Note 72: The best British holiday ads, 2024 edition

It's time to check out the best holiday ads on the OTHER side of the Atlantic for 2024.

Note 70: Me and my POSSE

Some notes on my move to replacing centralized services with self-hosted ones.

Intermission: The spoils system

I have a guest post over at "The Racket News" about President Andrew Jackson, the spoils system, and the origin of the modern federal civil service system.

Intermission: Ghost

"Notes from the Void" moves from Substack to Ghost.

Note 69: Make no little plans

"Gentlemen, we can rebuild her. We have the technology."

Note 68: America is Dead

"Enter now: The Age of Apocalypse"

Note 67: What if... Trump wins the presidency in two weeks?

Uatu the Watcher isn't going to be much help.

Note 66: Goodbye, Little Buddy

When fifteen years isn't nearly long enough.

Note 65: Consumer AI - A simple proposal

Let's learn from the mistakes of the past three decades, instead of repeating them once again.

Note 64: Holiday Notes, 2023 Edition

The great British Christmas ads are back!

Intermission: Weird Fiction Quarterly

Becoming a book publisher was not on my 2023 Bingo card.

Note 63: The Exponential Treadmill

... and ChatGPT vs. Clifford Clavin.