Audio Summaries

Audio summaries created by Google's "AI" NotebookLM based upon Mike Riversdale's blog posts.

Series 2

Coming soon ...

Series 1

How would the fancy AI tackle a smattering of posts about me from across the years? Ones that represent Mike Riversdale, my views, what makes me laugh, and how I've lived my life through it's ups and downs?

The time has come to pass the baton as NZRise farewells everyone with an evening of reflection, connection, and celebration (and yes, I'm proud of those three -tions ;)
The sources offer a glimpse into various models of human development, each proposing distinct stages across the lifespan. These models, while differing in their specific focus and the number of stages they define, contribute to a broader understanding of the dynamic process of human growth and change.
Sean has a theory on why the Hurricanes are always 'close but no cigar' at his Super 12 Champions posting.
Hmmm - it pre-supposes that the fans actually affect the play and can win a game. So, in answer to Sean here's my Counselling Degree, 2nd year paper on "AS6206 Research / Critical Thinking Proposal".
Yes.Mike's Audio Summaries, is a YouTube podcast experiment.I've published three at time of writing this and they have caused much amusement, confusion, and conversation. So how does each episode get produced, here's the complete run down of how I do it.
Also see, Googlers Talk About NotebookLM
It's an almost common phrase, "We live better than a king of old!" Ok, let's do some a lot of searching and see if that's true in any sense at all BUT first ...
A drunken and wrong argument from me with a patient and honest mate left me thinking, "How long could Aotearoa New Zealand actually last if the boats, planes, and Internet couldn't arrive?"
Let's imagine Aotearoa New Zealand suddenly and unexpectedly cut off from the rest of the world, you can choose your disaster of choice, the reason isn't important but what is, suddenly and for the foreseeable future, is that we are no longer connected - the event has happened!
With that all in mind let's all go on an apocalyptic adventure ...