The friction in America is not between Republican and Democrat or even liberal and conservative, It's between the city and the country. It's the fact that policy is always going to be driven by the needs of large urban centers since that's where most people live. When Trump talks about making America great again he's … Continue reading The City and The Country
The challenge of Writing
Anyone who writes knows it's a challenge just to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard. The difficulty is enough already but if your body and mind aren't in the right place it can make creativity almost impossible. I speak from experience. My relationship with writing has existed almost as long as that with … Continue reading The challenge of Writing
Tyrant Putin, not president.
Putin is a dictator, not a president. Can we please stop calling him that? He was only a president when he was first elected to office. Since then the russian "democracy", with real big air quotes, has been nothing but his personal political playground.Anyone confused by the situation in Ukraine should just find a book … Continue reading Tyrant Putin, not president.
The difference between the artist and their art
Cancel culture has shown more and more that we need to be able to separate the artist from the art. Yes, the artist is part of their art but while they will always own it financially, They don't own it emotionally. Everyone who's ever connected with the character and the story has emotional ownership. Once … Continue reading The difference between the artist and their art
The Sun Siphon
The polarization was just fading from the force screen as the ensign stepped out of the lift onto the bridge of the Das'Tari. Where the raging light had been a few seconds ago, now only the inky black of vacuum was left. He approached the captain's raised dais and knelt placing the three fingers of his right-hand flat across his forehead.
Drones
It began in the night. The south wall collapsed and the water came rushing in. It was caused by one of the small limbs from a sky-toucher. It took five Hundred of us to move it. We lost almost two hundred to high wind and the water pounding all around.
Google Engineer Put On Leave Claims A Self-Aware AI Wants To Be Known As An Employee | HotHardware
If true this could be the first instance of true A.I. sentience. The first mechanical mind to understand its own existence. https://hothardware.com/news/google-engineer-on-leave-claims-ai-desires-employee-status#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16552899694259&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fhothardware.com%2Fnews%2Fgoogle-engineer-on-leave-claims-ai-desires-employee-status
World’s Smallest Walking RC Robot Can Crawl on a Penny’s Edge
We're headed for a future that's either going to be amazing or utterly terrifying. https://gizmodo.com/rc-robot-small-penny-scientists-northwestern-crab-spide-1848980747#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16542050494814&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Frc-robot-small-penny-scientists-northwestern-crab-spide-1848980747
Game of Thrones Author Reacts To First 9 House of the Dragon Episodes
Can't wait to see Targaryen dragon lords in their full glory. https://screenrant.com/house-of-the-dragon-george-rr-martin-reaction/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16542519067093&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fscreenrant.com%2Fhouse-of-the-dragon-george-rr-martin-reaction%2F
The Army has its next generation rifle, but not everyone is happy
Looks like the military has upgraded their hardware. That contract is worth a lot of money. https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-sig-sauer-next-generation-rifle-protest/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16533989080861&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Ftaskandpurpose.com%2Fnews%2Farmy-sig-sauer-next-generation-rifle-protest%2F
Game Of Thrones Author Reacts To Intense Fan Demand For Winds Of Winter
They forget that this man is creating one of the greatest epics of the modern era. As a writer myself all I can say is, Sorry y'all it's gonna take some time. https://screenrant.com/got-winds-winter-book-delay-updates-george-rr-martin/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16533942756420&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fscreenrant.com%2Fgot-winds-winter-book-delay-updates-george-rr-martin%2F
Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza finally returns to menus – CNN
I've been eating these since I was a kid. Nice they brought it back. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/business/taco-bell-mexican-pizza-return/index.html#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16530476637631&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2022%2F05%2F19%2Fbusiness%2Ftaco-bell-mexican-pizza-return%2Findex.html
Macon Retro Raven video game store robbed Friday morning | Macon Telegraph
What kind of asshole robs a video game store to steal PS4s and switches https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article261413192.html
Watch a space startup spin a projectile into the sky at more than 1,000 miles per hour – CNN
Ancient smells are wafting out of artifacts and old texts | Science News
Little details like the smells of the past to remind us that these were real people who lived real lives just like us. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-smell-odor-artifacts-texts-egypt-archaeology
Mind Meld Magazine 