Would Vikings use AI?

Adrian Leishman — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 18:42:42 +0000

Uh, hell yes Vikings would use AI. Of course, I’m not referring to the Minnesota Vikings, this is about the real ones with axes, ships, and fire, lots of fire. They rose to power with their eagerness to utilize inventions that other groups didn’t have access to at the time. Weapons, trade, farming, metal crafting, sailing, the Vikings were voracious consumers of new and useful technologies. Eventually, other groups adopted their highly effective techniques, so the once mighty Norse faded into the background as much larger populations learned and improved upon these tools.

I have to laugh at the Norse Pagan wannabees who sit around roaring bonfires praying to the gods while embracing modern concepts of diversity and a tree-hugging love of nature. Vikings never did any of that. They were brutal, selfish, explorers, users of land… in short: The Viking people were freaking awesome and made sure everyone knew it.

You can keep trying to rewrite ancient history to fit your narrative, but we all know that’s just a fantasy to make you feel good about yourselves. Viking men and women were the epitome of alpha humans. They abandoned their genetically defective children to wolves, killed for sport, took what they wanted from weaker people, and cherished the concept of strong family.

So, yes, Vikings would most definitely use AI rather than remain dependent on a bunch of unhealthy, self aggrandizing, weak bodied outcasts. Unlike those gloriously violent Norse opportunists, the people whose livelihoods are about to be replaced by AI will never lift a finger to defend what they claim as theirs. This is what separates Vikings from us pathetic “modern” humans.

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What Software Tools Do I Write With?

Adrian Leishman — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 08:52:34 +0000

What software do you use to write your books? Yes, that’s an engagement question you’ll see at least once per day if you follow enough large accounts. God, I hate social media engagement questions. Those will be an entire post all of their own. It is an interesting query, however, and it points to a ton of hypocrisy in the writing world.

Most will say they use software like Google Docs, and proudly proclaim their use of Grammarly as a helper. The funny part to all this is both of those tools are AI (artificial intelligence) powered behemoths. It’s only humorous because writers and authors will proclaim their hatred of anything AI and vow to unfollow anyone on social media who uses it. “Oh, but those aren’t actually writing it. They’re just tools.” Barf.

Even Microsoft Word has AI muddying up our world. So, what do I use?

I write with LibreOffice Write and LibreOffice Calc, Word and Excel doppelgängers, respectively. It’s free, and it runs on the big three operating systems: Linux, Microsoft, and Mac. It also has a poorly rendered, but functional, smartphone app called Callabora Office. I’d love to talk to the developers of that app and let them know some of my little annoyances… but… it’s free so I can’t really complain.

Yes, LibreOffice has a grammar checker. It may have AI somewhere in it. I don’t care, and I don’t publicly shame people who use AI while making lame excuses for my “tools”. I will avoid people who write an entire book for sale using AI as the book’s author, unless they admit it. I’d probably avoid them regardless, but I wouldn’t curse their existence.

Let me make this clear. If you use software from a huge company, you are using and feeding AI. Shut up about people who use it. Being holier-than-thou on social media while posting your Grammarly stats make you look like a moron.

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Would Vikings use AI?

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