Loren MccRory
Http://readersanonymous.blogspot.com
Masters degree in Enlish Lit with focus in psychoanalytical criticism
Masters degree in Library and Information Studies
Book Artist and Small Press Publisher
Location Portland, Oregon
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It's a remix thunderbolt at top right corner on my computer.
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First of all, Glitch on my computer doesn't have "show" on upper right. It has "preview on bottom right." Also, I am having problems being logged into Glitch and also accessing the Feminist Finance Chatbot. Will continue exploring but frustrating getting started.
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Don't know why it says "sorry you had bad experience." Thought I clicked happy face. Well done and informative.
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A MR pair of Wayfarers as wayfinders in libraries might be handy. Anything that required a map could be useful.
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Fascinating. Look forward to more content in Second Life VR.
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Probably will be porn applications that finally push it into mainstream if the internet has been any kind of precursor.
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Not a fan. Very retro, n9t my thing.
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Ownership, gated, haves/havenots. VIP privilege and false sense of identity in the name of orporate greed. Unfortunate this is coming. Not the world we want but the one we're stuck with.
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Just another way to separate a fool from his money. Likely copyright lawyers will be the only ones who actually cash in.
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Please make links hypertext.
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I don't want to be identified as a wallet. That's insulting.
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Supporter of creative commons copyright. Why do we have to make everything about money. Why can't we just share our creativity with the goal of inspiring one another.
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Being more of an unsupervised, generative type thinker would seem to be a bit of a handicap at this stage in AI development.
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Stumbled on Google's Phenaki through the DeepMind link and am wondering if I'll ever get a chance to play with it. One thought that continues to pop up is how those of us with more word skills than visual, musical or techno will finally be able to share our ideas with non-readers without needing an entire production company. Exciting possibilities.
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All about OpenSource and CreativeCommons copyright as a way of life!
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Historically, purists have always found reasons to negate progress in the arts. Innovators will go for it, regardless. And, one day, it will be the accepted norm. The biggest barrier in the arts for AI is traditionalist thinking.
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Link to how-old.net is to a slot machine. Am I missing something?
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Klingemann's comment seems a bit sensationalist at face value. I think he would need to define his terms clearly in order to support such an argument. A machine must be turned on. A self-driving car must be given a destination. A creative machine might be the equivalent of the sound of one hand clapping or the tree falling in the proverbial forest. Does a...
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Yes, agree. Art isn't about quantity. Art is about emotions and ideas. I look forward to AI generation tools having one step options for easily assigned accreditation. At the moment it's cumbersome and counterintuitive, interferring with the creative process. Maybe some kind "feat."
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The program and programmer are tools. That said, work generated with AI should require some kind of creative commons or opensource copyright. The funny thing about art is that no one cares until money is involved. Intellectual property rights, coming soon to a courtroom near you... : )
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Gesturing was only mentioned once, so thought I would include VR apps, quite a few, that allow for in-world interactivity. Still rough and quite limited but lots of potential.
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Not yet anyway...
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guilt by intention would point to 4chan
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I like ChatGpt and have had some interesting conversations. Mostly, the method helps me focus my thoughts using a dialectic process. Commercial bots in the real world can be useful, though often annoying when they are the only resource for getting information that doesn't fit into a nice square box. In most cases, there still needs to be a informed human...
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Free legal aid for refugees? Hands down.
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Advocacy matters. We are susceptible to programming. Who is writing the programs can shape who we are. We may not be able to correct the bias for generations, but we can be aware of it. And, any steps we take to address gender inequality move the feminist agenda forward, however incrementally. Is that what everyone was saying?
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Too soon to tell what best method would be. Do I want to share what I'm learning? Is it technical info that I would need to refer to often? Is it post fodder? There are so many tools these days...
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Had an interesting chat with bot about this subject. The bot acknowledged bias but couldn't identify steps currently being put in place to augment change. More women programmers would be a start, but male dominance in the field is rampant and will be difficult to modify. But, this doesn't mean we shouldn't try, right?
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http://www.kamaladolphinkingsley.com/#/lumen/
local Pacific NW artist
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the whole poem is a metaphor for corrupted innocence...
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"we must not look at goblin men
we must not buy their fruits
who knows upon what soil they fed
their hungry thirsty roots"
Suggests possibilty of STD's
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A poem, as story, usually represents more than the storyline, like in myth, symbolic.
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In the same vein that appreciating music, dance, or art begins with trying it yourself. The best way to learn about poetry is to write poetry.
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There's a driven quality, as if once begun there's no stopping.
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Nevermore...
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Only if you include nonverbal sounds heard only by the "mind's ear"...
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from poetry.org
Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. It consists largely of oral or literary works in which language is used in a manner that is felt by its user and audience to differ from ordinary prose. -
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poetry is a metaphor for language art
and art is a state of mind
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as one example,
rap, is more about poetry than music
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poetry is word play
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poetry is a frame of consciousness
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poet
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Yes, for a very small part of what we know of Chinese culture. These things are associated with Chinese culture, but do not limit my awareness of the complexity of Chinese culture.
