Short Stories The Time Travelers Notebook – MedBotRX Jon Hillenbrand, April 9, 2017October 16, 2019 In 2019, a hospital on the north side of Chicago was instructed by a court ruling to put warning labels on their elevator doors. “This facility is co-run by an Artificial Intelligence. Ride elevators at your own risk.” The origin of this is very interesting. Apparently, around this time, AI was…
Thoughts Haunted House Theories Jon Hillenbrand, December 12, 2016October 17, 2019 A few years back, I rented a haunted house. I didn’t know it was haunted when I first rented it. You would think it would be exciting. Well, it’s not. It sucks. One time, I heard all of the pots and pans fall from a ceiling mounted rack into my…
Poetry Legacy of a Species Jon Hillenbrand, February 7, 2016 Not all knowledge is possessed from birth. Experience, standing on the shoulders of others… That’s where the magic happens. As a species… We owe each other the lives we have lived. Because in those moments… There lies the insight… That will help us… Defeat the robots… When they rise up…
Dreamscape Series From the Perspective of a Spider Jon Hillenbrand, December 29, 2015October 16, 2019 One morning, there was a spider in my bathtub as still as the stars in the sky. I considered it for a moment and turned on the faucet. The water flooded toward him and the spider swam with all eight legs as fast as it could. Looking like it was…
Fake Cooking Blog The perfect ingredients Jon Hillenbrand, August 8, 2015October 16, 2019 In my last post, I talked about my reasons behind starting my own restaurant in NYC. The Underdog Kitchen was described by the NY Times as, “The hottest new experience in the city worth visiting in person if not on Twitter.” A 23 month waiting list means that I’ll be…
Photography Metrics Jon Hillenbrand, October 2, 2010October 17, 2019 Some people I work with don’t care about anything other than successful numbers. As someone involved in creating artwork for a living, it’s difficult to mesh with that metrics-based world. But I do keep track of almost everything I do at work so just for fun, here are some of…
Photography Weekend Work Jon Hillenbrand, April 1, 2009October 17, 2019 So have you ever felt like it was Friday when it was only Wednesday? Or did you ever think the week must almost be over, but it’s only Tuesday? It’s like our mental clocks are just getting back from vacation with a tan and stories while you’ve been slaving away…