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is anyone familiar with grokipedia? is it as bad as it sounds? wondering how i should feel that i picked up a backlink from the site now i can’t talk trash about where ai gets its information from

in the middle of negotiating an oil and gas lease for a personal connection, i asked myself: would billy bob thorton be proud of me?

in which i ponder: did you still win if you failed to reach your goal but instead reached a personal milestone? www.jakelacaze.com/do-milest…

gonna reinstall bazzite on my rog ally windows SUCKS in general, but especially for handheld systems

me when using windows: WHAT THE EFF, WINDOWS! me when using mac: WHAT THE EFF, MAC! me when using linux: WHAT THE EFF, LINUX! what i should be saying: WHAT THE EFF, COMPUTER!

all i want for christmas is for that one mariah carey to drive straight off a cliff

we need a multi-pronged approach to fixing the male loneliness epidemic one tactic i suggest–entertaining yourself via the random texters trying to scam everyone ignoring them ain’t working, so you might as well have some fun

An unexpected revelation at 34,000 feet: My individual legacy is mostly done. My legacy now goes through my family. Homesickness and the cure on jakelacaze.com

recently started metal gear solid v: phantom pain this might end up the best movie i’ve ever played

so many of us act as if the world stacked against us as if it takes that much to hold us down most of us can’t even conquer ourselves

when they say art can heal, this is what they mean

i rarely have all the answers but i can always come up with a damn good question or two

who’s gonna mentor the next generation if we’re all walking around with main character energy?

the sky has been falling for at least as long as i’ve been alive yet every morning, the sun tises again

y’all, my writer brain is ON- one of last night’s silly sketches evolved into an idea for a children’s book, a genre i’ve shown no interest in time to figure this thing out if for nothing more than the sake of neuroplasticity!

an unexpected bit of writerly news: i might have an idea for a children’s book who the hell have i become?

what does technical debt look like inside the Simulation?

still thinking about the time my boss told me to keep being myself …within reason

always good to start the morning having coffee with an old friend

‘jake, you’re not very professional’ ha joke’s on you

it’s been said that the only thing that can grow forever is cancer but even cancer must stop once it’s killed its host

boss: are you as excited for monday as i am? me:

Y’all, If a lifetime of writing has taught me one thing: It’s not enough to simply write good. Ya gotta market and sell your craft too. So, what better place to start than here, with a small number of people who know me better than online strangers? I recently finished the first pass of …

to the oil and gas professionals still angry about portrayals in the show landman: i get it. i see you. i hear you. as a writer, i hate how the shining has stigmatized writers. we don’t all go crazy at some remote hotel and axe through doors and terrorize our families. most of us do that at …

thing number five thousand thirty-seven no one tells you about parenthood: you better have a second home to keep all your kids' artwork, because HOW DARE YOU EVER throw any of it away and don’t even think you can argue you gotta get rid of something to make room for the new they ain’t …

JUST SMILE will ya

pour one out for our dead homey

just got a strange look and a laugh from the guy at the mcdonald’s drive-thru yeah i’m dressed as a unicorn, but i still deserve dignity and respect, dammit

some kid at my son’s school knows what’s up

‘Another way to see it is that AI is a mirror, not a monster. It reflects who we already are, not some alien intelligence invading from the outside. The truth is that those who care deeply about art, music, or education have always been a minority—and often dismissed as “elites” by a public …

the idea that ai will take your job is scary, not because it’s truly capable, but because those in charge insist it’s more capable than it truly is you lose your job quality goes down customers suffer only one party wins in this scenario

it’s official spooky season is here

i’m feeling quite literate these days might read another book again soon

Completing the ending of your novel during a lunch break highlights the dedication of a writer.

yesterday: on the way home i saw a kia soul nearly rearend another kia soul and now i can’t stop thinking about the impact we all feel when souls collide