The Algorithm Knows What You Need*

The Algorithm Knows What You Need* -by Ken Bolding My electronic devices continue to do weird things. This time I was buying a movie ticket online, and the app put me in a seat between two strangers in a nearly empty movie theatre.I wonder if the people on either side know one another. Probably not.   *”The Algorithm knows what you need” was a comment, made by David Ellis Dickerson, to the original Facebook Status...

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Third Person (in first person)
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Third Person (in first person)

Third Person (in first person) – by Ken Bolding I just saw the movie “Third Person.” As the crowd exited, an old woman asked her husband a question about it that he couldn’t answer. I volunteered an answer, which led to another question, and then another couple. And another question and another couple. I ended up in the lobby, surrounded by senior citizens, as I fielded their questions and explained the plot to...

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