Newton near Boston: gravity-defying essence, gravity-defining name

Being in Newton is a gravity-defying experience on several counts, with no disrespect to the gravity-defining dictum Sir Issac arrived at, courtesy of the descending apple.

This ‘streetcar suburb’ model town, in any case, does not take its name after the great scientist. It traces its origins in the 1630 Cambridge name "the newe towne" or new town, which was formalized by the Massachusetts General Court in 1766.    

Traversing the length and breadth of "The Garden City", making our way through forest trails, parks, tree-lined streets, sprawling mansions, and the friendly cosmopolitan neighbourhood, whenever time permits, we sense the old world charm of a bygone era, imagining in the roving eye of our minds, how this place must have grown as a cluster of mill and farm hamlets along the Charles River and its tributaries, how the Boston & Worcester Railroad and streetcar lines must have transformed it from farm town to suburb, and how the Boston College must have redefined it as an education hub.  

We wish the mayor Marc Laredo every success in his efforts to boost education, expand city services, build community, and revive village-CBDs in this blessed haven.

The Ghost Who Writes

Ever wondered how many folks have started "writing" masterfully phrased profound essays - prose and verse alike - packed with existential insights and philosophical observations in flowing English across all media platforms - print, electronic and web.

Most AI checkers are pretty weak at the moment, which means they can go horribly wrong in detecting AI content, which is brutally unfair to the poor souls who write well, much to the delight of those who can’t write for the life of them.

Currently, the only way you can accurately make out a copy packed with AI wit and wisdom is not just when you spot the "It's not X, it's Y" structure or the Em dashes, but when you know the person 'personally'.

Yes, one can undergo a big leap in the facility for reflection, articulation, and expression over time, but when it happens all of a sudden, especially to those who (until last night/week/month/year) had no idea, whether original or borrowed, dropped punctuation like flies or the ball, or peddled their proprietary versions of grammar and composition, you know what's there to know!

If you see humour in it, you share a hearty laugh; if you sense doomsday, you are well and truly doomed!

Thankfully, the market still makes out the imposters if the industry cannot. This is of course true as of now, but we are not sure what would happen with the upcoming agent orchestration, deeper tool use, and 'AI as coworker' milestones, not to mention the distant Superintelligence phase.

PS: This post is not against the use of Gen AI. So many folks, aspirants and veterans alike, are making the most of the cushion it offers, especially for data collation, value-added research, and crystallization of ideas.