome who were wise and empathetic, not to mention mostly self-sufficient. I have met men without Down Syndrome who were foolish and self-centered, not to mention utterly incapable of taking care of themselves. The right of a woman (I could end the clause there but I’ll continue with) to … Read more
“-Bellum: A Meditation on Thanotic Theater” The roar of the modern ageTears across my night skyThe mask has fallenThe reverberating backdrop of stitched soundsThe vibrations painted on stretched canvasAgainst which we played our rolesHave become the unfolding drama,Center stageThe scene speaks for itselfIn tones no human voice can takeWhen I began my linesI did not … Read more
“The Israelis” “The Palestinians” I looked for two sides I found only one side The side of humanity, life, and love 8 billion human beings and counting, created in the imago dei I appreciate your support for some of us But I invite you to leave your world behind Support all of us Because there … Read more
Critics of Israel underweight everything good that comes out of this society. Defenders of Israel underweight everything bad. Both groups are convinced of the unassailable rightness and reason of their position. Both groups are consumed with fear. Neither group acts in good faith. Or with love. === I don’t know if I can truly love … Read more
Working with AI every day really gives you an appreciation for the difference between thick and thin intelligence It’s possible to be very fast, very informed, very articulate, but not very smart Robots and humans alike
If what I write ever makes you madSit with that feelingAnd keep asking yourself why until you understand why I wrote it in the first place My time here is short, and there are a lot of dogs I have to unmuzzle “Unscrew the locks from the doors! Unscrew the doors themselves from their jambs!”
“You can not own land.”“Yes I can!” “Prove it.”“Uhhhh…” (Americans in particular will not like this politically incorrect post 😀) An object can be made or bought from the person who made it. Whether it’s big or small, the claim to ownership is clear. Land is not an object. It was not created by a … Read more
Jerusalem is not just my home of 15 years. It is not just a sprawling city of hundreds of thousands nestled among the Judaean Hills. It is not just a political hotspot or a contested capital. It is a symbol of the most basic collective human dream – of society together in harmony and fellowship. … Read more