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Part 2 of 2: The value of software engineers — a rebuttal to Klaus Nordby’s “Humans Drool — Robots Rule”
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Part 1 of 2: Debunking the claims — a rebuttal to Klaus Nordby’s “Humans Drool — Robots Rule”
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For eight consecutive years, AstroNot has been twelve months away from revolutionizing spaceflight, and investors value it at a record $10 trillion.
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Experts urge calm as they examine the three Norris Conditions that keep physics running.
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President Schlump has a plan to put $5,000 in every American’s pocket.
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A story about the dire consequences of tariffs.
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Why Musk’s plan for a one-million-man Mars colony by 2050 will not work. This might become a series.
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Satire. Human Adjustment Coordination Publication #1.
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An examination of how color perception works. Is the color in the object or the light?
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A satirical news article. The seated Lincoln rose from his marble chair and stepped down from the memorial platform.
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Earth “wins” alien invasion after President Schlump blocks Pentagon plan, tries to emulate Independence Day and fails. Only for President Schlump to surrender unconditionally.
Read post →News of new books and early looks, and Diary of a God, a comic fantasy short story, free.
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