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My kid is on his way to university this year, and it’s hard not to get swept into doomscrolling opinion pieces. AI is going to take over everything and there will be no entry level jobs left. Did I do the wrong thing by encouraging my...
A 1999 short story that was nominated for the Hugo award, "Ancient Engines" explores the idea of robots that are so self preserving that they actually purchase replacement parts for themselves in a bid to live forever. Non-Spoiler...
When I wrote about FediMeteo for the first time, I told the story from the beginning: the idea born almost by chance while checking the weather for a holiday, the memory of my grandfather, who for years had been my personal...
What Dawkins got almost right.
A travel journal from my visit to Wānaka, New Zealand.
What does This Means War look like on your table? A little something like this: That intimidating beast is the Battlemap. But don’t be afraid, it is here to help. The Battlemap makes your game flow more smoothly by showing the state of...
For nine years surveys have produced a remarkably similar finding: a small minority of organisations capture real financial value from AI; the great majority spend, signal, and pilot. The first piece in a four-part inquiry into what the...
The BizData API is a a new business search API built on OpenStreetMap data. Like the Google Places API, it allows developers to search for nearby restaurants, bars, hotels and other businesses. Unlike Google Places, however, BizData is...
Just a month now until my new book is out!Below you will find info about the UK tour in mid-June; news about the translated editions in Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Turkish; links to upcoming podcast appearances, interviews, and...
May 18, 2026 We first visited this painting, and this heroine, back in February. I think my plan is to look at this painting four times over a year, and see what happens… If you used a painting like this for your wardrobe, there are at...