Eric Evans
@ejevans12.bsky.social
Poet/musician/artist. Ex tech-guy. Many interests. Cazenovia NY. Author of The Secret History of Summer, forthcoming from Shanti Arts.
Excited to hear that Lauren Hough has a new book coming out.
December 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Excited to hear that Lauren Hough has a new book coming out.
I’m reading the new biography of Jim Harrison, Devouring Time by Todd Goddard, and it’s a fascinating book.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I’m reading the new biography of Jim Harrison, Devouring Time by Todd Goddard, and it’s a fascinating book.
Finished reading Bread of Angels by Patti Smith, which I love. Patti Smith has long been one of my musical/artistic/literary/creative heroes.
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Finished reading Bread of Angels by Patti Smith, which I love. Patti Smith has long been one of my musical/artistic/literary/creative heroes.
I’ve been hanging out in Kingston, Ontario for the past few days. Driving home tomorrow. Looking forward to getting back to my music practice.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I’ve been hanging out in Kingston, Ontario for the past few days. Driving home tomorrow. Looking forward to getting back to my music practice.
Driving up to Kingston, Ontario today. One of my favorite cities.
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Driving up to Kingston, Ontario today. One of my favorite cities.
Yes. Ex tech guy here, now retired. I now want as little technology in my life as possible.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Yes. Ex tech guy here, now retired. I now want as little technology in my life as possible.
I’ve collected my blurbs for my upcoming book and I’m about to send them to the EIC. Thank you, blurbers! Another step closer to the book publication.
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I’ve collected my blurbs for my upcoming book and I’m about to send them to the EIC. Thank you, blurbers! Another step closer to the book publication.
Looking forward to the Cazenovia Shakespeare Club meeting this evening. This time instead of reading Shakespeare we’ll be doing a read-through of my short play “The Last Night of the World.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Looking forward to the Cazenovia Shakespeare Club meeting this evening. This time instead of reading Shakespeare we’ll be doing a read-through of my short play “The Last Night of the World.”
Reposted by Eric Evans
I’m gonna disagree with this one.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
The plow, the steam engine, electricity — all replaced muscle. AI replaces cognition. If you spend your day “reading lots of stuff and turning it into straight English,” well… so does the machine. The goal now is to learn from history and cushion the blow better than last time.
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I’m gonna disagree with this one.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
What we’re calling “AI” doesn’t replace cognition. It replaces pattern matching, but on its own has no idea which patterns are important or why.
We are nowhere close to an actual thinking machine.
I’m reading A Maggot by John Fowles. This is a very, very strange book but I am really getting into the slowly unfolding mystery of it. (Note: it’s not actually about maggots)
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I’m reading A Maggot by John Fowles. This is a very, very strange book but I am really getting into the slowly unfolding mystery of it. (Note: it’s not actually about maggots)
Looking forward to jamming with some of my Syracuse musician-friends today.
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Looking forward to jamming with some of my Syracuse musician-friends today.
I went to a performance at Hamilton College of “Ubu Roar,” a new adaptation by Brenda Withers of the classic surrealist play “Ubu Roi” by Alfred Jarry. It was wild and bizarre and I loved it. The student actors all did a terrific job.
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I went to a performance at Hamilton College of “Ubu Roar,” a new adaptation by Brenda Withers of the classic surrealist play “Ubu Roi” by Alfred Jarry. It was wild and bizarre and I loved it. The student actors all did a terrific job.
Looking forward to seeing a new adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s “Ubu Roi” at the Hamilton College theater tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Looking forward to seeing a new adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s “Ubu Roi” at the Hamilton College theater tonight.
I recently read Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic play No Exit. I found it to be dreary and pointless. Sartre’s outlook on human nature is not something I can relate to.
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I recently read Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic play No Exit. I found it to be dreary and pointless. Sartre’s outlook on human nature is not something I can relate to.
I went to vote here in Cazenovia this morning. When I went to check in with the clerk (whom I recognized as our town’s former librarian now retired), I told her my name and I was very surprised when she said, “you’re the poet, right?”
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I went to vote here in Cazenovia this morning. When I went to check in with the clerk (whom I recognized as our town’s former librarian now retired), I told her my name and I was very surprised when she said, “you’re the poet, right?”
I’m looking forward to reading the new book by Patti Smith, one of my creative heroes.
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I’m looking forward to reading the new book by Patti Smith, one of my creative heroes.
