Pluralistic: 1900s futurism (07 Mar 2024)

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1900s futurism: Karl Schroeder on the profound conservativism of 20th Century sf.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Podcasts, events and more.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Stinkpump Linkdump (02 Dec 2023)

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Stinkpump Linkdump: With a bonus jarring shift in tone.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 23 Mar 2022

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Facebook's genocide filters are really, really bad: An AI that can't recognize its own training data is a very, very bad AI.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 03 Feb 2021

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Living through Xinjiang's genocide: So much for "never again."
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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