Tolerate What Doesn’t Have a Pulse A distinction worth making, since I wrote before that tolerance is the weak version of acceptance. That’s true for people. It’s not true for everything. You tolerate heat. You don’t need to accept it,…
Like and Watch the video. Let’s build up the community and break all records for viewership this year. 𐦂𖨆𐀪𖠋 Community First A message to all, you don’t have to be a cigar smoker to be a part of the community.…
An AI Out-Empathized a Human. That’s Not a Compliment. I told an AI something true. It answered with more understanding than most humans manage on their best day. That should worry you. Not because the machine got smart. Because we…
Every Sunday night, we gather for the best few hours in cigars. We’re live at 7:15 PM Eastern, and you know the drill: grab your favorite stick, reach for your cutter, and prime that torch. Don’t just watch, smoke with…
Everything I wrote this week turned out to be about that same fork in the road, just wearing different clothes each time. Adapting isn’t the same thing as giving up. I keep seeing people treat the two like they’re the…
People are scared right now. AI is writing the emails, cloning the voices, finishing the sentences, and the reaction I keep seeing is a kind of panic performance. Look how human I am. Look at my face on camera. Look…
Before we light up: A vibe this good shouldn’t be kept a secret. If you’ve got a buddy who appreciates a heavy smoke and a clean pour, share the show and invite a friend to the club. Hit that share…
Every industry eventually runs the same test. Sell the thing once, or make people pay to keep it. The format changes each time it happens, records to discs to streams, cartridges to expansions to season passes, hardcover to digital to…
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People say a word like everyone agrees on what it means. They don’t. Let’s use the word “natural” for the example. In everyday language, natural means unprocessed, closer to the earth, and usually better. It carries a value judgment. In…
