Panic at the Data Center
Most data centers are a lot more mundane than you think, have nothing to do with AI, and people only complain when they show up in their neighborhood.
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Old Man's Words
Book reviews, essays about AI and teaching, and the occasional story
Nobody Asks Whether a Tesla Is Alive
What a 1984 sequel, a 1983 paper on automation, and a car with Full Self-Driving have in common.
Read more →AI Watermarks Don’t Answer the Question
Anthropic is watermarking Claude's output. Here's why it won't tell you what you want to know.
Read more →Starfleet Academy Canceled
A sign of the times, or the same old thing?
Read more →Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Full-Cast Audiobook)
The fantastically immersive audio experience continues!
Read more →Favorite Dursley Scene
Arthur Weasley Finally Gets It
Read more →The HAL Test: Was HAL 9000 Really Conscious?
What HAL 9000 reveals about recognizing consciousness in the machines we increasingly talk to.
Read more →Dungeon Lord
Another fun LitRPG story with narration by Jeff Hays
Read more →The Apology Locker, Episode 2: Manifest Destiny
Part 2 of our adventure
Read more →Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (full-cast audiobook)
Audible’s exciting immersive audio experience continues with book 4.
Read more →Dan Simmons (1948-2026)
Remembering this great SF&F author.
Read more →Operation Bounce House
Matt Dinniman takes a break from Dungeon Crawler Carl to stretch his legs in a new adventure.
Read more →Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Is it any good? Sure! But it’s also “Star Trek: 90210”.
Read more →Isles of the Emberdark (No Spoilers)
New Cosmere. What more do you need to know?
Read more →The Apology Locker, Episode 1: Strange Cargo
The strange adventures of a Starfleet crew.
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