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The $240 Question: Is Free AI Good Enough?

The $240 Question: Is Free AI Good Enough?

In the  last article  I ordered you to subscribe to a $20/month plan for ChatGPT or Google Gemini. I didn’t explain why and in hindsight I shouldn’t have phrased it as “Follow and obey me, you low-bandwidth peasantry.” That was rude. Let’s talk some more about that….

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IPHONE BACKLASH

It’s predictable that there would be a backlash after the rapturous reception of the iPhone in the first rush of media reports. Here’s an article that sums up the…

VISTA PARENTAL CONTROLS

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