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Suitably Unsettling Singularity News
Now that was suitably unsettling. The good news: I’ve started posting to one of my other blogs again, PretendingNotToPanic.com (including merch!) my blog about news that is significant, factual, and apolitical. The apolitical part put it on hiatus for several … Continue reading
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Watching Clawdbot And AI
Are you keeping track of Clawdbot? Some of you are. Most of you may have tuned out because I’m going to write about some esoteric techie thing that isn’t part of your life. It isn’t part of mine, but I’m … Continue reading
Super Bowl Ads 2026
Saturday, February 7, 2026 Tomorrow’s the big day. It’s a big enough day that yesterday I delayed my usual Friday post so I can do my annual review of the Super Bowl ads. But waiting until Sunday night to post … Continue reading
Addicted To Distractions
How does that line go? “The first step to fixing a problem is admitting that you have one?” No worries. This isn’t some big reveal of a deep and dangerous situation, except it is, in a way. I just had … Continue reading
Knee News And Good Options
(Note: I’m not a medical professional; these are simply my choices.) I guess the good news is that the bad news isn’t as bad as the bad news could’ve been. Is that a rationalization, reality, or a bit of both? … Continue reading
Popular Posts 2025
Whew. We made it through 2025. Good. Bad. Weird. That may be the summary of a year defined by politics, but behind the headlines were stories, public, personal, and private that progressed regardless of political posturing. The planet continues to … Continue reading
Spending With Age
“Well, we gotta get the kids those toys. They’ve seen the ads. They’ll cry if they don’t get them.” “Hey, the kid’s launching into the world. They don’t have much and don’t realize what they’ll need. Get them some household … Continue reading
Six Minute Recharge – GMGMF
(Reid, thanks for inspiring my trip to Better Living Through Coffee in Port Townsend.) The short story: I bought more GMGMF. The slightly longer story: GMGMF announced a solid-state battery that recharges in 6 minutes, which seems like an idea … Continue reading
Affording The Holidays
Medieval peasants knew about affording the holidays. I see modern ads about affording the holidays by credit card companies. The peasants were smarter. What they did, we can do, no plastic required. Go ahead and romanticize medieval times. They were … Continue reading
Shop Local Or Not
How do I spell that sound I make when I settle into a comfy chair days after a feast? Erf? Ugh? Whew? Whew will have to do, but the sound is more like a balloon slightly deflating, but not a … Continue reading