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Going forward, I'm going to be using a lot more ChatGPT. I'm not getting lazy or lazier. Using a chatbot will raise the blog to a new level -- make it much, much better, and it will save me an incredible amount of time. In a sense, ChatGPT could make my site redundant for those who want to follow the Bakken.
Again, the blog was developed to help me keep track of what was going on in the Bakken. My initial plans were to do it solely as an Apple word document but then realized html was a much better platform. I opened it up for readers simply to let others participate in what I was learning about the Bakken. It did not matter to me what my readers thought of how I developed the blog but I certainly didn't want to turn readers away because they often provided me great information that I would not have found on my own. I say that to push back on folks who would suggest I should not be using a chatbot.It should be noted that I am using "ChatGPT" as a metonym and it's possible I may use multiple chatpots and/or may quit using ChatGPT, the specific chatbot, entirely. That will certainly happen if Apple's Siri ever gets its act together (I assume that will happen 4Q25).
Chatbots: A simple Google search will provide answers to who, what, when, and where, in the past and the present, but ChatGPT will provide answers to the why (past and present) and what's likely to be in the future.
ChatGPT is only as good as one's prompts.
An example of a good prompt that I developed myself:
ChatGPT is exceptional for conversational queries across all genres. Claude/Anthropic is superb for coders/coding/writing software. What would be a good chatbot for high-level musicians, writers/composers of music, for example.
ChatGPT then provided an incredible reply beginning with this intro:
This is an excellent and nuanced question. You’re absolutely right that different AI models have developed distinct strengths based on their training focus and interface design. Here’s a solid overview based on current (2025) evaluations ....
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Word For The Day
Hamadryads: tree nymphs.
For some, hamadryads refer to the trees themselves, the trees with their "concurrent" nymphs residing therein.
For others, the hamadryads are the nymphs themselves.
With her love of trees, and her love of climbing trees, as if she wants to be "one" with the trees themselves, one might think of Sophia as a hamadryad.
Hamadryads: I first saw this word in the wild in Christopher Benfey's Red Brick Black Mountain White Clay, c. 2012 / Penguin, 2013; page 244, in the softcover edition.
Coming from the same source: isinglass. I'm very familiar with isinglass but never knew the name of translucent mica.
Every time I come across these "things," I'm reminded of Yuval Noah Harari.
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Tinker, Tailor
The link included a memory of 2001: A Space Odyssey which reminded me of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which we watched again last night. [Yes, I "own" a copy of the movie through Amazon Prime.] Probably the greatest love story ever. Link here.
