https://stories.upthebuzzard.com CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Riffing on the Predicting The Present story. under construction Tue, 24 Apr 2018 21:17:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2018-04-24-research-in-a-foreign-land.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2018-04-24-research-in-a-foreign-land.html It's a big table, but is not that comfortable underneath. Sat, 30 Sep 2017 19:13:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2017-09-30-under-the-table.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2017-09-30-under-the-table.html The cotton-wool, dipped in hint of stomach acid, thickens in his head. Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:50:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2017-06-20-hangover-bugs.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2017-06-20-hangover-bugs.html It's basic, small potatoes. Scratching the tip of a very much bigger and more complicated decision-berg. We need to move the smarts into the NPCs. Fri, 10 Jul 2015 22:35:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-07-10-more-emus-the-scenery-tiger-by-the-tail.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-07-10-more-emus-the-scenery-tiger-by-the-tail.html Chel was once again behind and to the left of Eli, talking to the back of his head Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:18:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-06-16-more-emus-the-perils-of-teaching-part-ii.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-06-16-more-emus-the-perils-of-teaching-part-ii.html In the one meeting room, door quietly closed, coffee mugs in hand. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:25:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-16-the-fear-in-his-eyes.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-16-the-fear-in-his-eyes.html The Women in IT therapy group was in session. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:27:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-16-more-emus-moaning-minnie.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-16-more-emus-moaning-minnie.html It's unlikely they will dip their algorithmic snouts into the metaphorical trough of mostly unprocessed swill we call the training data and emerge chewing on some nuggets of goodness. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 00:43:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-10-more-emus-the-perils-of-teaching-part-i.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-10-more-emus-the-perils-of-teaching-part-i.html Although the original, as brewed and served in Dublin is unbeatable, apparently, there is sufficient of note in the pale shadow that is the exported version to keep at it. Sun, 05 Apr 2015 18:11:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-05-beer-for-religion.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-04-05-beer-for-religion.html "Er, hi, my name is Eli Thorne, that's Thorne with a silent e. I used to do the trees." Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:09:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-02-27-more-emus-a-change-to-the-schedule.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2015-02-27-more-emus-a-change-to-the-schedule.html He had won. He’d destroyed her. He’d shamed her in front of all her friends and colleagues, in the company she’d founded. He’d made his points clearly and unavoidably. He’d won. Revenge was … not sweet. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:34:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-07-05-more-emus-the-ambush-was-successful.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-07-05-more-emus-the-ambush-was-successful.html A query, passed through the chain of connections back to the leaker-in-hiding, yielded a belated response, laden with expletives, mainly along the lines of “I put my life on the line to get this stuff out and you are complaining I didn’t make it easy enough for you? Stick it in a search engine.” Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:14:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-02-11-more-emus-leak-analysis-central.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-02-11-more-emus-leak-analysis-central.html These kids are incredibly vulnerable to any stray influence. They are picking up on every cue from everyone around them, be it body language, choice of words, weather, praise, criticism, bullying, cynicism, the lot. Everything is an input, and it goes straight in. Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:09:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-02-11-more-emus-the-valproate-school.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-02-11-more-emus-the-valproate-school.html And just like that, Eli was in trouble, skewered by his colleague’s entirely reasonable question. Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:05:00 +0000 https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-02-11-more-emus-the-idiot-orc-with-names.html https://stories.upthebuzzard.com/emus_all_the_way_down/2014-02-11-more-emus-the-idiot-orc-with-names.html