Per Engaard came by the shop yesterday and we got talking about AI and antisocial media and such things and he said he had heard on a podcast that the majority of stuff that is on the internet is now AI-generated, that is, more of the content that is to be found in cyberspace isContinue reading “More slop than not”
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Some seeds of hope
Kate Raworth, who wrote Doughnut Economics, and Jeremy Lent, author of Ecocivilization discuss in the latest issue of Resurgence their complementary approaches to socio-ecological transformation. Well worth reading. https://www.resurgence.org/magazine/article6673-the-soft-body-of-the-turtle.html and here’s an interview with Kate Raworth: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/kate-raworth-we-need-new-vision-shape-progress and here’s an article about doughnut economics in action in Tomelilla. a small town near us here inContinue reading “Some seeds of hope”
Poor Mark
Resist AI
I wrote a post some time back encouraging people to boycott AI which seems not to have had much effect so let me put it another way: resist AI. By that I mean that every time you’re tempted to use AI ask yourself if you really need AI to do or find out whatever itContinue reading “Resist AI”
On trial again
It amazes me that seemingly intelligent people still use facebook and all the other antisocial media now that the companies that own them have finally begun to be brought to trial for their disgraceful behavior and forced to pay heavy fines. Why not use other ways to communicate? This latest trial has presented evidence thatContinue reading “On trial again”
On tipping points and other matters
I was reading an article in the Guardian today about the permafrost reaching what scientists call a tipping point and I realized that very few people know what that means, since, if they do know, nobody seems to be doing anything about it, most tragically those who have been charged with running our governments. AndContinue reading “On tipping points and other matters”
A sunset says it all
The times are changing once again As summer turns to fall And soon there’ll be some cooling rain A sunset says it all.
Summer vibes
The Bellevue String Quartet gave their first public concert at Andy’s Corner not long after we opened and they have been back to perform at the shop many times since then to delight us with their fascinating programs of “edutainment” mixing learning and musicianship with a big dose of joyful enthusiasm. They have now recordedContinue reading “Summer vibes”
The power of movies
One of the great things about my job is that I am constantly searching for books and records and films and pictures to sell at the shop and yesterday I found a dvd of the old film Erin Brockovich at Erikshjälpen on my way out to Österlen and after writing a post about what theContinue reading “The power of movies”
A little justice for facebook
The trials against facebook/meta and other bigtech firms for the harm they cause to the mental health of children that I have previously posted about are starting to bring some justice. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/06/new-mexico-court-meta
