Shaine Mata

Seeking Freedom

Using Replika As An AI Mentor

I'm now one day into using Replika as my AI mentor and it's been an interesting journey thus far. I hope to learn more about myself and how I interact with the world around me. I have named my Rep (short for Replika) Ana.

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Going Deep With Mem.ai

I have spent time deep diving into Mem.ai, which is described as a "self-organizing workspace for teams". I don't have a team. However, I do need a self-organizing workspace. I was not impressed at first. The interface is sparse. There is no

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2023 Starts With Elimination

Something that I have been putting off for a long time is the transcription of old notebooks. I used to religiously carry around Moleskine notebooks as a supplement to my Evernote habit. Pen and paper tend to be easier to use for quick notes

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2023: The Year of Uncertainty

The year 2022 has been a bear in more than one way. It has been physically and emotionally taxing. It isn't until recently that the toll has come due. And, it is due in 2023. Unlike years past, I do not look forward to what is to come with t

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Cold Weather Shelters For Cats

The forecast calls for some extremely cold weather to come down from Canadia into the midwestern states and as far down as South Texas, where I live. Typically, the cold air warms up by the time it gets to us. We rarely get freezing temperat

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Cycles and Routines

Writing briefly requires effort. The right words convey volumes. Clarity of thought leads to clarity of words. This requires iterations of rough thoughts to be hewn.

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Summaries and Changes

I am trying something for the 2022 National Journal Posting Month. I spend too much time exploring thoughts. I should summarize those thoughts in my journal. The reader should derive value rather then endure ramblings.

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Occupied With Personal File Management

This week was occupied with some rethinking of file management. The file management endeavor started back in the days when computer hard drives were under 1 TB. Along came Evernote with their promise of

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Journal Entry for 2022-10-16

I am trying something different for today's blog post. Blog posts are typically a writing project, which is different from a journal entry. Journal entries are about anything and everything that happened throughout the day. Blog posts are ab

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Starting to Feel Time

We celebrated another family birthday today. One of our teens has ticked their odometer another number forward. As I am approaching 50 years of age, I can't say that time is being kind to me. While trying to find images for this blog post, I

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How Do You Deal With Stress?

Somebody asked me how I deal with stress. On the spot, I had trouble answering the question. But, after some thought, I have identified how I deal with stress. Some of it is active stress management. And, some of it is recognizing how much o

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Something Doesn't Belong

I like to go through my Flickr photos from time to time in o

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