August 6, 2024

The Windows laptop market is in disarray. There are some good reasons to wait a year before buying a new computer. (Or buy a Mac. They’re pretty magical.) Your next PC might be one of the latest Windows laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, which feature vastly improved battery life. They’re marketed as “AI PCs” but you should…

July 2, 2024

It’s the middle of 2024 and our world is all AI, all the time. AI dominates tech news and the financial world. Giant companies are spending unbelievable amounts of money to improve AI technology and bulk up their server capacity. Nvidia – the company that makes the chips best suited to running AI – is…

June 11, 2024

There was a full-page ad in the New York Times on Friday for the new Samsung “Bespoke AI” washer/dryer combo. Seriously. Of course “AI laundry” is marketing crap. I’ll bet some business advertised “Crypto Ovens” a couple of years ago. It’s meaningless and stupid. AI hysteria is on the rise. This is still the early…

May 28, 2024

Veilpiercer, A New SF Novel by Bruce Berls Now Available For Preorder Sebastopol, CA: Today Bruce Berls announced that his new science fiction novel Veilpiercer will be released on June 18. The Kindle version can be preordered today. Hardcover and paperback copies will be available on the release date. The new novel is a standalone…