@ShepJoel Agreed completely on sentience. What we have now is more akin to Mass Effect’s VI than true artificial sentience. Though calling it that isn’t how you get big headlines or $$$…
Excited to see the new cover. What are the odds the Grok-assist battle is for the next next book?
@ShepJoel A few to reinforce the scale, like a good spice, can be great. Too many numbers can quickly over season it.
2) Since Styx and the Deepynine/Drysine thing came into existence pre-robust ai, has your current usage of ai tools and interfaces changes how you conceive of ai? 2/2
@ShepJoel Joel, statement + question:
1) Cool to hear about Grok and having numbers now. One thought from an avid Spiral Wars fan (more when???), part of what makes your space battles so engaging is the lack of super precise numbers. Too many numbers takes away from the “dance”. 1/?
Unfuckingbelievable. Kpler was putting out fake/incorrect data. People then claimed "the Strait is closed" based on that data.
They updated it today, said nothing about it, and then suddenly all the tanker traffic reappeared.
Strait is open. Iran lost. Trump won.
TX: you want to build some "clean energy," son? sounds like gay communism. anway, here's your permit
CA: oh my Gooood yaaass kween clean energy!! but your 3,000 page report on harms to nonbinary snail communities wasn't sufficient for the HOA so see you in court for 30 years
For our knockout stage… fly an HBCU marching band to Santa Clara. Whiteout like Penn State. Play Neck. Come out to Enter Sandman in the first half and 2001/Sandstorm in the second half. Play Mo Bamba at the second half hydration break.
College football it up. #USMNT
Earthset.
The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.
LIFTOFF OF ARTEMIS II
Carrying the hopes and dreams of millions as four of humanity’s bravest ride a great pillar of fire destined for the Moon, carrying the pride of nations.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
This year, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, brings many important milestones. But don't forget that today is the 150th anniversary of the Kentucky meat shower:
🚨Just dropped - My latest op/ed at the @DailyCaller: Why the 10-Year Anniversary of America's #LNG is Worth Celebrating!
Key Points:
⚡️US LNG shipped its initial cargo just 10 years ago, in February 2016.
⚡️Cheniere Energy obtained its license to export in the face of furious opposition from climate alarm activists who, let's face it, oppose any form of reliable, affordable energy.
⚡️By 2023, the US led the world in LNG exports - a blink of an eye in industry time.
⚡️Europe, led by France, tried to stop US LNG from getting started - today, those same countries guzzle America's liquefied gas like a fine Bordeaux or Chateauneuf du Pape.
⚡️The US was able to flip the script thanks to industry innovation and massive gas reserves in places like the Marcellus Shale and Permian Basin.
⚡️Renewables? They need clean, reliable backup and natural gas is the perfect dance partner, able to span oceans and seas where pipelines cannot tread.
Simply put, America's LNG has redrawn the global gas landscape, turning potential crises into opportunities. It’s a key illustration of American Energy Dominance on a global scale.
Read the full piece here: https://t.co/X30WFUqSe2
“It’s the Pop-Tart’s bowl. Both teams put sprinkles on their helmets and they have 6 live pop-tart mascots. The winning team gets to sacrifice one of them and then eat them live on the field. The trophy is also a fully functioning toaster. It’s the people’s national championship”