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inkican

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Hard SF Author. Readers call my stories 'Cory Doctorow meets James S A Corey.' I like making scifi concepts easy to understand. If you like Linda Nagata, Kim Stanley Robinson, and John Scalzi - I'd love to get to know you.

My dream is to take care of myself and be nice to people - I'm doing that by practicing to be a self-sufficient science fiction author.

#author #indieauthor #writer #scifi #futurology #technology #cyberpunk #spaceelevator #spythriller

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Offices remain half empty as companies settle into hybrid work plans
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-return-to-the-office-has-stalled-e0af9741 #returntooffice #returntowork #wfh #officedesign

inkican, to space
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What will replace the International Space Station?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230512-what-will-replace-the-international-space-station #ISS #nasa #space #spacex #astronomy #science #universe #moon #cosmos

inkican, to random
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Researchers from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have developed a new sponge that can remove hazardous metals like lead from polluted water, leaving potable water behind. https://rawmaterials.net/new-sponge-can-filter-toxic-material-and-metals-from-tainted-water/ #cleantech #cleanenergy #sustainability #renewableenergy #climatechange

inkican, to random
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I’d love to think that this draft is the last draft, but let Uncle Jackson share some Writer Advice with you: Your First Draft Will Never Be Your Last Draft. Here’s why: https://inkican.com/writer-advice-why-your-first-draft-will-never-be-your-last-draft/ #writing #writer #writersofinstagram #poetry #writingcommunity

inkican, to random
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I'm getting really worried for post-Brexit UK - British media is becoming as dumb as American media

#funny #Currentevents

inkican,
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@amunizp "Millions and millions of dollars ..."

hankg, to random

I plugged myself into the Matrix! Seriously though this level of integration with Apple Watch, Apple Health, and the Apple Fitness system is what I was expecting when I heard Peloton did this. Maybe the app kind of does but not really. All the live heart rate data is coming from the watch. All of the workout metrics are going into the fitness app on the watch. It’s now all in Apple Health. All of this was over Bluetooth too. Oh yeah so that means I was successful in getting my perfect grade on workouts on my first day of this trip. #fitness #apple #AppleWatch #geekhumor

inkican,
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@hankg Watch out for that malware, bro

inkican,
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@hankg Good to hear - I don't trust public bluetooth or smart devices - that's just me being paranoid, tho

inkican,
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@hankg Ppl are gonna be warning about the dangers of 'strange connections' the way they used to warn about the dangers of unprotected sex in the 90s

WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE WIFI??

stux, to random
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It's intriguing how overconfident house cats are against animals that are much larger than them

A big wild cat checking up on a house with a cat guarding it

inkican,
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@stux I think cats possess an innate "I don't care that I'm gonna die, I'm gonna take a chunk out of you" reflex - crazy beats big and tough, sometimes.

inkican, to random
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Word.

#mondaymotivation #Fotomontag #Photomonday

stux, to random
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Meow

inkican,
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@stux "Excuse me, it's not 'meow,' it's 'rowwrarrhhh.'"

inkican, to random
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I don’t know anyone who came away with practical skills after reading ‘Wuthering Heights,’ but thanks to authors like David Brin, Allen Steele, Arthur C. Clarke, and Isaac Asimov I’ve come away with life lessons, skills and heck, even recipes. There are, in fact, many skills you can learn from science fiction. Here, for a Monday morning, are five of them https://inkican.com/five-skills-you-can-learn-from-science-fiction/ #scifi #sciencefiction #lifehacks #arthurcclarke #isaacasimov

inkican, to random
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The ocean is hotter than ever: what happens next?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01573-1 #climatechange #environment #sustainability #nature #globalwarming #savetheplanet

inkican, to ai
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  1. An AI may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to physical, financial, emotional, or mental harm

  2. An AI can be used to build tools to benefit humans, except where such tools would conflict with the First Law

  3. An AI can protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law

https://inkican.com/dystopian-warren-buffet-three-laws-of-artificial-intelligence/

#artificialintelligence #ai #chatgpt #WGA #WarrenBuffett

inkican,
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@KashifShah that's kind of my point, he shouldn't be making laws. He's not a robotics expert

inkican, to random
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Since I love since fiction, I’ve been doing some research about its background. Sci-fi is often viewed as a modern genre, but did you know that science fiction story elements date back as far as the 14th Century? It’s true. https://inkican.com/historical-science-fiction/ #scifi #sciencefiction #history

inkican, to random
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Food for thought - if you want kids to go outside and play - MAKE IT SAFE FOR THEM TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY.

#currentevents #gunviolence

inkican, to random
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U.S. warehouses can host enough solar to power nearly 20 million homes
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/04/21/u-s-warehouses-can-host-enough-solar-to-power-nearly-20-million-homes/ #cleantech #cleanenergy #sustainability #renewableenergy #climatechange #greenenergy #innovation

inkican, to random
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Happy May the 4th Day to all who celebrate

#maythe4th #maythe4thbewithyou #starwars

inkican, to random
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The Mandalorian Season 3 Pitch Meeting

https://youtu.be/BAtDj7WLjDY

inkican, to random
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Important points to note -

  1. The WGA has struck before - life goes on.
  2. You'll survive if Colbert and Kimmel post fewer late night shows to YouTube.
  3. Stop watching so much TV - cancel a streaming service - go outside and touch some grass. Adopt a pet, call your mom, help an old person carry their groceries.

#WGAStrong #wgastrike #wga

inkican, to science
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MIT neuroscientist: The No. 1 skill that sets people with ‘excellent memory’ apart from those who struggle—'it's rare'
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/21/mit-neuroscientist-the-no-1-thing-that-sets-people-with-excellent-memory-apart-from-those-who-struggle.html #neuroscience #brain #science #neurology

inkican, to random
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I guess it had to happen sometime - the end of computer magazines in America
https://www.technologizer.com/2023/04/15/the-end-of-computer-magazines-in-america/ #magazines #magazine #computerhistory #vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #retrocomputing

inkican, to space
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Is a wave of asteroids headed toward Earth? Sort of. #space #nasa #universe #astronomy #asteroids

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