Happy Tuesday – interesting updates from the Inkican desk include Bluesky and new business cards. Check out the business card below – feedback welcome – and then I’ll tell you what’s going on with Bluesky: The business card came out of feedback from somebody who suggested I have some on hand. I wanted something…
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A brief discussion on BlueSky made me realize that Star Wars Needs a ‘Ford v Ferrari’ moment. In other words, the franchise needs to reckon with itself, and get out of its own way. More on that in a moment, but first – what can the Ford GT40 tell us about Star Wars? Don’t take…
When it comes to current events – the message is easy: Keep Your World Small – Work On You. I’m not going to say anything about the 2024 election. What would I say that hasn’t already been said? You want to know what happened? Why it happened? Sorry – I can’t tell you. Are you…
Sad news from Eugene – our Frog is no longer with us. Old fart’s been around for years selling cheap joke books for a buck at different festivals and events. Most people don’t know he actually had a case argued in front of the State Supreme Court. Always wondered if that was gonna be me…
Scifi book nooks deserve a shoutout now that we’re into fall – the ‘crafty season.’ As a tiny library shelf-sized art piece, book nooks have been around less than 10 years. Like many other ‘minature worlds’ craft projects, book nooks capture my imagination when I run across them. Where do book nooks come from? Per…
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Well that’s a yikes – a prominent member of the SFWA has been removed as ‘director at large’ for being a predatory creative and other scumbag behavior. Writers of all shapes and sizes take note – Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s behavior isn’t unique. Just because you’re on their side as a scifi writer doesn’t make them…
This article from Space.com reminds us that space elevator tech will be difficult to engineer, but worth it. Space Week was Oct 4-10, but here at Inkican Space Week is every week! Let’s nerd out about the amazing future of space elevators. They’re an amazing idea for a reason, and the next logical step in…
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Ooh ooh – Gates McFadden spills the Star Trek Tea on this Sci-Friday. A recent appearance on the Inside of You podcast gave us some next-level insight on Beverly Crusher’s character in the first season of Star Trek: TNG. Who knew being Wesley’s mom could be so spicy?? I got a kick out of this…
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Today, some simple ways to fix AI. I want to share a modest proposal to resolve complaints / concerns about AI using your data – I call it the ‘AI Permanent Fund.’ This is going to take a minute, but it’s some seriously cool / fun futurology research. Settle in and learn about a simple…
This week’s news about Doxing Sunglasses and Dead Internet remind us that Mesh is more than a science fiction story – it’s news about the future. Dead Internet is a theory that – in short – says the Internet and everything about it are so driven by bots and AI that there’s no THERE there,…
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