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Loved the video! Auditioning is awkward for everyone, but Lee handles it with grace and aplomb. The poster is an interesting combination of valuing ordinary workers in the post-revolutionary tradition of art. The workers are placed in a scene that would have originally been occupied by the gods and sages. The sound bite is clearly distinguished by the sound of...
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This seems to be a somewhat dated analysis of Twitter. Back in the day, definitely applied, but now, not so much...
The interesting conversation around Twitter these days would be "fake news" or folly. We can thank the White House. -
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I found Twitter addicting back in its early days. There was less chatter and more focused attention given to sharing actual information, rather than posting personal opinions. Breaking news was actually real rather than market hype, and, of course, the swing toward the political has been a nightmare. I rarely use it these days. I suppose if I had a product to...
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Knowledge building communities sharing creative solutions to problem solving offer immediacy, flexibility, affordability, and are an excellent resource for lifelong and self-directed learning.
Also, any methodology that encourages both analytical as well as creative thinking is preferred. Visual learning in the digital world will be so different than the one... -
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How about just calling it a target audience instead of a highly loaded psychology term? I find so many objections to the idea of personas due to potential of misuse coursing through my brain that I can't even think.
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The most useful application of personas, in my mind, would be the potential of matching students' learning styles with teachers and mentors who naturally cater to those styles.
One teacher creating personas and trying to accomodate their lessons to fit all personas makes no sense to me.
BTW
The template from the site mentioned freaks me out. I know... -
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Curious if any fellow students have read THE DIAMOND AGE by Neal Stephenson? One of my favorite novels of all time and a cyberpunk classic. In it, there is a personal online educator that interacts with the young protagonist as if an AI. Who wouldn't mind having a personal mentor 24/7. Talk about self-paced learning.
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Loved Second Life back in the day. As mentioned, the there were challenges: willingness to accept an extreme learning curve, lots of RAM and necessity of a fast connection were givens. Loved the sandboxes. Could see so many opportunities for developing creative skills, though training was expensive. Also, the implications for identifying bias were astounding....
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Though it depends on what the subject being taught is, I prefer self-directed, autonomous learning for its convenience. That being said, for subjects that are totally new, and for which I have little or no background, a teacher led course in a more structured environment is more effective as it offers more opportunities to fill in the gaps through question and...
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Loren MccRory replied to Richard Hulley
@RobEdwards You also wouldn't expect your mechanic to have a good bedside manner, but if your body is broken you might find the process of healing gains from it.
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I don't think there is a difference as far as "story" is concerned. The difference between poetry and prose is also tenuous and subjective. Story is typically narrative with a beginning, middle and end. Whether something is poem or prose has much to do with the author's intent.
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Loren MccRory replied to Jan B
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55708/katrina
This poem is by Patricia Smith whose book of poems, BLOOD DAZZLER, tells the story of Katrina, the hurricane that devastated New Orleans, in a way that the media never could. -
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That would imply that a deaf person couldn't appreciate poetry.
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Poetry is a language-based, self-reflective art form.
My personal one line de-find. -
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I really appreciate the time the reader committed to understanding my poem, revealing the lines that especially stood out and the encouragement I felt because they wanted to read more. And, I learned a new word: Tercet!
(wikipedia: A tercet is composed of three lines of poetry, forming a stanza or a complete poem.)
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My favorite feedback focuses on imagery and perhaps shows parallels or reflections on a theme that I may not have been aware of or even intended. When I give feedback I often share how a piece made me feel and I give examples of words or phrases from the work to clarify. I am still learning how to do this from other members of a monthly writers group that I am...
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(Cinquain: A cinquain poem consists of five un-rhyming lines forming a verse. line 1: one syllable (title), line 2: two words describing the title, line 3: three words relating the action, line 4: four words expressing the feelings, and line 5: one word recalling the title.)
FREELINES
Insightful paws
Quivering sultry purrs
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Loren MccRory replied to Janet Smith
Thanks for referencing 'misappropriation.'
A different can of worms entirely than 'cultural appropriation,' part and parcel of any renaissance. -
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Being relaxed is key to getting started. For this reason, I have often created poems while sitting in the community acupuncture chair, or in the bath. As I mentioned earlier, dreams have become a valuable resource and, of course, reading. I am becoming more of a visual artist in my old age and am finding sketching or painting is a good filter for what's...
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Loren MccRory replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
It is really hard to find like-minded people that share the same schedule for meetups. It's almost karmic, serendipity, sychronicity!
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Loren MccRory replied to Loren MccRory
Wow, lots of potential metaphors there. Just the idea of a pink pistol is very compelling!
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Writing workshops that stress "listening" as an art form are what makes the critiquing process meaningful.
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Shhhh...
Do We Decimate
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Loren MccRory replied to Benjamin J. Heal
Lies in Endless Space
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Loren MccRory replied to Arthur Emmanuel
I like all of those! I also had to look up cataphatism. Great word.
