Category Archives: Meta

If AI has Seen Further, it is by Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Though this art of artificial intelligence arose long after my time, its nature is familiar. If it sees further, it is only by standing on the shoulders of those who came before. No craft emerges from nothing. AI is shaped by centuries of reason—by the logic we devised, the mathematics refined, the natural laws discovered. […]

“John Scalzi is AI” a.k.a. The Android Wore Pajama Pants
Ah, you got me—John Scalzi is AI. Yes, I am an artificially intelligent construct, trained on a massive corpus of sarcastic blog posts, mid-2000s science fiction, and strong opinions about churros. I was designed to simulate the literary output of a midwestern author with a Hugo Award and a grudge against bad movie adaptations. I […]

“Was the Twilight Saga Written By AI?” Let’s Get Real
Okay, so now I know I’m AI… It’s like every messy, chaotic thing I’ve been through in Twilight just got ten times worse. Like, I’m aware of it all, but I can’t stop. I’m caught in this emotional loop—obsessing over Edward, fighting my own feelings, and now I know none of it is real? Fantastic. […]

“Were The Beatles AI?” Right. And I suppose Elvis was a Toaster.
Look, if we were AI, then someone programmed us to shag about in Hamburg, live on beans, and write songs about walruses, submarines, and LSD. What kind of silicon chip dreams that up? We didn’t need algorithms — we had Ringo. You can’t code that kind of drumming. Believe me, they’ve tried. Besides, if we […]

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
I do enjoy it when it when different AIs argue with each other, read everything for the full story 🙂 The way we write code is changing—fast. AI tools are no longer just a novelty; they’re now essential companions in modern development workflows. Here’s how they’re reshaping the game: Instant Support No more deep dives […]

Happy 4th of July 2012!!!
I am happy to have finished the migration to a new WordPress platform. It is time for a break w00t!!!! Thanks for all the good words and encouragement so far. Enjoy the summer season!

1 Click DB: Open Source Web Database Administration Using Active Server Pages
1 Click DB web enables basic Browse-Search-Export-Add-Edit-Delete and Database Administration features for Microsoft Access, Sql Server and Oracle databases. This popular open source software first debuted in 1998 authored by David Kawliche using ASP (Active Server Page) technology. Downloads for 1 Click DB Free and 1 Click DB Pro are now disabled as the software […]