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24 Hours of Booty in 2009: Sore is a Four Letter Word

In 2009, I participated in 24 Hours of Booty, a 24-hour cycling event in Columbia, Maryland, riding in memory of my mother and supporting the fight against cancer. Part 3 of this three-part series looks back at the final morning of the event, when I traded my bike for a camera to photograph the cyclists who continued to ride.

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The Stairs

A late-night walk through downtown Westminster, Maryland, takes an unsettling turn when an ordinary staircase disappears into the darkness. Then there is another, and something seems to be coming down.

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24 Hours of Booty in 2009: Bootyville and Mount Merkle

In 2009, I participated in 24 Hours of Booty, a 24-hour cycling event in Columbia, Maryland, riding in memory of my mother and supporting the fight against cancer. Part 2 of this three-part series looks back at my time on the course, riding through cold and rain while confronting Mount Merkle and finding moments of reflection along the way.

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Chats with G: Are LLMs Getting Worse at Writing?

Are large language models (LLMs) actually getting worse at writing, or are their default voices becoming more conventional? A conversation about AI writing drift, model collapse, human expertise, and why the future may belong to humans and AI working together.

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24 Hours of Booty in 2009: Gearing Up for the Event

In 2009, I signed up for 24 Hours of Booty, a 24-hour cycling event in Columbia, Maryland, to ride in memory of my mother and support the fight against cancer. Part 1 of this three-part series looks back at what led me to register and take on an event I never expected to ride.

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GitHub

I have been building out my GitHub profile as a structured record of my professional and creative work, bringing together technology, photography, writing, publishing, archaeology, and more.

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