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OCTOBER 2026 – An autumn hike under a canopy of red, orange, yellow, and gold leaves is one of the signature hallmarks of life in New England to me. Not every year has particularly spectacular color, but this season has definitely delivered. Took multiple day hikes to explore several nature preserves and ventured further North up to New Hampshire one weekend to see the peak of the foliage in full (and for apple cider donuts, of course!). Received a very thoughtful present of a new full poster of all the 4,000 ft mountain peaks in the White Mountains that I’m working on climbing, so that was awesome. <\/p>\n\n\n

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View of the loop trail on a local hike. The vivid colors don’t do the experience its full due justice. Even looking at the photo now I can practically hear the shuffle of the leaves under foot and see the light filter down between the tree branches. Just incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AI\/SI hurricane continues to pick up speed and the use cases seem to be expanding in scope and importance. So much so that I think it is speeding up the culture in a way. Mass media and the internet already supercharged the cultural zeitgeist and now I feel like it has exploded and splintered in million directions with the dawn of the AI\/SI era. And it feels profoundly different to me than past technological advancements. But maybe that is more a response to me growing up in the world I was born and future creatives won’t know any different than the modern world and the immense power of the AI\/SI tools at their fingertips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It probably felt that way when the vanguard saw my generation coming up with our reverence for all things digital and computerized. And how we (easily) spent so much time in front of a screen and trying to chart new paths forward for art and design. And now all of that feels ancient and easily replaceable with the right prompt and AI model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fascinating times! Disruption is well passed our doorstep and is inside the walls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ CS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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