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I love the idea of more trains, but let’s look at how Japan (and, increasingly, China) does it. Night trains are romantic and all, but in all fairness, who wants to travel for 12hrs+ on a train with barely working WiFi, no (fancy)...
Daily Drawing 869
I’ve been tinkering around with the free tier on Cloudflare and have managed to churn out a couple of side projects. Of course, I had a little help with various AI systems, but it was assisted rather than vibe-coded.
1953 classic SF, collection of shorter works. The Mule is still building his empire. Obviously that has to be stopped. Spoilers for a 73-year-old book.
After looking at several review copies (and making a couple of visits to Genjiland), I finally found time a while back to get around to another of my latest crop of library books, and where my first choice had me checking out a minor...
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...
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...
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...