https://alchemicalmusings.org/tags/ai/Recent content in AI on Alchemical MusingsHugoen-usWed, 18 Aug 2021 19:05:08 +0000https://alchemicalmusings.org/2021/08/18/neither-rain-nor-time/Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:05:08 +0000https://alchemicalmusings.org/2021/08/18/neither-rain-nor-time/<p>[Editors Note: This post has been sitting my drafts folder since August 2021. I have preserved the original datestamp, though it was first published almost five years later. Or, maybe this draft mysteriously showed up in today&rsquo;s mail&hellip;]</p> <p>A few weeks ago I was reminded of the oversized importance of the US Post Office to our democracy. As a student of Prof. Richard John, I am keenly aware of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/09/opinion/how-the-post-office-made-america.html">How the Post Office Made America</a>. Many have recognized the Post Office&rsquo;s role in the American Revolution - the special flat rates for political pamphlets and newspapers enabled their distribution - the bloggers and tweeters of their day, safe from the prying eyes of the British mail carriers.</p>