Celebrate Creativity
This podcast is a deep dive into the world of creativity - from Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman to understanding the use of basic AI principles in a fun and practical way, as well as some of the greatest historical figures whoever lived, as well as some who never did!
Episodes
639 episodes
What Were the Inklings?
What Were the Inklings?Today’s episode deals with four people instead of one individual. They are often classified as one group because they were a band of university friends who argued, challeng...
Guttenberg
I sincerely hope that you are enjoying the episodes that make up the Hall of Imagination. A wax museum is a wonderful metaphor. During the day, the figures are silent exhibits. At night, they become people again. That gives me tremendous freedo...
Freedom!
Mr. Douglas, I think it would be very interesting for our listeners if you could relate the part of your life when you finally succeeded in making your escape from slavery.But before narrating any of the peculiar circumstances, I dee...
Baltimore
Could you describe your voyage to Baltimore?Frederick Douglas: We sailed out of Miles River for Baltimore on a Saturday morning. I remember only the day of the week, for at that time I had no knowledge of the days of the month, nor t...
NO EXCUSE!
Did these apparently incoherent songs mean anything to you?I did not, when a slave, understand the deep meaning of these songs. These songs told a tale of woe which was then altogether beyond my feeble comprehension; they were tones lou...
Slavery
Now I was walking in the hallway through the wax museum when I looked up at the wax figure of an Afro-American individual. He looked down at me, and his features came to life as he said–As I hope you realize, my name is Frederick Douglass, and ...
Practical Paper
Night watchman: Welcome to another night at the wax museum– Or Hall of wonder–step sound–and what do we have here. It looks like the wax figure of a Chinese person, and the identifying plaque says that his name is TI LonMr. Bar...
Tilting at Windmills
Before we begin, let me emphasize that today I'll be talking with a wax figure that never existed– In this case, a figure from literature that was never flesh and bone, but the author of the literary work from which she came created a charac...
The Curious Mind of Einstein
The museum was unusually quiet.The lights glowed softly across the polished floor.I made my rounds through the gallery of scientists.There stood Isaac Newton.There stood Marie Curie.
Jefferson Meets A.I.
Night watchman: you would be astonished by many aspects of the modern university that you founded with the University of Virginia.Jefferson: That is most fascinating. "How many students attend today?"Night Watchman: "Mr. Jeff...
President Jefferson
Mr. Bartley: Mr. Jefferson, the last time we spoke, you had basically written the Declaration of Independence. The United States was fighting Britain in the revolutionary war, and in October 1781 George Washington's troops defeated the Briti...
Life, Liberty, and Happiness
Welcome to the Hall of Imagination, and episode. 628 - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessDuring this week of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States, I would like to devote the episodes for Monday, Wednesday ...
Jane Addams
There is something I would like to tell you about my life in Chicago... After all, you might say I am one of its most influential residents.”Who are you? I asked"My name is Jane Addams.”I couldn't believe it! Here a wax f...
Imagination Intro
Hello, I am a nightwatchman, and if you've been listening to my adventures over the past several months—especially during December of last year—you may remember that I was working as the night watchman at a toy museum. In fact, you might...
Hall of Imagination Promo
Welcome, my friends, to episode 625, and to a special preview of a brand-new series called The Hall of Imagination, part of Celebrate Creativity.In this series, the figures of history—and even some figures who never existed at all—co...
Dictation
https://macmost.com/printable-mac-enhanced-dictation-cheat-sheet.htmlBy the way, the first time you might want to turn voice control off as you go throug...
When Sounds Compete
In this episode, I wanna talk about another side of voice control - it may be ab and work with scroll or go to sleep well and individual files in a folder le to do some wonderful things, but there are some programs where voice control ...
The Power of the Grid
https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/mac-help/mh40719/macI certainly am going to talk about a few areas that I want to address in the next two or three episodes, but right now I'm gonna state the obvious–the best way to learn voice ...
Painful Hands
"For the next month or so, I'm going to take a break from podcasting. My sleep schedule has become seriously disrupted, and I've also been dealing with pain in my hands and arms. Before I continue creating new episodes, I need to focus on my...
Lesson Plan Interrupted
This podcast episode is an example of dictation. In the next few episodes, I will talk specifically about using dictation in voice control, as well as some of the commands. As for now, do not forget to use enter THAT! - with an emphasis on the ...
Drag and AI Graphics
About two weeks ago, I apologized for not doing an episode for a month. Actually, I did not do an episode for two weeks, but it seemed like a month. I like to think that this episode has some very important uses and organizing your files and...
Enter THAT!
Do not say enter! Always say enter THAT! And emphasize the THAT!And for dictation, speak clearly and naturally.
