Anyone doing one of the NaNoFauxMos? Anyway — words!
Post by @paulkentonart.bsky.social — Bluesky: Neat video of someone creating art. I thought I was going to hate the outcome, but it turned out very well.
Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House: We desperately need privacy laws.
Future Trends in Upper-Atmospheric Shear Instability from Climate Change in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 82 Issue 11 (2025): Climate change is making your plane ride worse.
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda | WIRED: But AI is the future!
Zenni’s Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age: We are about to enter a privacy arms race. Again, we need privacy laws now.
Zenni’s Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age: Corruption is the issue of our age.
AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All | WIRED: The AI bubble could be very, very bad.
There Is No Democratic Future Without Supreme Court Reform - TPM – Talking Points Memo: Yep.
A closer look at Ilya Sorokin’s struggles, and how a goalie coach swap might help - The Athletic: A detailed look at why one of the world’s best goalies is not playing like one of the world’s best goalies.
Stress, exhilaration, agony, relief: The emotional roller coaster of being a college kicker’s parent - The Athletic: And, since this is America, don’t forget the death threats when their kids miss.
Why Centrist Democrats Keep Being Wrong About Elections | The New Republic: I want to talk more about this later, but the Democratic Party is lead and run by people who simply do not understand the world.
Biden Justice Department slow-walked key decisions in Trump legal probes: Garland’s desire to avoid politics enabled authoritarianism.
Miscellania: Europa Universalis V Confirmed! (First Impressions) – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry: Not a review, but a good look at how a game decides how to model history and how that model does and does not match our understanding of what actually moves history.
James Gunn’s American Project: Art for a miserable time.
Have the best possible week, everyone.
Hello and Happy Sunday. Lots of weird stuff today, like I had to enter a verification code to make a comment? Also, I'm wondering why you changed your last name from Raybould to Vellum? I understand that writers write under fictitous names but why now? I'm sure that you have your reasons. Another thing I had to research: NaNoFauxMos??? It appears to be an annual writing challenge held in November where participants attempt to write a 50,000 word novel....make it good or it's no contest. Sorry to pose so many questions but an inquistitive mind never stops. I will say your list of reads was impressive, the art video was astounding. Maybe Singapore or NYC? Very awesome to watch. The vacuum story was only something a true detective could solve, with no resolve. I'm glad that type of carpet bagger is not in my house. Did I hit my word count? Not sure, don't care as I do love words. Keep them coming!
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