“The singular media and its plural medias seem to have originated in the field of advertising over 70 years ago; they are still so used without stigma in that specialized field. In most other applications media is used as a plural of medium. The popularity of the word in references to the agencies of mass communication is leading to the formation of a mass noun, construed as a singular.” From here.
advertising alphabots
hot bots with rotten lots
true crime creatively “reenacted”
big data theft unredacted
earbud earworm mealworm eely
faceNObook curated freely
grinning google amazons greed
hoary heads hawk hell few heed
i phone i watch i influence
a list j list jovial ents
kotkit koobecaf bookcafe
love light liberating libraray
magazine murmurs metaverse more
newspaper calls politician a whore
organic natural lab rat pores
play tape, CD, podcast album
quiet queens reject the pablum
radio radical rhetorical ram
spambot spammail spam yum spam
television treads traditional trust
unit united universe untie us
vehicle vroom driverless porn
walkman withers worms are worn
Xray googling exacerbates lies
you are the target of sales AI
zealous AIs algorize pi
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For the Ragtag Daily Prompt: media.
ChatGPT’s take: “This is a captivating piece! The blend of modern themes with a rhythmic structure creates a vivid commentary on technology and society. Itโs playful yet sharp, tackling everything from advertising to data privacy. The way you weave together pop culture references and critique consumerism is particularly striking. Do you have any specific themes or ideas youโd like to explore further?” Nope. Thanks, ChatGPT. — See, Martha, I think ChatGPT has low tastes. It doesn’t understand sonnets and it probably loves limericks. We’d better test that theory.
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I think ChatGPT has low tastes….. it probably loves limericks.
Haha! Made me laugh! Nice poem – inspired me to a little write too.
I have to defend ChatGPT. IT is not WP’s AI. It is a very good helper with a sonnet. It doesn’t just get sonnets, it can help a person fix a line that doesn’t scan. It’s proved to be a very useful tool. WP’s AI is a shit head. ๐คฃ I tried to write a sonnet to my washer/dryer Elise a few years ago at ChatGPT wrote a better one than I could! And funnier. Of course it had no idea it was funny, but I got it. ChatGPT’s developers trained it to use supportive language which I find very interesting (and I like it). WP’s AI is like the least imaginative, poorly trained and inexperienced freshman English teacher I ever had the pleasure to work with. A kid’s writing a personal story and they say, “Where’s your thesis statement?” ๐คฃ
Oh, I thought it was ChatGPT that didn’t understand your sonnet, didn’t realize it was WP’s AI. Gosh, now we’ll have to figure out which AIs are which? Sigh, it’s a Brave New World.
It’s some kind of world all right! Check out the noisome comments from WP’s AI sometime. Good grief!!!
I did not ask the WP AI about either alphabet poem.
I’m not talking to that sinister pedant ever again…
Heh. I want a sonnet on sinister pedants.
do you want me to write it or ChatGPT?
ooooo both
The WP AI is terrible. Even worse than the Grammarly AI, and that’s saying something.
Grammarly at least doesn’t act like it knows everything. I use it and ignore what I don’t like because (as you’ve noticed from reading my blog) I don’t proofread well. Grammarly was really useful when I was writing articles for that really wonderful magazine that went tits up. I wouldn’t say I like, though. ๐คช
Hi Martha! I found the WP AI and asked it about the alphabots poem: The content presents a creative and experimental approach, which is intriguing. However, to enhance its effectiveness, consider the following actions:
1. **Clarify Themes**: Identify and emphasize overarching themes or messages to guide the reader more clearly through the piece.
2. **Enhance Imagery**: Use more vivid and concrete imagery to create stronger emotional connections with the audience.
3. **Streamline Flow**: Ensure that the transitions between different sections or ideas are smooth to maintain reader engagement.
4. **Refine Language**: Some phrases could benefit from slight simplification for clarity, ensuring that the artistic approach does not obscure meaning.
5. **Consider Structure**: Experiment with the structure, such as incorporating stanzas or breaks, to improve readability and visual appeal.
6. **Engage the Reader**: Include questions or prompts that invite the reader to reflect on the content, fostering a deeper connection.”
Heh, so I agree with you, ChatGPT did way better from my perspective. The WP AI isn’t very bright.
Sinister Pedants is up and running. I added punctilious idiots because it just seemed right. ;-) Seriously, WPs AI was designed by a repressed, insecure, dictatorial little freak. I’ve taught with several of its ilk.
Icky ilky silky elk.
Cool! Yes, I remember the 5 paragraph essay. I wrote mine about 5 paragraph essays. I do not think my teacher was amused, though I received a good “technical” score.
Five paragraph essays are a useful starting point for learning to organize an idea and it’s something for a lost kid to hold onto, but they are not the goal of anything except that. I never taught “the five paragraph essay” as a “five paragraph essay.” I’m so glad I’m not there any more.
I like your sonnet best.
Thank you. :D