I took inspiration from Brandon Sanderson this past week, so it’s appropriate for me to say that I’m serious – Brandon Sanderson is a Gentleman. No, not a fan of his books although many people are. He’s another author in the game that I try to learn from, and this week he taught me a…
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Happy to share some cool new free scifi and cyberpunk wallpapers with you! My work with MidJourney continues and it gives me great pleasure to pass along some of the awesome things the AI art is helping me to make. Take a look: It’s important to note – MidJourney is not doing all of…
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Those of you looking for a post-Holiday palate cleanser will appreciate this DIY Geek post – here’s how you can build your own Corsi–Rosenthal Box! Now that winter is upon us, we’re stuck inside for the next few months breathing all that built up dust and whatever viruses and bacteria your antivax uncle brought to…
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Even though I’m drafting on Mike.Sierra.Echo like there’s no tomorrow – I want to speak for a moment on the Matter of Mattering. Yes, of course you matter. I matter. Yes, I’m writing like a madman – I want to finish this draft by 12/31! Yet, I don’t want to forget that working on me…
Let’s sidebar back to some cool hacking stuff for you Mesh fans – listen to the Darknet Diaries. I started yesterday and I’m already enthralled. These stories are EXACTLY the kind of thing that inspired me to write Mesh and it’s happening all right now in real time! Here’s an example: Remember that scene in…
This is both awesome and sharable – lo-fi meets sci-fi in this beautiful 8-hour YouTube clip of rock and AI-generated scifi images. I’m using this while I write Mike.Sierra.Echo. Take a look, and bookmark for future reference: I hope you’ll forgive my lack of updates – as you can see from the MSE Progress Report,…
Ran across an exciting video that connects directly with Mike.Sierra.Echo – our space elevator future is getting closer! Anton Petrov runs What Da Math on Youtube, and he explains science, math or other complicated topics using simulations, video games and easy to understand words. Naturally, this makes him the perfect person to explain a complex…
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Let’s now discuss getting to Solarpunk – and the need to address leaders versus ‘greeders.’ We’re not going to get to a solarpunk future until we’ve addressed the resistance to change that prevents us from human progress. We can’t address resistance until we teach people to accept and assimilate change at a cultural level. I’mma…
You know Patton Oswalt, even if you don’t know you know him. From ‘King of Queens’ to the voice of Remy in ‘Ratatouille’ to the exec producer of ‘I’ll be Gone in the Dark,’ Oswalt has enjoyed a robust, fulfilling creative career spanning four decades. And yet, for all his success Oswalt is very open…
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I collect interesting artifacts of retrofuturism, as you may be aware. Here’s another example, an educational film produced and directed by Pavel Klushantsev. Mars (Russian: Марс) is an interesting blend of science fact and science fiction from over fifty years ago, discussing the technical possibilities and challenges of a manned Mars base. According to…
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