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AI is Creeping into the Workplace, Using Humans as Knowledge Proxies, and Causing Potential Long-Term Damage to our Collective Conscience
By Michael Downing Last semester, after I completed a required online training module at my university, I provided feedback to the university training coordinator. The point of my feedback was that there was more than one “correct” answer for at least two questions. The coordinator thanked me for the feedback and told me that the…
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Canada 2025 Part Five: Bruce Peninsula, Georgian Bay, Tobermory, Owen Sound
By Michael DowningAll photos by Michael Downing and Jacklyn Downing except as otherwise noted North to “The Bruce’ We left our rustic cabin in Goderich and headed directly toward the Bruce Peninsula. Known to locals as “The Bruce,” this segment of land juts out northwestwards from the rest of Southwestern Ontario, pointing towards Manitoulin Island. Manitoulin Island,…
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Canada 2025 Part Four: Stratford, Indigena, Shakespearean Gardens, Goderich
We drove from Pinery Provincial Park to Stratford, Ontario which took about an hour. We parked on Erie Street which was fitting considering that we both grew up in Erie County, Pa. We backed into a spot and Jackie’s attention was immediately called by a sign that said “Oysters,” so we went to Lovage and…
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Canada 2025 Part Three: Dave’s Apiaries, Rolling Ridge Maple Syrup, Downtown London, Heroes Comics
We drove from Pinery Provincial Park into London, Ontario and had breakfast at Katie’s Kitchen on Oxford Street. The food was fresh and the people were kind. We had internet access so we got caught up as best we could. We went to Walmart to get some essentials and then the real adventure began. I…
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Canada 2025 Part Two: Long Point PP, St. Thomas, Pinery PP
Long Point, Ontario, Canada has always played in my imagination because when I was a kid growing up in Erie, Pa., sitting on the shoreline with my friends, we could often see Long Point, some 30 miles to the north. Conditions had to be just right but we could see it. Swimmers who swam across…
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Canada 2025 Part One: Crossing the Border on Canada Day, Old Fort Erie, Crystal Beach
We left for our big 2025 Canadian Trip on July 1: Canada Day. We prepped the van and left Union City, headed north, up Route 89 to Interstate 90. From there a short drive into Buffalo and across the Peace Bridge. Customs went without a hitch and we wrapped around the tight right turn, out…
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