Posted inCommentary Technology
Things work very, very well in this country
New "personal technology" products are developing a special kind of "ownership" that didn't exist a generation ago.
Posted inCommentary Living Technology
Mostly fake people, dead ones
Even the separation of life and death can be bridged with simulations—a kind of undying deep fake of real humans that aligns with fake influencers.
Posted inCommentary
I got a new “job” and other stories
I'm a new contributor to "3QD." Assessing the post-pace of 'Stackers. Procrastination, or not. A gathering of writerly news and thought.
Posted inCommentary Technology
Apple left its fingers in the press
Some thoughts on thin tablets, a reprise of villainous things, and the weirdly hazy boundaries between things and us.
Posted inCommentary Technology
Almost like a person?
ChatGPT-4o offers a friendly, flirty voice. It's a new dimension to AI, and a very powerful one. It's a call to examine fundamentals in lots of professions.
Posted inCommentary History Technology
The villainy of things
Some 99-year-old tools might scare you. Fantastical creatures I ran into while reading for a chapter I'm writing. And children working with tools.
Posted inCommentary Living
Orion and stars for the season
A different Christmas message to my friends in a world that maybe already has too many difficult stories.
Posted inCommentary History Living
Going underground to get aboveground
"I've confined my quest to the underground that is not the domain of the vice squad. (No time.)"
Posted inCommentary Living
Hanging out with artists in The Ark
The Ark was the birthplace of Duke basketball. Maybe conversations started there can ignite creative indolence and a truer excellence, too.
Posted inCommentary Living Technology
Through our window
When a choice of teeny Gorilla Glass or a picture window makes a difference. Thinking about which reality you want to live in.