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John Miedema
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Writes about cognition and consciousness 🐝
https://johnmiedema.art/
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#remember #remembranceday #nov11
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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October 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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New look for my website. Getting ready for the book launch of The Divine Mind by Snail Books.

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August 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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#solidarity #cupe #aircanada #cdnpoli
August 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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The AI in Team 🤖
August 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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#ottawa #revolution #art
July 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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#ottawa #revolution #art
July 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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RIP Prince of Darkness and Parkinson's Pioneer
#ozzy #parkinsons
July 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Weird but true. Except you can subscribe to my Substack for free, forever 🤓😆

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June 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Game of #chess ?
June 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Designing Intelligence: Notes from a Cognitive Solutions Architect

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#ai #architecture #design #booksky
June 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Caption this
#cdnpoli #kingcharles #trudeau #harper
May 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I imagined this picture during a vipassana meditation retreat. AI painted it for me. #meditation
May 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Gratefully received this gift of Chinese calligraphy from my friend Chantelle. The characters represent the word "maybe" in Cantonese, drawn from the Chinese Farmer Story—
May 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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As AI systems become more integrated into digital experiences, design thinking is shifting toward approaches that reintroduce moments of reflection and human oversight.

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#booksky #design #ai
May 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The Gentle Collapse by Leah Hartley (2045)
How We Rebuilt Our Economy and Culture After Capitalism

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#booksky #climate #postcapitalism
May 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Sandy McTire wearing a Hudson's Bay blanket. Happy Victoria Day.

#victoriaday #hbc #canadiantire #canada
May 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Alcohol beer. I coined it. 🤓
May 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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When Trump floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state, Prime Minister Mark Carney replied, “In real estate, some places are never for sale — and Canada won’t be, ever.” Carney's reply inspired this comic in which Trump learns a lesson about real estate.

#trump #carney #aladdin #comics
May 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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#gaza #palestine
May 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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What if we saw the Earth not as a backdrop to our economy, but as a living system we are part of—breathing with it, depending on it, accountable to it? Climate consciousness is more than awareness; it is a shift in perception.

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#climate #cdnpoli
May 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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May 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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April 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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April 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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I'm chuffed to have collaborated with ChatGPT to resurrect this comic sketch — next-level creativity. I'm stimming, having already picked an abandoned literary project to bring to life. I'm also convinced that this sort of collaboration helps rewire AI for the better.
April 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM