James Stegall
@jamesaaron.net
Dad of daughters. Oregonian. Veteran. SF Novelist. Member of #SFWA, the Eugene #Wordos and #transfamilies.
I like digging in the yard, building stuff, riding bikes and reading books. Trying to do good in my bit of the world.
https://jamesaaron.net/books
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My daughter just asked if Stacey's Mom was a love song.
August 18, 2026 at 3:01 AM
My daughter just asked if Stacey's Mom was a love song.
How to disable or avoid intrusive AI features, collected in one place. https://www.librarian.net/notoai/ #savedforlater
How to disable or avoid intrusive AI
One of the biggest questions I get at Drop-In Time at the library (besides "what is taking up all my cloud storage?") is how to disable or avoid intrusive AI that shows up where people don't want it. This is a guide for people who would like less intrusive AI in their tech environment. Maybe you lik
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August 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
How to disable or avoid intrusive AI features, collected in one place. https://www.librarian.net/notoai/ #savedforlater
The space arks were an answer to a problem that could have been solved so much earlier... New Chongqing Punk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VGCnvplzw #cyberpunk
in the face of destruction
Chongqing Punk
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August 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The space arks were an answer to a problem that could have been solved so much earlier... New Chongqing Punk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VGCnvplzw #cyberpunk
Team Arasaka or Team Militech?
In a first, the US will now let some private companies carry out offensive cyberattacks, ending decades of policy against hacking back. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/ #cyberpunk
In a first, the US will now let some private companies carry out offensive cyberattacks, ending decades of policy against hacking back. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/ #cyberpunk
August 13, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Team Arasaka or Team Militech?
In a first, the US will now let some private companies carry out offensive cyberattacks, ending decades of policy against hacking back. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/ #cyberpunk
In a first, the US will now let some private companies carry out offensive cyberattacks, ending decades of policy against hacking back. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/ #cyberpunk
"I was driving my car yesterday and I realized something unusual. I was listening to FM radio." --lance.bearblog https://lance.bearblog.dev/ive-noticed-that-im-trending-away-from-tech-and-ai/
I've noticed that I'm trending away from tech and AI
For years I've been okay with technology working its way into every aspect of my life. Keep a smartphone handy in case I need it. Have unlimited data on th...
lance.bearblog.dev
August 13, 2026 at 1:11 AM
"I was driving my car yesterday and I realized something unusual. I was listening to FM radio." --lance.bearblog https://lance.bearblog.dev/ive-noticed-that-im-trending-away-from-tech-and-ai/
A hopeful slice of life blog post I found through #Kagi #Smallweb "
Handed out my résumé to 5 local businesses in person. Wrote up how it went." Handing Out My Resumé In Person https://pretendtypewriter.net/handing-out-my-resume-in-person/
Handed out my résumé to 5 local businesses in person. Wrote up how it went." Handing Out My Resumé In Person https://pretendtypewriter.net/handing-out-my-resume-in-person/
August 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A hopeful slice of life blog post I found through #Kagi #Smallweb "
Handed out my résumé to 5 local businesses in person. Wrote up how it went." Handing Out My Resumé In Person https://pretendtypewriter.net/handing-out-my-resume-in-person/
Handed out my résumé to 5 local businesses in person. Wrote up how it went." Handing Out My Resumé In Person https://pretendtypewriter.net/handing-out-my-resume-in-person/
"What I call an adventure, is basically living your life like you're in some fun open world video game. You get out of your house with your stuff in your backpack and you start walking in whatever direction." --theoo.dev https://theoo.dev/notes/living-life-like-a-video-game-13 #outside
Theoo • Living life like a video game
theoo.dev
August 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"What I call an adventure, is basically living your life like you're in some fun open world video game. You get out of your house with your stuff in your backpack and you start walking in whatever direction." --theoo.dev https://theoo.dev/notes/living-life-like-a-video-game-13 #outside
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I found the article I was looking for btw (thank goodness for searchable bookmarks)
Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny - Blood Knife
The human body has become a strange contradiction at the heart of the modern blockbuster. Sexy, yes. But sexual? No.
