Clik here to view.
Opera in Mainstream American Culture
With our ASL Opera project picking up steam, I was curious to know just how the “High Art” of Opera has influenced mainstream American culture over the last 50 years or so, and I was surprised to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your AI Voice Clone Will Hear You Now
Clones are not coming, they’re already here — because, the Clone, is you! Yes, the call is coming from inside your head! I now have an AI Voice clone of my voice trained on over 30 hours of my Human...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yourself is Enough!
Reflecting on the tapestry of human history, it is impossible to overlook the paramount influence religion has wielded in the formation of societies, civilizations, and cultural dynamics. While I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Risk of Erasing History with Ignorance
In the annals of time, history stands tall as an undying repository of deeds, triumphs, failures, and fables that have defined humanity’s trajectory. It is with a tinge of dismay, and a hint of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wisdom in the Age of AI: A Tale of Two Generations
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, shaping the way we live, work, and interact with the world around us. While AI’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Best of David Boles, Blogs: Vol. 14 (2023) is Now Here!
It’s that time of the year again — yes, time for us to ask for the pleasure of your continued, kind, support for this blog by joyously buying our eBook — Best of David Boles, Blogs: Vol. 14 (2023) — to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Return of the United Stage!
It’s been a busy month! We buried 2023 and 2024 is now empirically in play for the rest of us! Janna’s new sites — ASL Opera and Jannauary.com — are both now live, as is the new — Boles.ai — website...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Student Teach Thyself: My Dubbed Podcast in Italian
Navigating the difficult task of teaching oneself Italian through the marvels of AI voice dubbing is a 21st-century twist on the ancient wisdom of “Physician, heal thyself.” That age-old saying, ripped...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Growing Up in 70s Television: The Addictive Glory of Marshall, Schwartz,...
The 1970s in the United States, as seen through the innocent, yet perceptive eyes of a child, was a period marked by profound cultural, political, and religious shifts. The 1970s were a decade where...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boles.radio is LIVE!
We’ve discussed AI here several times here on Boles Blogs, and today we’re taking the logical next step into the Uncanny valley by sharing original musical creations and starting our own website radio...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Task Failed Successfully: The Cracked Columbia Takeover and Expulsion
The sputtering 18-hour barricade-aided takeover of Columbia University by Hamas supporters ended last night faster than Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall; of course, the occupier’s task failed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Do AI Write a Joke?
What makes funny? How do we learn how to tell a joke? If a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, then a “Turing Test” of an AI Bot must include the ability to create an original joke that will make...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kamala On Men
As Kamala Harris takes the torch from Joe Biden, I am hopeful she can continue to win over those who do not believe a woman can be president. One of the major initiatives of her campaign will be the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wilma’s Boy
My mother, Wilma Jean Boles, died on June 24, 2024. She was 85-years-old. Her death was unfortunate, and unnecessarily gruesome in that, in the end, she chose not to walk, or eat, or take her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Return to the Braided Prairie: A 2024 North Loup Photo Memory
When I returned to North Loup, Nebraska this summer to bury my mother, I realized I hadn’t been back to that beautiful village for 40 years! It seemed impossible that I’d been away from the braided...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What the Dead Leave Behind
Every death is a beginning of the end of the beginning of the end. Or something like that; but there is no curiosity more powerful than the clues the dead leave behind as breadcrumb secrets of who they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2024 Return to Happy Jack Mountain
Janna and I made a pilgrimage to Happy Jack Mountain near North Loup and Scotia, Nebraska this summer. Okay, maybe Happy Jack is more hill than a mountain, but because Nebraska (Otoe for “Flat Water”)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Get Thee to a Cattery!
I know Catteries can be uncomplimented on the internets — say, the same way “cat washing” can cause angina for some, but, Janna and I both argue from direct experience, that washing your Cat gives that...
View Article