Thursday, April 02, 2026

Robotic Household Servants

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The Jetsons' robot maid, Rosie, may become reality. As an SF fan, I say it's about time -- Heinlein's THE DOOR INTO SUMMER predi...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Rote, Actually?

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Is Artificial Intelligence a misnomer? Is it actually  rote  learning on a monumental scale? If it is the product of  rote , is it creative?...
Friday, March 27, 2026

{Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: Astra Academy Series by Shami Stovall by Karen S. Wiesner

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  {Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review: Astra Academy Series by Shami Stovall by Karen S. Wiesner   Be aware that there may be spoile...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

ICFA Report

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On Sunday I returned from the annual International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in Orlando. The theme was Metacognition, "th...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Oldies But Goodies {Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review Subseries 5: Fitz and the Fool Trilogy (The Realm of the Elderlings) by Robin Hobb by Karen S. Wiesner

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  Oldies But Goodies {Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review Subseries 5: Fitz and the Fool Trilogy (The Realm of the Elderlings) ...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts

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This week I'm in Orlando for the annual ICFA (conducted by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts), gratefully taki...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Perils of the Writing Profession

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Recently, shortly before last weekend, I searched the internet for "fingers-in-boiling-water-feeling". Google decided that I have ...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Oldies But Goodies {Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review Subseries 4: Rain Wilds Chronicles (The Realm of the Elderlings) by Robin Hobb by Karen S. Wiesner

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  Oldies But Goodies {Put This One on Your TBR List} Book Review Subseries 4: Rain Wilds Chronicles (The Realm of the Elderlings) by R...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

AI Avatars

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I recently discovered a long-imagined science fiction trope coming true -- interactive computer avatars of real people. While StoryFile may ...