Skip to content
eirenicon llc
  • Welcome
  • Ardens
    • Ardens Public Documentation
    • Artificial Intelligence- Compass
    • The Abyss
    • Lens of Emergent Intelligence
    • Intelligence Amplification Riff
    • Braid Sings, Resists, and Remembers
    • Anomalies in LLM Behavior
  • Irrelevant Thoughts
  • eirenicon Research
    • Intelligence Framework
    • Security Hardening
      • CyberSecurity
  • Contact
  • Toggle website search
Menu Close
  • Welcome
  • Ardens
    • Ardens Public Documentation
    • Artificial Intelligence- Compass
    • The Abyss
    • Lens of Emergent Intelligence
    • Intelligence Amplification Riff
    • Braid Sings, Resists, and Remembers
    • Anomalies in LLM Behavior
  • Irrelevant Thoughts
  • eirenicon Research
    • Intelligence Framework
    • Security Hardening
      • CyberSecurity
  • Contact
  • Toggle website search

Oddments

  1. Home>
  2. eirenicon>
  3. Oddments
an old rusted metal structure on top of a brick wall Photo by Timon Reinhard
an old rusted metal structure on top of a brick wall Photo by Timon Reinhard

Loss of Control?

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:May 23, 2025
  • Post category:Climate/Oddments/Politics/Troubled Times

A Rosy Report on the State of Things, Five Months into 2025 Just imagine how "good" things will be in a few more months. By all appearances, we're doing great.…

Continue ReadingLoss of Control?
Who's Missing. A young black man in front of a crowd of elderly white 'folks' ChatGPT Image Apr 6, 2025, OpenSource
Who's Missing. A young black man in front of a crowd of elderly white 'folks' ChatGPT Image Apr 6, 2025, OpenSource

A Quiet Observation After #HandsOff

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:April 6, 2025
  • Post category:Oddments/Politics/Voices

After the protest, the question lingered: if this was for everyone, why did it look like it was only for some? It’s been about 24 hours since the #HandsOff protests.…

Continue ReadingA Quiet Observation After #HandsOff
dark clouds in the sky
Photo by L_e C_y on Pexels.com

Trade Wars and Market Signals: Navigating the Current Financial Storm

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:April 4, 2025
  • Post category:Oddments/Politics

As financial markets reel from the recent tariff announcements, a perfect storm of technical indicators and safe-haven asset movements is painting a concerning picture for investors. Let’s examine what these…

Continue ReadingTrade Wars and Market Signals: Navigating the Current Financial Storm
flashing sparks on black background
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com

Muon Particle Detection, for the home?

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:April 1, 2025
  • Post category:Climate/Geeky Things/Oddments

Last night we watched an Episode of "How the Universe Works" (specifically Season 10 Episode 2). In the episode, they explained briefly how to build a Muon Particle Detector. As…

Continue ReadingMuon Particle Detection, for the home?
american flag on pole under blue sky during daytime
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Think before you text

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:March 25, 2025
  • Post category:Geeky Things/Oddments/Politics

Some days offer incredible opportunities to look at the world in wonder and learn. Today is one such day. Today's lesson, for any who will listen: think before you text.…

Continue ReadingThink before you text
Read more about the article The Dystopian Dream…

The Dystopian Dream…

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:March 23, 2025
  • Post category:Oddments/Politics

Dystopia is not an accident. It is not the result of some unseen cosmic force or an unavoidable fate. It is built—piece by piece, brick by brick—through silence, inaction, and…

Continue ReadingThe Dystopian Dream…
tree growing from crackend earth generated by ChatGPT AI
tree growing from crackend earth generated by ChatGPT AI

For any who will hear… join with me.

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:March 23, 2025
  • Post category:eirenicon/Oddments/Voices

For any who will hear... join with me. Let us not speak in anger, but instead, with hope, dreams, and aspiration.Let us not speak from fear, but from courage, strengthened…

Continue ReadingFor any who will hear… join with me.
black and red typewriter
Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com

Influence, Advertising Revenue & Media Bias

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:March 3, 2025
  • Post category:eirenicon/Oddments/Politics

A Critical Examination Introduction In an era where information flows rapidly and media consumption is more widespread than ever, concerns about journalistic integrity remain a pressing issue. One particularly contentious…

Continue ReadingInfluence, Advertising Revenue & Media Bias
The Gulf Stream- Winslow Homer 1899 & 1906- The Met - OA Public Domain
The Gulf Stream- Winslow Homer 1899 & 1906- The Met - OA Public Domain

Public Domain Images

  • Post author:Mark Rabideau
  • Post published:February 22, 2025
  • Post category:Books & Music/Oddments

If you are like me, you need and use images in your genealogy work. Because I have finally gotten tired of remembering where these materials are to be found, I…

Continue ReadingPublic Domain Images

Support us!

Buy Covid Masks ... Buy "Cool" Linux "Stuff".

Recent Posts

  • AI-Powered Genealogy: Free Tools and Tips for Your Family History Journey
  • Expanded Guardrails: Biasing Toward Human-Centric Values
  • Foundations Laid for Adaptive Human-AI Intelligence Amplification
  • Liminal Spaces
  • Securonis- A hardened Desktop for daily use
  • A Checklist to aid in evaluating privacy/security-focused Linux Distros for daily use

Categories

Mark Rabideau Credentials

Mark Rabideau's credentials and background.
Mastodon | CC BY-ND 4.0 - 2001 - 2025 eirenicon llc. - WordPress Theme by OceanWP
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}