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Eunoia, who is a grumpy, overeducated, facetious, multilingual naturalised German,
blatantly opinionated, old (1944-vintage), amateur cryptologist,
computer consultant, atheist, flying instructor, bulldog-lover, Porsche-driver,
textbook-writer and blogger living
in the foothills south of the northern German plains. Not too shy to
reveal his true name or even whereabouts, he blogs his opinions, and
humour and rants irregularly.
Stubbornly he clings to his beliefs,
e.g. that Faith does not give answers, it only prevents you doing any goddamn questioning.
You are as atheist as he is. When you understand why you don't believe in all the other gods,
you will know why he does not believe in yours.
Oh, and after the death of his old bulldog, Kosmo, he also has a new bulldog, Clara, since September 2018 :-)
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Monday, July 21, 2025
Old news remembered
Since nothing of interest happened here (in Germany) recently,
I have blogged a couple of things of national interest with anniversaries worth remembering today and yesterday.
You may remember .....
75 years ago in Wuppertal, a visiting circus transported its animals using the overhead monorail.
The monorail follows the river Wupper to this day, so no roads are blocked. London (UK) does its transport
underground for the same reason, Wuppertal uses the overhead monorail system.
On this very day 75 years ago, a female baby elephant called Tuffi panicked and, breaking a couple of
windows, jumped out of the train, falling 30 feet into the river Wupper below. She fell broadsides into the river and was hardly injured :-)
The circus director and the train guard were each fined 150 Marks. Here is a contemporary photo from 1950. Note the route number, 13 ;-)
More serious, we remember Klaus von Stauffenberg for his unfortunately failed attempt
to assassinate Hitler.
On 20 July 1944, Stauffenberg's assassination attempt failed, the explosive he had placed only dealing Hitler minor injuries.
The conspirators were arrested, and many of them executed, including Stauffenberg on the day after the attempt, July 21st. Sad.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
No AI lipograms (yet)
Last week Tricia asked me if AI could write lipograms.
No, some close tries, but no cigar, so NO. Experimentally, I prompted ChatGpt asking for example lipograms, and this is the answer I got.
ChatGpt replies :
Here are a few lipogram texts about AI, each omitting a different letter:
### Lipogram Omitting the Letter "E"
Artificial intelligence is a vast domain, focusing on crafting smart systems that mimic human thought. It can assist in various tasks, from data analysis to natural language processing. This technology is transforming how individuals and organizations function.
### Lipogram Omitting the Letter "A"
In the world of AI, robots and systems work to solve complex problems. They learn from inputs, improving their skills over time. This innovation is reshaping industries, providing tools for efficiency and insight.
### Lipogram Omitting the Letter "I"
AI systems evolve, learning from data to perform tasks. They support users, offering solutions to complex problems. This technology transforms how we work, making processes smoother and more effective.
### Lipogram Omitting the Letter "O"
Artificial intelligence is a field that seeks t create machines that can think and act like humans. It has many applications, including language processing, data analysis, and much m re. This tech is reshaping our future.
No, all were close tries, but no cigar, so NO, ChatGpt AI cannot generate any lipograms.
Comments (1)
Billions of Versions... wrote "I asked AI to write some jokes. It didn't do very well." Shortest joke about AI: AI.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
A lipogram
Some of you may be wondering whence the name of this blog ?
Eunoia is a book written by Canadian author Christian Bök (in 2001), which is lipogrammatic.
The title uses every vowel once. Each of the five chapters in that book is a lipogram. Hard to do.
The first chapter in that book uses only words containing the vowel "A" and no other vowel.
The second chapter uses only words with no vowel but "E", and so on. So I thought I would blog a paragraph, a lipogram, NOT using letter A, today ;-)
Writing them is no simple job. You’re required to express thoughts, convey emotion, or tell stories, but with one big limit: you must not use specific letters. This forces writers to think in novel directions.
Often, words you wish to use most simply don’t fit your rules. You must rethink everything—your lexicon, your tone, your rhythm.
The trickiest portion is preserving fluency. Without full linguistic freedom, your voice risks sounding forced or odd. Every sentence becomes the most difficult puzzle.
Some topics grow tough or even off-limits, purely due to missing terms. Effort rises swiftly if your missing letter occurs frequently in English.
Your mind must twist, seeking synonyms or fresh wording just to push your point through.
Still, despite these hurdles, this mode of writing holds riches. Limits inspire inventiveness. You discover obscure words, revive old expressions,
or even coin new ones. They stretch your skill, proving how much you rely on specific tools—without ever noticing it before. Through restriction, you find freedom. How's this section been?
If you liked that, try reading the novel Gadsby, which is a 50,000 word book!!!
Comments (6)
Cop Car commented lipogramatically "Simply put, You did quite well, Stu." Thnx
Ed (USA) asked "Who did it first?" Probably that biblical ship-builder, No-A ;-)
But see also Wikipedia here.
Jenny (E) wrote "I guess the difficulty depends on the frequency of each letter, so what are they?" In decreasing order of English usage, ETAOIN SHRDLU...
which is the also the keyboard layout of typesetting machines.
Brian (UK) said "So I just learned a new word : lipogram." So you did!
Tricia (USA) asks "Can AI do that?" I will do some experiments and report back next week.
Billions of Versions... wrote "I've heard of the process before but I didn't know it had a name." You do now :-)
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