ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
Mason Truman has a problem.
A crazy AI named Miranda wants
his help stopping a conspiracy,
or humanity will be destroyed.
And he has until Saturday to do it.
ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
It’s 2139, and private investigator Mason Truman has a problem. A crazy AI named Miranda wants his help stopping a conspiracy, or humanity will be destroyed. And he has until Saturday to do it.
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The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Apple CEO John Ternus is already making changes at the company. Bryan and Jeff look at how his leadership will be different from Tim Cook and Steve Jobs, plus they talk about what they’d like to see him fix in the product lineup.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 How John Ternus Could Change Apple
10:47 Sponsor: Origin
13:03 What John Ternus Could Fix at Apple
34:28 Outro
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Apple’s New CEO Seeks to Make Company Run Faster and Leaner
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Bluesky
- The Context Machine on Threads
- The Context Machine on Instagram
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on YouTube
- The Context Machine Facebook Group on Facebook
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bryan’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Bluesky
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Pixelfed
- Jeff’s blog: jeffgamet.com
- Jeff’s blog: YouTube Channel
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Trying to Unsee the Writing
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Why Did They Do That? Character Motivation in Fiction
This article first appeared in Periphery Drafts #12. Plot builds momentum and gives the reader a reason to turn the
Accidental Intelligence on Sale for $0.99
Accidental Intelligence is on sale for $0.99—for the first time ever—grab it while you can. The sale lasts until September
The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Apple CEO John Ternus is already making changes at the company. Bryan and Jeff look at how his leadership will be different from Tim Cook and Steve Jobs, plus they talk about what they’d like to see him fix in the product lineup.
SPONSOR: Origin – Origin is endpoint AI observability. See what a trace looks like at originhq.com/contextmachine.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 How John Ternus Could Change Apple
10:47 Sponsor: Origin
13:03 What John Ternus Could Fix at Apple
34:28 Outro
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Apple’s New CEO Seeks to Make Company Run Faster and Leaner
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Bluesky
- The Context Machine on Threads
- The Context Machine on Instagram
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on YouTube
- The Context Machine Facebook Group on Facebook
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bryan’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Bluesky
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Pixelfed
- Jeff’s blog: jeffgamet.com
- Jeff’s blog: YouTube Channel
The post What John Ternus Could Fix at Apple appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.
Trying to Unsee the Writing
This piece first appeared in Periphery Drafts #19. I've been reading avidly since I was a wee tyke—since I was
iPad: How Apple Recreated the Ritual and Art of Reading Ebooks
Apple has done something with its iPad that literally no one (not even Apple) is talking about: with iPad and
SPSFC 5 Semifinalists Announced!
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