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Playoffs are here. Live or die. For me, there’s far higher stakes than in the NBA Finals. I’m about to go into surgery at 11:30 a.m. that will try to clean out my wound from rollerblading. The goal is to stop the infection that has been steadily marching up my thigh and defeating every antibiotic tried.… read more “Playoffs”

 

In one scary development, Google is working with the US military to begin weaponizing their extremely advanced artificial intelligence.

https://theintercept.com/2018/05/31/google-leaked-emails-drone-ai-pentagon-lucrative/

Remember – this is the same artificial intelligence that is able to bootstrap itself in a matter of days from only knowing the rules of Go to crushing the best human opponents on the planet.

Skynet is now no longer science fiction.

I am writing this review using my voice on Android phone only.

Laurel and I watched Annihilation tonight which is a movie starring Natalie Portman that is very trippy. We enjoyed the mind-bending twists and acid trip feel to the film.

I’m shocked at how good Android phone voice recognition is blows my mind not a single mistake once in this entire thing so far.… read more “Annihilation movie review”

 

I spent a big chunk of my weekend playing Fortnite and not working on the project I wanted to focus on. I sat down to work a few times, but I felt this sick craving in the back of my brain for the video game instead. After a few minutes I would have to go indulge it and play.… read more “Addicted to Fortnite”

I am lucky beyond my wildest dreams to be married to Laurel. Her example has made me much kinder, her stability has helped me become healthier, and her support has helped me to build my company.

I have kept a spreadsheet for several years now tracking my happiness every day. The last twelve months of my happiness has averaged a 7.4 rating.… read more “Life Partner Choice”

 

I just finished the first two books of the Riverworld series by Philip Jose Farmer. The basic premise is that all of humanity – ranging from people who lived in 100,000 BC to 2000 AD all are resurrected on a terraformed planet criss-crossed by an enormous twenty million mile long river. Many people are resurrected near people they know, but many more are resurrected randomly.… read more “Riverworld Book Series”