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.
It’s show-and-tell time on The Context Machine. Bryan and Jeff check out Astropad’s Rock Paper Pencil 4 for the iPad, along with Audioengine’s HXL portable DAC. They also have some thoughts on Apple shutting down its Apple Support Community forums.
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Rock Paper Pencil 4 from Astropad
14:08 Sponsor: CleanMyMac from MacPaw
17:00 Audioengine’s Portable DAC
27:37 Apple Shuts Down the Apple Support Community
31:45 Outro
Sources referenced in this episode:
Astropad Rock Paper Pencil 4.0
https://shop.astropad.com/products/rock-paper-pencil
Audioengine HXL Portable Balanced Headphone Amplifier and HiFi DAC
https://audioengine.com/shop/components/hxl-portable-balanced-headphone-amplifier-and-hifi-dac/
End of an era: Apple Support Community forums will permanently close on November 20
https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/10/end-of-an-era-apple-support-community-forums-will-permanently-close-on-november-20/
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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 Mad Race to Waiting
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Accidental Intelligence Wins Silver Medal in Readers’ Favorite 2026
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Whispers 3
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Never Mind the Noise
The article first appeared in Periphery Drafts #5 I have my HomePod play brown noise while I sleep. I keep my window
Grab Accidental Intelligence from My Local Bookstore
As you can see in the photo, my debut novel Accidental Intelligence is available at Jupiter's Eye Book Cafe in
The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
It’s show-and-tell time on The Context Machine. Bryan and Jeff check out Astropad’s Rock Paper Pencil 4 for the iPad, along with Audioengine’s HXL portable DAC. They also have some thoughts on Apple shutting down its Apple Support Community forums.
SPONSOR: MacPaw CleanMyMac – Try CleanMyMac’s new Browser Care and Email Cleanup features to free up space and unclutter Google Chrome and Gmail. Try 7 days free and use our code CONTEXTMACHINE for 20% off at clnmy.com/CONTEXTMACHINE.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:20 Rock Paper Pencil 4 from Astropad
14:08 Sponsor: CleanMyMac from MacPaw
17:00 Audioengine’s Portable DAC
27:37 Apple Shuts Down the Apple Support Community
31:45 Outro
Sources referenced in this episode:
Astropad Rock Paper Pencil 4.0
https://shop.astropad.com/products/rock-paper-pencil
Audioengine HXL Portable Balanced Headphone Amplifier and HiFi DAC
https://audioengine.com/shop/components/hxl-portable-balanced-headphone-amplifier-and-hifi-dac/
End of an era: Apple Support Community forums will permanently close on November 20
https://9to5mac.com/2026/11/10/end-of-an-era-apple-support-community-forums-will-permanently-close-on-november-20/
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-context-machine/id107629726
Where to find us:
The Context Machine on Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/contextmachine.bsky.social
The Context Machine on Threads
https://www.threads.com/@contextmachinepodcast
The Context Machine on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/contextmachinepodcast/
The Context Machine on Mastodon
https://mastodon.social/@contextmachine@mstdn.social
The Context Machine on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@ContextMachineShow
The Context Machine Facebook Group on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/contextmachine/
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 Mad Race to Waiting
This piece first appeared in Periphery Drafts #20. That feeling. You know the one where you're waiting for someone or
Accidental Intelligence Wins Silver Medal in Readers’ Favorite 2026
I am thrilled to announce that my cyberpunk thriller Accidental Intelligence won the Silver Medal for Science Fiction in the
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