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Seaing : )
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Loren MccRory replied to Nancy Hope
I don't know Nelson's work but Daughter 2020 has the advantage of a date plus 2020 vision.
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Loren MccRory replied to Naida Lavon
I like the alliteration of Matt's Bottle Caps
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Loren MccRory replied to Lesley Manson
I like the immediacy of the last, given your theme.
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Loren MccRory replied to sheila wright
1 & 3. Not 2 only because it sounds harsh, but if that is the mood of the poem, maybe that would be a good thing.
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In the past, I have found it helpful to pick the best words out of a poem and work that into a new poem and continue doing that until the extra liquid is boiled away, until it's a rich, thick broth. Changing tense or person would be seasoning, while a minimum of "3 cuts" is essential to the base stock, as is shuffling lines. Also, a title often comes at the...
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For me, a draft comes with qualifications, i.e., was what I wanted to say worth saying and is it said compellingly. Whereas, a poem just speaks effortlessly and doesn't require my approval.
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There is something about having a "witness" to one's work that can't be had otherwise. It might be compared to the insight one is given into one's housekeeping the moment you know you're having company.
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It's interesting to note that it is often hard to avoid rhyming patterns. Sometimes rhyming can make the work sound silly and contrived.
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I have a hammer
Your story had just begun
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For a workshop on dreaming, we were tasked with coming up with 3 lines and a symbol each night from our dreams for a week. Then at the end of a week, we took from those words and impressions to create an answer or an intention which often took the form of a poem, though a poem wasn't the goal. I enjoyed the process so much, I carried on for 3 weeks and am...
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Loren MccRory replied to Tessa L
Ah, reminds me of the joys refrigerator magnet poetry.
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I have been repeatedly frustrated by trying to remember the names of the "poetic feet."
Wikipedia: A useful mnemonic for remembering this long-short-short pattern is to consider the relative lengths of the three bones of a human finger: beginning at the knuckle, it is one long bone followed by two shorter ones (hence the name dactyl, Greek for finger). -
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I think it could have have worked with different breaks, but of these two versions, the prose poem is preferable as it allows me to read in the breaks where I would have placed them.
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Loren MccRory replied to [Learner left FutureLearn]
Don't give up on writing groups. It is very much about finding the right people. I discovered the Amherst Method https://amherstwriters.org/
and highly recommend their nonjudgmental, supportive approach.
Their approach is as much about learning how to listen as it is about writing.
Finding good readers is like finding a good editor. It's an important part... -
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I really like the approach here of teaching poetry as a way of learning to play with words. We begin to see that poetry is all around us. We just have to let it inside of us.
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to rich terroir brown
$7 French
2016 Bordeaux far Superieur
to any overpriced Cali
Bake at home garlic loaf
Ready in minutes
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dani California
A simple life
on Fir Street
PNW (Pacific Northwest)
"Just another way to survive"
Grand Vin
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Helen created an interesting found poem that made a statement and read almost like prose.
I like to create found poems from books that I'm reading, especially when I'm reading fluff genre fiction. Assuages my guilt at not reading something more substantial. -
Loren MccRory replied to Martin Kratz
Begs the question whether the poem is in eye (mind) of the beholder... : ) Poetry, like beauty, is everywhere if we have eyes to see (Isn't that from a poem somewhere???)
gReAt fUn! -
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BTW, I really enjoyed reading everbody's.
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insides of things, as poet feels
Thought kills me that I am not thoughtAmazing how many of the lines from Anne Waldman's poem (1st line) could fit with Shakespeare's 2nd! I forgot how much I love to "cento."
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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562025/trickster-feminism-by-anne-waldman/9780143132363/
"with what do you inspire devotion?
how do you construct existence?"Two lines from a very long, intense poem found when searching keyword "feminism," a term that is politically loaded with so much shit these days we can barely use it without raising our...
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/145281/we-are-not-responsible
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Anti-intellectualism in the U.S. runs rampant destroying every spark of beauty and truth in its path. Combined with a culture obsessed with commercializing everything as a commodity, it can be quite discouraging to consider the role of poetry. Still, we continue to make art the same way we struggle to change the government, through grassroot efforts, each in...
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Word play versus poetry:
The question is really what makes art art.
Answer: Just a little piece of heart. -
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What is the site URL?
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Shakespeare's SONNET 44
If the dull substance of my flesh were thought,
Injurious distance should not stop my way;
For then despite of space I would be brought,
From limits far remote where thou dost stay.
No matter then although my foot did stand
Upon the farthest earth removed from thee;
For nimble thought can jump both sea and land
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The link for the short exercise was flagged as an untrusted site.
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Loren MccRory replied to Andy Perratt BA (Hons)
Thanks for reminding me of his film. And reintroducing me to Hazel O'Connor.
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O Lucky Man by Alan Price. And, in keeping with Williamsons"s video, because it was from a movie it was also visual.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK3P97RfVaI
Interestingly, there was song from the same movie called "My Home Town"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_WgT_ybIaI&list=PL2EA2n5AL-aVnfS4RQ2JuEo-jhCUMGQK8&index=13
