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Google’s AI articles abandon professional creators and the visually impaired
More than creating subpar work, Google’s article-writing AI lacks basic accommodations for people with visual impairments.
Heads up: I’ll be at Austin’s 2026 Agents & Editors Conference!
It’s happening at the Hyatt Regency in Austin this weekend. I attended this convention a couple year ago and was impressed by the breadth of knowledge it provided, and how smoothly its volunteers ran such a complex operation. More details here, would love to see you if you’re around for it!
My first published humor piece
… is now available for you to read on Slackjaw! What’s even more surprising is that I finally released something that’s timely. If your schedule’s too busy for a Star Wars marathon in the two days before The Mandalorian and Grogu releases, you can get a 4-minute emotional panorama of the films with What Your…
How do you scientists come up with wacky scaling comparisons?
Stacked to reach beyond the moon. 30 times the energy released by the Hiroshima bomb. The weight of 2 SUVs on a postage stamp. These are only a few of the offbeat similes that scientists love to use in comparison to their work. But to anyone who has been published in a scientific journal, I…
Y’All Write 2026
I scheduled this blog post well in advance, because I’m saving up all my creative energy for Y’All Write this month! If you ever heard about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, a writing challenge where you create a novel in 30 days), Y’All Write is basically the same thing. Only it takes place during a…
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