I'M TRYING TO "JUST SAY NO" TO AI
- I will protect private and sensitive information.
- I will verify factual claims before repeating them.
- I will not misrepresent machine output as human expertise or lived experience.
- I will use tools to support people, not to replace care, judgement, or accountability.
- I will keep human craft at the centre where voice, trust, and meaning matter.
Signed: Stephen Castro-Starkey
Date: May 9, 2026
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rssI have taken the "Just Say No" to AI pledge.
more inside...re: https://www.calmabiding.me/post/2026-05-05-tmfhonlkt1bngotucojzk -- Was shocked that my scores around stress went down so much from the beginning to the end of my NSR training!
more inside...re: https://www.calmabiding.me/post/2026-05-05-tmfhonlkt1bngotucojzk -- Session 5 of NSR training. My only qualm is the subtle nudge towards Hinduism. I had hoped they fully removed their religious roots, but I guess not. Perhaps if I get good success with the technique in isolation I might try and make my own mind-body training program based on virtue and daily physical activity in general.
re: https://www.calmabiding.me/post/2026-05-05-tmfhonlkt1bngotucojzk
Continuing with my NSR training. Having a lovely time with my husband!!
First session of NSR — lovely! Well worth the $25 fee. I want to keep doing it!
Weight down 2.4lbs. Muscle mass stayed the same. Body fat down by 0.3%. Body age down 1 yr.
I'm about to dive into a new type of mind training. Wish me luck! Natural Stress Relief is NOT Transcendental Meditation® (or is it?). 🤷 Grateful the price is so low and I can do it completely asynchronously with a PDF and MP3 file!
Dropped 2 lbs this week!
No change this week.
Finished the lawn mowing!
First lawn mowing of the season! Yay!!
I'm officially taking down all open source code I have written. This is to protect against LLM scrapers training their models on my work. At some point I'll publish a list of all the stuff I've built and offer folks the ability to participate and/or use it. That is, if anybody expresses interest!
Keep forgetting to report weigh ins at the doctor. The weight loss journey continues
Lifted the below quote from In the Face of Tech Kaiju:
“Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Grok don’t just help students write—they train the brain to disengage." Even worse, "Their neural activity remained below baseline, even after AI use was stopped."
more inside...Apple Watch failed to capture the first 15 minutes of my workout but I’m gonna count it as full anyway