Tuesday List: Local Food Faves

boy in sunglasses eating a banana and holding a bunch of bananas

[This is an adnittedly lame list of a topic well-deserving of debate. I mean ... how could Maine lobster be left off this list? Or Cincinnati's three-way chili? And clam cakes instead of steamers or Ipswich Fried clams. Gimmeabreak! I'm from Rhode Island and I'd take Portuguese stew, a coffee milk, blues on the grill,... Continue Reading →

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Of Color and Ink | Chang Dai-chien

white and yellow fish print textile

[This post dredged up a totally irrelevant memory. In middle school I had an art teacher named Hui Ming Wong. He was the real deal, even down to the detail of his ever-present pipe, which never left his mouth, except for emphasis. It was Parents' Night, and I was dutifully leading my parents around from... Continue Reading →

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Saturday Silliness & Jim’s Jibes

[It's getting harder and harder to separate what's funny and what's pathetic. SB SM] Funny: https://kathilengel.substack.com/p/nanobubble?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=5958701&post_id=202429917&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=296zu&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email The Reflecting Pool has turned to green,The nicest green you’ve ever seenWe spent millions to turn it blue;Oh whatever shall we do? How’d it go green? No one knows;If they do, they won’t disclose.An attack of algae? Verdant mold?It’s... Continue Reading →

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In Praise of AI: Chloe

Fantasy alien-like character with purple skin and large eyes carrying a basket in a historic 18th-century village market

[I think Ted Gioia, aka The Honest Broker, has it right when he says: "I’ve been very clear about my support of AI if it meets three very reasonable demands: (1) TRANSPARENCY—let us know when it’s used; (2) LEGALITY—don’t train it on copyrighted work without the author’s permission; and (3) PERMISSION—don’t force people to use... Continue Reading →

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The Coming Job Apocolypse, Part 2

[We left you yesterday at the point where women were proving themselves equal or superior to men in the profession of typesetting. Better luck next time, gents. HOWEVER, the victory proved to be Phryrric as manual typesetting itself became obsolete. It's an oft-told tale, but one that holds great relevance for today's marketplace. SB SM]... Continue Reading →

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Tuesday List: Harvard’s Bombshell

young woman in fashionable pink outfit

[You'll be astonished ... (famous person) HATES these 5 (everyday item) ...Amazing 70 year-old looks great in cellophane bikini ... These hearing aids will astound you for only $39.95!!! You get the idea. It's the headline, not the content, that matters. It's the art of clickbait, and I fall for it on nearly a daily... Continue Reading →

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If I Had a Hammer … Well, I Do

Double-faced hammer with wooden handle on a worn workbench in a woodworking workshop

[Today's feature image (which you don't see if you access Silverback Digest on your phone) shows a tool that is rendered useless by doubling what is generally perceived as its most critical element. It is AI-generated and is intended to make the point that AI is the proverbial double-edged sword. It's my idea to depict... Continue Reading →

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