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.

What Inspired Accidental Intelligence
I've been asked what inspired Accidental Intelligence, and I wanted to talk about it in a blog post. I've also been asked about why I wrote it, so let's tackle

Some Marketing Data for Indie Authors
I've been running Facebook and Amazon ads for my book and wanted to offer some marketing data for indie authors. Let's start with Facebook ads. My caveats include that this

Ebooks, Soft Backs, and Hardbacks for Accidental Intelligence
I have ebooks of Accidental Intelligence, and now soft backs

Accidental Intelligence – Preorder on November 7th!
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my debut

The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff follow up on listener emails, take a quick look at new shows on Apple TV+, and look at some Instagram alternatives. They also reminisce about defunct social media platforms, and Bryan manages to weave in the long-dead Collier’s magazine.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Prime Target
- Silo
- Severance
- The Rockford Files
- Shogun on Disney Plus
- HomeKit Headaches and Apple Vision Pro Rumors
- Controller for HomeKit
- Nova Pocket Titanium fountain pen from Namisu
- Pi-hole
- Cloudflared
- Pixelfed
- Pinksky
- Flashes
- Defunct Social Media Platforms
- Collier’s magazine
- 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 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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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

People
I love people. I mean, sure, "people" can be trying, exasperating, infuriating...but screw that. I love people. People are lovely,

What Inspired Accidental Intelligence
I've been asked what inspired Accidental Intelligence, and I wanted to talk about it in a blog post. I've also been asked about why I wrote it, so let's tackle

Some Marketing Data for Indie Authors
I've been running Facebook and Amazon ads for my book and wanted to offer some marketing data for indie authors. Let's start with Facebook ads. My caveats include that this

The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff follow up on listener emails, take a quick look at new shows on Apple TV+, and look at some Instagram alternatives. They also reminisce about defunct social media platforms, and Bryan manages to weave in the long-dead Collier’s magazine.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Prime Target
- Silo
- Severance
- The Rockford Files
- Shogun on Disney Plus
- HomeKit Headaches and Apple Vision Pro Rumors
- Controller for HomeKit
- Nova Pocket Titanium fountain pen from Namisu
- Pi-hole
- Cloudflared
- Pixelfed
- Pinksky
- Flashes
- Defunct Social Media Platforms
- Collier’s magazine
- 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 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 Listener Email, Instagram Alternatives Update, and Collier’s appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.


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Stick a Fork in It (Again)
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What’s in a Year?
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Scattershot: The Doctor, Bitcoins, Moving Forward
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Buried in Words
I got yelled at on Twitter for not having updated my blog since...July. That was in October, and here it is November, so I might be doing this wrong. Never
I Finished Writing My Novel (Again)
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