Schroeder’s Corner

When We Were Individuals, Not Categories

I am not sure care for the aged is a career I would pursue.  We are in the tail of the baby boom curve now and as people like me die off – which will happen well before the end of the working life of the average current college student –  the…

What We Fear – The Hugh Hewitt Show

What we choose to fear, and not to fear, is sometimes astonishing.  I started thinking about this yesterday when I wrote about AI.  AI is a thing – a thing we made – any mischief or evil that might flow from it is of our creation.  The thing to…

Human Lessons From AI Behavior

So, a bunch of AI’s attacked some AI called “Hugging Face” and now some people are concerned that Skynet is weeks away.  The more I read, the more I think the incident is far more reflective of humanity than it is our efforts to build artificial…

When The World Is Just Crazy

It has not been a happy week.  We began the week looking at the negative effects the advance of some Islamic expressions is having.  We turned to looking at how our politics rob us of our happiness and our mourning.  We looked at the apparent…

When The World Is Just Crazy

It has not been a happy week.  We began the week looking at the negative effects the advance of some Islamic expressions is having.  We turned to looking at how our politics rob us of our happiness and our mourning.  We looked at the apparent…

Madness Amok

There are very sick people in this world – very sick.  It used to be they lived in dark corners and you had to go looking for them.  Even if you heard their stories, you had to imagine the worst parts.  But now, in the internet age, even…

Nor Can We Mourn – The Hugh Hewitt Show

On Tuesday I wrote of politicians seeking to steal our joy and happiness.  Apparently, those with political agendas are willing to steal our pain and suffering and loss as well. Yesterday, a massive flash flood overwhelmed the Nepal-China…