Writing

I posted the above on Threads, and some folks questioned whether this could actually be true. So let me run you through the math. Granted, some of these numbers are best estimates. Undercounting is probably happening on both sides of the argument. But when you see how outlandishly far apart the outcome is, you’ll realize… Continue reading

Lots of people have been asking, and it’s finally here. In Beta, anyway. If you install Apple’s TestFlight software on your iPad (it’s the app they use for allowing you to beta test Apple apps), you can then use this link to join the NEO Pocket iOS testing group: https://testflight.apple.com/join/TWBXgyAa That should download NEO to… Continue reading

This has been the most-asked-for feature for NEO, and I’ve been working on it in secret for a while now. It’s rough, and it’s going to be a kinda-hidden feature until it’s been stress-tested, but if you want to write a screenplay in NEO, now you can! To start one, right click the “new document”… Continue reading

I foresee a near future where groups of people do with mental labor what the Amish did with physical labor, which is to say, “Here is where we draw the line. We choose to live on the this side of it.” I’ve been a big fan of the Amish for a couple decades now, mostly… Continue reading

Four huge misconceptions in the AI space, told not very briefly: First misconception: AI is just doing math. There’s a quote making the rounds about how an algorithm can never gain consciousness because it’s just math describing a thing, and this would be like the formulas for gravity suddenly exerting force on mass. This is… Continue reading