one upon the wire
the crow’s colleague in the trash
staunchest of allies
Here’s my contribution to the Fandango Word of the Day Challenge: Staunch.
Author: Carl Setzer
A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle.
Friday Morning Haiku
spring flowers awake
striving for the blessed sun
such problems they solve
Awoke to Birdsong
awoke to birdsong
slowly the sun rises
hinting at springtime
The birds were quite boisterous this morning. Looks like spring is nearly here. Though this hasn’t been that burial of a winter around here, I am ready for spring. Are you?
Surprised By Sunlight
surprised by sunlight
after so much morning rain
this lightness of being
Winter Berries
winter bares food, too
and the birds know where to seek
so life continues
Found these berries on a recent walk. Summer, of course, bursts with live giving foods for all. Winter, it seems, is more stealthy. But food is present!
Blessings of the Pines
amongst the trees
blessings of the pines
drifting on sunlight
Hint’s Of Spring
through the cold air
in the winter sunlight
hints of spring awake
Took the featured image while on my walk today in downtown Edmonds (WA).
Google’s Disturbing Trend In Regards To Ethical AI
Yesterday Margaret Mitchell tweeted this out:
This might not seem troublesome on the surface. However, earlier this year they fired Timit Gebru, who was the co-lead with Dr. Mitchell of Google’s AI Ethics Team.
- Here’s Gizmodo’s write-up of Dr. Mitchell’s firing.
- This is an open email Dr. Mitchell wrote about the firing of Dr. Gebru.
- Here’s a look at the paper Dr. Gebru wrote that upset the powers-that-be at Google enough to fire her.
Add to the above this behavior by Google executives (Tweet below), and I see a toxic environment dominating the company with a code of conduct statement “Don’t Be Evil“.
One of my areas of interest is Corporate Social Responsibility, and I’ve been looking at how this might be applied in the tech sphere. And Google is giving me solid evidence of those applications, in the most negative way possible.
Moonlight’s Grace
moonlight’s grace
dancing downwards through the firs
boughs move in the breeze
This photo was shot on my Samsung S9 last night. I am quite pleased with this. Amazing what we can do with our phones!
Ride: A Haiku
in cool winter’s rain
wheels turning as I ride
motion in silence