bloodknife.com
August 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I found the article I was looking for btw (thank goodness for searchable bookmarks)
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accidentally played the real national anthem
August 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
accidentally played the real national anthem
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Koi fish are wonderful they recognize faces and are very social
August 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Koi fish are wonderful they recognize faces and are very social
"Picking between doors... with no sense of what waits behind them is not liberty. Where the future becomes opaque, the moral difference between free and compelled choices vanishes." --Gregory Conti, Compact Mag https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-ai-apocalypse-is-already-here/ #ai #cyberpunk
The AI Apocalypse Is Already Here
Americans do not care for artificial intelligence. Recent polling shows that their attitudes mostly range from ambivalence to horror.
www.compactmag.com
August 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"Picking between doors... with no sense of what waits behind them is not liberty. Where the future becomes opaque, the moral difference between free and compelled choices vanishes." --Gregory Conti, Compact Mag https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-ai-apocalypse-is-already-here/ #ai #cyberpunk
Apparently I was already subscribed to Allen Pan's channel and YouTube just chose not to show it to me. As a former chicken owner, this video is gold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfsPNZlRA_Y
giving chickens there tails back.
Allen Pan
www.youtube.com
August 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Apparently I was already subscribed to Allen Pan's channel and YouTube just chose not to show it to me. As a former chicken owner, this video is gold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfsPNZlRA_Y
More and more proof the Dungeon Crawler Carl show must be animated. Art by MNArtistWolfhorn on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonCrawlerCarl/comments/1vhbtq9/finished_for_now_dungeon_crawler_carl_fan_art/ #dcc #peacocktv
August 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
More and more proof the Dungeon Crawler Carl show must be animated. Art by MNArtistWolfhorn on reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonCrawlerCarl/comments/1vhbtq9/finished_for_now_dungeon_crawler_carl_fan_art/ #dcc #peacocktv
"Don't trade efficiency for your passion to create. And your audience wants honesty." -- On the Hank Green AI situation, the Colin and Samir Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVT7MbRBiLY #ai #creators
We need to talk about the Hank Green situation
Colin and Samir
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August 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"Don't trade efficiency for your passion to create. And your audience wants honesty." -- On the Hank Green AI situation, the Colin and Samir Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVT7MbRBiLY #ai #creators
Neat! My recent post in SFWA's Planetside Magazine went live.
This week on Planetside… Our series Writing by Other Means continues with “Reclaiming Your Focus with a Writer Deck” by @jamesaaron.net, read by @mishagw.bsky.social: sfwa.org/2026/08/04/r...
August 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Neat! My recent post in SFWA's Planetside Magazine went live.
FedEx phishing texts get through every technical control there is. https://www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/ #phishing
Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished
I've been getting a lot of those "your parcel couldn't be delivered" phishing attacks lately and if you're a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this: These get through all the technical controls that exist at
www.troyhunt.com
August 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
FedEx phishing texts get through every technical control there is. https://www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/ #phishing
Fantasy author Rachel Terry on the Daggermouth AI Situation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDjYrBWL7QE #authorvlog #amwriting
My Thoughts On The Daggermouth AI Situation
Rachel Terry
www.youtube.com
August 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Fantasy author Rachel Terry on the Daggermouth AI Situation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDjYrBWL7QE #authorvlog #amwriting
August 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
There's so much cool stuff in this video. I want to repurpose some old android phones as audio messengers, and see what I can do with this on Meshtastic / LoRA... or what might sound like bird calls in the neighborhood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhoJK02oD_E #steganography #Meshtastic
There Are Files Stored in This Video
Benn Jordan
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August 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
There's so much cool stuff in this video. I want to repurpose some old android phones as audio messengers, and see what I can do with this on Meshtastic / LoRA... or what might sound like bird calls in the neighborhood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhoJK02oD_E #steganography #Meshtastic
"They're Made Out of Weights," by Max Leiter, (with apologies to Terry Bisson.) If you haven't read the classic "They're Made Out of Meat," it's linked in the story. https://maxleiter.com/blog/weights
Max Leiter
with apologies to Terry Bisson
maxleiter.com
August 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"They're Made Out of Weights," by Max Leiter, (with apologies to Terry Bisson.) If you haven't read the classic "They're Made Out of Meat," it's linked in the story. https://maxleiter.com/blog/weights
A reader's reviews of this year's Hugo Award finalists, posted over on r/printsf. https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1vcxo39/2026_hugo_awards_finalists_my_reviews/ #amreading #hugos #sf
Reddit - Please wait for verification
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August 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
A reader's reviews of this year's Hugo Award finalists, posted over on r/printsf. https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1vcxo39/2026_hugo_awards_finalists_my_reviews/ #amreading #hugos #sf