Rudy Rucker
Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 12 2023 - I Was the Dormancy
In this episode, I play a song by JD Pinkus; this Wordpress site is kind of a Mastodon instance; is using Mastodon restarting bad habits?; Apple announced AI audiobooks and Mastodon got fussy; I don't like acccents in audiobooks; back in the day there were stores of audiobooks on cassettes; the...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for March 17 2022 - Sailing to Frustration Island
In this episode, I play a song by Celtica Pipes Rock; I find the patron music in the wild; I bought a Rudy Rucker storybundle; story and humble bundles validate my thoughts on ebook pricing; I read a D.C. McElroy book; I subscribed to the Zine Zone podcast; I remain confused on cultural...
read articleWolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input
The title of this post is what I see when I try to use Wolfram|Alpha. Repeatedly. Almost exclusively. Q: How many calories in a latte? A: Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input. Q: What wavelength is ultraviolet radiation? A: Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input. Q;:...
read articleCyberpunk Rumblings
I've been thinking a lot about cyberpunk lately. No matter what its current fate in the literary fashion sweepstakes, I always had a great affinity for the genre and always will. No matter that its original young turks are now all too old and respectable to wield the crowbar with proper leverage....
read articleRudy Rucker on Evangelism of Ideas
I read Rudy Rucker's blog, listen to his podcast when it is published and have read his fiction for the last 20 odd years. One day I'd like to interview him as he is quite and interesting dude. As I get into really old Google Reader posts, I ran across this one from him a few weeks ago. He talks...
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