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.
Sales of Accidental Intelligence Hits 200
Sales of Accidental Intelligence hit 200 units sold, making it time to give you an update on what I'm seeing. As a heads up, this post is aimed mostly at
2023 Sales for Accidental Intelligence: Author Wrap Up
2023 is winding down as I type this. It's been a crazy year in so many ways, but I'm thrilled to announce that 2023 sales for Accidental Intelligence hit 160
100+ Sales of Accidental Intelligence in Two Weeks
It's been two weeks and a couple of days since
What Inspired Accidental Intelligence
I've been asked what inspired Accidental Intelligence, and I wanted
The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff take a look at the ugly resurrection of The Unofficial Apple Weblog as an AI-generated content farm and the intentional misrepresentation that the writing team includes the staff from before the site shut down in 2015. They also talk about why Apple isn’t joining OpenAI’s board of directors after all, and Bryan shares a Mac app to help writers develop the plot for their stories.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm
- OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
- Plottr
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 8 July 12, 13, and 14 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $30 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Twitter
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
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Chains, Skulls, & Butterflies
Heya folks, I released a new single on Instagram, Threads, and (today) YouTube. It's a little ditty  called "Chain, Skulls,
Threads Is my Twitter Replacement, Book Cover Reveal Is Nigh!
I'm pretty sure at this point that Threads is my Twitter replacement, and I have some details on the cover
GeekTells Is on Bluesky, Threads, and Post
Hey folks, I am on Bluesky, Threads, and Post, all @GeekTells. Twitter's poison and X's stupidity has simply spoiled it
Sales of Accidental Intelligence Hits 200
Sales of Accidental Intelligence hit 200 units sold, making it time to give you an update on what I'm seeing. As a heads up, this post is aimed mostly at
2023 Sales for Accidental Intelligence: Author Wrap Up
2023 is winding down as I type this. It's been a crazy year in so many ways, but I'm thrilled to announce that 2023 sales for Accidental Intelligence hit 160
The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff take a look at the ugly resurrection of The Unofficial Apple Weblog as an AI-generated content farm and the intentional misrepresentation that the writing team includes the staff from before the site shut down in 2015. They also talk about why Apple isn’t joining OpenAI’s board of directors after all, and Bryan shares a Mac app to help writers develop the plot for their stories.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm
- OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
- Plottr
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 8 July 12, 13, and 14 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $30 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Twitter
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
The post Hong Kong Ad Firm Poops on TUAW, Apple Avoids OpenAI Board appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.
Review: Asso Dosing Funnel, Your Magnetic Espresso Grinder Savior
I have a favorite accessory for my espresso setup, and I'm here to apologize for not telling you about it
Happy New Year!
My last post was a...well, a wee bit acerbic might be polite. But hey, let's get 2023 off to a
May You Live in Interesting Times
Firstly, according to Wikipedia, the titular phrase of this post has never been traced back to a Chinese source, but
The Context Machine and Other Updates
Looks like a couple of things have happened since my last post. There was the ongoing pandemic. An insurrection. A
Whispers 4
The bathroom is steamy, the mirrors fogged. I’m drying off when I see it. A large X on the medicine cabinet mirror. A loose circle surrounds it. Hastily scrawled, like
Stranger Things, an Awesome Show from Netflix
Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhsquuuuuueeeeeeeeeee! I loves me some Stranger Things! That's a Netflix Original series. It came out in July, and if you're cooler than me you've already watched it. But this toy
Good Writing and Bad
It's a funny thing about writing. It turns out it's hard. In my efforts to become a published novelist, I've had many opportunities to learn some things about writing fiction.
Chaffin’s Razor
I have this theory, something I've been working on for many years. One of our listeners (D. Scott Frey) on The Apple Context Machine came up with the name "Chaffin's
Whispers 3
It's Sunday. A day for sleeping late. A day for not worrying about getting up. Or meetings. A day for no alarms save the morning sun peeking past my shades.
Bryan’s Tips for Making a Tasty Iced Latte
My Death Wish Coffee review was fairly popular, and I thought it would be nifty to follow it up with some tips on making coffee espresso lattes iced lattes. At
