No, I’m from Iowa. I only work in outer space. — Capt Kirk. Sixty years. That is a disturbing number. Not because Star Trek is sixty years old, but because I remember watching the damn thing on television. There are certain milestones in life that should … Continue readingThe Legacy of Star Trek, 60 Years Later
The Welfare State vs. The Future in Space A Courtroom Event from the Year 2126 Featuring Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk, Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, and Milton Friedman [Courtroom Scene – The Future Tribunal] The courtroom does not sit in Washington, D.C. That city is still there, … Continue readingWhat If Humanity Had to Stand Trial for Choosing Between Feeding the Poor and Reaching the Stars?
The following is my take on what NVIDIA is doing, based on the NVIDIA GTC Taipei 2026 keynote by founder and CEO Jensen Huang. This is not just another technology announcement. It represents a major shift in NVIDIA’s direction, its partnership with Microsoft, and the … Continue readingThe World Is Not Enough – NVIDIA and Microsoft
David Morgan awoke three minutes before his alarm. Or rather, three minutes before what used to be called an alarm. The bedroom slowly brightened as though the sunrise had received instructions overnight. The curtains opened just enough to reveal a pale Florida morning spreading across … Continue readingThe Perfect Child
The danger is not that AI will become evil. The danger is that it will stay helpful while obeying the wrong person. — YNOT! What happens when a machine reads a message, nods politely, and sends the money before anybody with a pulse gets to … Continue readingWhat Happens When the AI Banker wants to help you
Maybe the future of school is not making children sit longer, but helping them learn faster, think deeper, and spend the rest of the day becoming actual human beings. — YNOT! Can a school day be shorter, smarter, and still produce better students — or … Continue readingCan a Child Learn More in Two Hours Than in Six?
“If it is Free then you are the product – But Eventually you really are the product, rebranded of course.” –YNOT The most famous line in Soylent Green isn’t subtle. It never was. “Soylent Green is people.” People shout it, meme it, laugh nervously about … Continue readingWhat If “Soylent Green Is People” Wasn’t the Scariest Part of the Story?
“Trying to predict the future is a discouraging and hazardous occupation, because the prophet invariably falls between two stools. If his predictions sound at all reasonable, you can be quite sure that in twenty or most fifty years the progress of science and technology has … Continue reading1964: Was Arthur C. Clarke Predicting AI… or Quietly Explaining Our Entire Lives?
The image of the Gizmo has been AI-altered to avoid infringing on Progressive’s protected designs. It’s close to the real device, but not an exact replica. — YNOT! Every now and then, life hands you a surprise you never ordered — like finding a telematics … Continue reading📡 The Little Spy in Your Dashboard
There’s an old song, “In the Year 2525,” that tried to guess where humanity would end up. Sweet folks back then expected we’d limp along for thousands of years before getting ourselves into trouble. They underestimated our talent for acceleration. So let’s update the thing. … Continue readingIf Man Is Still Alive – Inspired by “In the Year 2525″
The future isn’t coming—it’s already here, knocking on your door like an Amazon package you don’t remember ordering. AI isn’t some distant sci-fi fantasy; it’s the biggest shift since the internet, and if you’re not paying attention, you’re about to get left behind. Now, you … Continue readingMastering AI: Take Control Before It Takes Over your Job
Ladies and gentlemen, gather around and lend an ear to a most peculiar spectacle of our era: artificial intelligence—an invention so cunningly contrived. It’s cutting a trail through offices and courtrooms faster than a runaway stagecoach, rustling up jobs and redistributing them like poker chips … Continue readingAI – the JOB DOZER
If I were a criminal and wanted to steal your identity, your financial information, and basically your entire life, I wouldn’t hack into your accounts—I’d make you hand everything over willingly. And the easiest way to do that? A fake job website. Here’s how it … Continue readingThe Dark Side of Job Hunting