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Marcel Gagné

Writer and Free Thinker at Large: Musings on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Linux, FOSS, Science & Technology, Religion, Politics, Consciousness, Philosophy, VR, Gaming, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind!

Author: Marcel Gagné

Ruggedly handsome science, Linux, & technology geek. Writer and Free Thinker at Large. The "Cooking With Linux" guy. Occasionally opinionated. Always confused. Loves wine, food, music, and the occasional single malt Scotch. Long time columnist for Linux Journal, LinuxPro Magazine, Ubuntu User Magazine, SysAdmin, and others. Author of six books including "Linux System Administration: A User's Guide" and the "Moving to Linux" series of books. Promoter, advocate, and evangelist for Free and Open Source Software on radio, television, and YouTube.
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The Great Cat Rebellion of 2025

Posted onJune 13, 2022June 13, 2022Leave a comment

Before I begin this obviously awesome tale, I need to tell you something. I started this story by writing the title, “The Great Cat Rebellion of 2025,” after which I write these two opening paragraphs. “I’ve had it up to Read More …

CategoriesArtificial Intelligence, Brain Farts

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Old Man Yelling at Clouds

Posted onMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022Leave a comment

Just an old man yelling at clouds,Ranting and raving as the sky turns black.He’s screaming at the top of his lungs,As the storm starts to gather,Pouring down his anger and his hate. The clouds absorb it all without a soundUntil Read More …

CategoriesBrain Farts, Poetry

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AI-written Post on Pool Noodles

Posted onMay 25, 2022May 25, 2022Leave a comment

Just for fun, I decided to use a GPT-3 powered AI writer to create a blog post about pool noodles. You are about to read that post. The only thing I fed to it was the following: “Pool noodles are Read More …

CategoriesBrain Farts, Life

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Ryerson University Gets a Boring New Name

Posted onApril 27, 2022April 27, 2022Leave a comment

And so it came to pass that Ryerson University, formerly Ryerson Polytechnic, was renamed “Toronto Metropolitan University”. You’d think with so many smart and creative people who are, no doubt, in reach of the university naming committee, that they would Read More …

CategoriesBrain Farts, Opinion

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Why I Don’t Use Ad Blockers

Posted onApril 25, 2022April 25, 2022Leave a comment

Even as I admit my deep hatred of certain kinds of ads, I might hate ad blockers even more, whether it’s AdBlock or another company. More often than I can accept, ad block extensions block content that I actually want Read More …

CategoriesBrain Farts, Opinion

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Resetting The Simulation

Posted onApril 14, 2022April 13, 2022Leave a comment

Hey everyone! It’s been a while since we’ve all been together in the same place, so I thought it might be a good time to reset the simulation. Just like in real life, this will give us all a fresh Read More …

CategoriesUncategorized

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The Eyeball Economy

Posted onApril 13, 2022April 13, 2022Leave a comment

Forget climate change or nuclear war, the “eyeball economy” will be the death of us all by reinforcing the world’s pain and suffering, amplifying the voice of evil, and highlighting the worst of us while ignoring the best, all for Read More …

CategoriesUncategorized

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No Man Is An Island

Posted onMarch 24, 2022April 12, 2022Leave a comment

No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory Read More …

CategoriesLife

Kudos to the Random Dude on the Internet

Posted onDecember 23, 2021December 23, 2021Leave a comment

Never underestimate the value of that “random dude on the Internet.” A few weeks ago, I put a dimmer to put a (ahem) damper on an overly zealous set of hallway lights after replacing old halogens with energy efficient LEDs; Read More …

CategoriesUncategorized

So, I Made A Mobile Video Game

Posted onDecember 22, 2021December 22, 2021Leave a comment

Greetings, fellow travelers in space and time! And gamers; I’m talking to you, specifically, I suppose. For the past few months, I’ve been developing an original mobile video game in Unity 3D. It’s now at a point that I’m ready Read More …

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